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Henry Aaron has a huge day at the plate but ends up going on the shelf immediately afterwards. Braves Franchise History
1928: Boston sweeps today’s twin bill with Brooklyn winning the opener, 9-2. The Robins collect 13 hits in the loss, but make eight errors. The Braves are paced by George Sisler’s four hits. Bob Smith pitches a two-hitter to win the nightcap.
1935: Rookie Terry Moore of the Cardinals goes 6-for-6 and the rest of the Cards add another 12 hits to paste the Braves, 15-3.
1954: Hank Aaron goes 4-for-4 in a 9-7 triumph over the Cubs, but breaks his ankle in the second game of a doubleheader and is lost for the remainder of the season.
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1958: At Pittsburgh, Bill Virdon hits a 10th-inning home run to break up a brilliant pitching duel between the Braves’ Carl Willey and George Witt. The Pirates win, 1-0.
1960: The first-place Pirates split with the Braves, winning, 9-7, before losing, 7-1. The Bucs rout Warren Spahn in the opener scoring seven runs in the 4th after the Braves have knocked out starter Bob Friend.
1972: Felix Millan is 5-for-5 in the Atlanta Braves’ 5-3 win over the Astros.
1982: Despite managing just one hit — Al Oliver’s solo home run in the 2nd inning — the Expos beat the Braves, 2-1, on Rafael Ramirez’s error in the bottom of the 9th.
2011: Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee records his sixth shutout of the season in beating Atlanta, 9-0. Lee also reached 200 strikeouts for the first time of his career as he strikes out six and walks none.
MLB History
1978: The Expos beat the Cubs, 10-8, in a nine-inning game that sees a major-league record 45 players participate.
1987: Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson, but the White Sox lose to the Royals, 4-2.
1989: Deion Sanders, the fifth player selected overall in the 1989 NFL Draft, hits a home run as the Bronx Bombers rout the Mariners at the Kingdome, 12 - 2. Five days later, in his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons, the Yankee rookie will return a punt 68 yards for a touchdown.
1995: Cal Ripken ties Lou Gehrig’s all-time mark by appearing in his 2,130th consecutive game. The Orioles shut out the Angels behind Scott Erickson by a score of 8-0.
1998: Giants outfielder Barry Bonds sets a new National League mark reaching base in 15 consecutive plate appearances. His five singles, two doubles, two homers and six walks during the streak breaks Dodger Pedro Guerrero’s mark of 14 established in 1983. Armando Rios hits home runs for his first two major league hits. Expos’ third baseman Shane Andrews accomplished the same feat on April 27 and 28 in 1995.
1998: Mark McGwire slugs his 60th home run of the season to become the third player in history to reach the milestone, after Babe Ruth and Roger Maris. The 1st-inning blast off lefty Dennys Reyes helps the Cards on their way to a 7-0 blanking of the Reds.
2014: Rangers manager Ron Washington announces he is stepping down for the remainder of the season in order to attend to a personal matter. Bench coach Tim Bogar takes over on an interim basis. The Rangers have the worst record in the majors and have already set a record for most players and pitchers used in a season.
2023: Giancarlo Stanton hits the 400th home run of his career off José Cisnero in the 6th inning to break a 1-1 tie and lead the Yankees to a 5-1 win over the Tigers. Having needed 1,520 games to reach the mark makes him the fourth fastest in history following Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez.
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Henry Aaron has a huge day at the plate but ends up going on the shelf immediately afterwards. Braves Franchise History
1928: Boston sweeps today’s twin bill with Brooklyn winning the opener, 9-2. The Robins collect 13 hits in the loss, but make eight errors. The Braves are paced by George Sisler’s four hits. Bob Smith pitches a two-hitter to win the nightcap.
1935: Rookie Terry Moore of the Cardinals goes 6-for-6 and the rest of the Cards add another 12 hits to paste the Braves, 15-3.
1954: Hank Aaron goes 4-for-4 in a 9-7 triumph over the Cubs, but breaks his ankle in the second game of a doubleheader and is lost for the remainder of the season.
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1958: At Pittsburgh, Bill Virdon hits a 10th-inning home run to break up a brilliant pitching duel between the Braves’ Carl Willey and George Witt. The Pirates win, 1-0.
1960: The first-place Pirates split with the Braves, winning, 9-7, before losing, 7-1. The Bucs rout Warren Spahn in the opener scoring seven runs in the 4th after the Braves have knocked out starter Bob Friend.
1972: Felix Millan is 5-for-5 in the Atlanta Braves’ 5-3 win over the Astros.
1982: Despite managing just one hit — Al Oliver’s solo home run in the 2nd inning — the Expos beat the Braves, 2-1, on Rafael Ramirez’s error in the bottom of the 9th.
2011: Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee records his sixth shutout of the season in beating Atlanta, 9-0. Lee also reached 200 strikeouts for the first time of his career as he strikes out six and walks none.
MLB History
1978: The Expos beat the Cubs, 10-8, in a nine-inning game that sees a major-league record 45 players participate.
1987: Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson, but the White Sox lose to the Royals, 4-2.
1989: Deion Sanders, the fifth player selected overall in the 1989 NFL Draft, hits a home run as the Bronx Bombers rout the Mariners at the Kingdome, 12 - 2. Five days later, in his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons, the Yankee rookie will return a punt 68 yards for a touchdown.
1995: Cal Ripken ties Lou Gehrig’s all-time mark by appearing in his 2,130th consecutive game. The Orioles shut out the Angels behind Scott Erickson by a score of 8-0.
1998: Giants outfielder Barry Bonds sets a new National League mark reaching base in 15 consecutive plate appearances. His five singles, two doubles, two homers and six walks during the streak breaks Dodger Pedro Guerrero’s mark of 14 established in 1983. Armando Rios hits home runs for his first two major league hits. Expos’ third baseman Shane Andrews accomplished the same feat on April 27 and 28 in 1995.
1998: Mark McGwire slugs his 60th home run of the season to become the third player in history to reach the milestone, after Babe Ruth and Roger Maris. The 1st-inning blast off lefty Dennys Reyes helps the Cards on their way to a 7-0 blanking of the Reds.
2014: Rangers manager Ron Washington announces he is stepping down for the remainder of the season in order to attend to a personal matter. Bench coach Tim Bogar takes over on an interim basis. The Rangers have the worst record in the majors and have already set a record for most players and pitchers used in a season.
2023: Giancarlo Stanton hits the 400th home run of his career off José Cisnero in the 6th inning to break a 1-1 tie and lead the Yankees to a 5-1 win over the Tigers. Having needed 1,520 games to reach the mark makes him the fourth fastest in history following Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez.
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