Guessing Obscure Atlanta Braves Players from the Past: Make A Statement

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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! Getting this one right would make a statement regarding your knowledge of Atlanta Braves history. Here we go!

Hint #1: This player spent a total of 19 seasons in the big leagues. He made appearances for the following teams: Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds.

Hint #2: This player wore the following jersey numbers in his time in the MLB: 30, 32, 29, 37, and 38. With the Atlanta Braves he wore number 30.

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

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Hint #3: This player finished 8th in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1991 despite starting his big league career in 1989. In 1989 and 1990, he did not make enough appearances to lose rookie status. He was with the Atlanta Braves during this time. He was also an all-star in 2001 for the New York Yankees.

Hint #4: This player was a pitcher of the relief variety. He threw left handed.

Hint #5: This player was with the Braves from 1989 until mid season of 1995. He then went to the Boston Red Sox. He was able to hang around in the big leagues long enough to see the Expos move their franchise to Washington where he joined them in their first year of existence.

Do you know it now? If so, check your answer on the last slide. If not, see if this name rings a bell.

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Answer: Mike Stanton

Mike Stanton was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1987 out of community college in the 13th round of the draft. He spent 1989-until mid 1995 in a Braves jersey.

Over this time, Stanton pitched a total of 289.2 innings across 304 appearances. He posted a 18-21 record with a 4.01 ERA. He struck out a total of 223 batters and walked 114 hitters.

Stanton was awarded a World Series ring for participating with the Braves in 1995 even though he finished out the season with the Boston Red Sox. In the short amount of time he was with the Braves in 1995, Stanton had an ERA of 5.59 so saying he earned that ring would be a stretch.

Did you get today's? If so, look to contiue your streak tomorrow. If not, tomorrow is a great day to start a streak!

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