List of Atlanta Braves seasons
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The Atlanta Braves have completed 152 years of professional baseball, the most in Major League Baseball. Through 2015, the Braves have played 20,994 regular season games in the National League and previously the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, winning 10,595 games and losing 10,399 games, for a winning percentage of .505. In all MLB play, the team has a record of 10,677–10,483 through the 2015 season.
The team was founded in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings and was one of the nine charter members of National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. The team changed its name to the Boston Red Caps in 1876 when it joined the National League. The team changed its name a few more times in the late 1800s and early 1900s before settling on the Braves name in 1912. In 1953, the team moved to Milwaukee. After 13 seasons in Milwaukee, the Braves moved again to their current city, Atlanta. The team played in Turner Field 1997 to 2016, and began the 2017 season playing in SunTrust Park.
The Braves have experienced several periods of success.
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