1902 - Pitcher Bill Dineen, who has won 36 games over the past two seasons with the Boston Beaneaters, signs with the Boston Americans and will win 20 or more games for the next three seasons.
1962 - Milwaukee Braves general manager John McHale and six former stockholders of the Chicago White Sox buy the team from the Perini Corporation for a reported $6.2 million.
1956 - Braves catcher Ebba St. Claire is part of three double plays tying the major league record in a 5-4 win over the Phillies. 1961 - Joe Adcock homers twice, but the Dodgers beat the Braves 8-3 behind Don Drysdale who allowed just four hits and also contributed a second inning grand slam.
1931 - At Braves Field, Jack Quinn of the Brooklyn Robins becomes the oldest pitcher to start an Opening Day game at age 47. The Braves defeat the Robins, 7-4.
Braves Franchise History 1902 - Pitcher Bill Dineen, who has won 36 games over the past two seasons with the Boston Beaneaters, signs with the Boston Americans and will win 20 or more games for the next three seasons.
Braves Franchise History 1962 - Milwaukee Braves general manager John McHale and six former stockholders of the Chicago White Sox buy the team from the Perini Corporation for a reported $6.2 million.
Braves Franchise History 1956 - Braves catcher Ebba St. Claire is part of three double plays tying the major league record in a 5-4 win over the Phillies.
Braves Franchise History 1972 - Eddie Matthews takes over as Braves manager following the dismissal of Lum Harris. 1973 - The Braves purchase pitcher Joe Niekro from the Tigers.
How do Mark Lemke, Marcus Giles, Dan Uggla and Ozzie Albies stack-up with the rest of Atlanta’s starting second basemen since 1990? Second base was one of the positions I was most looking forward to delving into as part of this historical retrospective of Atlanta Braves players since 1990.
Braves Franchise History 1931: Jack Quin of The Brooklyn Robins became the oldest starting pitcher to start an opening day at 47 years old. He took the 7-4 loss against the Boston Braves.
A lot left to be done. After five consecutive days of meeting in Florida, there is finally some optimism. The league and the players met for over 5 hours yesterday, and although major issues still need to be tackled, yesterday’s meetings were the most promising of the week.
The All-Star second baseman set the standard for power hitting at the position in a run defined by the Three True Outcomes Dan Uggla’s four-year run in
A second baseman has hit 30 or more home runs in a single MLB season 34 times. How many of them can you name?
In the history of MLB, a player has held a hitting streak of 30 or more games 55 times. How many of them can you name?Clue give: Number of games of hitting streak, Year(s) of streak.
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