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Boston Braves
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Major league baseball team, established in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings. Renamed the Boston Beaneaters in 1883, Boston Doves in 1907, Boston Rustlers in 1911, and became the Boston Braves in 1912. Team played as the Boston Bees from 1936-40, then resumed the Braves nickname until 1953, when the club moved to Milwaukee and, thirteen years later, to Atlanta.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Gene Conley |
Baseball |
10-Nov-1930 |
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NBA and MLB champion |
| Alvin Dark |
Baseball |
7-Jan-1922 |
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Retired MLB Shortstop and Manager |
| Rogers Hornsby |
Baseball |
27-Apr-1896 |
5-Jan-1963 |
The Raj |
| Jim Konstanty |
Baseball |
2-Mar-1917 |
11-Jun-1976 |
National League 1950 MVP |
| Eddie Mathews |
Baseball |
13-Oct-1931 |
18-Feb-2001 |
Hit 512 home runs |
| Gene Mauch |
Baseball |
18-Nov-1925 |
8-Aug-2005 |
MLB Manager |
| Joe Medwick |
Baseball |
24-Nov-1911 |
21-Mar-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Babe Ruth |
Baseball |
6-Feb-1895 |
16-Aug-1948 |
The Bambino |
| George Sisler |
Baseball |
24-Mar-1893 |
26-Mar-1973 |
Batted .420 in 1921 |
| Warren Spahn |
Baseball |
23-Apr-1921 |
24-Nov-2003 |
Winner of 1957 Cy Young Award |
| Casey Stengel |
Baseball |
30-Jul-1890 |
29-Sep-1975 |
The Old Perfesser |
| Cy Young |
Baseball |
29-Mar-1867 |
4-Nov-1955 |
Pitched 511 career wins |
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