$15,000 (1871)

Ivers Whitney Adams knew a very good thing when he saw it. He was very interested in professional baseball. He had seen the Cincinnati Red Stockings and what professional players could do. Cincinnati had won the first 89 games they played. Imagine that!!!

So on January 20, 1871 he invested $15,000 to create the Boston Red Stockings (now the Atlanta Braves). They joined the National Association. Mr. Adams became the first President of the club. It started at Boston's Parker House. Harry Wright and his younger brother George were at that meeting. They had played for Cincinnati. They would both play for Boston.

And so ... it began. That is all it took. They still play today. They are the Atlanta Braves.

A good start that only got better (1871)

So .... the Atlanta Braves (then known as the Boston Red Stockings) played five years in the National Association. They were the only one of the 10 original teams to play continuously during that time. In 1876 they then joined the National League in it’s inaugural year.

They had a pretty good first season in 1871. They won 20 out of 30 games. Unfortunately, they finished in second place. Philadelphia was two games ahead of them.

The good news is, they then won the pennant the next four years.

And .... they are still playing today.