Guessing Obscure Atlanta Braves Players from the Past: 10/15/2023

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. Here we go!

Hint #1: This player spent a total of 9 seasons in the major leagues. He made appearances for the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was with the Braves for 8 seasons and the Pirates for a grand total of 20 games.

Hint #2: Across his 9 season career, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 31, 2, 1, and 19. For the Atlanta Braves, he wore numbers 31, 2 and 1. Number 19 was worn when he was with the Pirates.

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.

Hint #3: This player never recieved an individual award nor did he win a World Series.

Hint #4: This player was with the Atlanta Braves from 1981-1988. During this time, he was very much a role player as he never once played 100 games or more in a seson. In 1987, this player appeared in a total of 92 games which was his career high for a single season.

Hint #5: This player was pinch hitter and outfilder. He was a switch hitter who threw right handed.

Do you know it now? If so, go to the next page to check your answer. If not, view the last slide anyway to see if you remember this player in a Braves uniform.