| The Atlanta Braves franchise is the oldest continuously | | | | them to Boston. During the next two decades the |
| operating professional sports franchise in the U.S. They | | | | Beaneaters had their share of ups and downs. In 1907 |
| were not always known as the Braves, and they did | | | | the team was bought by the Dovey brothers, who |
| not have their start in Atlanta. They began in Boston | | | | changed the team's name to the Doves. In 1912 the |
| as the Red Stockings, and have been called the | | | | team acquired the nickname Braves. The Braves won |
| Beaneaters, Doves, Rustlers, and Bees as they | | | | the World Series in 1914. |
| moved from Boston to Milwaukee, and finally Atlanta. | | | | In 1936 after a fan poll, the Braves' name was |
| The Boston Red Stockings were incorporated in | | | | changed to the Bees and their ballpark became the |
| January 1871 and became one of nine charter | | | | Beehive. In 1941 the team was renamed the Braves. |
| members of the National Association of Professional | | | | Their final game in Boston was played in 1952. The |
| Baseball Players. This was the forerunner of today's | | | | Braves began their first season in Milwaukee in 1953 at |
| National League. The Red Stockings were a very | | | | Milwaukee County Stadium. In 1957 the Braves won |
| successful team through the 1870s. In 1883 the team's | | | | the World Series for a second time. |
| name was changed to the Beaneaters, to better tie | | | | |