Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor

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Hank Aaron, also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, won the 1957 NL MVP Award and was a 15-time All-Star during his Milwaukee Braves career. Hank Aaron 1960.png
Hank Aaron, also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, won the 1957 NL MVP Award and was a 15-time All-Star during his Milwaukee Braves career.
Warren Spahn, also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, won the 1957 NL Cy Young Award and was a 12-time All-Star during his Milwaukee Braves career. Warren Spahn 1953.jpg
Warren Spahn, also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, won the 1957 NL Cy Young Award and was a 12-time All-Star during his Milwaukee Braves career.

The Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor is an exhibit located at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that commemorates baseball players who made significant contributions to the Milwaukee Braves Major League Baseball (MLB) team that played in the city from 1953 to 1965. [3] Previously known as the Boston Braves, the National League (NL) team relocated from Boston, Massachusetts, to Milwaukee after the 1952 season. They won the 1957 World Series under manager Fred Haney. After playing 13 seasons at Milwaukee County Stadium, the club moved to Atlanta, Georgia, as the Atlanta Braves after the 1965 season. [4]

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The Wall of Honor was established by the Milwaukee Brewers MLB team and the Milwaukee Braves Historical Association in 2004. Each inductee is honored with a bronze plaque bearing their image and a summary of their Braves career, which is affixed to a wall on the third base concourse. [4] As of 2020, nineteen individuals have been inducted. [3]

Inductees

Key
PositionIndicates the inductee's primary position
†Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
‡Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award
Wall of Honor inductees
InductedNamePositionCareerRef.
2012 Hank Aaron † Right fielder 1954–1965 [1]
2011 Joe Adcock First baseman 1953–1962 [5]
2019 Frank Bolling Second baseman 1961–1965 [6]
2016 Bill Bruton Center fielder 1953–1960 [7]
2018 Bob Buhl Pitcher 1953–1962 [8]
2017 Lew Burdette Pitcher 1953–1963 [9]
2013 Gene Conley Pitcher 1954–1958 [10]
2020 Wes Covington Left fielder 1956–1961 [11]
2012 Del Crandall Catcher 1953–1963 [12]
2005 Johnny Logan Shortstop 1953–1961 [13]
2010 Félix Mantilla Second baseman 1956–1961 [14]
2010 Eddie Mathews † Third baseman 1953–1965 [15]
2006 Andy Pafko Right fielder 1953–1959 [16]
2015 Red Schoendienst † Second baseman 1957–1960 [17]
2004 Warren Spahn † Pitcher 1953–1964 [2]
2008 Bobby Thomson Left fielder 1954–1957 [18]
2011 Frank Torre First baseman 1956–1960 [19]
2014 Joe Torre † Catcher 1960–1965 [20]
2009 Bob Uecker ‡ Catcher 1962–1963 [21]

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  16. ↑ "Andy Pafko Stats". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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