Atlanta Braves
NL East rival and baseball's oldest continuously run franchise.
The Braves play in the Atlanta area and sit in the National League East alongside Miami. Founded in Boston in 1871 as the Red Stockings, they are one of two surviving charter members of the 1876 National League and the oldest continuously operating pro sports franchise in North America.
Quick Facts
- League
- NL East
- Founded
- 1871 (Boston)
- In atlanta since
- 1966
- World series titles
- 4
Lore & Background
Known as the Braves from 1912, the club won one World Series in Boston, moved to Milwaukee in 1953 and won again in 1957 with Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn, then relocated to Atlanta in 1966 as crowds fell off. Success in Atlanta came from 1991: through 2005 they took 14 division titles in a row and a record eight straight NLCS trips, built on a rotation featuring Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Tom Glavine. Their totals include an MLB-best 23 division titles, 18 pennants and four World Series, and they are the only club to win the Series in three home cities.
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