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In 1976 the team was purchased by media magnate
Ted Turner, owner of CNN. Turner quickly gained a reputation
as a quirky, hands-on baseball owner. In 1977, Turner appointed
himself manager, but was ordered to relinquish that position
after one game (the Braves lost).
After
three straight losing seasons, Bobby Cox was hired as manager
of the franchise for the 1978 season. Cox promoted a 22-year-old
slugger named Dale Murphy into the starting lineup. Murphy
hit 77 home runs over the next three seasons, but struggled
on defense, positioned at either catcher or first base while
being unable to adeptly play either. However, in 1980, Murphy
was moved to center field and demonstrated excellent range
and throwing ability, while the Braves earned their first
winning season since 1974. Cox was fired after the 1981 season
and replaced with Joe Torre, under whose leadership the Braves
attained their first divisional title since 1969. Strong performances
from Bob Horner, Chris Chambliss, pitcher Phil Niekro, and
short relief pitcher Gene Garber helped the Braves, but no
Brave was more acclaimed than Murphy, who won both a Most
Valuable Player and a Gold Glove award. Murphy also won a
Most Valuable Player award the following season, but the Braves
began a period of decline that defined the team throughout
the 1980s. Murphy, excelling in defense, hitting, and running,
was consistently recognized as one of the league's best players,
but the Braves averaged only 65 wins per season between 1985-1990.
In 2001, Atlanta won the National League East division, swept
the NLDS against the Houston Astros, then lost to the Arizona
Diamondbacks in the NLCS.
In
2002, 2003, and 2004 the Braves won their division again,
but lost in the NLDS in all three years 3 games to 2, to the
San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Houston Astros respectively.
Founded:
1871 in Boston, Massachusetts as a National Association club.
The club became a charter member of the National League in
1876 and has remained in the league without a break since
then. The Braves are the oldest continuously operating sports
franchise in North American sports.
Formerly known as: Boston Braves (1912-1952),
Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965). Prior to 1912, the Boston team
had several unofficial nicknames: "Red Stockings"
in the 1870s and 1880s; "Beaneaters" in the 1890s
and early 1900s; "Doves" (when the Dovey family
owned the franchise, 1907-1910) and "Rustlers" (when
William Russell owned the franchise, 1911). Following the
1935 season, after enduring bankruptcy and a series of poor
seasons, new owner Bob Quinn asked a team of sportswriters
to choose a new nickname, to change the team's luck. The sportswriters
chose "Bees", a name which never really caught on;
even Quinn refused to use it. The team switched back to "Braves"
in 1941.
Home ballpark: Turner Field, Atlanta (aka "The
Ted", after Ted Turner)
Uniform colors: Navy blue, Garnet red, and White
Logo design: The script word "Braves" above
a tomahawk
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