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The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally known as the Boston Red Stockings, the team was one of the inaugural teams in the National League in 1876. [1] [2] Prior to this, the Red Stockings had been a team in the National Association from 1871 to 1875. [3] [4]

Championships

The team has had a total of 4 championship-winning seasons in the modern era (1901 and later) of major-league baseball, winning the World Series in 1914, 1957, 1995, and 2021. They were also National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 6 times, in 1948, 1958, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1999. [5]

Prior to the start of the modern World Series in 1903, the team won 8 National League titles, in 1877, 1878, 1883, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, and 1898. They won a 19th-century version of the World Series in 1892. In 1892 the National League played a so-called "split season" in which the team with the best record in either the first or second half of the regular season played the other half-season winner for the overall championship. There was no World Series played in their other league-championship years of the 19th century.

Locations and Nicknames

Since the team's inception in 1871, they have been based in 3 different cities: Boston (1871-1952), Milwaukee (1953-1965), and Atlanta (1966-present). They have played their home games at the following stadiums. [6]

  • 1871-1914: South End Grounds (Played temporarily at Congress Street Grounds while South End Grounds were being rebuilt following a fire in 1894)
  • 1915 (partial): Fenway Park
  • 1915-1952: Braves Field
  • 1953-1965: Milwaukee County Stadium
  • 1966-1996: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Originally named Atlanta Stadium. Renamed in 1976.)
  • 1997-2016: Turner Field
  • 2017-present: Truist Park (Originally named SunTrust Park. Renamed on Jan. 14, 2020)

They have been known by a variety of nicknames: [7] [8]

Pre-Braves nicknames, all with Boston as named home (e.g., Boston Red Stockings, Boston Beaneaters, etc.):

  • 1871-1875: Red Stockings (as member of the National Association, prior to formation of the National League)
  • 1876-1882: Red Stockings (start of membership in the National League / Major League Baseball)
  • 1883-1906: Beaneaters
  • 1907-1910: Doves
  • 1911-only: Rustlers
  • 1912-1935: (See below)
  • 1936-1940: Bees

The Braves, with various named homes:

  • 1912-1935: and 1941-1952 Boston Braves
  • 1953-1965: Milwaukee Braves
  • 1966-present: Atlanta Braves

Retired Numbers

The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. [9] [10]

  • 3 Dale Murphy
  • 6 Bobby Cox
  • 10 Chipper Jones
  • 21 Warren Spahn
  • 29 John Smoltz
  • 31 Greg Maddux
  • 35 Phil Niekro
  • 41 Eddie Mathews
  • 44 Henry Aaron
  • 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)
  • 47 Tom Glavine

Notes