80 Fun Facts About Atlanta Braves

Harry Wright brought his players east in 1871 to form the Braves' ancestor. Which disbanded team had they come from?

Harry Wright brought them to Boston as the Boston Red Stockings, a charter member of the National Association.

What distinction do the Braves hold among North American professional sports franchises?

They are one of two remaining National League charter franchises from 1876.

In what year did the club adopt the Boston Braves name?

Owner James Gaffney was one of the 'braves' of New York's Tammany Hall political machine, whose symbol was a Native American chief.

Which of these was NOT an earlier nickname of the Boston franchise?

They were the Red Caps for the first National League game in 1876 and briefly rebranded as the Bees in 1935.

What was remarkable about the 1914 'Miracle Braves'?

Led by NL MVP Johnny Evers, they were underdogs against Philadelphia and swept them.

Which legend played his final games for the Boston Braves in 1935?

Owner Emil Fuchs brought him in to boost attendance; Ruth retired on June 1 shortly after his last three home runs.

In what year did the Braves move from Boston to Milwaukee?

Owner Lou Perini cited television and poor Boston attendance; Milwaukee drew an NL-record 1.8 million fans in year one.

Whom did the Milwaukee Braves beat to win the 1957 World Series?

Hank Aaron won the NL MVP that year; the Yankees took the rematch in 1958.

In what year did the Braves begin playing in Atlanta?

Owners voted to move in 1964, but Wisconsin legal action kept them in Milwaukee for the 1965 season.

The Braves are the only MLB franchise to have won the World Series in how many different home cities?

Boston (1914), Milwaukee (1957) and Atlanta (1995 and 2021).

Off which pitcher did Hank Aaron hit his record-breaking 715th home run on April 8, 1974?

The Dodgers pitcher, by coincidence, also wore Aaron's number 44.

How many career home runs did Hank Aaron finish with?

He held the record for 33 years until Barry Bonds passed him in 2007; all but 22 came as a Brave.

Which MLB career record does Hank Aaron still hold?

2,297 RBIs, plus records for extra-base hits and total bases; he would still have 3,000 hits without a single home run.

Where was Hank Aaron born and raised?

He briefly played for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League before the Braves signed him.

Which media mogul bought the Braves in 1976 to keep them on his Atlanta superstation?

WTBS branded them 'America's Team'; in 1977 he named himself manager for one game before MLB stepped in.

How long did the owner last as the Braves' self-appointed manager in 1977?

A 1950s rule bars managers from owning a stake in their team; the Braves lost to Pittsburgh for a 17th straight defeat.

How many consecutive division titles did the Braves win from 1991 to 2005?

The record run does not count the strike-shortened 1994 season and included eight straight NLCS appearances.

What was the Braves' 1991 season nicknamed?

They had baseball's worst record in 1990; Terry Pendleton was a surprise MVP and they lost a seven-game World Series to Minnesota.

Whom did the Braves beat in the 1995 World Series for their first title in Atlanta?

They had lost the 1991 and 1992 Series to the Twins and Blue Jays.

Which Cy Young winner did the Braves sign from the Cubs in 1993 to complete their rotation?

With Glavine and Smoltz he formed what many call the best rotation in baseball history; three Braves won six NL Cy Youngs in the 1990s.

Which of the big-three Braves pitchers won his only Cy Young Award in 1996?

Maddux won four straight and Glavine two.

Who managed the Braves through the entire 14-division-title run?

He returned as manager in 1990 and retired after the 2010 season; his number 6 is retired.

Which switch-hitting third baseman spent his whole career in Atlanta and had his number 10 retired?

His last game in 2012 was the wild-card loss remembered for the infield fly call.

Whose number 25 did the Braves retire in 2023?

Six of the eleven numbers retired by then were on the team at the same time in the 1990s.

Which retired-number Brave is the only eligible one NOT in the Hall of Fame?

The two-time MVP's number 3 hangs alongside Aaron's 44 and Spahn's 21.

Whom did the Braves defeat in the 2021 World Series?

They won in six games after an 88-73 regular season, their first pennant since 1999.

What unprecedented feat did Ronald Acuña Jr. achieve in 2023?

He was the unanimous NL MVP and the Braves led the majors at 104-58.

Where is Truist Park, the Braves' home since 2017, located?

It sits about 10 miles northwest of downtown, surrounded by the Battery Atlanta development.

What was Truist Park, the Braves' stadium, called when it opened in 2017?

It was renamed after the bank merger that created Truist Financial in 2020.

Whom did the Braves sweep in the first regular-season series at their new home in April 2017?

Season-ticket holders got a soft opening against the Yankees two weeks earlier.

The Braves' home from 1997 to 2016 was originally built for what?

Centennial Olympic Stadium was converted into a ballpark after the Games.

What was the Braves' first Georgia home, used from 1966 to 1996?

Aaron hit number 715 there; the team signed a 25-year lease before arriving.

Which mascot did the Braves stop using in 1986?

Blooper was introduced as the new on-field mascot ahead of the 2017 season.

The tomahawk chop is traced to which two-sport star arriving from Florida State in the early 1990s?

FSU fans do the same chant; the Braves later swapped their organist for a recording of the FSU band.

What did the 1982 Braves do under Joe Torre by winning their first 13 games?

It won them their first division title since 1969; the record has since been equalled.

Which company bought the Braves from Time Warner in a 2007 deal valued around $1.4 billion?

The package included $450 million for the club, a magazine publisher and $980 million in cash.

Which president was a lifelong Braves fan and personal friend of Hank Aaron?

The Georgian was a regular at Braves games; Joe Biden hosted the 2021 champions at the White House.

How did the Braves clinch the 1999 NLCS against the Mets in Game 6?

The Yankees then swept them, as they had beaten Atlanta in 1996.

How many division titles had the Braves won by the end of 2025, an MLB record?

Alongside 18 National League pennants and four World Series championships.

Which long-time manager stepped down after the 2025 season, ending 49 years with the organisation?

He had managed for ten seasons, winning the 2021 World Series, and moved into an advisory role.

Which 2020 Braves record was the worst month in Atlanta history, a 6-21 June?

Only the 1935 Boston Braves' 4-20 May was worse in franchise history.

Which pitcher's starts did the Braves win 23 times in a row in 2012, an MLB record?

The streak set the record for consecutive team wins with a single starter.

What Atlanta home-run record did the switch-hitting third baseman pass in July 2010?

Dale Murphy had held the mark; Jones hit two against the Dodgers on July 5 to pass it.

Game 6 of the 1995 World Series was a 1-0 combined one-hitter by Mark Wohlers and which starter?

Five of the six games were decided by a single run; David Justice's homer was the only score.

Greg Maddux was the first pitcher to win how many consecutive Cy Young Awards?

1992 to 1995, the first with the Cubs; only Randy Johnson has matched it. He also holds the record with 18 Gold Gloves.

How many career wins did Greg Maddux finish with, eighth all-time?

He won more games in the 1990s than any other pitcher and entered the Hall of Fame in 2014 with 97 percent of the vote.

In which other sport did the Braves' 1990s left-handed ace excel in high school, earning an NHL draft pick?

He scored 47 goals in 23 games as a senior in Billerica, Massachusetts.

The Braves' 1990s lefty ace reached which win milestone, one of only six left-handers to do so?

Tom Glavine won two Cy Youngs and had five 20-win seasons, spending 2003-07 with the Mets.

John Smoltz is the only pitcher in MLB history to record what combination?

He converted to closer after Tommy John surgery in 2001 and set an NL record with 55 saves in 2002.

What was John Smoltz's record in 41 career postseason games?

He posted a 2.67 ERA and was MVP of the 1992 NLCS.

What is Chipper Jones's real first name?

He was a 'chip off the old block' of Larry Wayne Jones Sr.

Bobby Cox holds the all-time MLB record for what?

162 of them, passing John McGraw; he also had a record six 100-win seasons alongside Joe McCarthy.

Which other team did Bobby Cox manage, between his two Braves stints?

He first managed Atlanta from 1978 to 1981, then Toronto until 1985, and returned to the dugout during the 1990 season.

Who hit the two-run single that scored Sid Bream to win Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS?

Bream slid home just ahead of Barry Bonds's throw; the Pirates then endured 20 straight losing seasons.

Which Pirates left fielder's throw did Sid Bream beat to the plate in 1992?

Atlanta then lost the World Series to Toronto in six games.

For how many seasons was Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium the Braves' home?

From 1966 to 1996; the team moved less than a block to Turner Field.

How many career wins does Warren Spahn have, the most ever by a left-hander?

He won the 1957 Cy Young Award and 202 games in the 1950s alone.

Which Hall of Famer is the only player to have played for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta?

The third baseman played 17 seasons and was on the cover of the first Sports Illustrated.

Which Braves outfielder won back-to-back NL MVP awards in 1982 and 1983?

He led the 1982 team to its first division title in 13 years and won five straight Gold Gloves.

Phil Niekro is the only pitcher to win 300 games throwing mainly what pitch?

He and brother Joe combined for 539 wins, the most by any pair of brothers.

How many Gold Gloves did centre fielder Andruw Jones win in a row from 1998?

He debuted in 1996 and homered in his first two World Series at-bats at 19, the youngest ever to homer in the postseason.

Which Caribbean island produced both Andruw Jones and Ozzie Albies?

Albies made his first All-Star team in 2018 and won the World Series in 2021.

Freddie Freeman won the NL MVP in which pandemic-shortened season?

He left for the Dodgers on a six-year, $162 million deal after the 2021 title and hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history in 2024.

Which country is Ronald Acuña Jr. from?

He signed as an international free agent in 2014 and won Rookie of the Year in 2018.

Which two pitchers inspired the 1948 Boston slogan 'and pray for rain'?

They carried the Braves to the 1948 World Series; the club left for Milwaukee four years later.

Braves Field, the club's home from 1915 to 1952, is now Nickerson Field at which school?

The team played there from 1915 to 1952 after four decades at the South End Grounds.

Which Braves rookie set an MLB record with 46 saves in 2011?

He won Rookie of the Year and led the NL in saves four seasons running.

Which first baseman, 'Crime Dog', arrived in a lopsided 1993 trade and made the Hall in 2023?

He posted 90-plus RBIs for five straight years and helped win the 1995 title.

Which Braves outfielder was NL Rookie of the Year in 1990 after a fan-favourite centre fielder was traded?

He hit 28 homers in the second half and later homered for the only run in the 1995 clincher.

How many home runs did catcher Javy López hit in his 2003 career year?

He hit .328 with 109 RBIs in just 129 games before leaving for Baltimore.

Which pitcher led MLB in wins and strikeouts in 2023 after being drafted out of Clemson?

The moustachioed right-hander was a fourth-round pick in 2020.

What is the name of the Braves mascot introduced at fan fest in January 2018?

He replaced Homer the Brave, who went into retirement.

Thanks to decades of national TBS broadcasts, the Braves came to be nicknamed what?

Ted Turner's cable superstation carried the games nationwide from the 1970s until 2007.

Which former Colorado Rockies manager was named to replace Brian Snitker as Braves manager?

He had been a Braves coach since 2018 and managed the Rockies from 2013 to 2016.

The Braves' modern logo, introduced in 1987, places what beneath the cursive team name?

Earlier logos featured a Native American warrior from 1945 and a laughing figure with a mohawk from 1956 to 1965.

Which ballpark, built in 1950 to lure a big-league team, was the Braves' home from 1953 to 1965?

Legal hurdles kept the club there for one extra season before the 1966 move to Atlanta.

Which Braves GM resigned and was banned after a 2017 probe into international signing violations?

Alex Anthopoulos took over the job the same year the club moved into Truist Park.

In the early 2020s, which Atlanta station was the flagship of the Braves' radio network?

At least 172 affiliates across eight states carried the games, some as far away as Richmond and Louisville.

Which pitching great was part of Emil Fuchs's syndicate that bought the Boston Braves in 1923?

His death in 1925 left Fuchs, his longtime friend, in sole control of a struggling club.

At which ballpark did the Boston club play from 1871 until it proved too small in 1914?

After an 1894 fire destroyed it, the club briefly used the Congress Street Grounds while it was rebuilt.