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Porterdale Blue Caps gave 'hope'
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The Porterdale Blue Caps baseball team gave black Newton County baseball players an opportunity to play the game they loved in front of friends, family and fans in the 1960s. - photo by Submitted photo/The African-American Historical Association of Newton County
In the 1960s, Newton County baseball fans wouldn’t find the best baseball being played under bright lights or inside of a huge stadium. They’d find it alongside the bank of a river, as the crack of the bat and chatter from the dugout competed with the swirling rapids of the Yellow River in Porterdale. That’s where the Blue Caps made their home.