Baseball Teams - National League East
Atlanta Braves
| Team's name: Atlanta Braves League: National League Division: East  Location: Atlanta, GA Nickname: The Bravos, America's Team, The Team of the 90's Mascot: Indian Team Colours: Navy blue, gamet red and white Joined the League: 1994 Team's President: John Schuerholz Manager: Bobby Cox General Manager: Fran Wren Baseball Field: Turner Field Current Capacity: 50,091 First Year of Baseball: 1876 League Titles: NL Pennants: 1877, '78, '83, '91, '92, '93, '97, '98, 1914, '48, '57, '58, '91, '92, '95, '96, '99. East Div: 1995, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, 05 West Div: 1969, '82, '91, '92, '93 World Series: 1914, '57, '95 |
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team in the National League East. The team remains one of the National League’s last remaining charter franchises – the only other is the Chicago Cubs. The Braves were founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1871.
Originally called the Boston Red Stockings, the team dominated the National Association, the National League’s predecessor. After a shaky beginning, the team was also able to dominate the National League in its inaugural decades.
The team was first called the Braves, with an Indian chief as its representative, in 1912. In 1914, the Braves worked a “miracle” World Series title, rising from 15 games under to defeat the league leaders, the New York Giants, and then moving on to the World Series where they defeated the Athletics.
In the next years, the Braves showed losing records. Between 1917 and 1932, the team only claimed winning records twice. In 1935, the team owner Emil Fuchs acquired Babe Ruth, hoping to change the team’s luck. Ruth, however, was able to offer little to the team and retired on June 1.
After a change of ownership and a World Series playoff in 1948, the Braves were moved to Milwaukee. The move shifted the team’s fortunes, and in the 1950s, the Braves became competitive again. They went on to gain their first World Series win in over 4 decades, defeating the New York Yankees.
In the 1960s, the Braves were sold to William Batholomay and moved to Atlanta. The first few years in Atlanta were strong, but in 1967 the Braves posted their first losing season since 1952. In 1976, after being purchased by Ted Turner, owner of the WTBS station, the Braves became the first franchise to be marketed on the cable network. They became known as “America’s Team.”
Although 1990 proved a difficult year for Atlanta, the rest of the 1990s saw the team rocketing to respectability. In 1991, the Braves captured a divisional title and made it to the postseason, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates but losing the World Series to the Minnesota Twins. The Braves continued their streak of success in the next years. In 1993, the team even set a franchise record with 104 wins.
Then, in 1995, the Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians for the World Series title.
The Braves continued to claim divisional titles through the early 2000s. By 2005, the team had won 14 consecutive Division championships.
In 2006, however, the team’s performance soured. With the loss of longtime pitching coach Leo Mazzone and shortstop Rafael Furcal, the team suffered from an offensive decline. The team finished in third place, just ahead of the Marlins, with 79-83.
Despite a number of trades, 2007 proved another difficult season. The Braves were able, however, to finish above .500, with 85 wins and 78 losses. The decline continued, however, in 2008, when the team ended with an even worse record of 72-90, fourth place in the NL East.
The Braves are the only franchise to have won the World Series in three different home cities.
Atlanta Braves 2010 Roster
| Pitchers | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| 56 | Juan Abreu | RP | R | R | 24 | 6-0 | 170 |
| 46 | Manny Acosta | RP | B | R | 28 | 6-4 | 170 |
| 51 | Jesse Chavez | RP | R | R | 26 | 6-2 | 170 |
| 64 | Kyle Cofield | SP | R | R | 23 | 6-5 | 190 |
| 74 | Erik Cordier | SP | R | R | 24 | 6-4 | 230 |
| 38 | Mike Dunn | RP | L | L | 24 | 6-1 | 195 |
| -- | Cory Gearrin | RP | R | R | 23 | 6-3 | 200 |
| 33 | Mariano Gomez | RP | L | L | 27 | 6-6 | 240 |
| 48 | Tommy Hanson | SP | R | R | 23 | 6-6 | 220 |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | SP | R | R | 34 | 6-1 | 170 |
| 63 | Lee Hyde | RP | R | L | 25 | 6-2 | 185 |
| 49 | Jair Jurrjens | SP | R | R | 24 | 6-1 | 200 |
| 11 | Kenshin Kawakami | SP | R | R | 34 | 6-0 | 200 |
| 72 | Craig Kimbrel | RP | R | R | 21 | 6-0 | 200 |
| 32 | Derek Lowe | SP | R | R | 36 | 6-6 | 230 |
| 65 | Jeff Lyman | RP | R | R | 23 | 6-3 | 225 |
| 62 | Steve Marek | RP | R | R | 26 | 6-2 | 240 |
| 54 | Kris Medlen | RP | B | R | 24 | 5-10 | 190 |
| 73 | Mike Minor | SP | R | L | 22 | 6-3 | 200 |
| 58 | Peter Moylan | RP | R | R | 31 | 6-2 | 200 |
| 34 | Eric O'Flaherty | RP | L | L | 25 | 6-2 | 220 |
| 67 | Jose Ortegano | SP | L | L | 22 | 6-1 | 145 |
| 59 | James Parr | SP | R | R | 24 | 6-1 | 185 |
| 36 | Scott Proctor | RP | R | R | 33 | 6-0 | 190 |
| 61 | Todd Redmond | SP | R | R | 24 | 6-3 | 213 |
| 39 | Chris Resop | RP | R | R | 27 | 6-3 | 215 |
| 37 | Jo-Jo Reyes | SP | L | L | 25 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 40 | Takashi Saito | RP | L | R | 40 | 6-2 | 214 |
| 50 | Luis Valdez | RP | R | R | 25 | 6-2 | 205 |
| 68 | Jonny Venters | SP | L | L | 24 | 6-3 | 195 |
| 13 | Billy Wagner | RP | L | L | 38 | 5-11 | 203 |
| Catchers | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| 22 | J.C. Boscan | C | R | R | 30 | 6-2 | 215 |
| 16 | Brian McCann | C | L | R | 26 | 6-3 | 230 |
| 57 | Orlando Mercado | C | R | R | 25 | 5-9 | 210 |
| 8 | David Ross | C | R | R | 32 | 6-2 | 238 |
| 5 | Clint Sammons | C | R | R | 26 | 6-0 | 200 |
| Infielders | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| -- | Luis Bolivar | 2B | R | R | 29 | 6-0 | 182 |
| 28 | Barbaro Canizares | 1B | R | R | 30 | 6-3 | 240 |
| 26 | Brooks Conrad | 2B | B | R | 30 | 5-11 | 190 |
| -- | Eric Duncan | 3B | L | R | 25 | 6-3 | 195 |
| 19 | Yunel Escobar | SS | R | R | 27 | 6-2 | 200 |
| 70 | Freddie Freeman | 1B | L | R | 20 | 6-5 | 220 |
| 25 | Troy Glaus | 1B | R | R | 33 | 6-5 | 240 |
| -- | Juan Gonzalez | 2B | B | R | 28 | 6-0 | 160 |
| 27 | Diory Hernandez | SS | R | R | 25 | 6-0 | 185 |
| 69 | Brandon Hicks | SS | R | R | 24 | 6-2 | 200 |
| 20 | Eric Hinske | 1B | L | R | 32 | 6-1 | 235 |
| -- | J.C. Holt | 2B | L | R | 27 | 5-10 | 172 |
| 4 | Omar Infante | 2B | R | R | 28 | 6-0 | 180 |
| 10 | Chipper Jones | 3B | B | R | 37 | 6-4 | 210 |
| -- | Mycal Jones | SS | R | R | 22 | 5-10 | 165 |
| -- | Donell Linares | 3B | R | R | 26 | 6-0 | 199 |
| 14 | Martin Prado | 2B | R | R | 26 | 6-1 | 190 |
| 7 | Joe Thurston | 2B | L | R | 30 | 5-11 | 210 |
| -- | Wes Timmons | 1B | R | R | 30 | 6-0 | 190 |
| Outfielders | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| 1 | Gregor Blanco | LF | L | L | 26 | 5-11 | 170 |
| 53 | Melky Cabrera | LF | B | L | 25 | 5-11 | 200 |
| 18 | Brent Clevlen | RF | R | R | 26 | 6-2 | 190 |
| 23 | Matt Diaz | RF | R | R | 32 | 6-1 | 215 |
| -- | Robert Hefflinger | RF | R | R | 20 | 6-5 | 225 |
| 71 | Jason Heyward | CF | L | L | 20 | 6-4 | 220 |
| 77 | Cody Johnson | LF | L | R | 21 | 6-4 | 195 |
| 30 | Mitch Jones | CF | R | R | 32 | 6-0 | 215 |
| 24 | Nate McLouth | CF | L | R | 28 | 5-11 | 180 |
| -- | Adam Milligan | LF | L | R | 22 | 6-3 | 210 |
| 2 | Jordan Schafer | CF | L | L | 23 | 6-1 | 200 |
| -- | Luis Sumoza | RF | R | R | 21 | 6-0 | 170 |
| 78 | Matt Young | LF | L | R | 27 | 5-9 | 175 |
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