1999 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0 1997 Event Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1 in NLCS 1997 Event Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to record 5 year, $575 Million deal 1997 Event Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings 1997 Event Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April 1997 Event Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs 1997 Event 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yankees 2-0 (exhibition) 1997 Event Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Braves for Grissom and Justice 1996 Event Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award 1996 Event New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win 1996 Event Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series 1996 Event Braves beat New York Yankees by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series 1996 Event Braves blow out St. Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game 1995 Event Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series 1995 Event Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds) 1995 Event Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victory 1994 Event All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves) 1993 Event Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59 1992 Event Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series 1992 Event 1st World Series with non-U.S. team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves 1992 Event Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games for NL pennant 1992 Event Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Braves (Baseball) 1992 Event Atlanta Braves win franchise record 98th game (old record 95 in 1957) 1992 Event Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title 1992 Event Fay Vincent realigns NL, putting Cubs, Cards and Rockies in West and Cards, Braves and Marlins in East 1991 Event Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP 1991 Event Minn Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7 1991 Event Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates for NL pennant in 7 games 1991 Event Deion Sanders, left Braves July 31 to report to NFL Falcons, returns 1991 Event Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0 1990 Event Braves Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year 1990 Event Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with General Manager Bobby Cox 1990 Event Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves 1990 Event As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score 1989 Event Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning 1988 Event Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers and Gossage to save 300 games 1988 Event 1st non-pitcher, Jose Oquendo, in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St. Louis Cardinals lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn 1984 Event Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher 1984 Event Braves beat Padres 5-3, features 2 brawls and 19 ejections 1984 Event Braves pitcher Pascual Perez suspended due to cocaine usage 1984 Event Braves pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession 1983 Event Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season 1982 Event Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season 1982 Event Atlanta Braves lose after winning 1st 13 games of season 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game 1982 Event Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros) 1980 Event Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season 1979 Event Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0 1978 Event Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award 1978 Event Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970 1978 Event Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games 1978 Event Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits and NL-record-tying 8 home runs 1978 Event Braves draft Bob Horner #1 1977 Event Yankees purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves 1977 Event Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game 1977 Event Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9 1977 Event Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing 1976 Event San Francisco Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0 1976 Event Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves 1976 Event Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million 1974 Event Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May 1974 Birthday Jermaine Dye, born in Oakland California, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1973 Event Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro no-hits San Diego Padres, 9-0 1973 Event Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th home run 1973 Event Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 1973 Event Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings 1973 Birthday Jason Schmidt, Lewiston ID, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1973 Birthday Terrell Wade, born in Rembert, South Carolina, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1972 Event Hank Aaron hits 660th and 661st home runs for Braves, record for 1 team 1972 Birthday Danny Bautista, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1972 Birthday Chipper Jones, born in Deland, Florida, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1971 Event Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year 1971 Birthday Ryan Klesko, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1971 Birthday Brad Clontz, born in Stuart, Virginia, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1971 Birthday Tyler Houston, U.S. baseball catcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Event Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106 1970 Birthday Javier Lopez, Ponce Puerto Rico, catcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Event Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92 1970 Event Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2 1970 Birthday Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 Event Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records 1970 Birthday Steve Avery, born in Trenton, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Birthday Mark Wohlers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1969 Event Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings 1969 Event Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman no-hits Atlanta Braves, 3-0 1968 Event Satchel Paige, 62, and needing 158 days on a major league payroll to qualify for a pension, is signed by Braves 1968 Birthday Eddie Perez, born in Cuidad Ojeda, Venezuela, catcher, Atlanta Braves 1968 Birthday Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1967 Birthday Mike Mordecai, Birmingham, Alabama, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1967 Birthday Pedro Borbon, Mao, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1967 Event Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning 1967 Event Houston Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0 1967 Birthday John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young 1967 Birthday Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians 1966 Event U.S. Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta 1966 Birthday Greg McMichael, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1966 Birthday Mark Whiten, Pensacola, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees 1966 Event St. Louis' Busch Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 inns 1966 Event Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee) 1966 Event Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating New York Mets 8-4 1966 Birthday David Justice, baseball player, Atlanta Braves, husband of Halle Barry 1966 Birthday Greg Maddux, born in San Angelo, Texas, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1966 Event Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2 1966 Birthday Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991 1966 Birthday Pete Smith, U.S. baseball player, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets 1966 Birthday Derek Lilliquist, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves 1966 Event Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 1965 Birthday Jeff Blauser, Los gatos California, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1965 Event Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant 1965 Event Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets 1965 Birthday Mark Lemke, born in Utica, New York, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1965 Event Braves propose to pay 5 cents from each ticket to bring a new team to Milwaukee 1965 Event Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down 1964 Event Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium 1964 Event NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966 1964 Event Braves ask NL to allow them to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta 1964 Event Despite 3 home runs by Johnny Callison, Phils are 14-8 losers to Braves 1964 Event Braves (25) and Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in 9 inn 1963 Birthday Dwight Smith, Tallahassee, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1963 Birthday Fred McGriff, born in Tampa, Florida, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1963 Event Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons 1963 Event Giant Willie Mays' home run in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves 1963 Event Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings 1963 Event Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors 1961 Birthday Rafael Belliard, Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1961 Event Phillies set then dubious record of 23 straight loses, beat Braves 1961 Birthday Charlie O'Brien, Tulsa, Oklahoma, catcher, Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays 1959 Event Braves and Dodgers finish in a tie (86-68) 1959 Event Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes winningest NL lefty 1959 Birthday Mike Bielecki, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1958 Event New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series 1958 Event Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time 1958 Event Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times 1957 Event Warren Spahn of the Braves wins Cy Young Award 1957 Event Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves' Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game 1957 Event Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves 1956 Event Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman and Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th and lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1 1956 Birthday Dale Murphy, born in Portland, Oregon, slugger, Atlanta Braves, 2 time NL MVP 1955 Birthday Charlie Puleo, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Major League Baseball player, pitcher, played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Red and Atlanta Braves 1981 - 1989 1954 Event Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double) 1954 Event Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0 1954 Event Milwaukee Braves' Hank Aaron's 1st game 1954 Event Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game 1954 Event Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron 1953 Event Braves Phil Paine is 1st former major leaguer to play in Japan 1953 Event Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row 1953 Event 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1953 Event Boston Braves move to Milwaukee 1953 Event NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903) 1953 Event Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee 1953 Birthday Bruce Sutter, pitcher, Cubs, Cards, Braves 1952 Event Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee 1952 Event Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss 1952 Event Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves 1952 Event St. Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan 1951 Birthday Bob McAdoo, NBA forward and center, Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers 1951 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0 1951 Event Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000 1951 Event 1st color baseball game, Braves vs Dodgers, telecast, WCBS-NYC 1950 Event Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner 1950 Event Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves 1950 Event Braves Sid Gordon ties season grand slam record with 4 1950 Event 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) 1950 Event Sam Jethroe is 1st black to play for Boston Braves 1950 Event AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset 1948 Event Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series 1948 Event Boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914 1948 Event Braves clinch NL pennant 1947 Event Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time 1947 Event Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 1946 Event Braves Bama Rowell double shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field 1946 Event 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1) 1946 Event Brooklyn Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 1945 Event Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games 1944 Event Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Event Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn 1944 Event Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0 1944 Event Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1943 Event Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg 1942 Event Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson and Wagner) 1942 Event Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yankees for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore 1941 Birthday Howie Komives, NBA star, New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves 1940 Birthday Joseph Torre, outfield/manager, Braves, Mets, 1971 NL MVP 1940 Event 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2) 1940 Event 1st night game at New York's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) 1939 Event Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings 1939 Birthday Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves 1938 Birthday Ted Turner, broadcasting mogul/owns, Atlanta Braves, won America's Cup 1938 Event 1st game at Shribe Park, Philadelphia; Braves beat Phillies 10-5 1938 Event Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0 1936 Event 3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each 1936 Event 4th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 at Braves Field, Boston 1936 Event New owners of Boston Braves ask newspapermen to pick a new nickname 1935 Event Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115 1935 Event Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies 1935 Event Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates 1935 Event Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a home run 1935 Event New York Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves 1932 Event Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0 1932 Event Washington Redskins, then Boston Braves, forms 1931 Event Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH 1930 Event George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1929 Event Pirates loss to Braves and clinch NL pennant for the Cubs 1929 Event Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field 1927 Birthday Joseph Wilbur Adcock, manager/player, Braves 1927 Event Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings 1926 Birthday Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees 1926 Event Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 innings 1924 Event Giants rip Braves 22-1, Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out 1924 Event St. Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 1923 Event 1st NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies) 1923 Event Christy Mathewson becomes President of Boston Braves 1921 Birthday Warren Spahn, born in Buffalo, New York, left-handed pitcher, Boston/Milwaukee Braves 1920 Event Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings 1918 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Braves, 2-0, in 21 innings 1917 Event Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves 1917 Event Walt Cruise hit 1st home run out of Braves Field 1916 Event Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak 1916 Event NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1915 Event Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1915 Event Boston Braves trounce St. Louis Cardinals 20-1 1915 Event Boston Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals 20-1 1915 Event Braves Field opens in Boston to see Braves beat Cards 3-1 1915 Event Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs 1914 Event Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history 1914 Event Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant 1914 Event Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves 1914 Event Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL 1914 Event NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep 1914 Event Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series 1913 Event Phillies and Braves tie record of only 1 run in a double header, Phillies win 1st game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th 1912 Birthday Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves 1912 Event New York Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12 1911 Event Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game 1911 Event Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row 1910 Event Braves beat Phillies 20-7 1910 Birthday Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins 1908 Event Dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 1907 Event St. Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn 1900 Event Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10 1900 Event NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) 1898 Event Phillies Red Donahue no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 1898 Event Baltimore James Hughes no-hits Boston Braves 8-0 1876 Event 1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Philadelphia Athletics 6-5
