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Atlanta Braves Franchise History: 1957 World Series

Most fans today remember the Atlanta Braves as the team the had 15 consecutive post season streak appearances. Prior to that run post season games were few and far between.

Franchise Post Seasons Before Atlanta

The Beaneaters (102-48) won a post season series against the Cleveland Spiders (93-56) in 1892 5-0-1. It wasn’t World Series because post season games were considered exhibition games until 1903.

By 1914 the Beaneaters had become the Boston Braves and beat the Philadelphia Athletics in four straight games the franchise’s first World Series.

Most of you have now heard about the 1948 World Series ad nauseam by now, the Indians winning over Boston taking four games to two.