Boston Doves Team History
The all-white outfits gave rise to the sobriquet Doves in 1907.
Established
1883
City
Boston – Milwaukee – Atlanta
League History
2000 – Present Major League Baseball
1883 – 1999 National League
Nickname
Doves – Before the 1907 season, longtime Boston Beaneaters owner Arthur Soden sold the team to the Dovey Brothers. The team quickly became known as the Boston Doves, after the brothers.
Team History
1966 – Present Atlanta Braves
1953 – 1965 Milwaukee Braves
1941 – 1952 Boston Braves
1936 – 1940 Boston Bees
1912 – 1935 Boston Braves
1911 Boston Rustlers
1907 – 1910 Boston Doves
1883 – 1906 Boston Beaneaters
Championship
World Series 0
1995, 1957, 1914
Stadium
2017 – Present SunTrust Park
1997 – 2016 Turner Field
1976 – 1996 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1966 – 1976 Atlanta Stadium
*Milwaukee*
1953 – 1965 Milwaukee County Stadium
*Boston*
1915 – 1952 Braves Field
1936 – 1941 National League Park
1914 – 1915 Fenway Park
1894 – 1914 South End Grounds
1894 Congress Street Grounds
1883 – 1894 South End Grounds
Owner
2007 – Present Liberty Media Corporation
1996 – 2007 Time Warner
1976 – 1996 Ted Turner
1962 – 1976 William Bartholomay
1944 – 1962 Lou Perini
1935 – 1945 Bob Quinn
1922 – 1935 Emil Fuchs
1919 – 1922 George W. Grant
1915 – 1918 Percy Haughton
1912 – 1915 James Gaffney
1911 William Hepburn Russell
1909 – 1910 John Dovey
1907 – 1909 George & John Dovey
1883 – 1909 Arthur Soden
Retired Number
3 Dale Murphy
6 Bobby Cox
10 Chipper Jones
21 Warren Spahn
29 John Smoltz
31 Greg Maddux
35 Phil Niekro
41 Eddie Matthews
42 Jackie Robinson
44 Hank Aaron
47 Tom Glavine
Mascot
1988 – Present Homer
1971 – 1979 Rally
*Blue is this team’s history
