Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Atlanta Braves professional baseball franchise, including its years in Boston (1871–1952) and Milwaukee (1953–1965).
Award winners
- Note: This was re-named the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award in 1944.
- Note: This was re-named the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award in 1987.
Manager of the Year Award
- See footnote[1]
- Hank Aaron (1958, 1959, 1960)
- Del Crandall (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962)
- Joe Torre (1965)
- Clete Boyer (1969)
- Felix Millan (1969, 1972)
- Phil Niekro (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983)
- Dale Murphy (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
- Terry Pendleton (1992) (Also won the award for St. Louis in 1987, 1989)
- Greg Maddux (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) (Also won the award for
Chicago in 1990, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2005, and 2006)
- Marquis Grissom (1995, 1996) (Also won the award for Montreal in 1993, 1994)
- Andruw Jones (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Mike Hampton (2003)
- Jeff Francoeur (2008)
- Dale Murphy (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
- Ron Gant (1991)
- Tom Glavine (1991, 1995, 1996, 1998)
- David Justice (1993)
- Fred McGriff (1993)
- Jeff Blauser (1997)
- John Smoltz (1997)
- Chipper Jones (1999, 2000)
- Mike Hampton (2003)
- Javy López (2003)
- Gary Sheffield (2003)
- Johnny Estrada (2004)
- Andruw Jones (2005)
- Brian McCann (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"
- See: This Year in Baseball Awards#Award winners
- Note: Voted by fans as the best in all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not two awards, one for each league).
"This Year in Baseball Awards" Pitcher of the Year
- See footnote[2]
"This Year in Baseball Awards" Setup Pitcher of the Year
- See footnote[2]
- Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002.
- Note: The nominees were: Chipper Jones, Phil Niekro, John Smoltz, and Warren Spahn.
- Hank Aaron — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value
Baseball's 100 Greatest Players (1998; The Sporting News)
- See footnote[5]
Baseball Prospectus "Internet Baseball Awards" Team of the Decade (1999)
- See: Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards #Team of the Decade (1990–1999)
- Rotation (top 5 starting pitchers):
- Pitcher of the Decade:
- Note: Awarded by fellow major-league players as the Player of the Year in Major League Baseball (not one for each league).
Relief Man of the Year Award
- See footnote[2]
Baseball America Rookie of the Year
- Note: Awarded as the Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball (not one for each league).
Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year Award
USA Today NL Top Rookie
Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards NL Rookie of the Year
Baseball America All-Rookie Team
- See: Baseball America #Baseball America All-Rookie Team
Players Choice Awards Marvin Miller Man of the Year
- Note: Awarded by fellow major-league players as the Man of the Year in Major League Baseball (not one for each league).
Team award
Team records (single-game, single-season, career)
Minor-league system
Other achievements
National Baseball Hall of Fame
- See: Atlanta Braves #Baseball Hall of Famers
Braves Hall of Fame
Retired numbers
- See: Atlanta Braves#Retired numbers
Ford C. Frick Award (broadcasters)
- See: Atlanta Braves #Ford C. Frick Award recipients (broadcasters)
J. G. Taylor Spink Award (baseball writers)
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
- Dale Murphy (1987; one of eight "Athletes Who Care" selected that year instead of the usual Sportsman of the Year)
League leaders
League leader means they led the National League in the particular category. (Not the entire MLB or the American Association (before 1900).
John Smoltz 16 (2006)*, 24 (1996)
Tom Glavine 21 (2000), 20 (1998),
Denny Neagle 20 (1997)
Russ Ortiz 21 (2003)
Craig Kimbrel 46 (2011)*
John Smoltz 55 (2002)
Jim Turner 2.38 (1937)
Warren Spahn 2.36 (1947), 2.10 (1953), 3.02 (1961)
Chet Nichols 2.88 (1951)
Lew Burdette 2.70 (1956)
Phil Niekro 1.87 (1967)
Buzz Capra 2.28 (1974)
Greg Maddux 2.36 (1993), 1.56 (1994), 1.63 (1995), 2.22 (1998)
Tommy Bond 170 (1877), 182 (1878)
Vic Willis 225 (1902)
John Smoltz 276 (1995), 215 (1992)
Phil Niekro 262 (1977)
Warren Spahn 183 (1952), 164 (1951)*, 191 (1950), 151 (1949)
Charley Jones 9 (1879 - Boston Red Caps (Braves))
Jim O Rourke 6 (1880 - Boston Red Caps (Braves))
Harry Stovey 16 (1891 - Boston Beaneaters (Braves))
Hugh Duffy 11 (1897), 18 (1894) - Boston Beaneaters (Braves)
Jimmy Collins 15 (1898 - Boston Beaneaters (Braves))
Herman Long 12 (1900 - Boston Beaneaters (Braves))
Dave Brain 10 (1907 - Boston Doves (Braves))
Fred Beck 10 (1910 - Boston Doves (Braves))
Wally Berger 34 (1935 - Boston Braves)
Tommy Holmes 28 (1945 - Boston Braves)
Eddie Matthews 47 (1953), 46, (1959)
Hank Aaron 44 (1966), 39 (1967), 44 (1963), 44 (1957)
Dale Murphy 36 (1984), 37 (1985)
Andruw Jones 51 (2005)
Rogers Hornsby .387 (1928 - Boston Braves)
Rico Carty .366 (1970)
Ralph Garr .353 (1974)
Terry Pendleton .319 (1991)
Chipper Jones .364 (2008)
Hank Aaron .328 (1956), .355 (1959)
Rico Carty .454 (1970)
Chipper Jones .470 (2008)
Hank Aaron 200 (1956), 223 (1959)
Red Schoendienst 200 (1957)
Felipe Alou 218 (1966), 210 (1968)*
Ralph Garr 214 (1974)
Terry Pendleton 187 (1991), 199 (1992)
Tommy Holmes 191 (1947), 224 (1945)
Eddie Brown 201 (1926)
Doc Miller 192, (1911)
Ginger Beaumont 187, (1907)
Hugh Duffy 237, (1894)
Ezra Sutton 162, (1884)
Deacon White 103, (1877)
Michael Bourn 61 (2011)
Bill Bruton 25 (1955), 34 (1954), 26 (1953)
Sam Jethroe 35 (1951), 35 (1950)
Dale Murphy 118 (1985)
Hank Aaron 113 (1967), 121 (1963), 118 (1957)
Felipe Alou 122 (1966)
Bill Bruton 112 (1960)
Earl Torgeson 120 (1950)
See also
- ^ In 1936, The Sporting News began The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. (In 1986, TSN expanded the award to one for each league.) In 1959, the Associated Press began its AP Manager of the Year Award, which was discontinued in 2001. (From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB.) In 1983, MLB began its own Manager of the Year Award (in each league). In 1998, Baseball Prospectus added a Manager of the Year award to its "Internet Baseball Awards" (one per league). In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Charles Isham "C. I." Taylor Legacy Award for "Managers of the Year". In 2003, MLB added a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB) to its This Year in Baseball Awards. In 2007, the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh began its Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award (for all of MLB). (In 2010, it began a separate Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award.) Baseball America also has a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB). USA Today has a Manager of the Year award (one per league).
- ^ a b c MLB appears to have dropped the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award as an official MLB award, after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976-2006). Awards (The Official Site of MLB's Honors and Accolades). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLB.com). Retrieved 2010-06-09. Established in 1976, it does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. 2010 Awards. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-08-21. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (initially sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and does appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. Prior to both awards, in 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards) (for all of MLB, not for each league), including Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year". In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Hilton Smith Legacy Award for "Relievers of the Year".
- ^ Starting Pitcher of the Year Award. Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved 2011-09-05. Note: Smoltz was a closer in 2002, but the inaugural 2002 TYIB Awards had only two pitching awards: Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year".
- ^ Setup Man of the Year Award. Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ Baseball's 100 Greatest Players (The Sporting News). Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 19, 2010). "Future Big League Stars Highlight All-Rookie Team". Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/rookie-of-the-year/2010/2610794.html. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011=). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/rookie-of-the-year/2011/2612464.html. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ a b The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
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