The Greenville Braves were an American

United States

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 minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 franchise, based in Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina

-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

, that served as the Class AA farm team of the Atlanta 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....

 between 1984 and 2004. The Braves played in Greenville Municipal Stadium

Greenville Municipal Stadium

Greenville Municipal Stadium is a stadium in Greenville, South Carolina that was built in 1984 and holds 7,048 people. It is primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Greenville Bombers minor league baseball team prior to West End Field opening in 2006. It was also home to the...

 for all 21 years of their existence.

The team had much success and many famous future Atlanta players such as Tom Glavine

Tom Glavine

Thomas Michael Glavine is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine was the second winningest pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176...

, Chipper Jones

Chipper Jones

Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. is a Major League baseball player for the National League's Atlanta Braves. Although initially a shortstop, he has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves...

, Javy López

Javy López

Javier López Torres is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Atlanta Braves , Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...

, Jason Marquis

Jason Marquis

Jason Scott Marquis is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously pitched for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks....

, Eddie Pérez (baseball), and Andruw Jones

Andruw Jones

Andruw Rudolf Jones is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is a free agent.Jones made his debut during the 1996 season. In the 1996 World Series, Jones became the youngest player to ever homered in the postseason...

 played there. They won multiple Southern League

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 championships, and the 1992 edition, managed

Manager (baseball)

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 by Grady Little

Grady Little

William Grady Little is a former manager in Major League Baseball. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007...

 and featuring Chipper Jones and López, won 100 out of 143 games (.699) during the regular season to take the pennant, then captured the SL playoff title. After the 2004

2004 in baseball

-Headline events of the year:*The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since , ending the Curse of the Bambino.*With 262 hits, Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners breaks George Sisler's record of 257. Suzuki also sets the record for most singles in a season, with 225.*2004 also marked the final...

 season, the parent club in Atlanta transferred the G-Braves to Pearl, Mississippi

Pearl, Mississippi

Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,961 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, where the team is now known as the Mississippi Braves

Mississippi Braves

The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a minor league baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, and plays in the Southern League. The team is owned and operated by Liberty Media, which...

.

The Braves cited an outdated stadium that did not meet current standards and the City of Greenville's unwillingness to create a sufficient financial package to build a new stadium as the cause of the move. With the Greenville Braves out, the Greenville Bombers (formerly the Capital City Bombers), Class A South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

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 affiliate of the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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, moved into the old Braves stadium in 2005. In 2006, a brand new stadium located in Downtown Greenville, Fluor Field at the West End, opened and the Bombers changed their name to the Greenville Drive

Greenville Drive

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.

Greenville Braves (WCL, 1963–64)

Greenville also hosted a team in the low Class A Western Carolinas League

Western Carolinas League

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—the former identity (1960–79) of the South Atlantic League—called the Braves as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves in 1963 and 1964. This two-year affiliation was brief, but produced the 1963 champions of the WCL. When the New York Mets

New York Mets

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 replaced the Braves as the team's parent in 1965, the nickname was changed.

Season-by-season records

The following is a list of the Greenville Braves season-by-season record.

Year	Team Name	Wins	Losses	W-L %	Manager
1984	Greenville Braves	80	67	0.567%	Bobby Dews Bobby Dews Robert Walter Dews, Jr., known professionally as Bobby Dews, is a former infielder in Minor League Baseball and coach in Major League Baseball....  and Leo Mazzone Leo Mazzone Leo David Mazzone is a former pitcher in minor league baseball and coach in Major League Baseball. He began working with the Atlanta Braves' organization in 1979.-Early life:...
1985	Greenville Braves	70	74	0.486%	Jim Beauchamp Jim Beauchamp James Edward Beauchamp was a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from to for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets. He attended Grove High School in Grove, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University...
1986	Greenville Braves	73	71	0.486%	Jim Beauchamp Jim Beauchamp James Edward Beauchamp was a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from to for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets. He attended Grove High School in Grove, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University...
1987	Greenville Braves	70	74	0.786%	Jim Beauchamp Jim Beauchamp James Edward Beauchamp was a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from to for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets. He attended Grove High School in Grove, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University...
1988	Greenville Braves	87	57	0.604%	Buddy Bailey Buddy Bailey Welby Sheldon "Buddy" Bailey is the manager of the Daytona Cubs of the Class A Florida State League and a veteran skipper in minor league baseball. In , Bailey will spend his third consecutive season as Daytona's manager...  and Russ Nixon Russ Nixon Russell Eugene Nixon is a former catcher, coach and manager in American Major League Baseball. A veteran of 55 years in professional baseball, Nixon has managed at virtually every level of the sport, from the lowest minor league to MLB assignments with the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves...
1989	Greenville Braves	70	69	0.504%	Buddy Bailey Buddy Bailey Welby Sheldon "Buddy" Bailey is the manager of the Daytona Cubs of the Class A Florida State League and a veteran skipper in minor league baseball. In , Bailey will spend his third consecutive season as Daytona's manager...
1990	Greenville Braves	57	87	0.396%	Buddy Bailey Buddy Bailey Welby Sheldon "Buddy" Bailey is the manager of the Daytona Cubs of the Class A Florida State League and a veteran skipper in minor league baseball. In , Bailey will spend his third consecutive season as Daytona's manager...
1991	Greenville Braves	88	56	0.611%	Chris Chambliss Chris Chambliss Carroll Christopher Chambliss is a former Major League Baseball player who played from to for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves...
1992	Greenville Braves	57	43	0.570%	Grady Little Grady Little William Grady Little is a former manager in Major League Baseball. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007...
1993	Greenville Braves	70	67	0.511%	Bruce Kimm Bruce Kimm Bruce Edward Kimm is a retired American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox between 1976 until 1980....
1994	Greenville Braves	73	63	0.537%	Bruce Benedict Bruce Benedict Bruce Edwin Benedict is an American former professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Atlanta Braves from to .-Major League career:...
1995	Greenville Braves	59	83	0.415%	Bruce Benedict Bruce Benedict Bruce Edwin Benedict is an American former professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Atlanta Braves from to .-Major League career:...
1996	Greenville Braves	58	82	0.414%	Jeff Cox Jeff Cox Jeffrey Lindon Cox is a Major League Baseball third base coach for the Chicago White Sox. Previously, Cox was a second baseman for the Oakland Athletics during the 1980 and 1981 seasons...
1997	Greenville Braves	74	66	0.529%	Randy Ingle
1998	Greenville Braves	67	72	0.482%	Randy Ingle
1999	Greenville Braves	58	80	0.420%	Paul Runge Paul Runge (infielder) Paul William Runge is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves from until...
2000	Greenville Braves	68	71	0.489%	Paul Runge Paul Runge (infielder) Paul William Runge is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves from until...
2001	Greenville Braves	60	79	0.432%	Paul Runge Paul Runge (infielder) Paul William Runge is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves from until...
2002	Greenville Braves	65	63	0.485%	Brian Snitker Brian Snitker Brian G. Snitker is the current Atlanta Braves third base coach. He was named to that position on October 3, 2006, replacing Fredi González, who left to join the Florida Marlins as manager...
2003	Greenville Braves	68	70	0.493%	Brian Snitker Brian Snitker Brian G. Snitker is the current Atlanta Braves third base coach. He was named to that position on October 3, 2006, replacing Fredi González, who left to join the Florida Marlins as manager...
2004	Greenville Braves	63	76	0.453%	Brian Snitker Brian Snitker Brian G. Snitker is the current Atlanta Braves third base coach. He was named to that position on October 3, 2006, replacing Fredi González, who left to join the Florida Marlins as manager...