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The Rome Braves Baseball Club is the Class "A" affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
Home games are played at State Mutual Stadium located on Braves Blvd (Hwy 1)
in Rome, GA. The stadium is recognized as one of the finest minor league ballparks
in the country. The stadium seats over 5,000 fans and features a state of the
art video scoreboard, full service restaurant, themed areas, interactive games,
and more.
The Atlanta Braves continue to be the leader in player development with such
stars as Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Marcus Giles, Rafael
Furcal, and others coming through Atlanta's minor league system.
TEAM FACTS
| Team: |
Rome Braves
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| League, Class: |
South Atlantic League, "A"
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| Member since: |
2003
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| Affiliation: |
Atlanta Braves
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| Colors: |
Navy Blue and Scarlet
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GAME INFORMATION
140 regular season games (70 home,
70 away)
split-season format
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| Game Times: |
7:00 PM Monday through Saturday*
2:00 PM Sunday matinee specials
Gates open one hour prior to game
*unless otherwise noted
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OWNERSHIP
Atlanta Braves National League Baseball
Club
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| General Manager: |
Michael Dunn
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STADIUM FACTS
| Stadium Name: |
State Mutual Stadium
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| Opened: |
April 11, 2003
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| Capacity: |
5,105
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STADIUM FIRSTS
1st Pitch |
6:59 pm by Anthony Lerew
4/11/03 |
1st Batter |
Reggie Fitzpatrick of the Savannah Sand
Gnats 4/11/03 |
1st Strikeout |
Anthony Lerew struckout Reggie Fitzpatrick
4/11/03 |
1st Hit |
Rome's Onil Joseph off Savannah's Michael
Hinckley, bottom 1st 4/11/03 |
1st RBI |
Savannah's Larry Broadway, top 4th
4/11/03 |
1st HR |
Savannah's Larry Broadway, top 4th
4/11/03 |
1st Braves HR |
Jeff Francouer off Savannah's Dan Rasner
4/12/03 |
1st Double |
Rome's Jeff Francouer, bottom 4th
4/11/03 |
1st Double Play |
Rome's Jonathan Schuerholz to Luis Hernandez to Yaron Peters,
top 3rd 4/11/03 |
1st Walk |
Rome's Yaron Peters, bottom 1st
4/11/03 |
| 1st Braves Stolen Base |
Onil Joseph, bottom 8th 4/11/03 |
1st Stolen Base |
Savannah's Frank Diaz, top 6th
4/11/03 |
1st Win |
Fernando Tadefa 4/11/03 vs Savannah |
DIMENSIONS
| Left Field: |
335
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| Left Center: |
380
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| Center Field: |
401
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| Right Center: |
390
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| Right Field: |
330
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| Type: |
Open Air, Lighted
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| Turf: |
Natural Grass
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