A baseball team named the Black Crackers may draw laughs and snickers today, but in the 1930s, the name struck fear into opposing teams throughout the southeast. As the first championship baseball team in Atlanta, the Black Crackers have etched themselves in not only Negro League history, but in baseball lore. Legendary first baseman Red Moore helped put the team on the map in 1938, leading the Atlanta squad to its first title in the team’s 20-year existence.