The Story Of The Atlanta Braves
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Author | : Michael E. Goodman |
Publisher | : The Creative Company |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2007-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781583414798 |
Examines the history, players, and future of the Atlanta Braves baseball team.
Author | : William Povletich |
Publisher | : Wisconsin Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2012-08-22 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0870205102 |
During their thirteen years in Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Braves never endured a losing season, won two National League pennants, and in 1957 brought Milwaukee its only World Series championship. With a lineup featuring future Hall of Famers Henry Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Red Schoendienst, and Phil Niekro, the team immediately brought Milwaukee "Big League" credentials, won the hearts of fans, and shattered attendance records. The Braves' success in Milwaukee prompted baseball to redefine itself as a big business—resulting in franchises relocating west, multi-league expansion, and teams leveraging cities for civically funded stadiums. But the Braves' instant success and accolades made their rapid fall from grace after winning the 1957 world championship all the more stunning, as declining attendance led the team to Atlanta in one of the ugliest divorces between a city and baseball franchise in sports history. Featuring more than 100 captivating photos, many published here for the first time, Milwaukee Braves preserves the Braves' legacy for the team's many fans and introduces new generations to a fascinating chapter in sports history.
Author | : Peter Golenbock |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 015205250X |
A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record.
Author | : Javy Lopez |
Publisher | : Triumph Books |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2012-04-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1617496200 |
Popular Atlanta Braves catcher Javier “Javy” Lopez opens up in this autobiography to tell his amazing story, from learning to play baseball on a neighborhood basketball court to his record of 42 home runs in a season by a catcher. The product of a lower-middle-class background in Puerto Rico, Javy had to overcome numerous hardships—not the least of which was a language barrier—to fulfill his destiny as one of the most accomplished catchers of the modern era. He tells of bumps along the way to success, including why he overstated his signing bonus as well as the time in the minors when he cried during an all-night meltdown due to his struggles on the field. But he went on to be named MVP of the 1996 National League Championship Series, and played on 12 of the Atlanta Braves' unprecedented 14 straight division-winning teams of the 1990s and 2000s. From his relationship with great teammates such as Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, to his failed comeback attempt with the Braves in 2008, this autobiography tells all about the handsome, warm, engaging Lopez and how he became one of baseball's most popular players.
Author | : Chipper Jones |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2018-04-03 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1101984422 |
Atlanta Braves third baseman and National Hall of Famer Chipper Jones—one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history—shares his remarkable story, while capturing the magic nostalgia that sets baseball apart from every other sport. Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame–worthy statistics during a nineteen-year career with the Atlanta Braves, he was just a country kid from small town Pierson, Florida. A kid who grew up playing baseball in the backyard with his dad dreaming that one day he’d be a major league ballplayer. With his trademark candor and astonishing recall, Chipper Jones tells the story of his rise to the MLB ranks and what it took to stay with one organization his entire career in an era of booming free agency. His journey begins with learning the art of switch-hitting and takes off after the Braves make him the number one overall pick in the 1990 draft, setting him on course to become the linchpin of their lineup at the height of their fourteen-straight division-title run. Ballplayer takes readers into the clubhouse of the Braves’ extraordinary dynasty, from the climax of the World Series championship in 1995 to the last-gasp division win by the 2005 “Baby Braves”; all the while sharing pitch-by-pitch dissections of clashes at the plate with some of the all-time great starters, such as Clemens and Johnson, as well as closers such as Wagner and Papelbon. He delves into his relationships with Bobby Cox and his famous Braves brothers—Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz, among them—and opponents from Cal Ripken Jr. to Barry Bonds. The National League MVP also opens up about his overnight rise to superstardom and the personal pitfalls that came with fame; his spirited rivalry with the New York Mets; his reflections on baseball in the modern era—outrageous money, steroids, and all—and his special last season in 2012. Ballplayer immerses us in the best of baseball, as if we’re sitting next to Chipper in the dugout on an endless spring day.
Author | : I. J. Rosenberg |
Publisher | : Turner Pub |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781878685209 |
Author | : Jonathan Kronstadt |
Publisher | : 12-Story Library |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781632352071 |
Learn what makes your favorite baseball team unique in The MLB Fan's Guide. Each book is split into 12 chapters covering the different facts, players, stories, and traditions that define the team.
Author | : Jack Wilkinson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-04-22 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1613214286 |
Theirs was a prolonged run of excellence like none other in sports history. From 1991 through 2005, the Atlanta Braves won fourteen consecutive division championships, a streak no team in professional sports has ever come close to approaching. Beginning with the unexpected worst-to-first miracle of 1991, the Braves commenced an era of sustained dominance that Major League Baseball never saw coming. From the wondrous run to the ’91 pennant, to Francisco Cabrera’s two-run single in the ’92 NLCS that returned the Braves to the World Series, to Atlanta’s first world championship in 1995, it’s all here. Captured within these pages are those memories, retold firsthand by the players who delivered the Braves to the pinnacle of pro sports, including David Justice, Terry Pendleton, Ron Gant, Lonnie Smith, Jeff Blauser, Greg Olson, and Tom Glavine. But also chronicled in Game of My Life Atlanta Braves are the franchise’s many dark years of mediocrity that set up such a magical run. Dating back to the Braves’ move from Milwaukee, this newly revised book will catch up with Braves legends like Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Bob Horner, and Dale Murphy, as well as the more recent stars.
Author | : Furman Bisher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Baseball |
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Author | : Patrick Donnelly |
Publisher | : ABDO |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2022-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1098275292 |
This title introduces baseball fans to the history of the Atlanta Braves MLB franchise. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.