League: Negro League Baseball (NLB)
Ebbets Field Atlanta Black Crackers 1940 Authentic Wool Ballcap in dark navy, featuring a red letter A with white trim on the front.
Ebbets Field Atlanta Black Crackers 1940 Authentic Wool Ballcap in navy blue with a red felt letter A outlined in cream.
Atlanta Black Crackers 1940 Authentic Wool Ballcap in navy blue wool with a red and white felt letter A on the front.
A dark blue Ebbets Field Atlanta Black Crackers 1940 Authentic Wool Ballcap with a brown leather strap back.
Back view of the navy Atlanta Black Crackers 1940 Authentic Wool Ballcap by Ebbets Field, featuring a brown leather adjustable strap with a gold-tone metal buckle.
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Atlanta Black Crackers 1940 Authentic Wool Ballcap

$68 USD
Color
Navy
Size
AUTHENTIC WOOL BALLCAP HONORING THE 1940 ATLANTA BLACK CRACKERS

History: The Atlanta Black Crackers built their reputation through perseverance in the ever-changing world of Black baseball. In 1938, they won the Negro American League’s second-half championship, only for their title series against the Memphis Red Sox to end without a declared champion. Financial troubles sent the team to Indianapolis in 1939, where it played as the ABCs. In a photograph captioned “Atlanta Black Crackers, 1940,” players wear a mix of jerseys marked “Atlanta” and “ABC” — a striking glimpse of a scrappy franchise in transition, and a reminder that Black baseball history rarely fit neatly into the record books.

Made from genuine wool broadcloth and finished with our signature green satin underbrim, this hat is inspired by the on-field ballcap worn by the Atlanta Black Crackers in that photograph.