Atlanta Braves

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Atlanta Braves
First Season
1871
Team History
Atlanta Braves (1966-present)
Milwaukee Braves (1953-65)
Boston Braves (1941-52)
Boston Bees (1936-40)
Boston Braves (1912-35)
Boston Rustlers (1911)
Boston Doves (1907-10)
Boston Beaneaters (1883-1906)
Boston Red Caps (1876-82)
Boston Red Stockings (1871-75)
League/Division
Major League Baseball (1903-present)
  • National League (1876-present)
    • NL East (1994-present)
    • NL West (1969-1993)

National Association (NA) (1871-75)

Venue
Truist Park (2017-present)
Turner Field (1997-2016)
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1966-96)
Milwaukee County Stadium (1953-65)
Braves Field (1915-52)
Fenway Park (1914-15)
South End Grounds (1871-1914)
Congress Street Grounds (1894)
Minor League Affiliates
Gwinnett Stripers (AAA)
Mississippi Braves (AA)
Key People
Players • Managers • Executives


The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves and the Chicago Cubs are the National League's two remaining charter franchises. The Braves were founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1871, as the Boston Red Stockings (not to be confused with the American League's Boston Red Sox).

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1900s
Boston Doves
1907 Regular Season n/a South End Grounds
1910s
Boston Braves
1912 Regular Season n/a South End Grounds
1913 Regular Season n/a South End Grounds
1919 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1920s
1921 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1923 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1925 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1928 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1930s
1930 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1931 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
Boston Bees
1937 Regular Season n/a National League Park
1940s
1940 Regular Season n/a National League Park
Boston Braves
1942 Regular Season n/a National League Park
1943 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1944 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1945 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1946 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1947 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1948 Spring Training n/a Ninth Street Park
Regular Season n/a Braves Field
World Series Cleveland Indians Braves Field
1949 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1950s
1950 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1951 Spring Training n/a Ninth Street Park
1951 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
1952 Regular Season n/a Braves Field
Milwaukee Braves
1953 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1954 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1955 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1956 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1957 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
World Series New York Yankees Milwaukee County Stadium
1958 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
World Series New York Yankees Milwaukee County Stadium
1959 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1960s
1960 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1961 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1962 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1963 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1964 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
1965 Regular Season n/a Milwaukee County Stadium
Atlanta Braves
1966 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
1967 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
1968 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Atlanta Stadium
1969 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
NLCS New York Mets Atlanta Stadium
1970s
1970 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
1970 Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
1971 Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
1972 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
1973 Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
1974 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Atlanta Stadium
1975 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta Stadium
1976 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1977 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1978 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
1979 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
1979 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1980s
1980 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1981 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1982 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1982 NLCS St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1983 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1985 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
1986 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1987 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1988 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1989 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1990s
1990 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
1990 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1991 NLCS Pittsburgh Pirates Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
World Series Minnesota Twins Metrodome, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1992 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
NLCS Pittsburgh Pirates Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
World Series Toronto Blue Jays Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, SkyDome
1993 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
NLCS Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Veterans Stadium
1994 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1995 Spring Training n/a West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
NLCS Cincinnati Reds Riverfront Stadium, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
World Series Cleveland Indians Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Jacobs Field
1996 Regular Season n/a Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
NLDS Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Dodger Stadium
NLCS St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Busch Stadium
World Series New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1997 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Turner Field
NLDS Houston Astros Turner Field
NLCS Florida Marlins Turner Field, Pro Player Stadium
1998 NLDS Chicago Cubs Turner Field
NLCS San Diego Padres Turner Field, Qualcomm Stadium
1999 NLCS New York Mets Turner Field, Shea Stadium
World Series New York Yankees Turner Field, Yankee Stadium
2000s
2000 Spring Training n/a Cracker Jack Stadium
2001 NLCS Arizona Diamondbacks Bank One Ballpark, Turner Field
2004 NLDS Houston Astros Turner Field
2005 NLDS Houston Astros Turner Field
2007 Spring Training n/a The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports
2010s
2010 Regular Season n/a Turner Field
2012 Regular Season n/a Turner Field
2012 Wild Card St. Louis Cardinals Turner Field
2013 NLDS Los Angeles Dodgers Turner Field
2015 Regular Season n/a Turner Field
2017 Regular Season n/a SunTrust Park
2018 Spring Training n/a Champion Stadium
2018 Regular Season n/a SunTrust Park
2019 Regular Season n/a SunTrust Park
2019 NLDS St. Louis Cardinals SunTrust Park, Busch Stadium
2020s
2020 Spring Training n/a CoolToday Park
NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers Globe Life Field
2021 Spring Training n/a CoolToday Park
NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers Truist Park, Dodger Stadium
World Series Houston Astros Minute Maid Park, Truist Park
2022 Regular Season n/a Truist Park

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s 1950 • 1952 • 1953
1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999
2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
2010s 2011 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 •  2019
2020s 2020 • 2021 • 2022

Yearbooks

1940s 1946 • 1947
1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959
1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 19641966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988
1990s 1992 • 1994
2000s 2001 • 2002
2010s 2015 • 2018
2020s 2020
Atlanta Braves managers
Harry Wright (1871-81) • John Morrill (1882) • Jack Burdock (1883) • John Morrill (1883-86) • King Kelly (1887) • John Morrill (1887-88) • Jim Hart (1889) • Frank Selee (1890-01) • Al Buckenberger (1902-04) • Fred Tenney (1905-07) • Joe Kelley (1908) • Frank Bowerman (1909) • Harry Smith (1909) • Fred Lake (1910) • Fred Tenney (1911) • Johnny Kling (1912) • George Stallings (1913-20) • Fred Mitchell (1921-23) • Dave Bancroft (1924-27) • Jack Slattery (1928) • Rogers Hornsby (1928) • Emil Fuchs (1929) • Bill McKechnie (1930-37) • Casey Stengel (1938-42) • Bob Coleman (1943) • Casey Stengel (1943) • Bob Coleman (1944-45) • Del Bissonette (1945) • Billy Southworth (1946-49) • Johnny Cooney (1949) • Billy Southworth (1950-51) • Tommy Holmes (1951-52) • Charlie Grimm (1952-56) • Fred Haney (1956-59) • Chuck Dressen (1960-61) • Birdie Tebbetts (1961-62) • Bobby Bragan (1963-66) • Billy Hitchcock (1966-67) • Ken Silvestri (1967) • Lum Harris (1968-72) • Eddie Mathews (1972-74) • Clyde King (1974-75) • Connie Ryan (1975) • Dave Bristol (1976-77) • Ted Turner (1977) • Vern Benson (1977) • Dave Bristol (1977) • Bobby Cox (1978-81) • Joe Torre (1982-84) • Eddie Haas (1985) • Bobby Wine (1985) • Chuck Tanner (1986-88) • Russ Nixon (1988-90) • Bobby Cox (1990-2010) • Fredi González (2011-16) • Brian Snitker (2016-present)


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