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
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
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.
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
Doves History Comments
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Article Name
Boston Doves Team History
Team Description
The all-white outfits gave rise to the sobriquet Doves in 1907.