| Do you know your Atlanta Braves history? You | | | | lost to the Indians in six games, Boston washed |
| may find some of these historical tidbits of | | | | their hands of the team. In 1953, their new home |
| information quite interesting about this professional | | | | became Milwaukee, where they would remain until |
| baseball team that was established in 1871. | | | | 1965. The Braves were well received in Milwaukee |
| Originally known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings in | | | | and set a National League record for having 1.8 |
| 1869, they were the first baseball team to be | | | | million fans in attention for their season finisher |
| recognized as professionals but dissolved the | | | | game where they scored 92-62. In 1966, the final |
| team when the 1870 season ended. The team | | | | move for the Braves was to Atlanta. Just three |
| name was changed to the Boston Red Stockings | | | | years later, they won their first National League |
| and they became charter members of the | | | | Championship Series. All total, they have one 3 |
| National Association of Professional Baseball | | | | World Series, 17 National League Pennants, 4 |
| Players. During these early years, the Red | | | | National Association Pennants, 11 East Division |
| Stockings won four of the five league | | | | titles and 5 West Division titles. Sporting the colors |
| championships and in 1876, was recognized as one | | | | navy, scarlet and white, the Braves continue to |
| of the charter franchises in the National League. | | | | be a force to be reckoned with. |
| Affectionately known as the Red Caps until | | | | A day at a home game for the Braves is held at |
| around 1883 when people started to refer to | | | | Turner Field, affectionately known as The Ted. |
| them as the Beaneaters. In 1912, they became | | | | Located at 755 Hank Aaron Drive in Atlanta, |
| known as the Braves and in 1914, took | | | | Georgia, Turner Field was first opened on July 19, |
| themselves all the way to the World Series, which | | | | 1996 and cost $209 million dollars to construct. |
| they played at Fenway Park because their home | | | | The playing surface is grass and Turner Field has |
| field at that time, which was the South End | | | | been home to the Braves since 1997. The 1996 |
| Grounds, was not large enough to hold the crowd. | | | | Summer Olympics were also held at Turner Field. |
| Although the name Babe Ruth is one noted for | | | | Before the 2005 season, the field underwent |
| many accomplishments in baseball, when he joined | | | | some renovations which included a new video |
| the team in 1935, his playing in the field was so | | | | display, LED display and 100-foot status of Hank |
| bad that several of the team's pitchers | | | | Aaron making his 715th home run ball. A record |
| threatened to go on strike if Ruth was placed in | | | | setting crowd packed the venue in 2003 for a |
| the lineup. Ruth decided to retire on June 1, a day | | | | playoff game that was attended by 54,357 fans. |
| in baseball history remembered very well since | | | | Also a record setter for Turner Field was a game |
| Ruth scored three home runs; the last of his | | | | against the Houston Astros in 2008. The game |
| career. | | | | lasted nearly six hours. |
| After the 1948 World Series where the Braves | | | | |