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The Fairburn Farmers are a Minor League Baseball team in Fairburn Georgia and play in the Middle-A Southern Division.

THE START Back in 1909 UGF Had created a baseball team, but they had no stadium. Then in 1912 John Wallis created a stadium That could hold 4,000. Fulton County Park was created and Fairburn needed a Professional Baseball team. So Wallis Created the Farmers. They had played at UGF,'s old Multi use UGF Football-Baseball Athletic Complex until 1915.

THE MIDDLE In 1920 the Pandas moved to Cecciano Pizza Stadium and the Farmers were going to build a new stadium. It was set to complete in 1923. but in 1921 a EF3 Tornado hit Parts of Atlanta and Fulton County. It damaged Fulton County Park and the pandas wouldn't let them play at Cecciano Pizza Stadium. the Farmers Played only away games for the 1921 season. Then the new stadium's funds got cut short and they had to play at The old stadium.

LEAGUE HISTORY 1912-1969 Independent 1969-2001 Atlanta League (collegiate) 2001-2019 Class A 2019-2020 Summer Professional League 2021-present Middle-A