The Uniforms of the Atlanta Braves!
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Here then is the history
of the Braves’ Uniforms …
#1.
1901 The
Atlanta Braves franchise was one of the original National League franchises
from the National League’s first year - 1876. The franchise was then located in
Boston, and the team was originally nicknamed the Red Caps. At some point in
the 1880’s the team becomes known as the “Beaneaters”,
and keeps that name to the end of the 1906 season. The team was then known as
the Doves from 1907 until 1910, and the Rustlers for a year after that. They
finally became the Braves after the 1911 season, named after their new owner
James Gaffney, a Tammany Hall “Brave”.
The Braves played at Braves Field in Boston
from 1915 until 1952 when then owner Lou Perini moved the team to Milwaukee.
This 1901 uniform is a Beaneaters’
home uniform. It was remarkably similar to the American League Boston Red Sox’
uniform of the time, and actually caused some confusion among fans as to which
team was which - and the confusion lasted for several more years until the Red
Sox changed their uniform design to differentiate themselves from the Braves.
Notice the laced up collar on this jersey, something we associate more with
hockey jerseys than baseball jerseys.
#2A.
1914 This
is a road uniform featuring red pinstripes on a gray uniform – an unusual
combination. The Indian head on the left sleeve first appeared on the Braves
1912 uniform, the first year they were called ‘The Braves’.
The 1914 Braves were sometimes called “The
Miracle Braves” because they rose from the ashes to win the National League
Pennant. Although their team was stocked with “rejects”, they took the World
Series in 4 straight games against Philadelphia’s “$100,000 Infield” of Stuffy
McInnis, Eddie Collins, Jack Barry and “Home Run” Baker. The Braves’ had
numerous heroes in the World Series - Hank Gowdy hit
.545, Johnny Evers hit .438, pitcher Dick Rudolph won 2 of the 4 games with a
0.50 ERA and “Seattle Bill” James won the other two with a perfect 0.00 ERA.
The was to be the Braves first and only World
Series victory in Boston - their next World Series victory was in 1957 by which
time they had moved to Milwaukee and were known as the Milwaukee Braves. The
Boston Braves only other World Series appearance was in 1948 when they lost to
Bob Feller and the powerful Cleveland Indians.
#2B.
1918 This
is a simple white home uniform with the Indian logo on the left breast. The
Braves wore this style uniform from 1915 to 1920. This is a pullover style jersey,
with a center belt loop, which allowed the belt buckle to be positioned off to
one side. The players would wear their belts this way to prevent injury when
sliding into a base.
#3.
1925 Notice
the blue piping around the collar and down the front of this home jersey. The
patch on the left sleeve celebrates the National Leagues 50th
anniversary and features the words “Golden Jubilee”. There are belt tunnels
instead of belt loops on the trousers. For those of you that aren’t familiar
with the expression “belt tunnel”, it functions the same way as a belt loop,
but it’s thicker, at least 4-6 inches long vs. a belt loop which might only be
˝” wide.
#4A.
1929 This
beautiful home uniform is highly unusual in that the team logo of an Indian
head interrupts the team name on the front of the jersey. Notice also how the
team colors went from red, white and blue to yellow and red.
#4B.
1939 Notice
that the belt tunnels and belt loops on this home uniform are red, a somewhat
unusual look. The patch on the left sleeve celebrates the “Centennial of
Baseball” and was worn by all major league teams in 1939. The invention of
baseball in 1839 by Abner Doubleday is a highly mythical story involving a
farmer’s field in Cooperstown New York, and yet the myth still gets repeated
even today. For more on this subject, please visit www.mrbaseball.com/history/doubleday.htm
.
#5A.
1942 This
is a departure from earlier Braves’ road uniforms. There are no logos, just the
name of the city. If we could see the left shoulder we
would see a “Health” patch.
During the Second World War, the question is
raised, should able-bodied athletes of baseball be fighting for their country
rather than playing baseball? Baseball Commissioner Landis asked President
Franklin D. Roosevelt what to do - here is part of Roosevelt’s reply:
“I honestly feel it would be best for the
country to keep baseball going. There will be fewer people unemployed and
everybody will work longer hours and harder than ever before… Here is another
way of looking at it - if 300 teams use 5,000 or 6,000 players, these players
are a definite recreational asset to at least 20,000,000 of their fellow
citizens - and that in my judgment is thoroughly worthwhile.”
Wartime sleeve patches were worn by all
levels of professional baseball teams between 1942 and 1945. A “Health” patch
was worn during the 1942 season (and on this jersey), part of a war-time health
and fitness awareness campaign, and from 1943-1945 a “Stars and Stripes” was
worn.
#5B.
This home jersey is remarkably similar to the
jersey worn by the current Braves ball club. The “Braves” script and tomahawk,
jersey piping and as the piping around the belt tunnels, remain pretty much the
same today as in 1948.
This is a zippered jersey, a trend that took
the world of professional baseball by storm. During the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s many teams used zippered jerseys instead
of the more traditional button front jerseys, while a handful of teams wore
them well into the 70’s and even the 80’s. The Reds, Yankees and A’s were one
of three pre-1977 major league teams that never wore zippers. The 1937 Cubs
were the first team to wear a zippered jersey, and as far we can tell the 1988
Phillies were the last to wear one.
The 1948 Braves made it all the way to the
World Series, and won the first game of the series, but ended up losing to the
Cleveland Indians 4 games to 2. The Braves had only 2 reliable starting
pitchers, Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain,
which lead to the saying “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain” as a reference to the fact that
ideally the Braves could make do with just the two pitchers if they could
squeeze in a rain day. But there were only clear skies over the World Series,
and the Braves were defeated 4 games to 2. This was the Boston Braves’ only
World Series appearance other than in 1914 when they won it all.
#6.
1957 This
home jersey still features a zippered front. There is a new Indian head on the
sleeve, a style that was worn from 1957 to1971. The Braves had abandoned Boston
and had been playing in Milwaukee for 5 years at this point. The Braves left
Boston for Milwaukee because of poor attendance in Boston, in large part due to
the competition with the more popular American League Red Sox.
In 1957 the Milwaukee Braves faced the
powerful Yankees in the World Series and won it 4 games to 3, winning the
deciding game 5-0 right in Yankee Stadium. Pitching was the key to the Braves’
victory. Lew Burdette posted 3 victories and Warren Spahn,
who started with the Braves in 1942, pitched a winner in game 4. Henry Aaron
led all hitters in the 1957 World Series, going 11 for 28 for a sparkling .393
average. Aaron broke in with the Braves in 1954 when the team was already in
Milwaukee, and stayed with the Braves franchise through the end of the 1974
season.
The following year, 1958, the Braves met the
Yankees once again in the World Series, but the tables were reversed this time
and the Braves lost 4 games to 3, with the deciding game being played in
Milwaukee. This would be the Braves’ last appearance in the World Series until
the 90’s, by which time they had long been in Atlanta.
Please note: Some versions of this poster do
not have a jersey number on the front of the 1957 jersey - this was an
oversight on our part and has been corrected in later versions of the poster.
We’re sorry for the error.
#7.
1966 There’s
still the “yelling brave” on the left sleeve of this road jersey, a logo that
made its first appearance in 1957 and remained until 1971. This jersey is a
more traditional style jersey, having abandoned the zippered front for the
classic button front. 1966 was the Braves’ first year in their new home in
Atlanta, after having been in Milwaukee for 13 seasons from 1953 - 1965.
#8.
1974 This
home uniform is a radical departure from any Braves uniform we’ve seen
previously. This is the double knit era of the 70’s and early 80’s that
overwhelmed the world of baseball. The Braves retained some of their dignity,
though, by not sacrificing the traditional belt for the “Sans-A-Belt” style of
trousers worn by almost every other team. Notice the heavily stylized arrowhead
on the sleeves of the jersey.
This season, 1974, Hank Aaron broke Babe
Ruth’s all time Home Run record by hitting his 715th
round-tripper. This would be Aaron’s 21st, and last, season with the
Braves. The next two seasons he would move to the American League Milwaukee
Brewers, and when all was said and done he had slugged a remarkable 755 home
runs in his tremendous 23 year career.
#9.
1987 We’re
finally out of the double knit era, thank goodness! This road uniform is
remarkably similar to Braves’ uniforms from the late 40’s when the team was
still in Boston, let alone Milwaukee. It’s wonderful to see the respect for the
past - the piping, the cuffs, and the belt tunnels – even the style of script
and underlying tomahawk are quite similar.
#10.
1995 There
are two patches on this home jersey, one on each sleeve. On the right is a
World Series patch, honoring the Braves’ appearance in the 1995 World Series
against the Cleveland Indians - teams started wearing “World Series” patches in
the early 90’s. On the left is an Atlanta Braves’ 30th anniversary
patch celebrating the franchises’ 30 years in Atlanta.
1995 saw the Atlanta Braves win the World
Series over the Indians 4 games to 2 for the franchise’s 3rd ever
World Series Championship – and their first in Atlanta. The 1st was in 1914 when the team was in
Boston, the 2nd in Milwaukee in 1957. The Braves won the 1995 World
Series in Atlanta, 1-0 in game 6 on the strength of eight innings of one hit
pitching by Tom Glavine.
The 90’s has been a remarkable decade of
baseball for the Braves – making World Series appearances 5 times - 1991, 1992,
1995, 1996, and 1999 – and winning it all in 1995.
#11.
1999 The
patch on the left sleeve of this road uniform is the 25th
anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record – the “715”
refers to the record-breaking
home run (Aaron went on to hit a total of 755 home runs before he
was done).
On the right sleeve is a World Series patch,
a new tradition that began in the early 90’s to celebrate World Series
appearances.
The Braves faced the Yankees in the 1999
World Series, but were overcome once again as the Yankees downed the Braves in
4 straight games to repeat as World Series Champs. But the 90’s have been a
remarkable decade for the Braves with 5 trips to the World Series - 1991, 1992,
1995, 1996, and 1999 - a fantastic record in an era of rampant free agency.
In fact, it should be noted that the 1997-99
Braves have to be considered on of the best baseball
teams in history - they are one of only 4 teams ever to win 100 games three
years in a row. In 1997 they went 101-61; in 1998 they went 106-56; and in 1999
they also went 103-59. The three other teams to win 100 games three years
running were the 1929-31 Philadelphia A’s, the 1942-44 Cardinals and the
1969-71 Orioles.
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