List of Atlanta Braves owners and executives

Owners

Name Years
Ivers Whitney Adams, John Conkey, Henry L. Pierce, Eben Dyer Jordan, John F. Mills, Harrison Garnder, James A. Freeland, Edward A. White, Frank G. Webster, and others1871–1877[1]
Arthur Soden, James B. Billings, and William H. Conant1877–1907[1]
George & John Dovey1907–June 19, 1909
John DoveyJune 19, 1909 – November 15, 1910
John P. HarrisNovember 15, 1910 – December 17, 1910[2][3]
William Hepburn Russell & Lewis C. PaigeDecember 17, 1910 – November 21, 1911
Estate of William Hepburn RussellNovember 21, 1911 – December 19, 1911
John Montgomery Ward & James GaffneyDecember 19, 1911 – July 31, 1912[4]
James GaffneyJuly 31, 1912 – January 8, 1916[5]
Millet, Roe & Hagen (represented by Arthur Chamberlin Wise) & Percy HaughtonJanuary 8, 1916 – January 30, 1919[6]
George W. GrantJanuary 30, 1919 – February 20, 1923[7]
Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson, and James MacDonoughFebruary 20, 1923 – October 7, 1925[8]
Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson Jr., and James MacDonoughOctober 7, 1925 – 1926
Emil Fuchs, Albert H. Powell, & James V. Giblin1926–May 15, 1927
Emil Fuchs, James V. Giblin, Charles Adams, V. C. Bruce Wetmore, and Charles H. FarnsworthMay 15, 1927 – July 31, 1935[9][10]
Charles Adams, V. C. Bruce Wetmore, and Charles H. FarnsworthJuly 31, 1935 – December 10, 1935[11]
Bob Quinn, Charles Adams, V. C. Bruce Wetmore, and Weston AdamsDecember 10, 1935–February 1941[12]
Bob Quinn, Max Meyer, Lou Perini, John Quinn, Joseph Conway, C. Joseph Maney, Dan Marr, Frank McCourt, J. W. Powdrell, Guido Rugo, William Wrang, Francis Ouimet, and Casey StengelApril 20, 1941 – January 21, 1944[13]
Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and C. Joseph ManeyJanuary 21, 1944 – January 22, 1951[14]
Lou Perini and C. Joseph Maney1951–1952[15]
Perini Corporation1952–1962[16]
William Bartholomay, Thomas A. Reynolds, John McHale, John J. Louis Jr., Daniel C. Searle, Delbert W. Coleman, James B. McCahey Jr., and Perini CorporationNovember 16, 1962 – January 6, 1976[17]
Ted Turner/Turner BroadcastingJanuary 6, 1976–October 1996[18]
Time WarnerOctober 1996–May 16, 2007
Liberty MediaMay 16, 2007–present[19]

Presidents

Name Years
Ivers Whitney Adams1871
John Conkey1872
Charles H. Porter1873–1874
Nicholas Apollonio1875–1876
Arthur Soden1877–1907
George Dovey1907–1909
John Dovey1909–1910
William Hepburn Russell1910–1911
John Montgomery Ward1911–1912
James E. Gaffney1912–1916
Percy Haughton1916–1918[7]
George W. Grant1919–1923
Christy Mathewson1923–1925
Emil Fuchs1925–1935
Bob Quinn1935–1945[20]
Lou Perini1945–1957[21]
Joseph Cairnes1957–1961[22]
John McHale1961–1967[23]
William Bartholomay1967–1973[24]
Daniel Donahue1973–1975
Ted Turner1976–1986
Stan Kasten1986–2003[25]
Terry McGuirk2003–2007[26]
John Schuerholz2007–2016

General Managers

Other executives

References

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  2. "A New Owner For Boston Doves". Portsmouth Daily Times. November 15, 1910. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  3. "Boston Nationals Sold". Boston Evening Transcript. December 17, 1910. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  4. "Boston Club Sale Closed". The New York Times. December 20, 1911.
  5. Webb Jr, Melville E. (August 1, 1912). "Gaffney Buys Ward's Stock". The Boston Daily Globe.
  6. "P.D. HAUGHTON BUYS BOSTON NATIONALS; Harvard Football Coach Heads Syndicate of Baseball Club Owners. STALLINGS AS MANAGER James E. Gaffney Surprises Sporting Circles by Disposing of Braves -- Price Said to be $500,000. P.D. HAUGHTON BUYS BOSTON NATIONALS". New York Times. 9 January 1916. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. "G. W. Grant Buys Braves". The New York Times. January 31, 1919.
  8. "Matty Heads Group Which Buys Braves". The New York Times. February 21, 1923.
  9. "Charles F. Adams Buys Powell Stock In Boston Braves". The Hartford Courant. May 16, 1927.
  10. O'Leary, James (May 16, 1927). "Boston Men Buy Share in Braves". Boston Daily Globe.
  11. King, Bill (August 1, 1935). "Fuch's Move Is No Surprise; To Find Purchaser". Associated Press. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  12. O'Leary, James C. (December 7, 1935). "Bob Quinn to Buy Braves Club". The Boston Daily Globe.
  13. Hurwitz, Hy (April 21, 1941). "Hub-Controlled Syndicate Buys Adams' Stock in Bees:". The Boston Daily Globe.
  14. Nason, Jerry (January 22, 1944). "Trio Ultimately Will Buy Braves Club Outright". The Boston Daily Globe.
  15. Hurwitz, Hy (January 23, 1951). "Rugo Sells Braves Stock to Perini and Maney". The Boston Daily Globe.
  16. Birtwell, Roger (November 27, 1952). "Perini Contracting Firm to Acquire Braves Stock". The Boston Daily Globe.
  17. "Wisconsin Men Buy Braves for $5,500,000; Club Will Stay in Milwaukee". The New York Times. November 17, 1962.
  18. "Yachtsman Turner Purchases Braves". The New York Times. January 7, 1976.
  19. Bowman, Mark (May 16, 2007). "Braves excited by news of team sale". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Atlanta Braves. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  20. Webb, Melville (February 15, 1945). "Quinn Quits as Braves Chief; Son Named General Manager". The Boston Daily Globe.
  21. "Perini Succeeds Quinn as President of Boston Braves". The Boston Daily Globe. March 20, 1945.
  22. "Lou Perini Resigns As Braves President". The Boston Daily Globe. January 27, 1957.
  23. "Braves Pick GM McHale As President". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1961.
  24. "Chairman of Atlanta Braves Also Takes President's Post". Wall Street Journal. January 20, 1967.
  25. "Braves name president". Toronto Star. November 7, 1986.
  26. O'Brien, David (November 22, 2003). "Braves: Front office reorganized". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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