The Greenville Braves were a Minor League Baseball team based in Greenville, South Carolina that served as the Double-A farm team of the Atlanta Braves between 1984 and 2004. The Braves played in Greenville Municipal Stadium for all 21 years of their existence.
The team began play in 1984 when the Savannah Braves relocated from Savannah, Georgia. After the 2004 season, the Greenville Braves moved to Pearl, Mississippi, where they were known as the Mississippi Braves.
History After the 1983 season, the Savannah Braves moved to Greenville, South Carolina, and became known as the Greenville Braves. The team had much success and many famous future Atlanta players such as Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Javy López, Jason Marquis, Eddie Pérez, Andruw Jones, and John Rocker played there. They won multiple Southern League championships, and the 1992 edition, managed by Grady Little and featuring Chipper Jones and López, won 100 out of 143 games (.699) during the regular season to take the pennant, then captured the SL playoff title. The 1992 Braves were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. After the 2004 season, the parent club in Atlanta transferred the G-Braves to Pearl, Mississippi, where the team was known as the Mississippi Braves. After the 2024 season, the team relocated again to Columbus, Georgia, where they became known as the Columbus Clingstones.
The Braves cited an outdated stadium that did not meet current standards and the City of Greenville's unwillingness to create a sufficient financial package to build a new stadium as the cause of the move. With the Greenville Braves out, the Greenville Bombers (formerly the Capital City Bombers), Class A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, moved into the old Braves stadium in 2005. In 2006, a brand new stadium located in Downtown Greenville, Fluor Field at the West End, opened and the Bombers changed their name to the Greenville Drive.
Greenville Braves (WCL, 1963–64) Greenville also hosted a team in the low Class A Western Carolinas League—the former identity (1960–79) of the South Atlantic League—called the Braves as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves in 1963 and 1964. This two-year affiliation was brief, but produced the 1963 playoff champions of the WCL. When the New York Mets replaced the Braves as the team's parent in 1965, the nickname was changed.
Hall of Fame Alumni Tom Glavine, All Star starting pitcher and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee in 2014 Chipper Jones, All Star third baseman and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee in 2018
Notable former players Jim Acker, pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves Tommy Greene, All Star pitcher, threw a no hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies. Andruw Jones, All Star outfielder, won 10 consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards 1998-2007 Chipper Jones, Hall of Fame Third Baseman. 1999 MVP. 2008 batting champion. David Justice, All Star outfielder. 1990 National League Rookie of the Year. Javy Lopez, All Star catcher, NLCS MVP Jason Marquis, All Star starting pitcher, Silver Slugger Award Kent Mercker, starting pitcher Adam Wainwright, All Star starting pitcher Turk Wendell, the most superstitious athlete of all time by Men's Journal. Mark Wohlers, All Star reliever, threw a combined no-hitter in 1991
Season-by-season records The following is a list of the Greenville Braves season-by-season record.Baseball Reference Year Team name Wins Losses Pct. Manager 1963 Greenville Braves 59 65 0.476 Jim Fanning and Paul Snyder 1964 Greenville Braves 63 63 0.500 Bill Steinecke and Jimmy Brown 1984 Greenville Braves 80 67 0.567 Bobby Dews and Leo Mazzone 1985 Greenville Braves 70 74 0.486 Jim Beauchamp 1986 Greenville Braves 73 71 0.486 Jim Beauchamp 1987 Greenville Braves 70 74 0.786 Jim Beauchamp 1988 Greenville Braves 87 57 0.604 Buddy Bailey and Russ Nixon 1989 Greenville Braves 70 69 0.504 Buddy Bailey 1990 Greenville Braves 57 87 0.396 Buddy Bailey 1991 Greenville Braves 88 56 0.611 Chris Chambliss 1992 Greenville Braves 100 43 0.699 Grady Little 1993 Greenville Braves 70 67 0.511 Bruce Kimm 1994 Greenville Braves 73 63 0.537 Bruce Benedict 1995 Greenville Braves 59 83 0.415 Bruce Benedict 1996 Greenville Braves 58 82 0.414 Jeff Cox 1997 Greenville Braves 74 66 0.529 Randy Ingle 1998 Greenville Braves 67 72 0.482 Randy Ingle 1999 Greenville Braves 58 80 0.420 Paul Runge 2000 Greenville Braves 68 71 0.489 Paul Runge 2001 Greenville Braves 60 79 0.432 Paul Runge 2002 Greenville Braves 65 63 0.485 Brian Snitker 2003 Greenville Braves 68 70 0.493 Brian Snitker 2004 Greenville Braves 63 76 0.453 Brian Snitker
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