Braves Franchise History
1941 – The Boston Bees change their name back to Braves.
1966 – The Atlanta Braves fall to the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou has two hits for Atlanta, but Lou Brock’s RBI single in the 12th is the difference.
1970 – The Braves fall to the Cubs 4-3 as Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis. Rico Carty extended his hitting streak to 30-straight games in the loss.
MLB History
1915 – White Sox pitcher Red Faber needs just 67 pitches in a complete game, 4-1 win over the Washington Senators.
1926 – Walter Johnson picks up his 400th career win with a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Browns.
1956 – Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine tossed a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the New York Giants at Ebbets Field.
1958 – Willie Mays hits the first grand slam in the history of the San Francisco Giants.
1969 – Bob Gibson becomes the seventh pitcher in National League history to strike out the side on nine pitches in a 6-2 win over the Dodgers.
1999 – Pedro Martinez strikes out 15 hitters for the second straight game in a 9-2 win over the Mariners.
2001 – A.J. Burnett no-hits the Padres despite nine walks in a 3-0 win for the Marlins.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
