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Since Steve Ballmer bought the team, the history of the Braves have been acknowledged through occasional throwback uniforms during Clipper games and Buffalo throwback merchandise being made available through team venues, though any explicit Native American references outside the city name, the Braves name itself, and "feather B" logo have been ...
In subsequent years, the following major leagues competed against the NL, but all eventually folded: American Association (AA) (1882–1891) – several franchises transferred to the NL, both during and after the AA's existence. Union Association (UA) (1884) – only one franchise joined the NL after the UA disbanded.
In 1978, four NL teams--the Braves, Cubs, Mets and Pirates--did not have player names on their jerseys. The Mets and Pirates immediately added names to all of their jerseys, while the Braves and Cubs only did so for their away jerseys. The Braves added names to their home jerseys in 1980 when they were redesigned, but the Cubs did not until 1993.
(John Devaney and Burt Goldblatt, The World Series: A Complete Pictorial History, Rand McNally, 1975, p. 27). By 1907, the name "Cubs" was appearing on the team's scorecards. (Ahrens) The first uniform acknowledgment of the nickname came in 1908, when a bear cub holding a bat was placed inside the round "C" that was already on the uniform shirt.
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A pair of rookies named Smith gave Buffalo fans reason for a bright future. The Braves repeated their 22–60 record from their inaugural season, and occupied the Atlantic Division basement. [ 1 ] Elmore Smith and Randy Smith each had out standing rookie seasons with Elmore averaging 17.3 points per game and 15.2 rebounds per game, while Randy ...