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  2. List of baseball team nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Georgia Braves [3] – Referring that the team is located in Georgia. The Cowards – Opposite of Braves; used derisively by detractors. The Peach Clobbers – Nickname of the hard-hitting 2013 Atlanta Braves team. [4] The Curse City of Atlanta – Reference to Atlanta teams having a history of struggling in the playoffs; used derisively by ...

  3. History of baseball team nicknames - Wikipedia

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    "The nickname of Braves was first given the club at the suggestion of John Montgomery Ward, when James E. Gaffney, from Tammany Hall, became club president in 1912. Previously, the club had been briefly nicknamed the Doves, a name bestowed on the team when George B. and John E. C. Dovey became its owners; and also the Red Caps and Beaneaters."

  4. List of baseball nicknames - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]

  5. Atlanta Braves - Wikipedia

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    Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953 ... The franchise was known by various names until it adopted the Boston Braves name in 1912.

  6. Braves' High-A affiliate in Rome, Georgia is dropping the ...

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    Atlanta's minor league affiliate in Rome, Georgia will be dropping its Braves nickname. The High-A South Atlantic League team, the third rung in Atlanta's minor league system, has been a Braves ...

  7. Chief Noc-A-Homa - Wikipedia

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    During the 1966 season, the Atlanta Braves held a contest to name their mascot. Mary Truesdale, a Greenville, SC resident was one of three people who entered "Chief Noc-A-Homa" the winning name chosen and announced by the Braves on July 26, 1966. [5] [6] The first Chief Noc-A-Homa was portrayed by a Georgia State college student named Larry Hunn.

  8. Atlanta Braves’ Double-A baseball team moving to Columbus ...

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    Pete Laven, general manager of the Atlanta Braves Double-A minor league baseball franchise, speaks to the crowd Sept. 6, 2024, in the Columbus Convention & Trade Center, where the team’s new ...

  9. List of nicknamed Major League Baseball games and plays

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    Atlanta Braves: 2012 National League Wild Card Game, known for a controversial infield fly called by umpire Sam Holbrook on a fly ball off of the bat of Braves player Andrelton Simmons that landed in shallow left field between Cardinals players Pete Kozma and Matt Holliday. [34] [35] Crowdless Game: April 29, 2015 Chicago White Sox: 2–8 ...

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