Editing Atlanta Braves (section)

====1966–1974====
[[File:Hank Aaron 1974.jpg|thumb|upright=0.95|Hall of Fame right fielder and designated hitter [[Hank Aaron]]]]
After arriving in Atlanta in 1966, the Braves found success in 1969, with the onset of divisional play by winning the first [[National League West]] Division title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/panama-city-news-herald-braves-win-nl-we/141118477/|title=Braves Capture National League West Division Title|newspaper=[[Panama City News-Herald]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 1, 1969|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> In the [[1969 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]] the Braves were swept by the "[[1969 New York Mets season|Miracle Mets]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/warren-times-mirror-and-observer-braves/141119770/|title=It's Mets and Orioles In Fall Classic|newspaper=Warren Times-Mirror and Observer|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 7, 1969|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> They would post only two winning seasons between 1970 and 1981.<ref name="loserville">{{cite book|first1=Clayton|last1=Trutor|title=Loserville|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9UEAAAQBAJ&dq=loserville&pg=PT14|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|date=February 1, 2022|isbn=978-1496225047}}</ref> Fans in Atlanta had to be satisfied with the achievements of [[Hank Aaron]], who by the end of the 1973 season, had hit 713 home runs, one short of Ruth's record.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-lucie-news-tribune-hank-aaron-at-713/141121455/|title=Aaron Looks to '74|newspaper=St. Lucie News Tribune|agency=United Press International|date=October 1, 1973|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> On April 4, opening day of the [[1974 Major League Baseball season|next season]], he hit No. 714 in [[1974 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati]], and on April 8, in front of his home fans and a national television audience, he finally beat Ruth's mark with a home run to left-center field off left-hander [[Al Downing (baseball)|Al Downing]] of the [[1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-hank-ties-babe-ruth/141122285/|title=Season's First Hit Gets Aaron Tie With Ruth|newspaper=The Daily Courier|agency=[[United Press International]]|date=April 5, 1974|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-hank-aaron-hits-record/141122943/|title=Big Homer Record Chase Finally Ends for Aaron|first=David|last=Moffit|newspaper=The Daily Courier|agency=[[United Press International]]|date=April 5, 1974|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> Aaron spent most of his career as a Milwaukee and Atlanta Brave before being traded to the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] on November 2, 1974.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-lucie-news-tribune-hank-aaron-traded/141123593/|title=Brewers Get Aaron|first=Milton|last=Richmond|newspaper=The Daily Courier|agency=[[United Press International]]|date=November 3, 1974|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>