#1 DALE MURPHY

AND THE #1

FAVORITE BRAVES PLAYERS OF THE 1980'S

IS....DALE MURPHY

ATLANTA BRAVES 1976-1990

An easy choice for the Braves player of the decade and my all-time favorite Brave. Two-time MVP, multi-gold glove winner, 398 Home Runs and two many big hits to recount all of them here.

September 8, 1982 The Dodgers at the Braves with the Dodgers 1/2 game ahead in the standings. A wild affair in which neither L. A. starter Bob Welch or Phil Niekro has very much. Dale Murphy clubs a three-run homer to tie the game at 5. The game continues to be a slugfest and goes into extra inning tied at 11. In the bottom of 11th, Murphy comes up with Claudell Washington on second and singles in the winning run off of Steve Howe.

If there was a rally to be had by the Braves during the 80's, Murphy was usually the man behind it.

A glass of milk I drink in your honor!

1980 TOPPS

1981 DONRUSS

1982 TOPPS

1983 TOPPS

1984 DONRUSS

1985 TOPPS

1986 FLEER

 1987 FLEER

1988 TOPPS

1989 UPPER DECK

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I have gone through the two decades I've wanted to for this blog and it has brought back a lot of memories. So I guess I'm done, right? Maybe. I did find one of the things I liked best about going through the players was going through the more obscure ones. This made me curious about those years before I followed the Braves...those pre-history years of the late 60's when the team was new and I cared more about playing in mud than watching baseball.

So I'm considering taking a look at these players next year. I'll just have to think on it.

And I realize with the nature of blogs, I may only be talking to myself, but so be it.

And if I do decide to do the 60's, I might even find out
who these guys are!