The Atlanta-Milwaukee-Boston All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Braves were established in 1871 as the Boston Redstockings and the team states it is "the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America."

·         They moved to Milwaukee in 1953 and then finally moved to Atlanta in 1966.

·         They play their games at Truist Park which is located northwest of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County.

·         Their name Braves comes from a Native American term for Warrior.
·         They have also been known as the Redstockings, Beaneaters and Doves.

·         They have made the playoffs thirty three times with two wild card berths and 19 divisional titles.

·         They won seventeen NL Pennants and three World Series Championships in 1914, 1957 & 1995. The Braves are the only franchise to have won the World Series in three different home cities.

 

Batting Lineup:

1.      SS Rabbit Maranville

2.      2B Felix Millan

3.      RF Hank Aaron

4.      3B Eddie Mathews

5.      DH Chipper Jones

6.      LF Dale Murphy

7.      1B Fred McGriff

8.      C Brian McCann

9.      CF Andruw Jones

Starting Rotation:

1.      Warren Spahn

2.      Greg Maddux

3.      Phil Niekro

4.      Tom Glavine

5.      Kid Nichols

Bullpen:

1.      Closer: John Smoltz

2.      Gene Garber

3.      Mark Wohlers

4.      Cecil Upshaw

5.      John Rocker

6.      Rick Camp

Bench:

OF-Rico Carty

OF-Tommy Holmes

INF-Frank Bolling

INF-Jeff Blauser

C-Del Crandall

Coaching Staff:

Manager-Bobby Cox

Bobby Cox managed the Braves for twenty five seasons where he finished with the most wins with 2149, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2014 and they retired his number 6. He guided them to the playoffs fifteen times, five NL Pennants and one World Series Championship in 1995. He won NL manager of the year three times while there.

Bench Coach-Frank Selee

Frank Selee managed the Beaneaters for twelve seasons where finished with the second most wins with 1004. He won five NL championships and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1999. 

1B Coach-George Stallings

George Stallings managed the Braves for eight seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 579. He guided them to the 1914 World Series Championship where they were last place in mid-July before winnings it all and he got the nickname for the rest of his life called “The Miracle Man”. 

3B Coach-Bill McKechnie

Bill Mckechnie managed the Braves for eight seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins in their history with 560. That team had Babe Ruth which was his final season. 

Hitting Coach-Billy Southworth

Billy Southworth managed the Braves for six seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins in their history with 424. He guided them to their first division title in 1946 and the 1948 NL pennant the last NL Pennant in Boston history. 

 Pitching Coach-Lum Harris

Lum Harris managed the Braves for five seasons where he finished with the seventh most wins with 379. He led them to their first NL west division title in 1969 and was their GM as well. 

Bullpen Coach-Fredi Gonzalez 

Fredi Gonzalez managed the Braves for six seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 434 and took them to the playoffs twice once as a division winner. 

They have been forty three Hall of Famer players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have ten numbers retired.

Hank Aaron played twenty seasons in the outfield for the Braves as their greatest player/longest tenured player/best right fielder where he put up numbers speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1982 and both the Braves and the Brewers retired his number 44.  He made twenty four of his twenty five All-Star appearances, won three straight gold gloves, won two NL batting titles, led the NL in home runs four times, led the NL in RBIs four times, won the NL MVP and was on the 1957 World Series Championship team while there. He has the most RBIs, total bases and extra base hits in MLB history. He also is the Braves franchise leader in many categories like home runs, hits, runs scored, total bases, doubles, RBIs, singles, extra bases hits and highest WAR for offense and the highest WAR for position players to name some. 

Eddie Mathews played fifteen seasons for the Braves as their best third baseman where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1978 and  they retired his number 41. He made all twelve of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in home runs twice and was on the 1957 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Braves history like having the second most homeruns, second highest WAR for position players, second highest offensive WAR, third most hits, games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, total bases, doubles, RBIs and extra bases hits to name some.  

Rabbit Maranville played fifteen seasons for the Braves as their greatest shortstop  where he put up numbers speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1954 and was on the 1914 World Series Championship team as well. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Braves history like the most triples, fifth most singles and the second highest defensive WAR to name some. 

Chipper Jones played nineteen seasons for the Braves as their second greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Braves retired his number 10. He made the All-Star game eight times, won two NL silver sluggers, won a batting title, won an NL MVP and was on the 1995 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Braves history like having the most walk, second most singles, extra base hits, RBIs, doubles, total bases, hits, runs scored, at bats, plate appearances and games played.  

Warren Spahn pitched twenty seasons for the Braves as their best pitcher where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1973 and retired his number 21. He made all seventeen All-Star appearances, led the NL in wins eight times, led the NL in ERA three times, led the NL in strikeouts four times, pitched two no-hitters, won the NL CY Young award once and was on the 1957 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished as the franchise leader in many pitching categories in Braves history like wins, innings pitched, games started and shutouts to name some. 

Greg Maddux pitched eleven seasons for the Braves where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2014 and both the Braves and Cubs retired his number 31. He made six of eight All-Star appearances, won three of four NL CY Young awards, won ten of his eighteen gold gloves, led the majors in wins twice, led the majors in ERA four times and was on the 1995 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Braves history like having the fifth highest WAR for pitchers, fifth most strikeouts and the second best win loss percentage to name some. 

Phil Niekro pitched twenty years for the Braves where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Braves retired his number 35. He made four of his five All-Star appearances, won all five of his gold gloves, led the NL in wins twice, led the majors in ERA once, led the NL in strikeouts once, pitched a no-hitter and won the Roberto Clemente Award once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Braves history like having the most games played, third most wins, shutouts, third highest WAR for pitchers, second most strikeouts, games started and innings pitched to name some. 

Tom Glavine pitched seventeen seasons for the Braves where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2014 and they retired his number 47. He made eight of his ten All-Star appearances, won two NL CY Young awards, won four NL silver sluggers, led the NL in wins five times, won the 1995 World Series MVP and was on the 1995 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Braves history ike having the fourth most wins, innings pitched, strikeouts and third most games started to name some. 

Kid Nichols pitched twelve seasons for the Braves(Beaneaters) where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1949 and was elected into the Braves Hall of Fame as well. He led the NL in wins three times and was the youngest pitcher to win 300 games, reaching that milestone at the age of 30. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Braves history like having the highest WAR for pitchers, most complete games, second most wins and shutouts to name some. Other notable starting pitchers have been Lew Burdette, Steve Avery, John Sain, Gene Conley, Tim Hudson, Old Hoss Radbourn, John Clarkson, Vic Willis, 

John Smoltz pitched twenty one seasons for the Braves as their closer and a starter where he put numbers that speak for themselves at got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2015 and they retired his number 29 . He made all eight of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in saves once, led the NL in strikeouts twice, led the NL in wins twice, won a silver slugger, won a NL reliever of the year award once, won one NL CY Young award, was the 1992 NLCS MVP, won the Roberto Clemente once was on the 1995 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Braves history like having the most strikeouts, second most saves, fourth highest WAR for pitchers and the fifth most wins to name some. 

Dale Murphy played fifteen seasons for the Braves as their second greatest outfielder where they retired his number 3, won two NL MVPs, made seven All Star games, won five gold gloves, won four silver sluggers, led the NL in home runs twice, led the NL in RBIs twice and won the Roberto Clemente award while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Braves history like having the fourth most games played, at bats, plate appearances, total bases, homeruns, walks, RBIs and the fourth highest offensive WAR to name some. 

Andruw Jones played twelve seasons in the outfield for the Braves as their greatest center fielder where he made all five of his All Star appearances, won ten straight gold gloves, won a silver slugger, led the NL in RBIs, led the majors in home runs once, won the NL Hank Aaron award, was on two NL Pennant teams, was on ten playoff teams and was elected into the Braves Hall of Fame while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Braves history like having the highest defensive WAR, has the fourth most extra bases, doubles and the fourth highest WAR for position players to name some. 

Fred McGriff  played five seasons for the Brave as their greatest first basemen where he was on the 1995 World Series Championship team, made three of his five All Star appearances and won one of three his silver slugger awards while there. He also finished with the sixth highest slugging percentage and the seventh highest on base slugging percentage in Braves history. Hopefully he gets elected into the Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee as his numbers speak for themselves. 

Brian McCann played ten seasons behind the plate for the Braves as their greatest catcher where he made all seven of his All-Star appearances, won an All-Star game MVP once and won five of six silver slugger awards while there. He also has the tenth most extra base hits in Braves history.

Felix Millan spent seven seasons for the Braves as their greatest second basemen  where he made all three of his All-Star appearances and won both of his gold gloves while there. 

Rico Carty played eight seasons in the outfield for the Braves as their longest tenured left fielder where he made his only All-Star appearance, won a NL batting title while there. He also the sixth highest batting average and on base percentage in Braves history. 

Tommy Holmes played ten seasons all over the outfield for the Braves where he made both of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in home runs once, managed them for two seasons and was elected into their Hall of Fame as well while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Braves history like having the eight most doubles, ninth highest offensive WAR and the eighth highest WAR for position players to name some. Other notable outfielders in Braves history have been Bill Bruton, Claudell Washington, David Justice, Ryan Klesko, Wally Berger, Jeff Francoeur and Hall of Famer Billy Hamilton.

Frank Bolling played six seasons for the Braves as their second best second basemen where he made all four of his All-Star appearances and led NL second basemen in fielding three times while there. 

Jeff Blauser played eleven seasons for the Braves all over the infield where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won a silver slugger and was on the 1995 World Series Championship team while there. Other notable infielders in Braves history have been Fred Tenney, John Morrill, Tommy Tucker, Jack Burdock, Bobby Lowe, Herman Long, Glenn Hubbard, Mark Lemke, Ron Gant, Julio Franco, Johnny Logan, Rafael Furcal, Joe Adcock, Earl Torgeson, Freddie Freeman the current first basemen, Martin Prado, Chris Chambliss, Bob Elliot, Terry Pendleton, Gerald Perry and Bob Hoerner. 

Del Crandall spent fifteen seasons behind the plate for the Braves as their longest tenured/second best catcher where he made all eleven of his All-Star appearances, won all four of his gold gloves, was on the 1957 World Series Championship team and was elected into their Hall of Fame while there. He also has the sixth highest defensive WAR and played in the tenth most games in Braves history. Other notable catchers in Braves history have been Joe Torre, Bruce Benedict, Ozzie Virgil, Phil Masi and Javy Lopez. 

Gene Garber was the Braves closer for ten seasons where he famous for his submarine style and upon his retirement he was fifth all time in MLB history in career appearances. He also finished with the third most saves, fourth most games played and the most games finished in Braves history. 

Mark Wohlers was the Braves closer for  nine seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance, combined for a no-hitter and was on the 1995 World Series Championship while there. He also finished with the fourth most saves, third most games finished and ninth most games played in Braves history.

Cecil Upshaw was the Braves close for seven seasons where finished with the sixth most saves and the fifth most games finished in their history. 

John Rocker was the Braves closer for four seasons where he finished with the fifth most saves and the eight most games finished in their history. 

Rick Camp spent nine seasons as the Braves closer where finished with the seventh most saves, the eighth most games played and the sixth most games finished in their history. Other notable relievers in Braves history have been Mike Stanton, Jim Johnson, Craig Kimbrel, Jonny Venters whom both are active and Billy Wagner.