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Braves Museum & Hall of Fame To Hold Off New Inductions Until 2009

The Atlanta Braves announced on Monday that they will not hold an induction ceremony for their Hall of Fame in 2008 ...

The Atlanta Braves announced on Monday that they will not hold an induction ceremony for their Hall of Fame in 2008.

 

"We have long believed that we should honor and carefully consider our selection process," said Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz. "We're confident that the caliber of candidates that will be available in the coming years ensures that we will have an amazing group to choose from."

 

There are currently 20 members of the Braves Hall of Fame. They are:

 

1999
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Phil Niekro
Warren Spahn

 

2000
Dale Murphy
Ted Turner

 

2001
Lew Burdette
Ernie Johnson

 

2002
Bill Bartholomay
John Sain

 

2003
Del Crandall

 

2004
Kid Nichols
Tommy Holmes
Skip Caray
Pete Van Wieren

 

2005
Herman Long
Paul Snyder

 

2006
Ralph Garr
Bill Lucas

 

2007
David Justice

 

A unit of the Atlanta Braves Foundation, the Braves Museum & Hall of Fame is open year-round and is the starting point of Turner Field tours. It features more than 600 Braves artifacts and photographs that trace the team's history from its beginnings in Boston (1871-1952) to Milwaukee (1953-1965) to Atlanta (1966-present).