num_pages: 304
description: From 1991 through 2005 the Atlanta Braves did something no pro sports team can match finishing in first place for fourteen consecutive seasons.During that stretch the Braves parlayed powerful pitching with potent hitting that produced under pressure. Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox won with veteran teams young teams slugging teams and several times with teams that emphasized speed and defense. His teams captured 100 wins in six different seasons.In Fourteen Flags former AP sportswriter Dan Schlossberg covers the record-breaking era that transformed Atlanta from the Bad-News Braves to America's Team. With separate chapters on Cox fabled pitching coach Leo Mazzone and Hall of Fame pitchers Greg Maddux Tom Glavine and John Smoltz this book also highlights the contributions of Andres Galarraga Andruw Jones Chipper Jones Brian Jordan Javy Lopez Terry Pendleton and many more Braves stars. It features year-by-year summaries Opening Day lineups an appendix with single-season and lifetime leaders and even oddball anecdotes that explain why the fourteen-year streak may never be duplicated. It is the perfect gift for fans of baseball history as well as fans of the Atlanta Braves!
language: English
title: When the Braves Ruled the Diamond: Fourteen Flags over Atlanta
publisher: Sports Publishing