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James Powell, catcher for the Death Row All Stars
The July 22, 1913 edition of the Jefferson Daily Reflector in Jefferson, Indiana was one of the first newspapers to announce that the Atlanta Pirates won the Prison League Pennant. “For the first time in the history of the Atlanta federal prison,” the article read “the Pirates are winners of the spring season championship. They defeated the Nevada federal prison team known as the Tigers 13 to 2, Interest in the Prison leaguepennant race has been intense among the prisoners. Since early spring eight clubs have fought valiantly for the title, each were supported and cheered by partisans as enthusiastic as thosewho throng the grandstands and bleachers of the “big league” parks.”
To learn more about prisoners who played baseball read The Death Row All Stars: A Story of Baseball Corruption and Murder.
