Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame

The 1995 World Series Commissioner's Trophy on display in the museum

The Ivan Allen, Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame (BMHF) was founded in 1999,^[1] to honor various players, managers, coaches, executives, and others who have been a part of the Atlanta Braves professional-baseball franchise during its years in Boston (1871–1952), Milwaukee (1953–1965), and/or Atlanta (1966–present).^[1] The Museum and Hall of Fame, named after former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., is located in Turner Field on the northwest side at Aisle 134.^[1]

Exhibits

"Braves Hall of Fame"

The jersey Hank Aaron wore when he broke Babe Ruth's home run record on display in the museum's "Atlanta" exhibit

The Braves Hall of Fame consists of 24 members who contributed to the franchise during its 138 seasons, whether they were players, managers, broadcasters, or owners.

Braves Hall of Fame members

• 1999 – Warren Spahn, Phil Niekro, Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron
• 2000 – Ted Turner, Dale Murphy
• 2001 – Ernie Johnson
• 2002 – Johnny Sain, Bill Bartholomay
• 2003 – Del Crandall
• 2004 – Pete Van Wieren, Kid Nichols, Tommy Holmes, Skip Caray
• 2005 – Paul Snyder, Herman Long
• 2006 – Bill Lucas, Ralph Garr
• 2007 – David Justice
• 2009 – Greg Maddux^[2]
• 2010 – Tom Glavine^[3]
• 2011 – Bobby Cox^[4][5][6]
• 2012 – John Smoltz^[7]
• 2013 – Chipper Jones^[8]
• 2014 – Javy Lopez, Rabbit Maranville, Dave Pursley
• 2015 – Don Sutton
• 2016 – Andruw Jones, John Schuerholz

"City" Exhibits

Individual exhibits for the Braves' NL championship seasons as seen in the "Atlanta" exhibit

The museum features three "city" exhibits (for Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta) that each feature items and information for the Braves from their times in that respective city. Included in these exhibits are "Babe Ruth as a Brave" and the 1914 World Series exhibit from Boston, a section of an original Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Car and the 1957 World Series exhibit from Milwaukee, and Hank Aaron's 715th home run exhibit and the 1995 World Series exhibit with replica rings and the Commissioner's Trophy from Atlanta.

"Braves in Cooperstown"

This exhibit features photos of all who played for the Braves franchise who are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Braves in National Baseball Hall of Fame

Atlanta Braves Hall of Famers
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Boston Braves Earl Averill Dave Bancroft Dan Brouthers John Clarkson* Jimmy Collins Hugh Duffy* Johnny Evers Burleigh Grimes Billy Hamilton Billy Herman Rogers Hornsby Joe Kelley King Kelly Ernie Lombardi Rabbit Maranville Rube Marquard Tommy McCarthy Bill McKechnie Joe Medwick Kid Nichols* Jim O'Rourke Charley Radbourn Babe Ruth Frank Selee** Al Simmons George Sisler Casey Stengel Ed Walsh Lloyd Waner Paul Waner Deacon White Vic Willis** George Wright Harry Wright Cy Young Milwaukee Braves Eddie Mathews Red Schoendienst Enos Slaughter Warren Spahn Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron Orlando Cepeda Phil Niekro Gaylord Perry Bruce Sutter Hoyt Wilhelm Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Braves cap insignia. * Has no insignia on his cap due to playing at a time when caps bore no insignia. ** Wears no cap.

"The Transformation of Turner Field"

This exhibit shows how Centennial Olympic Stadium was transformed into Turner Field following the 1996 Summer Olympics.

"Braves Leaderboard"

This exhibit features a large scoreboard that tracks current players' progress into breaking Braves franchise pitching and hitting records.

See also

• Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders#Braves Hall of Fame
• Ty Cobb Museum
• Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
• List of museums in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

1. "Museum and HOF". atlantabraves.mlb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
2. Rogers, Carroll (July 17, 2009). "Maddux enters Braves' Hall of Fame". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
3. |date=May 10, 2010|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5180358
4. "Bobby Cox honored in Atlanta (video)". Atlanta Braves official website. August 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
5. Bowman, Mark (August 12, 2011). "Cox humbled by entrance into Braves' Hall". MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
6. "Bobby Cox's No. 6 retired by Braves". FOXNews.com. Associated Press. August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
7. Bowman, Mark (June 8, 2012). "Braves give Smoltz team's highest honor". Atlanta Braves official website. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
8. Goldman, David. "Braves retire Chipper Jones' No. 10 jersey". AP. SI.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

External links

• Braves Museum and Hall of Fame official webpage