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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 ...
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]
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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Atlanta Braves ... The franchise was known by various names until it adopted the Boston Braves name in 1912.
The following is a list of games that have been given names that are widely used or recalled in reference to the game or as part of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team's lore. This list does not include games named only after being a World Series game unless they are referred to by a name besides their official yearly name.
"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."
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.
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