Photos: Former Braves standout Ron Gant

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Photos: Former Braves standout Ron Gant

Photos of former Atlanta Braves player Ron Gant.

A bobblehead doll captures the moment that Minnesota Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek lifted Ron Gant's leg off first base so he could tag out the Braves player during Game 2 of the 1991 World Series. (File photo)

Ron Gant argues the call after the Twins' Kent Hrbek pulled him off first base and tagged him out in Game 2 of the 1991 World Series at the Metrodome in Minnesota. (Jonathan Newton / AJC staff)

Ron Gant of the Braves scores on Mike Stanton's liner to left field that got past Barry Bonds in 1992. (David Tulis / AJC staff)

Ron Gant smiles during spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1991. (Johnny Crawford / AJC staff)

Former Braves player Ron Gant (right) participates in a TV interview before he helps honor Chipper Jones at a luncheon in 2013 in Atlanta. (David Tulis / AJC Special)

Atlanta's Ron Gant smacks a bases-loaded single to drive in the winning run against the Dodgers in 1991. (Walt Stricklin / AJC staff)

The Braves' Ron Gant clubs a three-run homer to beat the San Diego Padres in 1991. (Frank Niemeir / AJC staff)

Ron Gant (left), manager Bobby Cox (center), and Brian Hunter watch San Francisco beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on the big screen at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, giving the Braves the National League West title after their 5-2 victory over the Astros. (FRANK NIEMEIR/Staff)

Ron Gant throws his helmet in disgust after he hit a pop up for an out in 1991. (Marlene Karas / AJC staff)

Ron Gant gets a high-five from Greg Olson after scoring on Deion Sanders' pinch single in the eighth inning in 1993. (MARLENE KARAS/AJC staff)

Ron Gant raises his fist after he hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 in 1991. (Frank Niemeir / AJC staff)

Braves center fielder Ron Gant makes a diving stab but can't come up with a ball hit by a Twins player in the 1991 World Series. (Rich Mahan / AJC staff)

Ron Gant rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in 1991. (Frank Niemeir / AJC staff)

Ron Gant is hit by a pitch by San Francisco's Kelly Downs in 1992. (Rich Mahan / AJC staff)

Braves center fielder Ron Gant sits alone long after his team fell to the Houston Astros in 1991. (Jonathan Newton / AJC staff)

Ron Gant is congratulated by coach Pat Corrales after Gant drove in the winning run against the San Francisco Giants in 1991. (Frank Niemeir / AJC staff)

Ron Gant bats against the New York Mets in 1991. (Rich Mahan / AJC staff)

The Braves' Ron Gant slides safely home as New York catcher Rick Cerone fields the ball in 1991. Gant scored the run on a David Justice double. (Jonathan Newton / AJC staff)

Ron Gant gets a congratulatory high five from Reds third base coach Ray Knight after hitting a three-run home run off John Smoltz and the Braves. (AJC file photo)

Former Brave Ron Gant (left), playing with the Reds, visits with ex-teammate David Justice before a game at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

The Cardinals' Ron Gant bats against the Braves at Turner Field in 1997. (Photo by RICH MAHAN/AJC STAFF)

Former Brave Ron Gant is congratulated at the plate by Gary Gaetti after his second home run off the Braves' Tom Glavine during Game 3 of the NLCS at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Saturday, October 12, 1996. (AJC Staff Photo/W. A. Bridges, Jr.)

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A bobblehead doll captures the moment that Minnesota Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek lifted Ron Gant's leg off first base so he could tag out the Braves player during Game 2 of the 1991 World Series. (File photo)

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