Rome, GA

Rome is located in northwestern Georgia, in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, 50 miles northwest of Atlanta, GA. It is the largest town in a region that was a major center of the textile industry until the 1950s, using cotton grown nearby.

Teams that have played here

• Rome Romans, Southeastern League (1910, 1912)
• Rome Hillies, Southeastern League (1911)
• Rome Romans, Appalachian League (1913)
• Rome Romans, Georgia-Alabama League (1914-1916)
• Rome-Lindale Romans, Georgia-Alabama League (1917)
• Rome, Georgia State League (1920-1921)
• Rome Red Sox, Georgia-Alabama League (1950-1951)
• Rome Braves, South Atlantic League (2003-2019, 2022-2023)
• Rome Braves, High-A East (2021)
• Rome Emperors, South Atlantic League (2024- )

Persons who were born here

• Bill Atwood, catcher
• Guy Cooper, pitcher
• Charlie Culberson, infielder
• Dustin Evans, minor league pitcher
• Clifford Flagello, minor league pitcher
• Chris Jefts, minor league pitcher
• Max Manning, pitcher
• Russ Mitchell, infielder
• Hal Quick, infielder
• Amos Willingham, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Tom Cheney, pitcher
• Leon Culberson, outfielder
• Earnest Long, pitcher
• Cliff McClanahan, USA national team pitcher
• Nat McClinic, outfielder
• Willard Nixon, pitcher
• Robert Rucker, minor league infielder and manager
• Rudy York, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Armuchee High School
• Berry College
• Darlington School
• McHenry High School
• Shorter University

Further Reading

• Heather S. Shores: "Working to Play, Playing to Work: The Northwest Georgia Textile League", in Baseball in the Peach State, The National Pastime, SABR, Volume 40 (2010), pp. 18-29.