Atlanta Braves have existed under their present name since the 1966 season - their playing squad in the first season included players such as Joe Torre and Hank Aaron. Their first game of the season, on April 12, 1966, was a 3 - 2 defeat against the Pittsburgh Pirates - the Braves' only pitcher of the game - which went into its thirteenth inning before discovering its victor - was Tony Cloninger.
3. Nolan Ryan's first game in MLB was September 11, 1966 against the Atlanta Braves. He pitched 2 innings and had 3 strikeouts. His first ever MLB strikeout was of Braves' pitcher Pat Jarvis.
April 5, 1966 Was The First Game And There 3rd Game
That was Michael Tucker in the 3rd inning of the first game played at Turner Field, April 4, 1997. The Braves won 5-4.
Atlanta Braves PlayerBob Horner on July 6, 1986.
Brian Asselstine debuted on September 14, 1976, playing for the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium; he played his final game on October 3, 1981, playing for the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
The first ever ATLANTA Braves game was played on April 12, 1966 vs the Pittsburgh Pirates in Atlanta, GA. They lost the game 3-2.
John Smoltz was the starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Andy Pettitte was the starter for the New York Yankees. The Braves won 12-1.
The Alabama Crimson Tide's first football game was in 1892. The Atlanta Braves first baseball game was in 1966. So Alabama's football team came first.(i.e. ATLANTA STOLE THEIR "A")
3. Nolan Ryan's first game in MLB was September 11, 1966 against the Atlanta Braves. He pitched 2 innings and had 3 strikeouts. His first ever MLB strikeout was of Braves' pitcher Pat Jarvis.
April 5, 1966 Was The First Game And There 3rd Game
You can see an Atlanta Braves game or an Atlanta Falcons Game.
April 4, 1997
There used to be a team called the Milwaukee Braves.
They played the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta. The final score was 8-6. The Braves won that game.
Randy Johnson on May 18, 2004 against the Atlanta Braves.
The Atlanta Braves lost a 20 inning game in Philadelphia against the Phillies on Friday, May 4, 1973. The official time for the game was five hours and sixteen minutes.
9 by Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves on July 3, 1966 against the San Francisco Giants. Cloninger hit two grand slams and had an RBI single. He also pitched a complete game as the Braves won 17-3.