West Palm Beach Braves
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The West Palm Beach Braves, located in West Palm Beach, Florida
, United States, was a baseball team that was affiliated with the Milwaukee Braves in 1965 and the Atlanta Braves
from 1966 to 1968. The Braves played in the Florida State League
and their ballpark was Mack Field
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West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
, United States, was a baseball team that was affiliated with the Milwaukee Braves in 1965 and the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
from 1966 to 1968. The Braves played in the Florida State League
Florida State League
The Florida State League is a Class A-Advanced minor league baseball league operating in the state of Florida. They are one of three leagues currently operating in Class A-Advanced, the third highest of six classifications of minor leagues...
and their ballpark was Mack Field
Connie Mack Field
Connie Mack Field was a ballpark in West Palm Beach, Florida and was the long-time spring training home of the Philadelphia Athletics. The stadium was built in 1924 and named Municipal Athletic Field. Athletic Stadium hosted its first event, a football game, in October 1924. The first baseball game...
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Year-by-year record
(from Baseball-Reference)| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1965 | 59-73 | 8th | Andy Pafko Andy Pafko Andrew Pafko is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1943 through 1959, Pafko played for the Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves . He batted and threw right-handed... |
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| 1966 | 45-89 | 9th | Buddy Hicks Buddy Hicks Clarence Walter "Buddy" Hicks is a retired American professional baseball player and manager. Primarily a shortstop during his 17-year active career , he also played third base and first base... |
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| 1967 | 51-81 | 8th | Eddie Haas Eddie Haas George Edwin Haas is a former outfielder, coach, manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. Haas spent many years as a skipper in the farm system of the Atlanta Braves and replaced Joe Torre as Atlanta’s manager after the 1984 season... |
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| 1968 | 59-77 | 8th | Andy Pafko Andy Pafko Andrew Pafko is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1943 through 1959, Pafko played for the Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves . He batted and threw right-handed... |
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