Origin of The Team's Name
The origins of the team's name are unknown, according to Tim Darnell, who wrote The Crackers: Early Days of Atlanta Baseball.
Darnell cites several possibilities as to why this name was chosen:
- A term that means a poor, white southerner.
- Someone who is quick and efficient at a task.
- In reference to plowboys who cracked the whip over animals.
- A shortened version of "Atlanta Firecrackers", the earlier 1892 minor league team.
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