Gulf Coast League Braves
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Gulf Coast League Braves Founded in 1976 (1964-1967, 1976-present) Lake Buena Vista, Florida | |||
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| Current | Rookie | ||
| Minor league affiliations | |||
| League | Gulf Coast League (1966-1967, 1976-present) | ||
| Division | Northeast Division | ||
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| Major league affiliations | |||
| Current | Atlanta Braves | ||
| Previous | Milwaukee Braves (1964-1965) | ||
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| League titles (2) |
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| Division titles (1) | 2003 | ||
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| Ballpark | Champion Stadium | ||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Atlanta Braves | ||
| General Manager | unknown | ||
The Gulf Coast League Braves are the rookie-level minor league baseball affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The team plays at the Walt Disney World Resort at Champion Stadium at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.
The team traces its history to the earliest days of "complex-based" baseball. Initially based in Sarasota, Florida, it was a member of the short-lived Sarasota Rookie League (1964) and Florida Rookie League (1965), and was a charter club in the Gulf Coast League when it formed in 1966. The GCL Braves have operated from 1964 to 1967 and continuously since 1976.[1]
In 2003, the Gulf Coast Braves won a best-of-three series to defeat the Gulf Coast Pirates and become the Gulf Coast League champions. They did not make the playoffs in 2006. In 2015, the Gulf Coast Braves finished second in the Northeast division with a 27–33 record. They were 9.5 games behind the division-winning GCL Tigers, and did not make the playoffs.
Roster
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Outfielders
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Season-by-season
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
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| SRL Braves (1964)[2] | |||||
| 1964 | 36-23 | 1st | Paul Snyder | League Champs No playoffs | |
| FRL Braves (1965)[3] | |||||
| 1965 | 34-25 | 2nd | Paul Snyder | No playoffs | |
| GCL Braves[4] | |||||
| 1966 | 27-21 | 2nd | Tom Saffell | No playoffs until 1983 | |
| 1967 | 27-32 | 5th | Tom Saffell | ||
| 1976 | 21-32 | 6th | Chuck Goggin & Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1977 | 22-31 | 5th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1978 | 25-30 | 4th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1979 | 26-28 | 4th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1980 | 37-25 | 3rd | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1981 | 28-34 | 8th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1982 | 32-31 | 4th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1983 | 32-28 | 4th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1984 | 31-32 | 6th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1985 | 26-35 | 7th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1986 | 29-34 | 9th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1987 | 20-43 | 10th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1988 | 16-47 | 12th | Pedro Gonzalez | ||
| 1989 | 37-26 | 4th (t) | Jim Procopio | ||
| 1990 | 33-29 | 6th | Jim Procopio | ||
| 1991 | 30-29 | 6th (t) | Jim Saul | ||
| 1992 | 22-37 | 14th | Jim Saul | ||
| 1993 | 32-26 | 4th | Jim Saul | ||
| 1994 | 13-46 | 15th | Jim Saul | ||
| 1995 | 14-43 | 16th | Jim Saul | ||
| 1996 | 14-45 | 16th | Robert Lucas (11-36) / Chino Cadahia (3-9) | ||
| 1997 | 21-38 | 15th | Frank Howard | ||
| 1998 | 25-35 | 11th (t) | Rick Albert | ||
| 1999 | 27-33 | 10th | Rick Albert | ||
| 2000 | 26-34 | 10th | Rick Albert | ||
| 2001 | 30-30 | 8th | Rick Albert | ||
| 2002 | 28-32 | 8th (t) | Jim Saul | ||
| 2003 | 38-22 | 1st | Ralph Henriquez | League Champs vs. GCL Pirates (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 games to 0) | |
| 2004 | 23-36 | 10th | Ralph Henriquez | ||
| 2005 | 24-28 | 8th | Luis Ortiz | ||
| 2006 | 23-27 | 8th | Luis Ortiz | ||
| 2007 | 17-43 | 15th | Luis Ortiz | ||
| 2008 | 29-29 | 9th (t) | Luis Ortiz | ||
| 2009 | 26-34 | 13th | Luis Ortiz | ||
| 2010 | 27-31 | 12th | Luis Ortiz | ||
| 2011 | 24-34 | 12th | Jonathan Schuerholz | ||
| 2012 | 21-37 | 14th | Rocket Wheeler | ||
| 2013 | 26-34 | 12th | Rocket Wheeler | ||
| 2014 | 29-30 | 9th | Rocket Wheeler | ||
| 2015 | 27-33 | 11th | Robinson Cancel | ||
References
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007.
- ↑ "SRL Braves". Baseball Reference Bullpen. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ "FRL Braves". Baseball Reference Bullpen. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ "GCL Braves". Baseball Reference Bullpen. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
