A Dynasty Interrupted

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The Rise and Fall of the 1980s Atlanta Braves

Patrick Montgomery (Author, media relations manager)

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Bloomsbury Academic
14 May 2026

Sports teams & clubs; Baseball

A captivating inside look at the 1980s Atlanta Braves

The Braves have a long and storied history, taking them from Boston to Milwaukee and then finally to Atlanta. Some of baseball’s most accomplished ballplayers were part of the Braves organization at some point, but amazingly, World Series titles did not materialize in Atlanta for years.

In A Dynasty Interrupted, Patrick Montgomery tells the story of the Atlanta Braves as the franchise meteorically rose from a losing team to an exciting one—making the postseason in 1982 and contending in 1983 and 1984—only to have the team sink back to the depths of the National League for the rest of the decade. Montgomery examines the franchise’s move from Milwaukee to Atlanta before diving into their years building the team around Dale Murphy and Bob Horner alongside Phil Niekro, with billionaire maverick team owner Ted Turner starting to bring joy back to the Braves. The team exploded on the World Series contender radar with strong finishes in the early 1980s, but could never make the jump from good to great.

With original interviews from players and managers of the 1980s—including Dale Murphy, Bob Horner, Joe Torre, and others—A Dynasty Interrupted explores what happened to a franchise so full of potential.

By: Patrick Montgomery (Author media relations manager)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9798881842567
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 14 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrick Montgomery is an award-winning writer and a skilled media relations manager. His first book, The Baseball Miracle of the Splendid 6, garnered 1st place for Sports Books at the 2022 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Awards and was a winner in the 2022 Hollywood Book Festival. His most recent book, Baseball’s Great Expectations, earned a Booklist Starred Review and a Booklist Top-10 Book on Sports 2024. Montgomery is a youth softball coach, baseball historian, and member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He lives in South Carolina.

Reviews for A Dynasty Interrupted: The Rise and Fall of the 1980s Atlanta Braves

With A Dynasty Interrupted, Patrick Montgomery has diligently reported an oft-overlooked time in the history of one of baseball’s most storied franchises. It’s a great read for baseball fans no matter their allegiance. -- Ken Davidoff, former New York Post baseball columnist and co-author of 101 Lessons from the Dugout With his latest book, A Dynasty Interrupted, Patrick Montgomery takes a well-written, exhaustively researched trip back in time with the Atlanta Braves of the early 1980s. This book is sure to resonate with longtime Braves fans who can only wonder what might have been. -- Jerry Crasnik, longtime baseball writer and executive