Thanks for the Memories: Part Eight

Chipper Jones began the 2005 season as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. Over the course of 109 games with the Braves, Jones amassed 432 plate appearances and registered 358 official at-bats. He scored 66 runs on 106 hits, 30 doubles, and 21 home runs. He also had 72 runs batted in. Jones batted .296, had an on base percentage of .412, and a slugging percentage of .556. He also amassed 199 total bases and was intentionally walked five times. Also featured on the 2005 Atlanta Braves roster were All-Stars John Smoltz and Andruw Jones. The Braves finished with a record of 90-72 and won the National League East by two games over the Philadelphia Phillies. They fell to the Houston Astros in the National League Division Series in four games.

Chipper Jones began the 2006 season as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. Over the course of 110 games with the Braves, Jones amassed 477 plate appearances and registered 411 official at-bats. He scored 87 runs on 133 hits, 28 doubles, three triples, and 26 home runs. He also had 86 runs batted in. Jones batted .324, had an on base percentage of .409, and a slugging percentage of .596. He also amassed 245 total bases and was intentionally walked four times. Chipper Jones finished 20th in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player award. Also featured on the 2005 Atlanta Braves roster were All-Stars Brian McCann, Edgar Renteria, and Andruw Jones. The Braves finished with a record of 79-83.

Chipper Jones began the 2007 season as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. Over the course of 134 games with the Braves, Jones amassed 600 plate appearances and registered 513 official at-bats. He scored 108 runs on 173 hits, 42 doubles, four triples, and 29 home runs. He also had 102 runs batted in. Jones batted .337, had an on base percentage of .425, and a slugging percentage of .604. He also amassed 310 total bases and was intentionally walked 10 times. Chipper Jones finished sixth in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player award. Also featured on the 2005 Atlanta Braves roster were All-Stars John Smoltz and Brian McCann. The Braves finished with a record of 84-78.

Chipper Jones began the 2008 season as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. Over the course of 128 games with the Braves, Jones amassed 534 plate appearances and registered 439 official at-bats. He scored 82 runs on 160 hits, 24 doubles, one triple, and 22 home runs. He also had 75 runs batted in. Jones batted .364, had an on base percentage of .470, and a slugging percentage of .574. He also amassed 252 total bases and was intentionally walked 16 times. Chipper Jones was named to the national League All-Star team and finished 12th in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player award. Also featured on the 2005 Atlanta Braves roster was All-Star Brian McCann. The Braves finished with a record of 72-90.

Chipper Jones began the 2009 season as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. Over the course of 143 games with the Braves, Jones amassed 596 plate appearances and registered 488 official at-bats. He scored 80 runs on 129 hits, 23 doubles, two triples, and 18 home runs. He also had 71 runs batted in. Jones batted .264, had an on base percentage of .388, and a slugging percentage of .430. He also amassed 210 total bases and was intentionally walked 18 times. Also featured on the 2005 Atlanta Braves roster was All-Star Brian McCann. The Braves finished with a record of 86-76.