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1965 & 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES
Plus:
Last Braves Game In MilwaukeeandHank Aaron\'s 715th Home Run!
Rare Sportsfilms, Inc. is the rights owner of this DVD
The last Braves game in Milwaukee,the 1965 \"Atlanta\"Braves film \"Here Come TheBraves\", Hank Aaron\'s 715th home run, and the 1981 Atlanta Braveshighlights are all included on a new 1-hour DVD from \"Rare Sportsfilms\"!
The last Braves game in Milwaukeecontains interesting scenes of County Stadium, interviews with Eddie Mathews, Aaron andmanager Bobby Bragan on their thoughts about leaving Milwaukee,as well as comments from Milwaukeeand front office officials. This rare B& W TV news footage also shows brief game action including Frank Bolling\'sgrand slam off Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron\'s last hit in a Milwaukee Bravesuniform, and the sad ending to the game, with the lights going out at County Stadiumand the field covered with fans.
\"HereCome The Braves\" is a 1965 Braves promotional film on the building ofnew Atlanta Stadium, and the arrival of the Braves in Atlanta in the spring of 1965 for athree-game exhibition series with the Detroit Tigers. Shown at the airport are city and Bravesofficials, including captain Eddie Mathews and slugger Hank Aaron, then themotorcade and the parade to downtown and trip to the new stadium. Manager Bragan and the coaching staff areshown in nice closeup shots as well as Mathews, Aaron, Clay Carroll, HankFischer, etc. Many action shots of all the players, taken both during theexhibition series and in Milwaukee during the 1965 season show Rico Carty,24-game winner Tony Cloninger, Lee Thomas, Wade Blasingame, young Phil Niekro,ERA leader Billy O\'Dell, Woody Woodward and Bolling. The Braves set a new record in \'65 with sixplayers each hitting 20 or more homers, and shown together are Mack Jones, JoeTorre, Felipe Alou, Gene Oliver, Mathews and Aaron. Shot in beautiful COLOR and narrated by MiloHamilton, this film also shows some of the stars on other N.L. teams including:Sandy Koufax, Juan Marachal, Willie Mays, Jim Ray Hart, Bob Shaw, Dick Groat,Mike Shannon, Curt Flood, Bob Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, Ernie Banks, BillyWilliams, Joe Morgan, Sammy Ellis, Joey Jay, Pete Rose, Joe Nuxhall, DeronJohnson, Vada Pinson and Tommy Harper.
The 1981 Atlanta Braves highlight filmshows scenes of Spring Training at West Palm Beach, the Opening Night win vs the Reds andmostly action shots of the players throughout the \'81 season. You\'ll see home runs by Dale Murphy and BobHorner, a new club stolen base record by Jerry Royster, the crucial injury toGene Garber, Gaylord Perry\'s \"Puff Ball\" (it was outlawed), BruceBenedict\'s U.S. Army commercials and of course, the baseball strike. Other players shown throughout include PhilNiekro, Tommy Boggs, Rick Mahler, Claudell Washington, Glenn Hubbard, ChrisChambliss, Larry McWilliams, Rick Camp, Rafael Ramirez, speedster Eddie Millerand manager Bobby Cox. Narrated byBraves broadcaster Pete Van Wieren, the film ends with shots of rookies SteveBedrosian and Brett Butler and a look to a more successful season in \'82 withnew manager Joe Torre.
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