The Greenville Braves were an American

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franchise, based in

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, that served as the Class AA

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of the

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between 1984 and 2004. The Braves played in Greenville Municipal Stadium for all 21 years of their existence. The team had much success and many famous future Atlanta players such as

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, Chipper Jones, Javy López, Jason Marquis, Eddie Pérez,

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, and John Rocker played there. They won multiple Southern League championships, and the 1992 edition, managed by Grady Little and featuring Chipper Jones and López, won 100 out of 143 games (.699) during the regular season to take the pennant, then captured the SL playoff title. The 1992 Braves were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. After the 2004 season, the parent club in Atlanta transferred the G-Braves to Pearl, Mississippi, where the team was known as the

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. After the 2024 season, the team relocated again to

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, where they became known as the Columbus Clingstones. The Braves cited an outdated stadium that did not meet current standards and the City of Greenville's unwillingness to create a sufficient financial package to build a new stadium as the cause of the move. With the Greenville Braves out, the Greenville Bombers (formerly the Capital City Bombers), Class A

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affiliate of the

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, moved into the old Braves stadium in 2005. In 2006, a brand new stadium located in Downtown Greenville, Fluor Field at the West End, opened and the Bombers changed their name to the Greenville Drive.

Greenville Braves (WCL, 1963–64)

Greenville also hosted a team in the low Class A Western Carolinas League—the former identity (1960–79) of the South Atlantic League—called the ''Braves'' as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves in 1963 and 1964. This two-year affiliation was brief, but produced the 1963 playoff champions of the WCL. When the

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replaced the Braves as the team's parent in 1965, the nickname was changed.

Hall of Fame Alumni

, All Star starting pitcher and

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inductee in 2014 * Chipper Jones, All Star third baseman and

inductee in 2018

Notable former players

* Jim Acker, pitcher with the

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and

* Tommy Greene, All Star pitcher, threw a no hitter for the

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. *

, All Star outfielder, won 10 consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards 1998-2007 * David Justice, All Star outfielder. 1990 National League Rookie of the Year. * Jason Marquis, All Star starting pitcher, Silver Slugger Award * Kent Mercker, starting pitcher * Adam Wainwright, All Star starting pitcher * Chipper Jones, Hall of Fame Third Baseman. 1999 MVP. 2008 batting champion. *

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, All Star reliever, threw a combined no-hitter in 1991 * Javy Lopez, All Star catcher, NLCS MVP

Season-by-season records

The following is a list of the Greenville Braves season-by-season record.Baseball Reference
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References

{{reflist Defunct Southern League (1964–present) teams Baseball in Greenville, South Carolina Baseball teams established in 1984 Baseball teams disestablished in 2004 1984 establishments in South Carolina 2004 disestablishments in South Carolina Professional baseball teams in South Carolina Defunct Western Carolinas League teams