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Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past: Follow the yellow brick road

Play along with our daily Atlanta Braves trivia. Use five provided hints to guess the former Braves player.

By Austin Owens |
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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 random Atlanta Braves players from the past! Take the opportunity to participate in our daily guessing game every morning at 3:00 pm EST. Missed yesterday’s? Play here.

We will give you five hints at a random player who donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no cheating! Here we go!

Hint #1 (Career Length): This player has spent a total of 11 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he has made appearances for the following teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves.

Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 11 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 24, 11, 17, 9, 21 and 26. He wore 9 with the Braves.  

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

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Hint #3 (Individual Accolades): This player was a 2X all-star but never received any individual awards.

Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves from 1986-1988. During his time with Atlanta, he was a .242 hitter with 51 home runs and 151 runs batted in.

Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player was named after his father who also played professionally back in the 1950s and 60s, including for the New York Giants.

Do you know it now? If so, check yourself on the last page. If not, click next anyway to see if you remember this player in a Braves jersey. 

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Answer: Ozzie Virgil

Ozzie Virgil began his MLB career back in 1980 at the age of 23 with the Philadelphia Phillies. 6 of his 11 seasons in the big leagues were with Philadelphia.

In 739 career games, the catcher posted a .243 batting average to go along with 98 home runs and 307 runs batted in. One of Virgil's two all-star seasons came with the Atlanta Braves back in 1987.

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