Atlanta Braves Establishment

Milestonesyear awards have been won four times by Earl
Established in 1871 as Boston Red Stocking inWilliam C, 1971; Bob Horner 3B, 1978; David
Boston team moved to Atlanta in 1966 andJustice OF, 1990 & Rafel Frucal SS, 2000.
renamed as Atlanta Braves. Team played asThe World Series MVP in 1995 was 1995 Tom
Boston Red Stocking 1876 -1882Glavine LHP.
Boston Beaneaters 1883-1906In 2002, John Smoltz LHP won the Fireman
Boston Doves 1907-8Award and in 2005, Andrew Jones OF won the
Boston Pilgrims 1909-1911Hank Aaron Award. The Team has won Cy
Boston Braves 1912-1935Young Award six times, these were won by Tom
Boston Bees 1936-1940Glavine LHP, 1991&1998; Greg Maddux RHP
Boston Braves 1941-1952in 1993, 1994 & 1995 & John Smoltz
Milwaukee Braves 1953-1965LHP in 1996. The MVP for 1982 & 1983 was
Home FieldDale Murph ; Terry Pendelton 3B in 1991 and
• Fulton County Stadium 1966-1996Clipper Jones in 1999. The LCS NVP were Steve
• Turner Field 1997 to Present.Avery LHP in 1991, John Smoltz 1992, Mike
AffiliationsDevaraux QF 1995, Javer Lopez C 1996&
• National League( 1876 to present )Eddie Perez C in 1999. The Atlanta Braves also
• East Division ( 1994 to present)have three No Hitters ; 8/5/1973 Phil Niekro ; 9
Success in Championships as Atlanta Braves11/1991 Combined Kent Mercker(6) , Mark
World Series Champions -1: 1995Wohlers(2) and Alejandro Pena (1); 4/8/1994
World Series Appearances -5:Kent Mercker. The Cycle Hitters are 9/23/1987
1991,1992, 1995,1996 & 1999Albert Hall and on 8/14/2008 Mark Kotsav. The
LCS Appearances - 11:Best season for the Atlanta Braves was in 1998
1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997,with a tally of 106 -56 and the worst season
1998, 1999,2001were in the year 1988 with tally at 54-106. The
National League West Division titles -5Mascot of Braves is Homer and Rally and Official
1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993Cheer is Tomahawk Chop.
National League East Division titles -11The TV stations for team are WPCH (Channel
1995 to 200517);SportSouth; Fox Sports Net South and the
Wild Card - NoneRadio station are WGST (640 AM); WATB (1420
Team Colors: Atlanta Braves team colors areAM)-Spanish. The Broadcasters are Jon Sciambi
Red, Navy Blue & Whiteand Joe Simpson-TV; Chip Caray and Pete Van
The Atlanta Braves are one of the oldestWieren-TV .The team's spring training was held
American Baseball team which was established in1966-1997 in West Palm Beach Florida and from
Boston, Massachusetts, way back in 1871. They1998 it has shifted to Disney World, Florida.
and Chicago Cubs are only two remaining charterThe dream run of the Atlanta Braves team from
franchises. They are members of Eastern Division1991 to 2005 came to end in 2006. In 2005 they
of Major League Basketball's National League. Thewon the 14th Division title since 1991and ended
nickname Braves was first used in 1912 as theirthe tally with 90-72 in 2005 season. The large
owners were members of political organizationnumber of rookies also debuted in 2005 including
called Braves in Northeast. The team otherBrian McCann, Jeff Langerhans, Wilson Betenit ,
nicknames are: 'The Bravos', 'America's team' andKey Davies and were called " Baby Braves " by
'The Team of 90s'. The present logo is a redthe fans.
tomahawk with red and navy outline. The teamThey started the 2006 season to a slow start
was based in Boston and later in Milwaukee,and were 10-14 at April end, five games behind
Wisconsin in 1953 and finally moved to Atlanta inNew York Mets. They did better in May and were
1966. The present majority owners are Liberty28-25. However June proved disastrous for
Media, John Malone after they bought team inAtlanta Braves and posted 6-21, team worst
2006 from Ted Turner.performance after they moved to Atlanta. The
After the team shifted to Atlanta, it was onlyJuly performance did not help and they finished
after 1991 that they became a team to reckonthe season at 79-83 with third place in NL East.
with under Bobby Cox as Manager. They had aThere were changes in coaching staff; Chino
considerably successful season till 2005 with 14Cadahia replaced Pat Corrales as bench coach,
successes out of 15 seasons winning DivisionalBrian Snitker became third base coach after Fredi
Championship in NL West 3 times and NL East 11Gonzalez.
times. The Atlanta Braves advanced to WorldAtlanta Braves started 2007 season with hope to
Series five times in 1990s (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996regaining the Eastern Division championship. They
and 1999).They won the World Series inacquired Mike Gonzales and Rafael Soriano. It
1995.Atlanta Braves are also famous for Hankworked initially as in April end they were at 16-9.
Aaron's home run record set up in 1974 was onlyBut in May they slipped behind New York Mets
broken in 2007. The team had 16 managers fromand posted a dreadful tally of 4-11 in June.
1966 to 1990. In last 19 seasons they have beenTommy John surgery on elbow and Andruw John
led by Bobby Cox as Manager and it is notstruggled. The season ended with a tally of 84-78
surprising that he has won Manager of the yearand third place in NL East despite Clipper Jones All
award thrice in 1991, 2004 &2005.Star performance becoming all times leading home
Atlanta Braves' have 7 persons in the Hall ofrun hitter since the team moved to Atlanta. Bob
Fame. These includes Hank Aaron OF ,1966-74;Wickman was released in August. Also the
Eddie Mathews 3B ,1966;Orlando Capeda I Blongtime stalwart Andruw Jones was said good
,1969-72; Phil Niekro RHP 1966-1983,1987; Hoytbye. The Braves signed Tom Glavine free agent
Willhelm RHP 1969-70,1971; Gaylord Perryfrom New York Mets for one year contract.
RHP,1981; Bruce Sutter RHRP; 1985-1988. TheThey also signed Tom Glavine LHP. They acquired
team has retired six numbers; 3, Dale Murphy OFGorky Hernandez CF and Jair Jurrjens from
1976-1990; 21, Warren Spahn LHP 1942, 46-64;Detroit Tigers in exchange of Edgar Renteria.
42 Jackie Robinson (Retired by MLB); 41 EddieIn 2008 there dream of reaching playoff for third
Mathews 3B 1952-66; 44&Hank Aron OFstraight year did not come true. The team ended
1954-74. The Team has hosted All Star Games inat 4th position in Nl East and ended the season
1972 &2000. In 1994 Fred McGriff 1Bwith dismal 72-90 performance.
became All Star Games MVP. The Rookie of the