Guessing Obscure Atlanta Braves Players From the Past: 10/14/2023

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The daily trivia game ‘Immaculate Grid’ has been a fun and exciting challenge for baseball fans. We wanted to create something similar related to the Atlanta Braves. Welcome to House That Hank Built’s latest series: Guessing Obscure Braves Players From the Past! Missed yesterday’s? Play here.

We will give you five hints at a random player that donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no cheating! Let us know how many hints it took. If you get this one, it may feel like pay day. Here we go!

Hint #1: This play spent a total of 16 seasons in the major leagues. He made appearances for the following teams: Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals.

Hint #2: Over his 16 year career, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 26, 25, 23 and 24. He wore jersey number 23 for the Atlanta Braves.

Do you think you know it already? If so, skip to the last slide to check your answer. If not, use the next page for more hints.

Chicago White Sox v Atlanta Braves / Brandon Sloter/GettyImages

Hint #3: This player earned six trips to the MLB All-Star Game. He won a World Series title with the Florida Marlins in 1997. He also collected a total of three Silver Slugger Award winners. This player never won an MVP award but finished 2nd in Most Valuable Player voting in 1990 and 3rd in 1991.

Hint #4: This player was a third basemen, first basemen and right fielder during his 16 season career. He was switch hitter who threw right handed.

Hint #5: This player is best known for his own day every year on July 1st. When the beginning of July rolls around each year. this player is paid $1.19 million from the New York Mets. This will continue through the year 2035.

Do you know it now? If so, check your answer on the next page. If not, see if you remember this player in a Braves uniform.

Rockies v Braves Bonilla / Jamie Squire/GettyImages

Answer: Bobby Bonilla

Bobby Bonilla made his MLB debut at 23 years of age in 1986. It was not until the year 2000 until Bonilla joined the Atlanta Braves.

In his lone season with Atlanta, Bonilla hit a respectable .255 with 5 home runs and 28 runs batted in. Seeing numbers like this, one would assume this meant that Bonilla just didn't get a lot of playing time. However, he appeared in 114 games for the Braves.

Bonilla moved on to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2001 where he finished out his very successful major league career.

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