2000 - Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005 - The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension.
1951 - The Braves sell pitchers Johnny Sain and Lew Burdette to the Yankees. 1971 - The Braves spoil “Ron Santo Day” at Wrigley Field by beating Ferguson Jenkins and the Cubs 4-3.
1951 - Billy Southworth records his first win as Braves manager as Warren Spahn shuts out the Cubs while going 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run. 1962 - Hank Aaron homered in the third and sixth inning to give the Braves a 3-2 win over the Mets in a six-inning rain-shortened game.
1963 - Milwaukee Braves pitcher Bob Shaw sets a major league record by committing five balks in a game. Shaw walked Billy Williams in the third inning and then balked three straight times allowing Williams to score.
1961 - Willie Mays becomes the ninth player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game to help the Giants to a 14-4 win over the Milwaukee Braves.
2000 - Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005 - The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension.
Here’s a list of Atlanta Braves players who are most likely to win the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year Award. The Atlanta Braves have had three players win the Comeback Player of the Year award since its inception in 2005.
Braves Franchise History 1951 - Billy Southworth records his first win as Braves manager as Warren Spahn shuts out the Cubs while going 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run.
On this date in Texas Rangers history, a future Rangers general manager threw a gem to lead the Rangers past Atlanta in interleague play. On June 13, 2005, the Rangers hosted Atlanta at Ameriquest Field in Arlington.
Braves Franchise History 1963 - Milwaukee Braves pitcher Bob Shaw sets a major league record by committing five balks in a game. Shaw walked Billy Williams in the third inning and then balked three straight times allowing Williams to score.
Braves Franchise History 1961 - Willie Mays becomes the ninth player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game to help the Giants to a 14-4 win over the Milwaukee Braves.
A Marlins memory from this day in 2007. In recent years, holding late leads has been no small task for the Miami Marlins against the Atlanta Braves. On this day 15 years ago however, the roles were reversed.
Battery Power Archives 2016 - The Braves tied the Baltimore Orioles 4-4 in their spring training opener. 2018 - The Braves received a “significant” revenue boost in their first season at SunTrust Park.
Brown dominated during his two seasons with the Marlins and his career as a whole deserves a deeper look. With the results of the 2022 National Baseball Hall of Fame voting still top of mind and Major League Baseball still in the midst of a labor dispute, we find ourselves lost in the box scores and “what ifs” of yesteryear.
The fifth pitcher to win No. 200 with the Braves, Hudson was a franchise staple for nearly a decade Lost among the focus on the controversial names that fell off the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this week, is that Tim Hudson’s time is up too.
Tim Hudson was already facing an uphill battle to remain on the Hall of Fame ballot for a third year. He barely received a second year on the ballot as he surpassed the 5% threshold by one vote.
Here are 20 facts about the film we find interesting, and we don’t care what the scouts say. It’s all in the numbers.
As pitchers are treated differently, should our idea of a Hall of Famer change?
Yesterday, there was a meeting between Major League Baseball and the MLBPA, but unfortunately no agreement was reached. This will likely take many more discussion before anything can be set in stone.
On this date in Texas Rangers history, a future Rangers general manager threw a gem to lead the Rangers past Atlanta in interleague play. On June 13, 2005, the Rangers hosted Atlanta at Ameriquest Field in Arlington.
Sixteen years ago, Oakland hoped that Daric Barton was going to be its future first baseman.
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