Braves History
1925 – At Pittsburgh, the Pirates stop the Braves, 9 – 7. Kiki Cuyler is 4 for 4 with a double and triple and two runs to start a hit streak.
1928 – The Braves and Cubs combine for National League-record eight double plays between them, but the Cubs win the game, 8 – 3. Sheriff Blake is the winner over Johnny Cooney.
1929 – A Pirates loss to the Braves clinches the National League pennant for the Cubs.
1962 – At Los Angeles, the Aaron brothers lead the Braves to a 10 – 5 pounding of the Dodgers, and
cut the Dodgers’ lead over the idle Giants to three and a half games. Hank Aaron hits his 40th homer and Tommie Aaron accounts for three RBIs with three hits.
2000 – The Braves defeat the Mets, 6 – 3, as Greg Maddux extends his scoreless streak to 29 innings.
2007 – The second Bricktown Showdown is played and the Sacramento River Cats top the Richmond Braves, 7 – 1. Kazuhito Tadano gets the win while Blaine Boyer takes the loss. Lou Merloni drives in four to win the MVP award while Brant Colamarino hits a two-run homer.
2022 – With ten strikeouts in six innings in a 5 – 2 Braves win over the Phillies, rookie Spencer Strider becomes the quickest pitcher to record 200 Ks in a season, doing so in 130 innings. The previous record was 130 2/3 innings by Randy Johnson in 2001.
MLB History
1984 – Tim Raines becomes the first player in major league history with four consecutive seasons of 70 or more stolen bases by swiping four in Montreal’s 7 – 4 win over St. Louis.
1996 – Boston’s Roger Clemens fans 20 Detroit Tigers, without walking a single batter, to tie his record for most strikeouts in a nine-inning game. The Rocket holds the Tigers to four hits en route to a 4 – 0 shutout.
2013 – In his first major league start Reds OF Billy Hamilton reaches base five times and steals four bases, becoming the first player to do so in the modern era. The Reds defeat the Astros, 6 – 5, as Hamilton scores a key run in the top of the 13th.
2023 – Having announcement his retirement at the end of the season, Adam Wainwright achieves an important career milestone in one of his final starts as he defeats Milwaukee, 1 – 0, for his 200th win. The long-time Cardinals pitcher gives up four hits and no runs over seven innings.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
