Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves--Turner Field
Atlanta, Georgia

When major league baseball began in 1871 the Braves were born in Boston.

Atlanta Braves the team, and Atlanta Georgia the city, both have a storied history from their beginning.

The Atlanta Braves legacy was born when major league baseball began it's fantastic journey thru history. In 1871 as professional teams organized, a team in Boston called the Red Stockings, was proud to call South End Grounds their home. From the very get go, the Braves went from calling themselves the Red Stockings to the Bean Eaters, to the Doves, to the Rustlers, to the Bees and finally today satisfied as the Braves.

Many great and famous baseball players have proudly worn the Braves uniform.

Ball Park Information and Statistics--Turner Field Atlanta, Georgia

Years: 1997-Present Seating Capacity: 49,714

LF foul line (ft) 335 CF dead center (ft) 401 RF foul line (ft) 330 Backstop distance (ft) 53

Surface Outfield: Grass Infield: Grass

Unique Features: The outfield fence is 8 ft. in height and contains bleacher seats beyond the outfield fence.

The slightly asymmetrical playing field with grandstand seating looking out across the outfield with a view of downtown Atlanta.

The Golden Dome of the Georgia State Capitol stands proudly within viewing distance. We must remember Georgia was one of the original thirteen (13) states of the United States Of America.

From Georgia and the Carolinas spread the growth of the South and the South East and then turning further West thru Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and then the Republic of Texas.

Atlanta Braves call it home but early history of our country proved this area to be the spawning ground for Brave frontiersmen venturing further South and West.

The ball park has a special area at the ball field known as Monument Grove honoring such Brave greats as Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn as well as the unstoppable indomitable "Georgia Peach" Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb.

Multi-Purpose Uses: Built for the 1996 Olympics and converted to a baseball-only park for the Braves. April 4, 1997 Opening Day for the Braves in their new ballpark.

Ball Park Owner/Owners: Owned by the Atlanta Braves.

Cost: $235 Million

Average Attendance (2006):

Historical Events: First Game April 4, 1997 Atlanta beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4. Chipper Jones collected first hit for Atlanta in the new ballpark

City Landmarks and Tourist Items: Ballpark is located 1 mile from the heart of downtown Atlanta. Atlanta being the State Capitol of Georgia has many significant and historic tourist attractions.

Located in the city or very near are must see sights of Atlanta.

Stone Mountain National Park and Monument is only a short drive from the city.

The Civil War Cyclorama Museum is a must to visit.

The history of Atlanta and the Civil War action is vividly protrayed by Margaret Mitchells' book, "Gone With The Wind."

The Cyclorama brings to life the reenactment of this tragic and history turning moment in our South and The Nation.

If and when you do visit Atlanta be sure you have a ride down Peachtree Street. With my tongue in cheek I will venture to say if you have or ever do visit Atlanta you have surely been down or will travel onto Peachtree Street.

Ironically the "Braves", the baseball Boston Braves and now the Atlanta Braves are the only team in all of baseball history with the credentials to claim two of the greatest home run hitters to step across the chalk lines and play the game of baseball.

Babe Ruth was the greatest and most honored name in baseball and Hank Aaron became the mightiest of the all time home run leader (total 755) to ever play the game until.

Up jumps Baseball 2007 with "The Big Chase" and Barry Bonds took the lid off of the teapot and slammed his way to match and surpass these two (2) Great Legends to gain home run number 762.

Aaron was a right handed hitter. Hank "Hammering Hank" broke Babe Ruth's record 714 homeruns by hitting No. 715 in Atlanta Stadium with the Atlanta Braves--on April 8, 1974. He hit a grand total of 755 homeruns during his career. Henry "Hammering Hank" Aaron retired in 1976.

The Braves thrilled Boston fans from 1871-1952 as the Boston Braves. Milwaukee could claim them from 1953-1965 and then from 1966 to the present they are the Atlanta Braves.

From the beginning of major league baseball to the present day the Atlanta Braves are a proud team with a heritage second to none.

Atlanta, Georgia is the home of the National League East Division team the Atlanta Braves. The city of Atlanta has a past as rich in history as it's team.

Our grand and glorious country before it could claim the title United States Of America, had a humble beginning of thirteen (13) original colonies. Georgia, home of the Braves, was one of those original colonies. Atlanta became the most populous city and the state Capitol.

Just as our Braves have enjoyed three cities to be their home, Atlanta has enjoyed three names. Founded in 1837. It was called Terminus, then in 1843, renamed Marthasville and in 1845, it became Atlanta.

In greater Atlanta with close proximity to the city are sights and places no traveler in the South would want to miss. Come to Atlanta enjoy a day or so in beautiful Turner Field, home of the Braves, and take in history and the sights.

Two sights are a must to visit in Atlanta and nearby Stone Mountain, Georgia. A Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta, a painting of the 1864 Civil War Battle, is in the city's Grant Park Museum. The battle for Atlanta was vividly proclaimed and made famous by scenes from Margaret Mitchell's book and movie, "Gone With The Wind."

Stone Mountain, near Atlanta ,has huge figures of Confederate Leaders sculptured on its sides.

Turner Field, home playing field for the Braves in Atlanta, was built in 1997. The stadium capacity is just a shade over 50,000. The official count is 50,096. To put the apple out of the park, a player must send little baseball over a fence, left:340', center:400' and right:330'.

Turner Field replaced Fulton County Stadium. The demolition of the old Fulton County site was taken down by Implosion. Atlanta had not witnessed such an explosion since Sherman's Artillery came visiting in 1864.

Many, many baseball playing days before our Braves came to Atlanta the baseball fans enjoyed their Atlanta Crackers. The Atlanta Crackers were one of the Southern Association teams.

The Crackers played at the old Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta. Since I was a young kid enjoying following my Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association, I remember the down to the wire pennant chases between the Atlanta Crackers and the Birmingham Barons. I knew the Crackers and Atlanta baseball well before the Braves came to call it their home.

My high school coach "Piggy" Mitchell was also a scout for major league baseball talent. Atlanta Crackers had a center fielder by the name of "Country" Brown. Brown played several seasons with the Crackers and was one of "Piggy's" scouting protege'.

In addition to providing you with some data and history of our Braves and Atlanta I am impelled to share some personal memories.

Turner Field owned and constructed by Mr. Ted Turner is not the first storied Turner Field of Georgia. Turner Field in Albany, Georgia was once the home of the United States Air Force base for B-52's. The Air Force B-52 bombers were the heart and soul of our Srategic Air Command. The greatest weapon system the World has ever known was our B-52 Squadrons.

The simple putting of the words Turner Field onto my computer to tell you about the Atlanta Braves, my recall immediately went to the memory of one of my oldest brothers. My oldest brothers are twins, Bill and Bob. Bill was career United States Air Force with an excess of 5000 flight hours in B-52's in the Strategic Air Command. One of his tours was being stationed at Turner Field in Albany, Georgia.

One moment in history I had a chance to share with my brother was at Turner Field. The Air Force had never tried the concept of having two (2) B-52's take off simultaneously. Two huge B-52 weapon systems poised on the same runway one stagerred just behind the other with both starting their take off roll at the same time and getting airborne as a pair ready to receive their mission orders and turn toward their destination.

Why this dual take off? The Strategic Air Command was constantly tweaking their response time. It was practice, practice and practice some more from simple being on alert to being in the air and mission ready not in hours but minutes to seconds. Our Nations freedom was constantly at stake.

Thank you for letting me share a memory of my brothers constant mission with you.

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