In the collection is this lineup card from September 14, 1993. It was posted on the dugout wall of the Atlanta dugout the day Chipper Jones recorded his first big league hit. Filled out entirely in the hand of Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox, the lineup card is signed by the 21-year old Jones, shortstop Jeff Blauser, centerfielder Otis Nixon, and skipper Cox. A nice memento from the game that produced the first of Chipper Jones’ 2,726 career hits.

In the collection is this lineup card that hung in the Atlanta dugout on August 7, 2001. That night four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux passed Christy Mathewson‘s 88-year old National League record of 68 consecutive innings without a walk.

Notice Maddux’s autograph and inscription at the bottom, “Broke Mathewson’s NL walkless inn record”. Braves skipper Bobby Cox also penned his signature in the middle near the bottom of the card.

The game was also noteworthy because it gave Maddux his 255th win to pass Hall of Fame White Sox hurler Red Faber and Jack Morris, Cooperstown class of 2018.

After losing the first two games of the 1998 NLCS, Bobby Cox gave the ball to Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux to get the Braves back in the series. In the collection is the lineup card from that game that saw Atlanta and Maddux drop to the San Diego Padres 4-1. Maddux thew 81 pitches through five innings before being lifted in what was then a 2-1 game. Though the Braves would win the next two games of the series, San Diego would knock them out of the post season in Game 6.

When a manager reaches 2,000 career wins, he’s punched his ticket to the Hall of Fame. Indeed, all ten skippers who reached the plateau have their bust in Cooperstown. Bobby Cox finished with 2,504 wins, good for fourth on the All Time list behind only Connie Mack, John McGraw, and Tony La Russa. He also won 2,149 games with the Braves as one of only four skippers to reach the magical 2,000 mark with one club. Cox is in good company in that group Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics, John McGraw of the New York Giants, and Walter Alston of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shown here is the ticket from Cox 2,000th win as Atlanta skipper. The Braves beat the Pirates 8-7 on a hot 81 degree night before 21,856 at Turner Field. Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones supplied the power early with a two-run homer in the first. The teams were tied after 9 innings before Atlanta walked off the Pirates in the bottom of the 15th.

Bobby Cox took over the Atlanta Braves on June 2, 1990, inheriting a last-place team with the nucleus of something special. The Braves finished last in the NL West that season, but Cox quickly helped turn the franchise around. One year later, Atlanta went from worst to first and captured the division title. That breakthrough launched an unprecedented run of 14 consecutive postseason appearances.

Tom Glavine stood among the most important pieces of those teams. When Cox arrived, Glavine owned a modest 26-33 record and remained far from the pitcher he would become. Under Cox, the left-hander blossomed into one of baseball’s premier starters. In 1991, Glavine led the National League with 20 victories, nine complete games, 8.5 WAR and a 153 ERA+. He also captured his first Cy Young Award.

Glavine eventually finished his Atlanta career with 244 victories. Cox guided him through 218 of those wins, forging a partnership that helped define the Braves’ dynasty.

Shown here is a lineup card from September 14, 2002, signed by both Cox and Glavine. The card lists Tom in the ninth spot of the batting order. Glavine earned the victory that day, collecting his 241st career win. That victory moved him alongside Hall of Famer Herb Pennock on baseball’s all-time wins list.

When the Braves made their historic run of reaching the postseason each year from 1991-2004, there were few Atlanta constants. Roster turnover during any period of that length is bound to happen. For Atlanta, three men were greatly responsible for the success, Hall of Famer GM John Schuerholz, Cooperstown skipper Bobby Cox, and legendary pitching coach Leo Mazzone.

Mazzone presided over the Braves pitching staff. As their philosophical guru, Mazzone preached the philosophy of his mentor, Johnny Sain: throw downhill from the mound often with focus on command and less than 100% exertion.

Though much of the Atlanta hurlers’ success was due to Mazzone, he humbly deflects praise in the questionnaire shown above. Mazzone calls Cox, “the greatest influence on me other than my father. [He was a] genius at handling pitchers.”

The pair helped the Braves become the National League team of the decade of the 1990s.