To paraphrase from a famous movie, the one constant through all the years has been baseball. With the winter meetings starting today, we continue our look at the all-time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. Today, we take a deeper dive into the Atlanta Braves.
The Braves began life in Boston, joining the National League in 1876, before moving to Milwaukee in 1953 and, finally, landing in Atlanta in 1966. I’ve seen 165 players don the Braves uniforms in the 22 games of theirs that I’ve attended live, including Games Three and Four of the 2003 NLDS against the Cubs at Wrigley Field and a 2021 game against the Yankees at Truist Park on my way home from a trip to Florida.
Home Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Chipper Jones | 3 |
| Freddie Freeman | 3 |
| Brian McCann | 2 |
| Jeff Fancoeur | 2 |
Hits
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Chipper Jones | 10 |
| Vinny Castilla | 9 |
| Brian McCann | 8 |
| Freddie Freeman | 8 |
Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Chipper Jones | 6 |
| Andruw Jones | 6 |
| Freddie Freeman | 5 |
| Ozzie Albies | 5 |
RBI
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Chipper Jones | 7 |
| Brian McCann | 7 |
| Freddie Freeman | 7 |
Doubles
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Brooks Conrad | 2 |
| Gary Sheffield | 2 |
| Freddie Freeman | 2 |
| Nick Markakis | 2 |
| Dansby Swanson | 2 |
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Now that the All Star Game is behind us and we await the start of the second half of the season, let’s take a look at the first half leaders on the defensive side of the ball for the 18 games I attended: