The Baseball Scholar

Atlanta Braves

Dave Franks
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  • Atlanta Braves Lists
  • Atlanta Braves Best Players By Position
  • Team History
    Years Known As Record World Series Titles Pennants Playoff Appearance
    1966 – 2025 Atlanta Braves 4,926 – 4,547 2 6 26
    1953 – 1965 Milwaukee Braves 1,146 – 890 1 2 2
    1941 – 1952 Boston Braves 877 – 959 0 1 1
    1936 – 1940 Boston Bees 355 – 406 0 0 0
    1912 – 1935 Boston Braves 1,582 – 2,046 1 1 1
    1911 Boston Rustlers 44 – 107 0 0 0
    1907 – 1910 Boston Doves 219 – 389 0 0 0
    1883 – 1906 Boston Beaneaters 1,742 – 1,465 0 6 0
    1876 – 1882 Boston Red Stockings 299 – 226 0 2 0
    World Series Titles
    Year Opponent Series World Series MVP
    2021 Houston Astros 4-2 Jorge Solar
    1995 Cleveland Indians 4-2 Tom Glavine
    1957 New York Yankees 4-2 Lew Burdette
    1914 Philadelphia Athletics 4-0
    Retired Numbers
    Number Player Years Played Position
    3 Dale Murphy 1976-1990 OF / 1B / C
    6 Bobby Cox 1978-1981, 1990-2010 Manager
    10 Chipper Jones 1993, 1995-2012 3B, OF, SS
    21 Warren Spahn 1942, 1946-1964 LHP
    29 John Smoltz 1988-2008 RHP
    31 Greg Maddux 1993-2003 RHP
    35 Phil Niekro 1964-1983, 1987 RHP
    41 Eddie Mathews 1952-1966 3B / 1B / OF
    44 Hank Aaron 1954-1974 OF / 1B / DH
    47 Tom Glavine 1987-2002, 2008 LHP
    MVP
    Year Player Position
    2020 Freddie Freeman 1B
    1999 Chipper Jones 3B
    1991 Terry Pendleton 3B
    1983 Dale Murphy OF
    1982 Dale Murphy OF
    1957 Hank Aaron OF
    1947 Bob Elliot 3B
    1914 Johnny Evers 2B
    Cy Young Award
    Year Player
    1998 Tom Glavine
    1996 John Smoltz
    1995 Greg Maddux
    1994 Greg Maddux
    1993 Greg Maddux
    1992 Greg Maddux
    1991 Tom Glavine
    1957 Warren Spahn
    Rookie of the Year
    Year Player Position
    2022 Michael Harris OF
    2018 Ronald Acuna, Jr. OF
    2011 Craig Kimbrel CL
    2000 Rafael Furcal SS
    1990 David Justice OF
    1978 Bob Horner 3B
    1971 Earl Williams C / 3B / 1B
    1950 Sam Jethroe OF
    1948 Al Dark SS
    Manager of the Year
    Year Manager
    2018 Brian Snitker
    2005 Bobby Cox
    2004 Bobby Cox
    1991 Bobby Cox