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The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Atlanta. The Braves formed in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings. After moving in 1953 to Milwaukee for 12 years and a World Series Championship in '57, the Braves relocated to Atlanta in 1966. Through 2010, the Braves have played 20,053 games, winning 9,945, losing 9,954 ...
The Atlanta Braves are an American ... had hit 713 home runs, one short of Ruth's record. ... The Braves hold the advantage in the all-time head-to-head record ...
On July 15, 2006, Jones recorded his 1,902nd career hit, to become the Atlanta Braves' all-time hits leader, passing Dale Murphy. The next day he hit a home run to extend his extra-base hitting streak to 14 games, matching the Major League record set by Pittsburgh's Paul Waner in 1927. [36]
The Atlanta Braves lost key free agent battles for Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson. They better not let it happen again with ace lefty Max Fried. ... And Fried’s 62-26 record, a .705 winning ...
Lyons hit in 52 consecutive games that season, but his streak included two games (#22 and #44) in which his only "hits" were walks. In 1968, MLB ruled that walks in 1887 would not be counted as hits, so Lyons' streak was no longer recognized, though it still appears on some lists. In 2000, Major League Baseball reversed its 1968 decision ...
Atlanta hit its 250th home run of the season Wednesday and is on pace to break the MLB record. Braves have 30 games to break MLB record for most home runs by a team in one season [Video] Skip to ...
All told, San Francisco hit eight home runs in the game, tying the major-League record, and Hank Aaron hit two for the Braves, bringing the overall total of long balls to 10. Jose Pagan of San ...
Aaron hit .314 with 27 home runs and 106 RBI in 153 games in 1955. He was named to the NL All-Star roster for the first time; it was the first of a record 21 All-Star selections and first of a record 25 All-Star Game appearances. [1] In 1956, Aaron hit .328 and captured the first of two NL batting titles.