Photos: Ex-Braves manager Dave Bristol

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Photos of former Braves manager Dave Bristol.

Dave Bristol was hired by the Braves as their manager for the 1976 season. He took part in this pre-game promotion that called for him to milk a cow. Click here to read more about Dave Bristol's long career in baseball. AJC file photo

Dave Bristol’s Braves were 70-92 in 1976. (AJC file photo)

Dave Bristol’s Braves were 61-101 in 1977. (AJC file photo)

Braves owner Ted Turner replaced Dave Bristol as manager for a game in Pittsburgh in 1977. AJC file photo

Dave Bristol (second from left) on his tenure with the Braves: “The worst thing that happened was Ted (Turner, left) bought the club in the winter right after I was hired.” (AJC file photo)

A note with Dave Bristol's managerial philosophies. AJC file photo

Dave Bristol on Braves great Bobby Cox: “I don’t think there has ever been a manager that has run a clubhouse better than Bobby Cox. I don’t think he has ever said a negative word about a player in his life. He has shown us all how to manage.’’ AJC file photo

Dave Bristol was replaced by three Hall of Fame managers/players: Anderson in Cincinnati, Bobby Cox in Atlanta and Frank Robinson in San Francisco. (MINLA LINN/AJC staff)

Dave Bristol signed to play college football at Georgia Tech but chose to play pro baseball instead. (AJC file photo)

Dave Bristol managed the Giants for parts of two seasons, going 10-12 in 1979 and then 75-86 the following season. (AJC file photo)

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Dave Bristol was hired by the Braves as their manager for the 1976 season. He took part in this pre-game promotion that called for him to milk a cow. Click here to read more about Dave Bristol's long career in baseball. AJC file photo

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