The Atlanta Braves play in the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. In its franchise history, the Braves have won five NL West Division titles, 11 NL East Division titles, won 17 National League Pennants, and three World Series titles. The Braves were one of the original National League charter member teams along with the Chicago Cubs. The Braves started out as the Boston Red Stockings in 1871. http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=atl

The Braves would remain in Boston until 1953 (at the time they were the Boston Braves) when they moved to Milwaukee and became the Milwaukee Braves until 1966 when they moved to Atlanta and became the Atlanta Braves.http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/history/story_of_the_braves.jsp1

The Braves had most of their success in Atlanta where they won 14 straight divisional titles from 1991-2005 and in 1995 they brought the city of Atlanta their first championship beating the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.

The Atlanta Braves in the 1990's were notable for their starting pitching. In the 1990's the Braves franchise had Six National League Cy Young Award winners, led by the threesome of Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz. Glavine would win the award in 1991, and then Maddux would win in 1993, 1994, and 1995. John Smoltz would win the award in 1996, and then Glavine would win for a second time in 1998.http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/history/story_of_the_braves.jsp2

Other notable Braves to wear the uniform have been Chipper Jones, Dale Murphy and of course Hall of Famer Hank Aaron who has a statue outside of Turner Field in Atlanta. Aaron was the first player to break the great Babe Ruth’s homerun record in April 1974.

The 2009 Atlanta Braves season surprised a lot of baseball experts. This Braves team was not suppose to be anywhere near the playoffs, but down the stretch the Braves made a push for not only the NL Wild Card, but also the NL East crown. Towards the end of the season, the Braves went on a winning streak that put them within two games of the NL Wild Card leaders the Colorado Rockies, but the Rockies would eventually won the Wild Card while the Braves finished third in the NL East.

The Braves would finish the season with a 86-76 record but more importantly, was that this was the first time since they last won the National League East in 2005, that the Braves would finish with a record above .500.http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/

• 1871: Founded, as Boston Red Stockings
• 1914: World Series Champion
• 1941: Renamed Boston Braves
• 1953: Relocates to Milwaukee
• 1957: World Series Champion
• 1966: Relocates to Atlanta
• 1995: World Series Champion
• 1996: National League Pennant
• 1999: National League Pennant