1995: The 1995 season for the Atlanta Braves is one that reflects in most of our memories. At the time, I was three years old, so my memories of the event are not that fresh. However, as most kids my age do, I remember hearing my father talk about it later. The team started off mediocre at best and was in third place in the NL East. Even though they were struggling, they went on a tremendous streak winning 20 of 25 games before the All-Star break and taking control of first place. They finished the regular season with a 90-54 record and won the division by an astonishing 21 games that started the 11 consecutive season NL East title victories. Greg Maddux secured his fourth consecutive Cy Young Award and his sixth consecutive Gold Glove Award. Center fielder Marquis Grissom won a Gold Glove Award as well that season. The Braves put up a great playoff run that we all know ended in a World Series championship. Through the regular season, which was a clearly dominant season, the Braves only put up 645 runs which places the 1995 Braves dead last in today’s trivia answer.

1992: The 1992 Braves have a similar story as that of the 1995 Braves. They had a rocky start of the season as they had a record of 22-28 after May. They didn’t start consistently winning until June, just the same as the ’95 Braves. Along with the common factors, both teams won their division and the National League. The ’92 Braves didn’t have as much success in the World Series as the ’95 Brave did though. They fell to the Toronto Bluejays in a 5 game series. Third baseman Terry Pendleton won a Gold Glove Award that season and the Braves finished at 98-64. The team drove home 682 runs in 1992, making them third on our list today.

August 12, 2011; Atlanta, GA, USA; Bobby Cox jersey number six is painted on the field for the Atlanta Braves game against the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field. Bobby Cox led the team as manager in all 4 seasons in today’s trivia question. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

1999: The Atlanta Braves of 1999 were a bit more dominant in their run to the World Series. Their lowest winning percentage was .500 which they hit only twice. Both of those times occurred in the first 6 days of the season. Those two times came when the team was 2-2 and 3-3. After the first week, the Braves never looked back. They went on a dominating run finishing the season with an impressive 103-59 record, the best on this list, and 6.5 games ahead of the New York Mets to win the NL East title yet again. Just as the teams of ’92 and ’95 did, the ’99 Braves had an impressive playoff run. They won the NL Division Series, a best of 5, in 4 games and won the NL Championship Series, a best of 7, in 6 games. However the New York Yankees of ’99 proved to be quite a matchup in the World Series as they swept the Braves in 4 games. Even though this team has the third highest wins in a season by an Atlanta Braves team, they still do not hold the record for most runs scored in a season. The ’99 Braves finished with 840 runs on the season leaving them in second place on our list.

2003: To say that the Atlanta Braves of 2003 dominated home plate would be an understatement. This team broke or tied 13 club season records that year. Some of the most prominent being most hits, most homeruns and most runs. The Braves finished that year with a record of 101-61 and their 9th consecutive NL East Division title. However, the Braves didn’t do so well in the playoff this go around. They lost in the NL Division Series to the Chicago Cubs in 5 games. The bad ending shouldn’t reflect the team of ’03 though. This team was incredible. They had 3 batters with averages over .300 and a team average of .284. The team finished with 235 homeruns and 872 runs batted in. Their final run count for the season was an impressive 907 runs. The Atlanta Braves of 2003 hold the club record for most runs in a season which makes 2003 the correct answer for today’s question.

Today’s answer: 2003.

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Warren Spahn: In my mind, Warren Spahn is the best lefty to ever play the game. His career is one of the most impressive I have ever seen. Over his 26 year Hall of Fame career, 25 of which was spend with the Boston Braves and Milwaukee Braves, Spahn was a 17 time All-Star, Cy Young Award winner (1957) and three time runner-up for the award, World Series champion (1957), and won more games than any other left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history with 363 wins. That list doesn’t even put a dent in the list of accomplishments that Warren Spahn achieved. He is most known in our time for the Warren Spahn Award, which is given to the league’s best left-handed pitcher. Even though he won 3 ERA titles over his career, he is not the correct answer to today’s trivia question.  Spahn finished up with a 3.09 career .ERA.

Phil Niekro: Phil Niekro is yet another impressive Hall of Fame pitcher on the list.  He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves from 1964-1983 and then again in 1987. Niekro is arguably the best knuckleball pitcher to ever play in the MLB. His 318 career wins is the most for a knuckleball pitcher. Niekro was a 5 time Gold Glove Award winner and a 5 time All Star. Pete Rose once spoke of Niekro’s knuckleball saying “trying to hit that thing is a miserable way to make a living.” However, Niekro is not the right answer for today’s trivia question. He finished his career with a 3.35 .ERA.

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Tom Glavine: Glavine is the most recent pitcher on our list to reach 300 wins, doing so in 2007. Glavine had a career which is most likely to make him a first ballot Hall of Famer in 2014 when he becomes eligible. He pitched for the Atlanta Braves from 1987-2002 and once again in 2008. Over his career, he won a tremendous amount of awards, most of which came during his time with the Braves. During that time, Glavine was a 10 time All Star, World Series Champion (1995), World Series MVP (1995), 4 time Silver Slugger Award winner, 2 time National League Cy Young Award Winner, and a Babe Ruth Award winner. Including the World Series in 1995, Glavine led the Braves, along with Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, to 4 other World Series in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1999. Glavine features the highest career earned run average on our list with a 3.54 and is not the correct answer for today.

Greg Maddux: Maddux pitched for 22 years in Major League Baseball, 11 of which was spent with the Atlanta Braves. Over his career, Maddux broke the record for most Gold Glove Awards with 18, won a World Series in 1995, was an 8 time All Star, and a 4 time National League Cy Young Award winner. He was also part of the trio of pitchers that led the Braves to 5 World Series appearances in the ’90′s. He compiled a tremendous career which is sure to place him into the Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible. But once again, he is not the correct answer. Maddux’s career earned run average was a 3.16, placing him in third place on our list.

Kid Nichols: Kid Nichols was a right-handed pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters from 1890-1901. Nichols accomplished some amazing things while pitching for the Beaneaters, including being one of three pitchers on our list who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nichols was the youngest pitcher to ever join the 300 win club, a feat he accomplished at the age of 30. He has the 7th most career wins in Major League Baseball history with 349 and the 11th most innings pitched with 5,056.3. During his 14 year career in the majors, he racked up 1,672 strikeouts and had an opponent batting average of .251. Kid Nichols is the correct answer to today’s trivia question. Nichols finished up his career with a 2.95 .ERA.

Today’s answer: Kid Nichols

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The Braves-Orioles series showcase two of the best closers so far this season.  Craig Kimbrel has picked up where he left off last year, notching 18 saves already while only allowing 11 hits.  Jim Johnson has compiled 19 saves while only allowing 15 hits.  Those save-to-hit ratios have been maintained throughout an entire season before.

Name the three closers (with at least 20 saves) in MLB history to have at least 25% more saves than hits allowed.