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Atlanta Braves

Atlanta · 1966–2025

Between 1991 and 2005 the Braves finished first in their division in every season that had a champion, fourteen in all, and turned that into six pennants and one World Series, in 1995. A second title came in 2021. The record across 60 seasons in Atlanta is 4,926-4,547, and the 23 division titles are as many as any club has, level with the Dodgers.

Bobby Cox managed for 25 of those seasons across two spells and won 2,142 games with the club, behind only Connie Mack and John McGraw for a single franchise. The best season is 1998, at 106-56, which ended in the Championship Series. The worst is 1988, at 54-106, three years before the run began.

Seventeen Hall of Famers have played here, among them Hank Aaron, who arrived with the move from Milwaukee and hit his 715th home run in Atlanta, Phil Niekro, and the rotation of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz, all three of whom are in the Hall. Home was Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, then Turner Field, and Truist Park since 2017.

Season by season

YearClub WLPct FinishResult Attendance
1966 Atlanta Braves 8577 .525 5 1,539,801
1967 Atlanta Braves 7785 .475 7 1,389,222
1968 Atlanta Braves 8181 .500 5 1,126,540
1969 Atlanta Braves 9369 .574 1 Division 1,458,320
1970 Atlanta Braves 7686 .469 5 1,078,848
1971 Atlanta Braves 8280 .506 3 1,006,320
1972 Atlanta Braves 7084 .455 4 752,973
1973 Atlanta Braves 7685 .472 5 800,655
1974 Atlanta Braves 8874 .543 3 981,085
1975 Atlanta Braves 6794 .416 5 534,672
1976 Atlanta Braves 7092 .432 6 818,179
1977 Atlanta Braves 61101 .377 6 872,464
1978 Atlanta Braves 6993 .426 6 904,494
1979 Atlanta Braves 6694 .412 6 769,465
1980 Atlanta Braves 8180 .503 4 1,048,411
1981 Atlanta Braves 5056 .472 5 535,418
1982 Atlanta Braves 8973 .549 1 Division 1,801,985
1983 Atlanta Braves 8874 .543 2 2,119,935
1984 Atlanta Braves 8082 .494 2 1,724,892
1985 Atlanta Braves 6696 .407 5 1,350,137
1986 Atlanta Braves 7289 .447 6 1,387,181
1987 Atlanta Braves 6992 .429 5 1,217,402
1988 Atlanta Braves 54106 .338 6 848,089
1989 Atlanta Braves 6397 .394 6 984,930
1990 Atlanta Braves 6597 .401 6 980,129
1991 Atlanta Braves 9468 .580 1 Pennant · Division 2,140,217
1992 Atlanta Braves 9864 .605 1 Pennant · Division 3,077,400
1993 Atlanta Braves 10458 .642 1 Division 3,884,720
1994 Atlanta Braves 6846 .596 2 2,539,240
1995 Atlanta Braves 9054 .625 1 World Series · Division 2,561,831
1996 Atlanta Braves 9666 .593 1 Pennant · Division 2,901,242
1997 Atlanta Braves 10161 .623 1 Division 3,464,488
1998 Atlanta Braves 10656 .654 1 Division 3,360,860
1999 Atlanta Braves 10359 .636 1 Pennant · Division 3,284,897
2000 Atlanta Braves 9567 .586 1 Division 3,234,304
2001 Atlanta Braves 8874 .543 1 Division 2,823,530
2002 Atlanta Braves 10159 .631 1 Division 2,603,484
2003 Atlanta Braves 10161 .623 1 Division 2,401,084
2004 Atlanta Braves 9666 .593 1 Division 2,327,565
2005 Atlanta Braves 9072 .556 1 Division 2,521,167
2006 Atlanta Braves 7983 .488 3 2,550,524
2007 Atlanta Braves 8478 .519 3 2,745,207
2008 Atlanta Braves 7290 .444 4 2,532,834
2009 Atlanta Braves 8676 .531 3 2,373,631
2010 Atlanta Braves 9171 .562 2 Wild card 2,510,119
2011 Atlanta Braves 8973 .549 2 2,372,940
2012 Atlanta Braves 9468 .580 2 Wild card 2,420,171
2013 Atlanta Braves 9666 .593 1 Division 2,548,679
2014 Atlanta Braves 7983 .488 2 2,354,305
2015 Atlanta Braves 6795 .414 4 2,001,392
2016 Atlanta Braves 6893 .422 5 2,020,914
2017 Atlanta Braves 7290 .444 3 2,505,252
2018 Atlanta Braves 9072 .556 1 Division 2,555,781
2019 Atlanta Braves 9765 .599 1 Division 2,655,100
2020 Atlanta Braves 3525 .583 1 Division
2021 Atlanta Braves 8873 .547 1 World Series · Division 2,300,247
2022 Atlanta Braves 10161 .623 1 Division 3,129,931
2023 Atlanta Braves 10458 .642 1 Division 3,191,505
2024 Atlanta Braves 8973 .549 2 Wild card 3,011,755
2025 Atlanta Braves 7686 .469 4 2,903,167
Total60 seasons 4,9264,547 .520 2 World Series

Notable events

2004

Randy Johnson's Perfect Game

Randy Johnson threw a perfect game for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Atlanta Braves on May 18, 2004, winning 2–0.

1992

The Blue Jays Become World Series Champions

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 4–3 in eleven innings to win the World Series, becoming the first team based outside the United States to become world champions.

1970

Hank Aaron's 3,000th Hit

Hank Aaron reaches 3,000 hits at Cincinnati in a three-hit game that also included a home run, four years before he passed Babe Ruth.

2014

Philadelphia Phillies Combined No-Hitter, 2014

Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon threw a combined no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Atlanta Braves on September 1, 2014, winning 7–0.

2010

Ubaldo Jiménez's No-Hitter

Ubaldo Jiménez threw a no-hitter for the Colorado Rockies against the Atlanta Braves on April 17, 2010, winning 4–0.

1994

Kent Mercker's No-Hitter

Kent Mercker threw a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 8, 1994, winning 6–0.

1991

Atlanta Braves Combined No-Hitter, 1991

Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Peña threw a combined no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on September 11, 1991, winning 1–0.

1984

The Braves-Padres Brawl

A game between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres erupts into one of baseball's most notorious brawls after Atlanta pitcher Pascual Perez hits Padres leadoff man Alan Wiggins with the first pitch of the game.

1979

Ken Forsch's No-Hitter

Ken Forsch threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Atlanta Braves on April 7, 1979, winning 6–0.

1976

John Montefusco's No-Hitter

John Montefusco threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the Atlanta Braves on September 29, 1976, winning 9–0.

1973

Phil Niekro's No-Hitter

Phil Niekro threw a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on August 5, 1973, winning 9–0.

1969

Ken Holtzman's No-Hitter

Ken Holtzman threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Atlanta Braves on August 19, 1969, winning 3–0.

1967

Don Wilson's No-Hitter

Don Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Atlanta Braves on June 18, 1967, winning 2–0.

2021

World Series: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros

Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 0.

2021

World Series: Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 5.

2021

World Series: Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 3.

2021

World Series: Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros 0, Atlanta Braves 2.

2021

World Series: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros

Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 7.

2021

World Series: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros

Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 2.

1999

World Series: Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees

Atlanta Braves 1, New York Yankees 4.

1999

World Series: Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees

Atlanta Braves 5, New York Yankees 6.

1999

World Series: New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves

New York Yankees 7, Atlanta Braves 2.

1999

World Series: New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves

New York Yankees 4, Atlanta Braves 1.

1996

World Series: Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees

Atlanta Braves 2, New York Yankees 3.

1996

World Series: New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves

New York Yankees 1, Atlanta Braves 0.

Notable players

Showing 60 of 1,075 players on file for the club, most prominent first.