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from home plate to left field. from home plate
to right field.
from home plate to center field.
The Braves are the only MLB team to win a World Series while playing in 3 different cities.
1914 - Boston, Massachusetts 1957 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Braves beat the New York Yankees, 4-3
Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-0
Braves beat the Cleveland Indians, 4-2
Established 1871
The Braves have retired 9 numbers for the franchise.
3 - Dale Murphy
35 - Phil Niekro
21 - Warren Spahn
41 - Eddie Matthews
31 - Greg Maddux
44 - Hank Aaron
29 - John Smoltz*
47 - Tom Galvine
6 - Bobby Cox
Turner Field seats 50, 097 fans.
*Scheduled to be retired June 8, 2012
Turner Field was originally constructed for the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Ga.
April 4, 1997, the Braves played their first game at Turner Field. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4.
335 ft.
401 ft.
330 ft.
1995 - Atlanta, Georgia
The Braves are 1 of only 3
franchises with over 10,000 wins in their history.
Turner Field is located at
755 Hank Aaron Dr. Atlanta, GA 30315
Created by Blake MenkeLogo property of the Braves