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The future Hall of Famer had third base locked down for the Braves, so Ed Charles was sent elsewhere. Braves Franchise History
1948: The Dodgers trade Pete Reiser to the Braves for outfielder Myron McCormick. The marvelously talented but reckless Reiser crashed into too many outfield walls and, according to Red Smith, was carried off on a stretcher 11 times.
1960: The Braves acquire shortstop Roy McMillan and a player to be named later from the Reds in exchange for pitchers Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro.
1961: The Braves send third baseman Ed Charles, catcher Joe Azcue and outfielder Manny Jimenez to the Athletics for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock. With Eddie Mathews at third, Charles was expendable. He will hit .288 with 17 home runs as a rookie in 1962.
MLB History
1920: The National League reveals that 27,924 baseballs were used during the season. That is an increase of 10,248 from the previous season.
1933: The major leagues agree on a uniform ball to be livelier than the ball used in the National League in recent seasons. Owners also agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15.
1961: Charles Comiskey Jr. sells his 46 percent interest in the White Sox to a group of 11 investors.
1980: Dave Winfield becomes the highest-paid player in sports history when he agrees to a 10-year deal with the Yankees worth $16 million.
1993: The White Sox sign free agent DH Julio Franco.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Julio Franco was mentioned so here’s a video of him playing for the Atlanta Braves 12 years later at age 46 and becoming the oldest player to hit a grand slam in MLB history]
1997: The Marlins trade Kevin Brown to the Padres in exchange for first baseman Derrek Lee and pitcher Rafael Medina and Steve Hoff.
2009: The White Sox acquire OF Juan Pierre from the Dodgers for two minor leaguers.
2017: The Phillies sign free agent first baseman Carlos Santana to a three-year contract worth $60 million, the biggest granted so far this off-season.
2019: The Diamondbacks agree to a five-year, $85 million deal with free agent starter Madison Bumgarner.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
<img alt="Milwaukee Braves" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JDKNSKBGCgXYJSm-ZwiEH086BsE=/43x0:4138x2730/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73787693/643714454.0.jpg">
Photo by Hy Peskin/Getty Images
The future Hall of Famer had third base locked down for the Braves, so Ed Charles was sent elsewhere. Braves Franchise History
1948: The Dodgers trade Pete Reiser to the Braves for outfielder Myron McCormick. The marvelously talented but reckless Reiser crashed into too many outfield walls and, according to Red Smith, was carried off on a stretcher 11 times.
1960: The Braves acquire shortstop Roy McMillan and a player to be named later from the Reds in exchange for pitchers Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro.
1961: The Braves send third baseman Ed Charles, catcher Joe Azcue and outfielder Manny Jimenez to the Athletics for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock. With Eddie Mathews at third, Charles was expendable. He will hit .288 with 17 home runs as a rookie in 1962.
MLB History
1920: The National League reveals that 27,924 baseballs were used during the season. That is an increase of 10,248 from the previous season.
1933: The major leagues agree on a uniform ball to be livelier than the ball used in the National League in recent seasons. Owners also agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15.
1961: Charles Comiskey Jr. sells his 46 percent interest in the White Sox to a group of 11 investors.
1980: Dave Winfield becomes the highest-paid player in sports history when he agrees to a 10-year deal with the Yankees worth $16 million.
1993: The White Sox sign free agent DH Julio Franco.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Julio Franco was mentioned so here’s a video of him playing for the Atlanta Braves 12 years later at age 46 and becoming the oldest player to hit a grand slam in MLB history]
1997: The Marlins trade Kevin Brown to the Padres in exchange for first baseman Derrek Lee and pitcher Rafael Medina and Steve Hoff.
2009: The White Sox acquire OF Juan Pierre from the Dodgers for two minor leaguers.
2017: The Phillies sign free agent first baseman Carlos Santana to a three-year contract worth $60 million, the biggest granted so far this off-season.
2019: The Diamondbacks agree to a five-year, $85 million deal with free agent starter Madison Bumgarner.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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