Louis R. Perini was the principal owner of the Boston/Milwaukee Braves

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 of the National League

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 from through . In 1945, he purchased the club from Bob Quinn

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, and he moved the club to Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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 for the season after complaining of poor attendance and revenue in Boston. In 1961, he sold the franchise to William Bartholomay

William Bartholomay

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 who later moved the franchise to Atlanta, Georgia

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. Prior to owning the Braves, Perini gained his fortune in his family's construction business, Perini Corp.