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    Atlanta Braves

    What year did the Braves franchise begin play in MLB?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      1876. The Braves first season was in Boston.

    Who was the first manager of the Braves franchise?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Harry Wright. Harry Wright was the Braves skipper from 1876 to 1881.

    What Braves player had the number 41 retired in his honor?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Eddie Mathews. Eddie Mathews hit 512 career home runs.

    Who was the first player for the Braves franchise to hit 40 or more home runs in a season?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Eddie Mathews. Eddie Mathews hit 47 home runs in the 1953 season.

    What player had the most RBIs in a single season in the 20th century for the Braves franchise?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Eddie Mathews. Eddie Mathews drove in 135 runs in 1953.

    What Braves pitcher prior to 1900 won 30 or more games in a season 6 times?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Kid Nichols. Kid Nichols won 30 or more games in 1891-92-93-94-96-97.

    Who was the last Braves player to win a RBI title in the NL?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Dale Murphy. Dale Murphy won the NL RBI title in 1982 and 1983.

    Who is the the only player for the Braves franchise to win two batting titles in the 20th century?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Hank Aaron. Hank Aaron won batting titles in 1956 and 1959.

    What player holds the Braves franchise record for the longest hitting streak?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Tommy Holmes. Tommy Holmes had a 37 game hitting streak in 1945.

    What player is the career record holder for the most triples by a Braves franchise member?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Rabbit Maraville. Rabbit Maraville had 103 triples as a member of the Braves.

    What player had the most stolen bases as a member of the Braves franchise?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Herman Long.

    What pitcher has the most career strikeouts as a member of the Braves franchise?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Phil Niekro. Phil Niekro struckout 2912 batters as a Braves pitcher.

    Who was the first player in Braves franchise history to win the NL rookie of the year award?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Alvin Dark. Alvin Dark was rookie of the year in 1948.

    What decade in the 20th century did the Braves franchise not have a 20 game winner?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      1980s. Phil Niekro won 17 games twice in the 1980s.

    Who was the first manager in Braves team history to win a 1000 or more games?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Frank Selee. Frank Selee had 1004 wins from 1890 to 1901 for the Braves franchise.

    What team did the Braves defeat for their first world series championship?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Philadephia A's. The Braves won their first world series in a sweep of the Philadelphia A's in 1914.

    Who was the first Braves player to hit a home run in the regular season at Turner field?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Michael Tucker. Michael Tucker hit the first home run on 4-4-97.

    Who was the first player for the Braves to hit 30 or more home runs in concecutive seasons?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Wally Berger. Wally Berger had consecutive seasons of 30 or more home runs in 1934-35 H.R.S. 1935-34 H.R.S.

    Who was the first pitcher for the Braves franchise to win an ERA title in the NL?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Jim Turner. Jim Turner led the NL in ERA with a 2.38 in 1937.

    What player holds the Braves franchise record for the most homeruns in his rookie season?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Wally Berger. Wally Berger hit 38 home runs in his rookie season in 1930.

    What player holds the Braves team record for the most hits in a game?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Felix Millan. Felix Millan had 6 hits on 7-6-70.

    Who is the Braves pitcher that loss a team record 29 games in 1905?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Vic Willis. Vic Willis lost 29 games in the 1905 season.

    What pitcher holds the Braves single season record for the most home runs allowed?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Phil Niekro. Phil Niekro gave up 41 homeruns in 1979.

    What player holds the Braves single game record for RBIs?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Tony Cloninger. Tony Cloninger drove in 9 runs on 7-3-66.

    Who was the last player for the Braves franchise to hit safely in 30 or more concecutive games?Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

      Rico Carty. Rico Carty had 31 game hitting streak in 1970.

    How many times did the Braves win the World Series during the 1990s?MLB Atlanta Braves

      1. They won the World Series in 1995. With this win the Braves became the first franchise to in MLB history to win the World Series in 3 different cities.

    Who was the Braves bullpen coach in the 2000 season?MLB Atlanta Braves

      Bobby Dews.

    Who are the AAA affiliates of the Braves?MLB Atlanta Braves

      Richmond.

    Who played the most games in the 2000 season?MLB Atlanta Braves

      Andruw Jones.

    Who was the Braves Rookie of the Year in 1990?MLB Atlanta Braves

      David Justice.

    What two positions did Chipper Jones regularly play for the Braves?Atlanta Braves

      Third base and left field. Chipper was moved to left field at the beginning of the 2002 season, to make room for newly obtained Vinny Castilla from the Astros.

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