Atlanta Braves Franchise Facts

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1. What year did the Braves franchise begin play in MLB? 1876 1896 1869 1901

2. Who was the first manager of the Braves franchise? Harry Wright Joe Kelly Frank Selee George Stallings

3. What Braves player had the number 41 retired in his honor? Warren Spahn Rico Carty Dusty Baker Eddie Mathews

4. Who was the first player for the Braves franchise to hit 40 or more home runs in a season? Joe Adcock Hank Aaron Eddie Mathews Wally Berger

5. What player had the most RBIs in a single season in the 20th century for the Braves franchise? Dale Murphy Chipper Jones Hank Aaron Eddie Mathews

6. What Braves pitcher prior to 1900 won 30 or more games in a season 6 times? Hoss Radbourn Tommy Bond Kid Nichols John Clarkson

7. Who was the last Braves player to win a RBI title in the NL? Chipper Jones Bob Horner Andres Galarraga Dale Murphy

8. Who is the the only player for the Braves franchise to win two batting titles in the 20th century? Rogers Hornsby Terry Pendleton Ralph Garr Hank Aaron

9. What player holds the Braves franchise record for the longest hitting streak? Tommy Holmes Roland Office Rico Carty Ralph Garr

10. What player is the career record holder for the most triples by a Braves franchise member? Rabbit Maraville Hank Aaron Hugh Duffy Ralph Garr

11. What player had the most stolen bases as a member of the Braves franchise? Ralph Garr Hank Aaron Herman Long Billy Hamilton

12. What pitcher has the most career strikeouts as a member of the Braves franchise? Phil Niekro Warren Spahn John Smoltz Lew Burdette

13. Who was the first player in Braves franchise history to win the NL rookie of the year award? Joe Adcock Hank Aaron Alvin Dark Eddie Mathews

14. What decade in the 20th century did the Braves franchise not have a 20 game winner? 1940s 1980s 1950s 1930s

15. Who was the first manager in Braves team history to win a 1000 or more games? Bobby Cox Frank Selee George Stallings Fred lake

16. What team did the Braves defeat for their first world series championship? Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Philadephia A's Boston Redsox

17. Who was the first Braves player to hit a home run in the regular season at Turner field? Chipper Jones Eddie Perez Andruw Jones Michael Tucker

18. Who was the first player for the Braves to hit 30 or more home runs in concecutive seasons? Eddie Mathews Hank Aaron Joe Adcock Wally Berger

19. Who was the first pitcher for the Braves franchise to win an ERA title in the NL? Warren Sphan Jim Turner Lew Burdette Buzz Capra

20. What player holds the Braves franchise record for the most homeruns in his rookie season? Hank Aaron Chipper Jones Eddie Mathews Wally Berger

21. What player holds the Braves team record for the most hits in a game? Dusty Baker Ralph Garr Bob Horner Felix Millan

22. Who is the Braves pitcher that loss a team record 29 games in 1905? Vic Willis Phil Niekro Tommy Bond Gene Garber

23. What pitcher holds the Braves single season record for the most home runs allowed? Vic Willis Phil Niekro John Smoltz Tommy Bond

24. What player holds the Braves single game record for RBIs? Hank Aaron Tony Cloninger Dale Murphy Eddie Mathews

25. Who was the last player for the Braves franchise to hit safely in 30 or more concecutive games? Answer: (Two Words Batting Champion)