Memorable Braves in baseball's Hall of Fame

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Memorable Braves in baseball's Hall of Fame

Memorable Braves in the baseball Hall of Fame.

WARREN SPAHN (Inducted in 1973) -- Warren Spahn had a 20-year career pitching for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves. During his time with the Braves, Spahn had 13 seasons in which he won 20 games. Spahn won the Cy Young Award in 1957, the year he helped the Braves win the World Series.

EDDIE MATHEWS (Inducted in 1978) -- Eddie Mathews played for 15 seasons with the Braves, playing in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. The third baseman had a career batting average of .271, hitting 512 home runs and 1,453 RBIs.

HANK AARON (Inducted in 1982) -- Hank Aaron hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is the only player to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times. Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974 - a record that stood for more than three decades. Over 23 seasons with the Braves he won three Gold Gloves and had 14 seasons with a batting average of .300 or better.

PHIL NIEKRO (Inducted in 1997) -- Phil Niekro began pitching for the Milwaukee Braves in 1964 and he stayed with the team though 1983. Over a 23-year career, Niekro had 3,342 strikeouts and earned five Gold Gloves.

BOBBY COX (Inducted in 2014) -- Bobby Cox managed the Braves for more than two decades in two stints in which he led the team to 14 straight division titles and one World Series title. He ranks fourth on baseball's all-time managerial wins list with 2,504 and holds the all-time record for ejections in with 158.

TOM GLAVINE (Inducted in 2014) -- Tom Glavine was a five-time, 20-game winner and two-time Cy Young Award winner in Atlanta. A World Series MVP and 10-time All-Star, Glavine is one of only 24 pitchers in major league history to earn 300 career wins.

GREG MADDUX (Inducted in 2014) -- Greg Maddux pitched in Atlanta for a decade and was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years (1992–1995). An eight-time All-Star, Maddux won at least 15 games for 17 seasons straight and won the 18 Gold Glove Awards. He won a World Series title with the Braves in 1995.

JOHN SMOLTZ (Elected in 2015) -- John Smoltz is the only pitcher in major league history to record 200 wins and 150 saves. An eight-time All-Star, Smoltz won a Cy Young Award and a World Series over two decades in Atlanta.

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WARREN SPAHN (Inducted in 1973) -- Warren Spahn had a 20-year career pitching for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves. During his time with the Braves, Spahn had 13 seasons in which he won 20 games. Spahn won the Cy Young Award in 1957, the year he helped the Braves win the World Series.

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