Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame
Former museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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The now-defunct Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame (BMHF) was founded in 1999,[1] to honor various players, managers, coaches, executives, and others who had been a part of the Atlanta Braves professional-baseball franchise during its years in Boston (1871–1952), Milwaukee (1953–1965), and/or Atlanta (1966–2016).[1] The museum and hall of fame was named after former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr. and was located in Turner Field (on the northwest side at Aisle 134.[1]), which closed on October 2, 2016.
Exhibits
Braves Hall of Fame
The Braves Hall of Fame consists of 35 members who contributed to the franchise during its 152 seasons, whether they were players, managers, broadcasters, or owners.
Members
| Year | Year inducted |
|---|---|
| Bold | Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
† |
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Brave |
| Bold | Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award |
| Braves Hall of Fame | ||||
| Year | No. | Name | Position(s) | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21 | Warren Spahn† | P | 1942, 1946–1964 |
| 35 | Phil Niekro† | P | 1964–1983, 1987 | |
| 41 | Eddie Mathews† | 3B Manager | 1952–1966 1972–1974 | |
| 44 | Hank Aaron† | RF | 1954–1974 | |
| 2000 | — | Ted Turner | Owner/President | 1976–1996 |
| 3 | Dale Murphy | OF | 1976–1990 | |
| 2001 | 32 | Ernie Johnson Sr. | P Broadcaster | 1950, 1952–1958 1962–1999 |
| 2002 | 28, 33 | Johnny Sain | P Coach | 1942, 1946–1951 1977, 1985–1986 |
| — | Bill Bartholomay | Owner/President | 1962–1976 | |
| 2003 | 1, 23 | Del Crandall | C | 1949–1963 |
| 2004 | — | Pete Van Wieren | Broadcaster | 1976–2008 |
| — | Kid Nichols† | P | 1890–1901 | |
| 1 | Tommy Holmes | OF Manager | 1942–1951 1951–1952 | |
| — | Skip Caray | Broadcaster | 1976–2008 | |
| 2005 | — | Paul Snyder | Executive | 1973–2007 |
| — | Herman Long | SS | 1890–1902 | |
| 2006 | — | Bill Lucas | GM | 1976–1979 |
| 11, 48 | Ralph Garr | OF | 1968–1975 | |
| 2007 | 23 | David Justice | OF | 1989–1996 |
| 2009 | 31 | Greg Maddux[2] | P | 1993–2003 |
| 2010 | 47 | Tom Glavine†[3] | P | 1987–2002, 2008 |
| 2011 | 6 | Bobby Cox†[4][5][6] | Manager | 1978–1981, 1990–2010 |
| 2012 | 29 | John Smoltz†[7] | P | 1988–1999, 2001–2008 |
| 2013 | 10 | Chipper Jones†[8] | 3B/LF | 1993–2012 |
| 2014 | 8 | Javy López | C | 1992–2003 |
| 1 | Rabbit Maranville† | SS/2B | 1912–1920 1929–1933, 1935 | |
| — | Dave Pursley | Trainer | 1961–2002 | |
| 2015 | — | Don Sutton | Broadcaster | 1989–2006, 2009–2020 |
| 2016 | 25 | Andruw Jones† | CF | 1996–2007 |
| — | John Schuerholz | Executive | 1990–2016 | |
| 2018 | 15 | Tim Hudson | P | 2005–2013 |
| — | Joe Simpson | Broadcaster | 1992–present | |
| 2019 | — | Hugh Duffy | OF | 1892–1900 |
| 5, 9 | Terry Pendleton | 3B Coach | 1991–1994, 1996 2002–2017 | |
| 2022[9] | 9 | Joe Adcock | 1B/OF | 1953–1962 |
| 54 | Leo Mazzone | Coach | 1990–2005 | |
| 9, 15 | Joe Torre | C/1B/3B Manager | 1960–1968 1982–1984 | |
| 2023[10] | 25, 43, 77 | Rico Carty | LF | 1963–1972 |
| — | Fred Tenney | 1B | 1894–1907, 1911 | |
| 2025 | Wally Berger | OF | 1930-1937 | |
| 2026 | 43 | Brian Snitker | Manager | 2016-2025 |
"City" Exhibits
The museum featured three "city" exhibits (for Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta) that each featured items and information for the Braves from their times in that respective city. Included in these exhibits were "Babe Ruth as a Brave" and the 1914 World Series exhibit from Boston, a section of an original Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Car and the 1957 World Series exhibit from Milwaukee, and Hank Aaron's 715th home run exhibit and the 1995 World Series exhibit with replica rings and the Commissioner's Trophy from Atlanta.
"Braves in Cooperstown"
This exhibit featured photos of all who played for the Braves franchise who are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Braves in National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Braves cap insignia.
- * Has no insignia on his cap due to playing at a time when caps bore no insignia.
- ** Hall of Fame plaque depiction is without a cap.
- *** No cap insignia on Hall of Fame plaque. Schuerholz' plaque did not bear a cap because he was elected as an executive.
"The Transformation of Turner Field"
This exhibit showed how Centennial Olympic Stadium was transformed into Turner Field following the 1996 Summer Olympics.
"Braves Leaderboard"
This exhibit featured a large scoreboard that tracked current players' progress into breaking Braves franchise pitching and hitting records.
Move to Truist Park
The Braves decided against building a museum into Truist Park, instead preferring to have the memorabilia throughout the new park.[11]