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The Best Brave to Wear #37
The best Brave to wear #37 is the greatest hitter in MLB history in at-bats occurring at 3:45 AM. It’s former pitcher Rick Camp. There are 3 things you need to know about Camp. [READ MORE]
Articles by Brent Blackwell
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The Best Braves to Wear #40, #39, and #38
The best Brave to wear #40 is Tony Cloninger. If you have quibbles with the choice, I hear ya. Cloninger wore #40 for 8 years (1961-1968) and only once, 1965, had a better than average [READ MORE]
Atlanta Braves
The Best Brave to Wear #41
The best player to wear #41 is the only player to play for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Atlanta Braves. It’s the hard-drinking life of the Milwaukee Braves, HOF 3B Eddie Mathews. We’re [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #42
The greatest Brave to wear #42 is Rick Mahler. Signed as an amateur free agent in 1975, Mahler’s pitching development was somewhat backwards. As he worked through the minor leagues, Mahler was predominantly a reliever. [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #43
The best Brave to wear #43 is actually… Rico Carty. Remember him? He was the best Brave to wear #77, since I assume you are systematically reading these in reverse order so you, a [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #45
The best Brave to wear #45 is Terry Mulholland. A 1st round pick in 1984 by the San Francisco Giants, Mulholland reached the big leagues in 1986. He struggled for a few years, and the [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #48
The greatest Brave to wear #48 is the man affectionately nicknamed “The Roadrunner”. A 3rd round pick in 1967 out of Grambling University, where he batted .585 – that’s FIVE EIGHTY FIVE, correct – Ralph [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #49
The best Brave to wear #49 only surrendered the number recently, Julio Teheran. You don’t really need much background on Teheran and where he came from. You’ve been watching him for years. We’re just [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #50
One frustration for Braves fans is that big, historical single-game feats just don’t come to us as often. In the past 23 seasons, here are teams who have enjoyed a no-hitter or a 4-HR game. [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #51
The best Brave to wear #51 is… Terry Forster. Let’s just start with this: A 2nd round pick in the 1970 draft by the [READ MORE]