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  Atlanta
Andy Elko

Southern League (1885–1899)
Southern Association (1902-1961)

Nicknames

Firemen (1902)
Crackers (1903–1961)

Where They Played

Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1961)

Pennant-Winning Teams

Year
Won
Lost
Pct
Manager
1885
66
32
.673
Gus Schmetz
1886
64
28
.696
Blondie Powell
1895
73
37
.664
James Knowles
1907
78
54
.591
William Smith
1909
87
49
.640
William Smith
1913
81
56
.591
William Smith
1917
98
56
.636
Charles Frank
1919
85
53
.616
Charles Frank
1925
87
67
.565
Bert Niehoff
1935
91
60
.603
Ed Moore
1936
94
59
.614
Ed Moore
1938
91
62
.595
Paul Richards
1941
99
55
.643
Paul Richards
1944
86
53
.619
Tommy Prothro
1945
94
46
.671
Kiki Cuyler
1946
96
58
.623
Kiki Cuyler
1950
92
59
.609
Dixie Walker
1954
94
60
.610
Whit Wyatt
1956
89
65
.578
Clyde King
1957
87
67
.565
Buddy Bates
1960
87
67
.565
Al Walker


Where They Finished


1st
18
0.295
2nd
4
0.066
3rd
8
0.131
4th
7
0.115
5th
10
0.164
6th
4
0.066
7th
5
0.082
8th
5
0.082
 
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1960
1957
1956
1954
1950
1946
1945
1944
1941
1938
1936
1935
1949
1925
1958
1947
1919
1953
1961
1942
1917
1937
1939
1929
1959
1913
1920
1934
1927
1955
1922
1909
1913
1930
1926
1951
1943
1918
1907
1951
1910
1923
1921
1948
1933
1912
1895
1940
1906
1914
1916
1931
1932
1911
1886
1924
1905
1903
1915
1908
1928
1896
1885
1904
1893
1898
1902
1892
1894
1889
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

Notable Managers

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Ken Fenster
T.R. Frederick
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