The Wichita Braves were an American Triple-A minor league baseball franchise based in Wichita, Kansas, that played in the American Association from 1956 to 1958 as the top affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves of the National League.
The Braves were immediately preceded in Wichita by the Class A Wichita Indians (1950–1955) of the Western League, who were an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. In 1959, Wichita moved to Fort Worth, Texas, to become the Fort Worth Cats, remaining in the American Association.
affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves of the National League. The Braves were immediately preceded in Wichita by the Class A Wichita Indians (1950–1955) of the...
(77 kg). Charles was originally signed by the Boston Braves in 1952. He spent eight seasons in the Braves' farm system in the still-segregated Deep South,...
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for the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals (with whom he won a World Series in 1964), Philadelphia Phillies, and Atlanta Braves from 1962 to 1967....
Major League Baseball who played from 1956 through 1957 for the Milwaukee Braves. Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 195 lb., Murff batted and threw right-handed...
1957, Covington again found himself in the minors playing for the WichitaBraves. Braves had elected to go with Bobby Thomson. Covington was not happy about...
Edward Harting (March 2, 1865 – June 18, 1947) was a catcher in Major League Baseball, who played in one game on October 5, 1886 for the St. Louis Browns...
were traded by the Braves to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Carl Sawatski. December 3, 1956: Roger McCardell was drafted from the Braves by the New York Giants...
played ten games for the Danville Braves of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, and was promoted to the Rome Braves of the Single–A South Atlantic League...
Robert Dale Talbot (June 6, 1928 – October 31, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and was married to Mada Talbot. He was an outfielder...
Baseball, he played for the Chicago White Sox (1959), Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1961–63, 1967–69), Houston Colt .45s/Astros (1964–67) and Montreal Expos...
the Atlanta Braves and replaced Joe Torre as Atlanta's manager after the 1984 season. His 1985 Braves squad went 50–71 (.413). With the Braves in fifth place...
the Cincinnati Redlegs, Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers. Hazle was a member of the 1957 World Series champion Braves. For his Major League career, he...
amateur free agent by the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. He made his major league debut at age 24 on July 1, 1960, in an 8-7 Braves road loss to the St. Louis Cardinals...
That franchise subsequently moved to Wichita, Kansas, for the 1956 season, where it competed as the WichitaBraves through 1958. In 1965, the Richmond...
1951 and joined the Braves' organization in 1953. After spending 1954–55 in military service, he was recalled from Triple-A Wichita in June 1956, pitched...
team was affiliated with the St. Louis Browns (1948–1951), Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves (1952–1953) and Washington Senators (1954). They moved away and...
appeared in 912 games in the majors between 1959 and 1971 for the Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Los Angeles / California Angels, and Chicago...
Arthur Sunday (born Arthur Hawker; January 21, 1862 – August 26, 1926), was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder for the Brooklyn Ward's...
of the 1957 World Series champion Braves. Born in Hudson, New York, Trowbridge was signed in 1950 by the Boston Braves, and won 16 games in his debut season...
League Baseball (MLB) between 1953 and 1962. He played for the Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Houston Colt .45s. Before appearing...
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