Ponce de Leon Park (/ˌpɒns də ˈliːən/ PONSS də LEE-ən; also known as Spiller Park or Spiller Field from 1924 to 1932, and "Poncey" to locals, was the primary home field for the minor league baseball team called the Atlanta Crackers for nearly six decades.
Behind right and center field, atop the slope bordering the park on the East, were the tracks of the Southern Railway, now part of the BeltLine, a trail and future transit ring around the central neighborhoods of Atlanta.
Balls landing in the tree remained in play until Earl Mann took over the team in 1947 and moved the outfield wall in 50 feet.
[3] Willie Mays hit a 460-foot home run to centerfield during an exhibition game that was part of the 1955 Mays-Newcombe All-Stars "barnstorming tour".
[5] The first integrated crowd of White European-Americans and Black and brown African-Americans at a professional sporting event in Atlanta took place at Ponce de Leon Park on April 8, 1962, for the preseason exhibition game between the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals.