The Evansville Braves were a professional minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 team based in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

. They played from 1946 to 1957 in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League

Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League

The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League....

 (the "Three-I" League). They played home games at Bosse Field

Bosse Field

Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...

, which is currently the third oldest baseball stadium in regular use in the United States

United States

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. The Braves were affiliated with the Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

 from 1946–1952 and then the Milwaukee Braves from 1953-1957.

Championships

• 1946 - Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League....
  
   Champions
• 1948 - Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League....
  
   Champions
• 1956 - Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League....
  
   Champions
• 1957 - Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
  The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League....
  
   Champions

Major League Affiliations

• 1946-1952, Boston Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
  
• 1953-1957, Milwaukee Braves

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1946	68-51	3rd	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	League Champs
1947	70-55	5th	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	NA
1948	67-54	3rd	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	League Champs
1949	74-51	1st	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	Lost League Finals
1950	56-70	6th	Ernie White Ernie White Ernest Daniel White was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1940–43 and 1946-48. A native of Pacolet Mills, South Carolina, he threw left-handed, batted right-handed, stood 5'11½" tall and weighed 175 pounds .White pitched for two National League clubs,...	NA
1951	69-60	2nd	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	Lost in 1st round
1952	74-47	1st	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	Lost League Finals
1953	70-59	3rd	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	Lost League Finals
1954	81-54	1st	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	Lost in 1st round
1955	60-66	5th	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	NA
1956	84-36	1st	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	League Champs
1957	81-49	1st	Bob Coleman Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...	League Champs