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Cusick · 02-27-2016, 08:53 AM

Bruce Adelson, in his book BRUSHING BACK JIM CROW: THE INTEGRATION OF MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH, devotes about a third of a chapter to the Nat Peeples experience with the Atlanta Crackers. The book indicates that Peeples had an outstanding exhibition season with the Crackers, hitting .348 and slugging 6 of Atlanta's 14 home runs. Chuck Tanner was a close friend of Nat's while they were together on the Crackers. Tanner felt that Peeples had the tools to become a major leaguer, but wasn't given a fair chance during the regular Southern Association season to prove himself. In Tanner's opinion, the whole Atlanta experiment was so traumatic for Nat that it broke his heart and he was never the same ballplayer again.

02-27-2016, 08:53 AM	#1119
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,302 Blog Entries: 1	Nat Peeples Bruce Adelson, in his book BRUSHING BACK JIM CROW: THE INTEGRATION OF MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH, devotes about a third of a chapter to the Nat Peeples experience with the Atlanta Crackers. The book indicates that Peeples had an outstanding exhibition season with the Crackers, hitting .348 and slugging 6 of Atlanta's 14 home runs. Chuck Tanner was a close friend of Nat's while they were together on the Crackers. Tanner felt that Peeples had the tools to become a major leaguer, but wasn't given a fair chance during the regular Southern Association season to prove himself. In Tanner's opinion, the whole Atlanta experiment was so traumatic for Nat that it broke his heart and he was never the same ballplayer again.