Jeff Francouer, “Frenchy”, played around a lot (Braves from 2005 – 09)
Jeff Francouer, known as”Frenchy”, has played around. Starting off with the Braves for a while (2005 to 2009) and then …
Monthly Archives: October 2017
George Stallings makes a difference as manager (1913)
The Braves 1913 were stunningly horrible, except for one thing. They had a 69-82 record finishing 5th, 31 1/2 games …
‘Slidin’ Billy Hamilton sets a record with 83 stolen bases (1896)
1900 is generally considered the start of the modern era in baseball. So how do you evaluate players before then …
Fred Frankhouse is the only bright spot (1935)
When you can win games on the worst team in the history of the Braves, that deserves a note. Not …
Freddie Freeman of Atlanta Braves calls Milwaukee Brewers’ Miller Park ‘bad-lit Little League field’ (April 29, 2017)
Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman looked forward to the 2017 series finale against Milwaukee on April 29. It was …
The Beaneaters and a season of lasts (1906)
1906 would be a year of lasts for the Beaneaters. With a 49-102 record, the Beaneaters would finish last. An …
John Morrill takes Harry Wright’s place as manager (1882)
1882 brought the first time that the Boston Red Caps (now the Atlanta Braves) would change managers. Harry Wright was out. …
Fred Tenney gets a bonus for losing (1905)
How low can the Braves (then known as the Boston Beaneaters) go? Pretty low some years. In 1905 Boston Beaneaters …
58-80 isn’t a good enough record in anybody’s world (1903)
1903 was a disastrous year for the Beaneaters. It was Al Buckenberger’s second year as manager. They ended the season …
The Beaneaters win the pennant with a 93-39 record (1897)
Frank Selee is in his 8th season in 1897. The Beaneaters (now known as the Atlanta Braves) radically improve from …
Is King Kelly really the Captain? (1887)
So who is in charge of the 1887 Beaneaters (now known as the Atlanta Braves)? John Morrill had the title …
The Players League decimates the Beaneaters (1890)
1890 was the year of the Player League. At the time, baseball had a thing known as the reserve clause …
