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 10 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he made appearances for the following teams: Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Atlanta Braves.
Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 12 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 49, 36, 48, 47, 27, 40, and 50. He wore 40 for the Atlanta 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.
Chicago White Sox v Atlanta Braves / Brandon Sloter/GettyImages
Hint #3 (Individual Accolades): This player did not win any accolades, nor was he apart of a World Series winning team.
Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves in 2004. He pitched 20 innings to the tune of a 4.50 ERA and 5.20 FIP.
Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player was recently hired by the Braves as an analyst.
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.
Cincinnati Reds v Philadelphia Phillies / Mitchell Layton/GettyImages
This recent Braves hire spent his 10-year big league career bouncing around numerous clubs who needed a lefty reliever. His best season came in 1998 as a member of the Houston Astros, a year in which he had a sub 4.00 ERA and FIP.
He pitched 479 innings in his career, had an 18-32 record, 5.37 ERA, and 5.08 FIP. Nitkowski will join the Braves broadcast team this season, after working the past seven years on the Texas Rangers broadcast.
