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Team
Founded: 1876
Team History:
1876-1882 - Boston Red Stockings,
Reds or Red Caps
1883-1906 - Boston Beaneaters
1907-1908 - Boston Doves
1909-1911 - Boston Pilgrims
1911 - Boston Rustlers
1912-1935 - Boston Braves
1936-1940 - Boston Bees
1941-1952 - Boston Braves
1953-1965 - Milwaukee Braves
1966-Present - Atlanta Braves
Team Colors: Navy
Blue, Scarlet, White & Grey
Derivative: Took the name Doves
early on because it was the name
of
the owners, but was later named
the Braves by John Montgomery Ward
in
1912. A popular fan poll renamed
the team the Bees for a four-year
span, before it was retabbed the
Braves.
Mailing/Stadium Address:
Atlanta National League Baseball
Club, Inc.
Turner Field
Hank Aaron Drive (Capital Drive)
Atlanta, GA. 30302
(404) 522-7630
Opened: April 4, 1997
First Official Game:
April 4, 1997, 5-4 loss to Chicago
Cubs
Stadium Capacity:
50,062
Surface: Athletic
Turf (PAT grass)
Dimensions:
* Home to Left-Field - 335 Feet
* Home to Left-Center Field - 380
Feet
* Home to Center Field - 400 Feet
* Home to Right-Center Field - 385
Feet
* Home to Right Field - 330 Feet
Ground Rules:
- Dugouts - Any ball hitting the
guard rails, the netting on the
home-plate side of either dugout,
the facing on or over either dugout,
or the front ledge of the lipin
front of the dugout is in play.
- Backstop - A ball lodging in the
padding or on top of the camera
booth is dead; it counts as one
base on a pitch and two bases on
a
throw by a fielder. A ball thrown
into the stands under the fence
going from dugout to dugout is one
base on a pitch and two bases on
a
throw by a fielder.
- Canvas - A catch may be made off
of the canvas. A ball lodged
behind or under the canvas is dead;
it counts as one base on a pitch
and two bases on a throw by a fielder.
A batted ball lodging behind or
under the canvas is two bases.
- Foul Poles - A ball hitting any
part of the sreen area supported
by the foul poles down left of right-field
line is a home run. A ball
going ovr the outfield fence into
the open spae directly below the
screen area is a home run.
Owner: Ted Turner
Chairman of the Board of
Directors: William C. Bartholomay
President: Stanley
H. Kasten
Executive Vice President
& General Manager: John
Schuerholz
Manager: Bobby
Cox |
Coaching
History:
Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1876-81 Harry Wright 254-186
1882 John Mornil 45- 39
1883 John Burdock 31- 26
(Replaced after 57 games of 1883 Season)
John Mornil 32- 9
1884-88 John Mornil 306-289
1889 Jim Hart 83- 45
1890-1901 Frank Selee 904-649
1902-04 Al Buckenberger 186-242
1905-07 Fred Tenney 158-295
1908 Joe Kelley 63- 91
1909 Frank Bowerman 23- 55
(Replaced after 78 games of the 1909 Season)
Harry Smith 22- 53
(Interim manager for 75 games of 1909 Season)
1910 Fred Lake 53-100
1911 Fred Tenney 44-107
1912 Johnny Kling 52-101
1913-20 George Stallings 579-597 4- 0
1921-23 Fred Mitchell 186-274
1924-27 Dave Bancroft 249-363
1928 Jack Slattery 11- 20
(Replaced after 31 games of 1928 Season)
Rogers Hornsby 39- 83
(Interim manager for 122 games of 1928 Season)
1929 Emil Fuchs 56- 98
1930-37 Bill McKechnie 560-666
1938-43 Casey Stengel 394-516
(Replaced after 107 games of 1943 Season)
Bob Coleman 21- 25
1944-45 Bob Coleman 86-115
(Replaced after 91 games of 1945 Season)
Del Bissonette 25- 36
(Interim manager for 61 games of 1945 Season)
1946-49 Billy Southworth 313-256 2- 4
(Replaced after 109 games of the 1949 Season)
Johnny Cooney 20- 25
(Interim manager for 45 games of 1949 Season)
1950-51 Billy Southworth 111-102
(Replaced after 59 games of 1951 Season)
Tommy Holmes 48- 47
1952 Tommy Holmes 13- 22
(Replaced after 35 games of 1952 Season)
Charlie Grimm 51- 67
1953-56 Charlie Grimm 290-218
(Replaced after 46 games of 1956 Season)
Fred Haney 68- 40
1957-59 Fred Haney 273-191 7- 7
1960-61 Chuck Dressen 159-124
(Replaced after 129 games of 1961 Season)
Birdie Tebbetts 12- 13
1962 Birdie Tebbetts 86- 76
1963-66 Bobby Bragan 310-287
(Replaced after 111 games of 1966 Season)
Billy Hitchcock 33- 18
1967 Billy Hitchcock 77- 82
(Replaced after 159 games of 1967 Season)
Ken Silvestri 0- 3
(Interim manager for three games of 1967
Season)
1968-72 Luman Harris 379-373 0- 3
(Replaced after 104 games of 1972 Season)
Eddie Mathews 23- 27
1973-74 Eddie Mathews 126-134
(Replaced after 99 games of 1974 Season)
Clyde King 38- 25
1975 Clyde King 58- 76
(Replaced after 134 games of 1975 Season)
Connie Ryan 9- 18
(Interim manager for 27 games of 1975 Season)
1976-77 Dave Bristol 131-192
(Replaced after 161 games of 1977 Season)
Ted Turner 0- 1
(Interim manager for 1 game of 1977 Season)
1978-81 Bobby Cox 266-323
1982-84 Joe Torre 257-229 0- 3
1985 Eddie Haas 50- 71
(Replaced after 121 games of 1985 Season)
Bobby Wine 16- 25
(Interim manager for 41 games of 1985 Season)
1986-88 Chuck Tanner 153-208
(Replaced after 39 games of 1988 Season)
Russ Nixon 42- 79
1989-90 Russ Nixon 88-137
(Replaced after 65 games of 1990 Season)
Bobby Cox 40- 57
1991-PRESENT Bobby Cox 1144-734 54-53
Retired
Numbers: (5)
3 - Dale Murphy
21 - Warren Spahn
35 - Phil Niekro
41 - Eddie Mathews
44 - Henry Aaron
Braves
in the Hall of Fame: (44)
1911 - Denton "Cy" Young
1936 - Babe Ruth
1937 - George Wright, Cy Young
1939 - Hoss Radbourne, George Sisler
1942 - Rogers Hornsby
1945 - Dan Brouthers, James Collins, Hugh
Duffy, King Kelly, Jim O'Rourke
1946 - Johnny Evers, Tommy McCarthy, Ed
Walsh
1949 - Kid Nichols
1952 - Paul Waner
1953 - Al Simmons, Harry Wright
1954 - Rabbig Maranville
1961 - Billy Hamilton
1962 - Bill McKechnie
1963 - John Clarkson
1964 - Burleigh Grimes
1966 - Casey Stengel
1967 - Lloyd Waner
1968 - Joe "Ducky" Medwick
1971 - Dave Bancroft, Rube Manuqard, Joe
Kelley
1973 - Warren Spahn
1975 - Earl Averill, Billy Herman
1977 - Al Lopez
1978 - Eddie Mathews
1982 - Henry Aaron
1985 - Hoyt Wilhelm, Enos Slaughter
1986 - Ernie Lombardi
1989 - Red Schoendienst
1991 - Gaylord Perry
1996 - Phil Niekro
1999 - Orlando Cepeda
1999 - Frank Selee
World Series Titles: (4)
1914, '47, '57, '95
National League Pennants: (16)
1877, '78, '83,'91, '92, '93, '97, '98 '99
1914, '48, '57, '58, '91, '92, '95, '96
Division Titles: (13) 1969,
'82, '91, '92, '93, '95, '96, '97, '98,
'99
'2000, '01, '02
Wild Card: None
NL
Most Valuable Player NL Cy Young Award
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1914 - Johnny Evers 1957 - Warren Spahn
1947 - Bob Elliott 1991 - Tom Glavine
1957 - Henry Aaron 1993 - Greg Maddox
1982 - Dale Murphy 1994 - Greg Maddux
1983 - Dale Murphy 1995 - Greg Maddux
1991 - Terry Pendleton 1996 - John Smoltz
1999 - Chipper Jones 1998 - Tom Glavine
Rookie
of the Year (BBWA) Manager of the Year
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1948 - Alvin Dark 1991 - Bobby Cox
1950 - Sam Jethroe
1971 - Earl Williams
1978 - Bob Horner
1990 - David Justice
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