South Atlantic League (1991-2002)
Tombstone
Born: 1991 – The Sumter Braves relocate to Macon, GA
Move Announced: November 2001 (Rome Braves)
First Game:
Last Game:
South Atlantic League Championships: None
Stadium
Luther Williams Field (3,750)11994 Asheville Tourists Program
Opened: 1929
Ownership & Affiliations
Owner: Atlanta Braves (Ted Turner)
Major League Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Attendance
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Source: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.), Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, 2007. Pages 638 – 703.
Background
Top players to play in Macon during the Braves era included:
- Shortstop Chipper Jones (Macon ’91)
- Outfielder Jermaine Dye (Macon ’94)
- Pitcher Kevin Millwood (Macon ’94-’95)
- Outfielder Andruw Jones (Macon ’95)
- Pitcher John Rocker (Macon ’95-’96)
- Pitcher Jason Marquis (Macon ’97)
- Shortstop Rafael Furcal (Macon ’99)
- Pitcher Adam Wainwright (Macon ’01)
Macon Braves Shop
In Memoriam
Third baseman Andy Marte (Macon ’02) died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic on January 22, 2017 at the age of 33.
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