Baseball has left a rich legacy on the city of Atlanta, as generations of people have enjoyed the sport as spectators and players in both amateur and professional leagues. In addition to being a source of enjoyment and regional pride, Atlanta's baseball teams have had a huge economic and cultural impact, and their stadiums have altered the face of the city. Baseball in Atlanta explores the sport through 200 rare and vivid photographs from the collections of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center.
Paul Crater is senior archivist at the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and of Georgia State University, where he received a master's degree in history. He is also the author of Arcadia Publishing's World War II in Atlanta.