Atlanta Braves

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. Prior to this, the Red Stockings had been a team in the National Association from 1871 to 1875.

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.

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.

• 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:

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.

• 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