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The Crime Dog has a perfect day at the plate Braves Franchise History
1954: The Braves finally get to Phillies ace Robin Roberts in a 5-1 win. Roberts leaves the game in the seventh, snapping a streak of 13 consecutive complete games against the Braves over the last three seasons. He had a 12-1 record in those 13 games.
1957: The Dodgers tied a major league record by using eight pitchers in a 13-7 loss to Milwaukee. Hank Aaron hit the first grand slam of his career in the win.
1969: Hank Aaron hits a three-run home run in the 14th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-1 win. There were no successful stolen bases in the game as Bob Didier and Tim McCarver combined to throw out runners on all six attempts.
1971: Braves outfielder Rico Carty announces that he has suffered permanent damage to his right eye after an altercation with three police officers in Atlanta.
1996: Fred McGriff turns in a huge day at the plate with five hits, including a double and two home runs, to help the Braves to a 6-5 win over the Cubs.
2007: The Braves release Bob Wickman, just one day after the now-former Braves closer gave up a walk-off homer to Reds OF Adam Dunn in the 12th inning. While Bobby Cox is diplomatic in his response, both Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones claim that Wickman was not happy about being asked to pitch in non-save situations. The fact that those two went public tends to show that Wickman’s time in the clubhouse wasn’t exactly looked upon fondly.
2022: The Braves demolish the Pirates to the tune of 14-2. Kyle Wright throws seven shutout innings and all but one hitter in Atlanta’s lineup picks up at least one hit. Matt Olson in particular goes 3-for-5 with a homer and a double. The win moves the Braves to just 1.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East, after having been as far back as 10.5 games back on June 1.
MLB History
1916: Babe Ruth shuts out Detroit and holds them to just three hits in a 3-0 win. It is Ruth’s seventh shutout of the season.
1985: Don Baylor ties a major league record when he was hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career.
1989: Commissioner Bart Giamatti issues a permanent ban from baseball to Pete Rose for his alleged gambling on major league games. Rose is replaced as Cincinnati’s manager on an interim basis by Tommy Helms.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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The Crime Dog has a perfect day at the plate Braves Franchise History
1954: The Braves finally get to Phillies ace Robin Roberts in a 5-1 win. Roberts leaves the game in the seventh, snapping a streak of 13 consecutive complete games against the Braves over the last three seasons. He had a 12-1 record in those 13 games.
1957: The Dodgers tied a major league record by using eight pitchers in a 13-7 loss to Milwaukee. Hank Aaron hit the first grand slam of his career in the win.
1969: Hank Aaron hits a three-run home run in the 14th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-1 win. There were no successful stolen bases in the game as Bob Didier and Tim McCarver combined to throw out runners on all six attempts.
1971: Braves outfielder Rico Carty announces that he has suffered permanent damage to his right eye after an altercation with three police officers in Atlanta.
1996: Fred McGriff turns in a huge day at the plate with five hits, including a double and two home runs, to help the Braves to a 6-5 win over the Cubs.
2007: The Braves release Bob Wickman, just one day after the now-former Braves closer gave up a walk-off homer to Reds OF Adam Dunn in the 12th inning. While Bobby Cox is diplomatic in his response, both Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones claim that Wickman was not happy about being asked to pitch in non-save situations. The fact that those two went public tends to show that Wickman’s time in the clubhouse wasn’t exactly looked upon fondly.
2022: The Braves demolish the Pirates to the tune of 14-2. Kyle Wright throws seven shutout innings and all but one hitter in Atlanta’s lineup picks up at least one hit. Matt Olson in particular goes 3-for-5 with a homer and a double. The win moves the Braves to just 1.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East, after having been as far back as 10.5 games back on June 1.
MLB History
1916: Babe Ruth shuts out Detroit and holds them to just three hits in a 3-0 win. It is Ruth’s seventh shutout of the season.
1985: Don Baylor ties a major league record when he was hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career.
1989: Commissioner Bart Giamatti issues a permanent ban from baseball to Pete Rose for his alleged gambling on major league games. Rose is replaced as Cincinnati’s manager on an interim basis by Tommy Helms.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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