Troy Glaus wore No. 8 during his last two years in St. Louis. In Atlanta, he could wear No. 12, for he will become the Braves' 12th different Opening Day first baseman over the last 14 seasons.
Yr/Player/Games/Ave/HR/RBI
1997 Fred McGriff 152 .277 22 97
1998 Andres Galarraga 153 .305 44 121
1999 Ryan Klesko 133 .297 21 80
2000 Andres Galarraga 141 .302 28 100
2001 Rico Brogna 72 .248 3 21
2002 B.J. Surhoff 25 .293 0 9
2003 Robery Fick 126 .269 11 80
2004 Julio Franco 125 .309 6 57
2005 Adam LaRoche 141 .259 20 78
2006 Adam LaRoche 149 .285 32 90
2007 Scott Thorman 120 .216 11 26
2008 Mark Teixeira 103 .283 20 78
2009 Casey Kotchman 87 .282 6 41
2010 Troy Glaus
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