Johnston Cookies Baseball Cards

1954 Johnston Cookies

1953 Johnston Cookies

We just got in a collection that included cards from the 1953, 1954, and 1955 Johnston Cookies baseball sets. The Johnston Cookie Company, which has since changed names, was originally located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just behind the Milwaukee County Stadium, where the Braves played. The cards could be obtained in packages of Pops Cookies or through the mail. Today, these cards are easily distinguished by the Johnston logo and the phrase "No One Makes Cookies Like Johnston". The 1953 and 1955 sets have the dimensions of a typical card, but the 1954 Johnston Cookies cards are long and thin.

Some of the players included in these sets are all-time greats for the Braves franchise. Hank Aaron's 1954 rookie card lists his uniform number as 5, which he wore when he played in the Negro Leagues. Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn are also prominently featured in all three sets. To see our complete inventory of Johnston Cookies baseball cards, please click here.

1954 Johnston Cookies

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The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1997 to the present, the Braves have played in Turner Field. The "Braves" name, which was first used in 1912, originates from a term for a Native American warrior. They are nicknamed "the Bravos", and often self-styled as "America's Team" in reference to the team's games being broadcast on the nationally available TBS until the 2008 season, gaining a wide fanbase.

One of the National League's two remaining charter franchises (the other being the Chicago Cubs), the club was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings (not to be confused with the American League's Boston Red Sox or the NL Central's Cincinnati Reds). After various name changes, the team settled on the "Braves". In 1953, the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and became the Milwaukee Braves, followed by the move to Atlanta in 1966. The team's tenure in Atlanta is famous for Hank Aaron's breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record in 1974. His record stood until 2007.

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Retired Numbers	3, 21, 31, 35, 41, 42, 44
Colors
Navy blue, scarlet, white
Name
Atlanta Braves (1966–present)
Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston Beaneaters (1883-1906) Boston Red Caps (1876-1882) Boston Red Stockings (1871-1876)
Other nicknames
The Bravos, America's Team, The Team of the 90s, ATL
Ballpark
Turner Field (1997–present) Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1966-1996) *a.k.a. Atlanta Stadium (1966-1976) Milwaukee County Stadium (1953-1965) Braves Field (1915-1952) *a.k.a. National League Park (1936-1941) Fenway Park (1914-1915) South End Grounds (1894-1914) Congress Street Grounds (1894) South End Grounds (1871-1894)
Major league titles
World Series titles (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995
NL Pennants (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999
National Association Pennants (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875
East Division titles (11)	1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005
West Division titles (5)	1969 • 1982 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993