Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League. They are most recently known for their ongoing record of 14 consecutive division championships (1991-2005, except for the strike-shortened 1994 season), the most in any professional North American sport, while collecting one World Series championship in that time (in 1995).

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Major League Baseball - Atlanta, Georgia - Eastern Division of the National League - 1994 - World Series

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:Founded: 1871 in Boston, Massachusetts as the Boston Red Stockings of the National Association. 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. Arguably, they can trace their ancestry to the original Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869-1870, baseball's first openly professional team. When the N.A. formed, Red Stockings founder Harry Wright and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and took the nickname with them.

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1871 - Boston, Massachusetts - Boston Red Stockings - National Association - National League - 1876 - Cincinnati Red Stockings - 1869 - 1870 - Harry Wright

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:Formerly known as: Boston Braves (1912-1935 and 1941-1952), 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.

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Boston Braves - 1912 - 1935 - 1941 - 1952 - Milwaukee Braves - 1953 - 1965 - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1907 - 1910 - William Russell - 1911 - Bob Quinn

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:Home ballpark: Turner Field, Atlanta (aka "The Ted", after Ted Turner)

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Turner Field - Ted Turner

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:Ownership: Time Warner

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:Uniform colors: Navy blue, Garnet red, and White

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:Logo design: The script word "Braves" above a tomahawk

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:Teams in Division: Florida Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Washington Nationals

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Florida Marlins - Philadelphia Phillies - New York Mets - Washington Nationals

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:Playoff appearances (20): 1914, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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1914 - 1948 - 1957 - 1958 - 1969 - 1982 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005

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:Wild Card titles won (0): none

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:Division titles won (16): 1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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1969 - 1982 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005

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:National Association pennants won (4): 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875

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1872 - 1873 - 1874 - 1875

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:National League pennants won (17): 1877, 1878, 1883, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1914, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999

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1877 - 1878 - 1883 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1897 - 1898 - 1914 - 1948 - 1957 - 1958 - 1991 - 1992 - 1995 - 1996 - 1999

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:World Series championships won (3): 1914, 1957, 1995

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World Series - 1914 - 1957 - 1995

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:Official television stations: TBS, Turner South, Fox Sports South

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TBS - Turner South - Fox Sports South

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:Official radio station: WKLS-FM, WGST-AM (flagship)

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