Macon Braves
Minor league baseball team
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The Macon Braves were a Minor League Baseball team based in Macon, Georgia, that served as the Class A farm team of the Atlanta Braves between 1991 and 2002. The Macon Braves played their home games at Luther Williams Field for all 12 years of their existence.
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
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| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| Class | Class A (1991–2002) | ||||
| League | South Atlantic League (1991–2002) | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Team | Atlanta Braves (1991–2002) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
| Division titles (3) |
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| First-half titles (1) | 1997 | ||||
| Second-half titles (3) |
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| Wild card berths (1) | 1999 | ||||
| Team data | |||||
| Name | Macon Braves (1991–2002) | ||||
| Colors | Navy, scarlet, white, gold[1] | ||||
| Ballpark | Luther Williams Field (1991–2002) | ||||
The team began play in 1991 when the Sumter Braves relocated from Sumter, South Carolina. After the 2002 season, the Macon Braves moved to Rome, Georgia, where they became known as the Rome Braves.
History
After the 1990 season, the Sumter Braves moved to Macon, Georgia and became the Macon Braves. Macon had been without a minor league team since 1987, when the Macon Pirates moved to Augusta, Georgia, and became the Augusta Pirates.[2]
The Macon Braves' first season began on April 11, 1991, with a 2–0 win against the Columbus Indians at Luther Williams Field.[3]
Over the years, many future MLB stars played for Macon, such as Chipper Jones, Jermaine Dye, Kevin Millwood, Andruw Jones, Marcus Giles, Rafael Furcal, and Adam Wainwright.[4]
After the 2002 season, the Macon Braves moved to Rome, Georgia, where they became known as the Rome Braves.[5] After the 2023 season, the team rebranded and is now known as the Rome Emperors.[6]
Season by season results
| ‡ = won 1st half; § = won 2nd half | ||||||||||
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| Year | Aff. | League | Division | W–L | Win% | Place | Manager | Postseason | Attendance | Ref. |
| Macon Braves | ||||||||||
| 1991 | ATL | SAL | South | 83–58 | .589 | 2nd § | Roy Majtyka | Lost 1st round 0–2 vs Columbia | 107,059 | [7][8] |
| 1992 | ATL | SAL | South | 58–81 | .417 | 6th | Brian Snitker | – | 88,833 | [9] |
| 1993 | ATL | SAL | South | 74–67 | .525 | 3rd | Randy Ingle | – | 96,450 | [10] |
| 1994 | ATL | SAL | South | 73–64 | .533 | 3rd | Leon Roberts | – | 87,476 | [11] |
| 1995 | ATL | SAL | South | 71–70 | .504 | 4th | Nelson Norman | – | 113,825 | [12] |
| 1996 | ATL | SAL | South | 61–79 | .436 | 4th | Paul Runge | – | 117,042 | [13] |
| 1997 | ATL | SAL | South | 80–60 | .571 | 1st ‡§ | Brian Snitker | Won 1st round 2–1 vs Augusta Lost finals 0–2 vs Greensboro | 129,723 | [14][15] |
| 1998 | ATL | SAL | South | 69–72 | .489 | 1st § | Brian Snitker | Lost 1st round 0–2 vs Augusta | 120,009 | [16][17] |
| 1999 | ATL | SAL | South | 74–64 | .536 | 1st | Jeff Treadway | Lost 1st round 0–2 vs Hickory | 115,897 | [18] |
| 2000 | ATL | SAL | Southern | 69–70 | .496 | 4th | Jeff Treadway | – | 127,470 | [19] |
| 2001 | ATL | SAL | Southern | 72–61 | .541 | 2nd | Randy Ingle | – | 114,001 | [20] |
| 2002 | ATL | SAL | Southern | 66–74 | .471 | 5th | Lynn Jones | – | 84,001 | [21] |
| Totals | 850–820 | .509 | 1,301,786 | |||||||