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16 unusual facts about Atlanta Braves


1984–85 Los Angeles Kings season

On the down side, the team's first round selection, Craig Redmond, didn't amount to much, and they used their fourth round draft pick on Tom Glavine, who opted instead to play professional baseball with the Atlanta Braves.

Brandon Beachy

Beachy was not selected in the 2008 major league draft following his junior year of college, but was later signed by the Atlanta Braves as an undrafted free agent.

Frederick Small

In 1909 Small sued Arthur Soden, who was the president/part owner of the baseball team, Boston Beaneaters of the National League, for $500,000 USD.

Gene Larkin

He is best known for hitting the series-winning single, a deep fly ball that was not caught by the Braves' drawn-in outfield and scored Dan Gladden from third base during the tenth inning in Game 7 of the 1991 Series.

Gil Garrido

The diminutive Garrido was 22 years old when he entered the majors in 1964 with the San Francisco Giants, playing for them one year before joining the Atlanta Braves (1968–1972).

Jamie Dismuke

After the 2010 minor league season, Dismuke was added to the Atlanta Braves coaching staff for the remainder of the season.

John DeMerit

He was an outfielder over parts of 5 seasons (1957–1959, 1961–1962) with the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets.

José Constanza

On November 29, 2010, Constanza signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.

José G. Constanza (born September 1, 1983) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Atlanta Braves.

Kevin Gunderson

Kevin Gunderson (born September 16, 1984 in Portland, Oregon) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher who played for the Oregon State Beavers of Oregon State University before being drafted by the Atlanta Braves.

Luis Vasquez

Luis Miguel Vasquez (born April 3, 1986) is a professional baseball pitcher who is with the Atlanta Braves organization.

Mike Trapasso

He faced arm injuries during his senior season, but was signed by the Atlanta Braves after completing his college career.

Philip I. Kent

Mr. Kent has overall responsibility for all news and entertainment advertising and distribution, as well as for all corporate administrative functions, Turner Sports, the Atlanta Braves and Turner Field.

Ricky C

Notable performances include the Latin Billboard Awards Showcase with ASCAP, the National Anthem for the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Lakers, God Bless America for the Atlanta Braves, the Calle Ocho Carnival Festival, and the WPOW Beach House concert.

Saskatoon Smokin' Guns

Their player-manager was Andre Johnson, formerly with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs organizations.

Shane Carwin

Applied Pharmacy Services has been tied to several other high profile cases involving major athletes including the 2008 suspension of former Atlanta Braves closer John Rocker and boxer Evander Holyfield.


6th Avenue Heartache

Although New York City is the setting for 6th Avenue Heartache, the song is also notable as the song played following an Atlanta Braves home loss, first at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium during the 1996 World Series against the New York Yankees and presently at Turner Field.

Baseball stirrups

A few pro players, such as Casey Janssen of the Toronto Blue Jays, Derek Holland of the Texas Rangers, B.J. Upton of the Atlanta Braves, Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, Daniel Descalso of the St. Louis Cardinals and Steve Cishek & Juan Pierre of the Miami Marlins have been spotted wearing genuine stirrups recently to much fanfare.

Boone Logan

On December 4, 2008, Logan was traded, along with Javier Vázquez, to the Atlanta Braves for minor league catcher Tyler Flowers, shortstop Brent Lillibridge, third baseman Jon Gilmore and pitcher Santos Rodriguez.

Bryan County, Georgia

John Smoltz - MLB pitcher, owned a summer home here while playing for the Atlanta Braves

Charlie Puleo

Charles Michael Puleo (born February 7, 1955 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1981 to 1989 with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves.

Chick Stahl

In his rookie 1897 season with the Boston Beaneaters, he batted .354, and over his first six seasons, he averaged over .300.

Craig McMurtry

Joe Craig McMurtry (born November 5, 1959 in Troy, Texas) was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (1983–86), Texas Rangers (1988–90) and Houston Astros (1995).

Grover Resinger

At age 50, Resinger was promoted to his first major-league coaching assignment with the 1966 Atlanta Braves, although he resigned August 10 upon the firing of his boss, manager Bobby Bragan.

Herm Starrette

The Orioles' system of the time was celebrated for developing young pitching, and after six seasons in that job, Starrette became a Major League pitching coach for the 1974 Atlanta Braves.

Infield fly rule

In the eighth inning of the 2012 National League Wild Card Game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, Andrelton Simmons of the Braves hit a pop-up into shallow left field with one out and men on first and second bases.

Jack Slattery

In 1927, he was convinced to lead the Boston Braves for a year, but his stint with the Braves lasted only 31 games, going 11–20.

Jake Volz

Jacob Phillip "Silent Jake" Volz (April 4, 1878 – August 11, 1962) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1901 and 1908 for the Boston Americans (1901), Boston Beaneaters (1905) and Cincinnati Reds (1908).

Jeff Parrett

Jeffrey Dale Parrett (born August 26, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was a pitcher for the Montreal Expos (1986–88), Philadelphia Phillies (1989–90 and 1996), Atlanta Braves (1990–91), Oakland Athletics (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993) and St. Louis Cardinals (1995–96).

Joe Hesketh

Joseph Thomas Hesketh (born February 15, 1959 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1984 through 1994 for the Montreal Expos (1984–90), Atlanta Braves (1990) and Boston Red Sox (1990–94).

John Alevizos

After leaving the Red Sox on December 29, 1974, Alevizos returned to baseball 15 months later when he was named general manager of the Atlanta Braves in March 1976 by the club's new owner, Ted Turner.

John Morrill

In an incredible season in 1883, he batted .316, played six different positions, and led the Boston Beaneaters to the National League pennant after taking over as manager from Jack Burdock in midseason.

Johnny Murphy

The 1969 Miracle Mets stunned the baseball community by winning the NL East, sweeping Atlanta in the NLCS, then defeating a heavily favored Baltimore Orioles squad in five World Series games.

Kerby Farrell

Farrell in his playing days was a first baseman and veteran minor-leaguer who played two full MLB seasons during the World War II manpower shortage, with the 1943 Boston Braves and the 1945 Chicago White Sox, batting .262 with no home runs and 55 runs batted in.

Killer Mike

The song was also used on the Madden NFL 04 game and even by the Atlanta Braves for their 2003 season.

Mark Ross

From 1996-99, Ross served as pitching coach for the Danville Braves (1996), Macon Braves (1997–98), and Jamestown Jammers (1999) in the Atlanta Braves farm system.

Marty Martínez

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1960, Martínez reached the majors in 1962 with the Minnesota Twins, spending one year with them before moving to the Atlanta Braves (1967–1968), Houston Astros (1969–1971), St. Louis Cardinals (1972), Oakland Athletics (1972) and Texas Rangers (1972).

Melling Racing

Nadeau returned for the 1999 season, with Turner Broadcasting taking a larger role in its sponsorship duties, advertising TBS, Dinner and a Movie, WCW, and the Atlanta Braves in addition to their Cartoon Network sponsorship.

Michael Bourn

In July 2011, prior to the trade deadline, Bourn was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Jordan Schafer, Brett Oberholtzer, Paul Clemens and Juan Abreu.

Rheal Cormier

On May 13, 2007, the Atlanta Braves signed Cormier to a minor league contract and assigned him to their AAA-affiliate, the Richmond Braves.

Roger Reid

After finishing college, Reid was drafted and played professionally, as a shortstop, for both the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox minor league farm systems over four seasons (eventually playing at the AAA level).

Roy Smalley, Jr.

During the 1950 season, Smalley married Jolene Mauch, sister of former teammate Gene Mauch, in Brookline, Massachusetts while the team was in Boston playing the Boston Braves on August 5.

Suspended game

Another famous example would be the 26-inning, 1-1 tie game of May 1, 1920, between the Brooklyn Robins (a.k.a. Dodgers) and the Boston Braves at Braves Field.

Ty Cline

Tyrone Alexander Cline (born June 15, 1939 in Hampton, South Carolina) is a former Major League baseball player, primarily a reserve outfielder and pinch-hitter for the Cleveland Indians (1960–62), Milwaukee Braves (1963–65), Chicago Cubs (1966), Atlanta Braves (1966–67), San Francisco Giants (1967–68), Montreal Expos (1969–70) and Cincinnati Reds (1970–71).

Tyler Pastornicky

On July 15, 2010, the Blue Jays traded Pastornicky along with Álex González and Tim Collins to the Atlanta Braves for Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes.

Vince DiMaggio

On December 4, 1936, DiMaggio was traded by San Diego of the PCL to the Boston Bees for Tiny Chaplin, Tommy Thompson and cash.

Wayne Garrett

Baseball ran in the Garrett family; Wayne Garrett's brother, Adrian, played for the Chicago Cubs, the Oakland Athletics, the California Angels and the Atlanta Braves, mostly as a catcher, first baseman and outfielder.

WEEI

From 1946 through 1949, it also broadcast the Boston Braves, the city's National League baseball club (the Red Sox and Braves then only broadcast home games, thus the teams shared the same announcers and did not have schedule conflicts).

Wes Schulmerich

He was signed by the Chicago Cubs, but before he played for the team he was traded on October 14, 1930, to the Boston Braves along with Bill McAfee for pitcher Bob Smith and outfielder Jimmy Welsh.

Willard Schmidt

On April 26, 1959, Schmidt became the first player in major league history to get hit by a pitch twice in the same inning by two different pitchers, when Bob Rush and Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves hit him in the third inning of an 11–10 Cinicinnati's victory.

WSFN

The station lineup includes Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Scott Van Pelt, Three and Out,Dan Le Batard, The Paul Finebaum Show, ESPN Game Night, and Sports Overnight America, in addition to the Atlanta Braves programming.

WVOW

During baseball season WVOW is an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves radio networks.