, ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁teams ▁in ▁Florida ▁to ▁field ▁black ▁players . ▁A aron ▁in ▁particular ▁was ▁a ▁stand out , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁league ▁M VP ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ; ▁both ▁he ▁and ▁Mant illa ▁were ▁later ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁le agues ▁after ▁their ▁success ▁in ▁Jackson ville . ▁ ▁The ▁Bra ves ▁drew ▁strong ▁crow ds ▁and ▁performed ▁well ▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁prov ing ▁more ▁successful ▁than ▁the ▁T ars ▁had ▁ever ▁been . ▁They ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League ▁play offs ▁five ▁times ▁in ▁eight ▁years , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁imp et us ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁stad ium , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁replaced ▁the ▁ag ing ▁Dur kee ▁Field . ▁The ▁new ▁park ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁Wolf son ▁Park ▁after ▁Samuel ▁W . ▁Wolf son . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Wolf son , ▁suffering ▁from ▁ill ▁health , ▁sold ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁business men ▁including ▁Bill ▁Terry , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Texas ▁million aire ▁Craig ▁F . ▁C ull in an , ▁Jr . ▁When ▁C ull in an ▁won ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁expansion ▁franch ise ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ,