Braves History
1927 – Braves OF Eddie Brown passes Fred Luderus’s modern National League mark of 533 consecutive games played (1916-1919). Steve Brodie had 574 in 1893-1897.
1948 – The Dodgers steal eight bases, including a 5th-inning triple steal with Jackie Robinson on the front end. But the Braves win, 4 – 3, to move two games ahead of second-place Brooklyn. In the last 19 steal attempts against the Braves, no Dodger has been thrown out.
2000 – The Phillies defeat the Reds, 5 – 4, despite a grand slam by Cincinnati
OF Alex Ochoa. Ochoa’s blast is the 142nd slam of the season, setting a new major league record. The Oakland A’s have hit 11, one shy of the record shared by the Braves (1997) and Indians (1999).
2000 – Working a scoreless 12th in a 7 – 6 victory over the Braves, Rockies catcher Brent Mayne becomes the first position player to be a winning pitcher since 1968 when outfielder Rocky Colavito, as a Yankee, homered and threw 2 2/3 shutout innings against his former teammates helping the Bronx Bombers to beat the Tigers. Mayne is the record-tying ninth pitcher to take the mound for the Rockies in the game.
2010 – Lou Piniella retires after 23 seasons as a manager. In his last game at the helm, his Cubs lose, 16 – 5, at home to the Atlanta Braves. Piniella missed some time earlier this year to be with his ailing mother, and had announced that this season would be his last. Coach Mike Quade will take over as interim manager for the remainder of the season. Piniella retires with a lifetime record of 1,835-1,712.
MLB History
1946 – Clubs approve a change to a 168-game schedule, but they will rescind the decision at another meeting on September 16th. Television is first recognized, with clubs given rights to their own games. Players jumping to outlaw leagues will not be allowed to apply for reinstatement for five years.
1960 – For Billy Martin’s fight on August 5th, Jim Brewer and the Cubs hit back with a $1,040,000 lawsuit. The claim will be settled in court and Martin will be liable for $25,000 in damages.
1982 – Ernie Banks becomes the first Cub to have his uniform number (14) retired.
2003 – For the fourth consecutive season, Garret Anderson reaches the 100 RBI mark to become the first player in Angels history to do so. The Angels outfielder was also the first to have three straight 100-RBI seasons.
2012 – Oakland A’s P Bartolo Colon is suspended for 50 games for testing positive for testosterone, eight days after Giants OF Melky Cabrera was also suspended for using the same performance-enhancing substance.
2021 – Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers becomes the 28th member of the 500 Home Run Club with a solo homer off Steven Matz of the Blue Jays.
2024 – Having squandered an early lead in the AL West, the Mariners fire manager Scott Servais and replace him with long-time organization member Dan Wilson; also fired is hitting coach Jarret DeHart, as the Mariners have had trouble putting runs on the scoreboard all season.
