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48. Darrell Evans

Darrell Evans had a very good career that began in Atlanta where he would be named an All Star in 1973.  Evans arrived as a Rule 5 Pick from the Athletics in 1968 and he would work his way slowly to become the teams starting Third Baseman.  Evans cemented himself as the starting Third Baseman in 1972 and in the next two seasons he would lead the National League in Walks while putting up good power numbers.  His 1973 season would see Evans hit 41 Home Runs with 104 Runs Batted In and it was as a Brave that he had his best defensive numbers.

46. Bob Horner

A former Golden Spikes Award winner as the nation’s best amateur baseball player, Bob Horner would win the National League Rookie of the Year in the same calendar year (1978).  The number one draft pick would become known in Atlanta for his power numbers where he would finish in the top ten in Home Runs six times including a second place rank where he went yard 35 times in 1980.  Horner was ninth in MVP voting that year and would later be named an All Star in 1982.  As a Brave he would swat 215 Home Runs and was six Hits shy of 1,000.

45. Felipe Alou

Felipe Alou is arguably better known in baseball for being a manager where he would helm the Montreal Expos for years and was named the Manager of the Year in 1994 but this was also a former player who accumulated over 2,000 Hits over his career.

38. Tim Hudson

After an excellent run with the Oakland Athletics, Tim Hudson would be traded from to Atlanta where he would win 113 of his 222 career Wins.  Hudson won at least 13 Games in each of his first three seasons and in late 2008 he underwent Tommy John surgery.  While that ailment took him out of baseball for a year he rebounded in 2017 with his best season in years with an All Star appearance, a 17 Win season and an ERA under 3.  He would finish fourth in Cy Young voting that year.   Hudson would win 16 Games the next two seasons and prior to signing with the San Francisco Giants after the 2013 Season he recorded 997 Strikeouts as a Brave.

In 2018, Hudson was elected into the Braves Hall of Fame.