Braves History
1957 – The Cubs send veteran Bob Rush and two players to the Braves for C Sammy Taylor and P Taylor Phillips.
1978 – After sixteen years with the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Phillies. Other teams which pursued “Charlie Hustle” include the Mets, Braves, Pirates and the Royals. The deal temporarily makes Rose the highest-paid athlete in team sports.
1979 – A month after being acquired by the Blue Jays, Chris Chambliss goes to the Atlanta Braves with Luis Gomez
for Barry Bonnell, Pat Rockett and Joey McLaughlin. Chambliss will play eight seasons for the Braves.
1984 – The Oakland A’s send base-stealing OF Rickey Henderson and P Bert Bradley to the Yankees in exchange for pitchers Jay Howell and Jose Rijo, OF Stan Javier, and minor leaguers Tim Birtsas and Eric Plunk. On the same day, the Yankees trade C Rick Cerone to the Braves for P Brian Fisher.
2005 – Reaching a preliminary deal with the Dodgers a day before baseball’s winter meetings, Rafael Furcal agrees to a $39-million, three-year contract to play shortstop in the City of Angels. The 28-year old Dominican infielder was also strongly pursued by the Braves, his former team for the past six seasons, and the Cubs.
MLB History
1959 – Representing Major League Baseball, the Yankees’ Yogi Berra visits Italy to present baseball equipment and aid in the sport’s development.
1990 – In a blockbuster deal, the Blue Jays trade first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernandez to the Padres for second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter.
1999 – Major League Baseball and ESPN agree to settle their lawsuit by signing a new six-year, $800 million deal. The suit involved ESPN’s decision to give NFL football games priority over late-season Sunday Night Baseball games on its main channel.
2018 – The Cardinals acquire 1B Paul Goldschmidt from Arizona for a package of young players that includes C Carson Kelly, P Luke Weaver, IF Andy Young and a Compensation Round B pick in the 2019 amateur draft.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
