Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past: Mad dog

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 spent a total of 23  seasons in the MLB. During this time, he made appearances for the following teams: Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.

Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 23 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 31, 36 and 30. He wore 31 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. 

Hint #3 (Individual Accolades): This player was a 4X all-star, an 18X Gold Glove Award winner, 4X Cy Young Award winner and captured four ERA titles. He was also part of the 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series championship team and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. 

Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves from 1993-2003. Over this stretch, this starting pitcher went 194-88 with a 2.63 ERA. In over 2,500 innings pitched, he only walked 383 batters in an Atlanta uniform. 84 of those were intentional walks.

Hint #5 (Random Fact): This former player is the reason that no one will ever wear number 31 for the Atlanta Braves organization ever again. He is a legend and a part of the “big 3” pitchers Atlanta is well known for in the 90’s.

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.