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| 1951 | The Yankees send rookie hurler Lew Burdette and $50,000 to the Braves for 33-year-old right-hander Johnny Sain. The trade will come back to haunt the Bronx Bombers when the right-hander throws three complete-game victories in the 1957 World Series, won by Milwaukee in seven games. |
| 1954 |
In their second season in Milwaukee, the Braves establish a new National League attendance mark of 1,841,66 when an overflow crowd watches their hometown heroes drop a double dip to the Dodgers, 12-4 and 11-4. The transplanted franchise will end the season with over two million patrons passing through the turnstiles, nearly four times the number of fans who attended games in 1952, the team's final year in Boston.
(Ed. Note: The Braves broke the NL attendance record they set in their inaugural season after relocating in March. - LP) |
| 1966 | Getting the Cubs' 4-2 win in relief, Robin Roberts becomes the first and only pitcher to beat the Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta Braves. On Independence Day in 1948, the future Hall of Famer went the distance to notch his third big league victory, beating the Boston Braves at Shibe Park in his rookie year with the Phillies. |
| 1971 | Braves' outfielder Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the National League to drive in at least 100 runs in eleven seasons. The future Hall of Famer will collect 2297 RBIs during his 23-year Hall of Fame career to set an all-time major league mark. |
| 1999 | Houston snaps a string of eleven consecutive losses, the longest skid in franchise history, by beating the Braves, 11-9. Tony Eusebio's two-run home run in the top of the 13th inning proves to be the difference in the Astros' 11-9 victory over the Braves in Atlanta. |
| 2000 | When the Braves come to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing the Reds, 4-2, a power spike causes most of the lights to go out at Turner Field, causing a 12-minute delay. The Atlanta crowd hears a rendition of the song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," waiting for the game to resume. |
| 2006 | With his two homers (726, 727) in a 13-8 losing effort to the Braves at Miller Park, Giants slugger Barry Bonds passes Sammy Sosa into second place with 69 career multi-homer games. Babe Ruth hit two or more homers on 72 occasions during his 22-year career in the majors. |
| 2010 |
After initially ruling Brian McCann's drive a double, the umpires take only 86 seconds to overturn the call, making it the first time in baseball history a game ends with a walk-off home run thanks to a video review of a play. The backstop's ninth-inning round-tripper, which bounced off the top of the outfield wall and struck a second barrier, gave the Braves a 7-6 comeback victory over Florida.
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