1991 Atlanta Braves season

The 1991 Atlanta Braves season was the 26th in Atlanta and the 121st overall. They became the first team in the National League to go from last place one year to first place the next, doing so after remaining 9.5 games out of first at the All Star break. Coincidentally, the Braves' last-to-first feat was also accomplished by the 1991 Minnesota Twins, the team they would face in the 1991 World Series. The last Major League Baseball team to accomplish this was the 1890 Louisville Colonels of the American Association. The 1991 World Series, which the Braves ultimately lost, has been called the greatest World Series in history by ESPN. Despite finishing last in the National League West in 1990, the Braves managed to overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in 1991, clinching the division on the penultimate day of the regular season. This was the first of three consecutive division titles won by the Braves. Offseason December 3, 1990: Terry Pendleton was signed as a free agent by the Braves. December 5, 1990: Sid Bream was signed as a free agent by the Braves. December 7, 1990: Juan Berenguer was signed as a free agent by the Braves. January 19, 1991: Jerry Willard was signed as a free agent by the Braves. January 30, 1991: Deion Sanders was signed as a free agent by the Braves. February 8, 1991: Jim Vatcher was selected off waivers from the Braves by the San Diego Padres. March 9, 1991: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent by the Braves. Regular season Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena combined for a no-hitter on September 11, 1991, in a 1–0 shutout win over the San Diego Padres. The 13th no-hitter in franchise history, attendance was 20,477 at Fulton-County Stadium.