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1966 – The Braves traded Eddie Mathews to the Astros. Mathews is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. 1918 – Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager. Gleason will win the American League pennant in his first season, but that will be tarnished when eight players […]
2004: J.D. Drew leaves the Braves to sign a five-year, $55 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Drew put up big numbers in his lone season where Atlanta hit .305/.436/.569 with 28 home runs and a 157 OPS+. 2014 – The Braves sign reliever Jason Grilli to a two-year contract. He appeared in 57 […]
1948 – The Evaders trade Pete Reiser to the Braves for outfielder Myron McCormick. The wonderfully talented but reckless Reiser crashed into too many walls in the outfield and was carted off on a stretcher 11 times, according to Red Smith. 1960 – The Braves acquire shortstop Roy McMillan and a player to be named […]
1916 – The Boston Braves acquire outfielder Joe Kelly from the Cubs in exchange for coach Fred Mitchell, who will take over as Chicago’s new manager. 1949 – The Braves trade Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky to the New York Giants in exchange for Willard Marshall, Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr and Sam Webb. 1950 – […]
1923 – the Braves acquire second baseman Colton Tierney from the Phillies, one trade for shortstop Hod Ford and outfielder Ray Powell. 1930 – The Boston Braves release George Sisler, ending his 15-year career. 2000 – Atlanta signs first baseman Rico Brogna. He played in 72 games for the Braves in 2001 while hitting .248/.297/.335 […]
1942 – The Boston Braves acquired shortstop Eddie Joost and pitcher Nate Andrews from the Reds in exchange for shortstop Eddie Miller. 2005 – The Atlanta Braves agree to terms with third baseman Chipper Jones on a three-year contract. 1916 – The National Commission rules that injured players must receive full wages for the duration […]
1961 – Braves catcher Joe Torre finishes second in the National League Rookie of the Year race behind Cubs outfielder Billy Williams. 1970 – The Braves acquire 48-year-old knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm from the Cubs in exchange for minor league first baseman Hal Breeden. 1999 – Braves minor leaguer Roger Blanco is murdered by robbers in […]
1954 – The Pirates drafted Roberto Clemente from the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Triple A roster. 1957 – Mickey Mantle defeated Ted Williams to win the American League MVP Award. Mantle hit .365 with 34 home runs. Williams led the AL with a .388 average, 38 home runs and a .731 slugging percentage. Two Chicago writers listed […]
1911 – William Russell, head of the syndicate that owns the Boston Nationals, dies. No doubt helping his downfall was watching his team finish the season with a .291 winning percentage. Former player, now lawyer, Monte Ward and New York politician James Gaffney will purchase 945 of the 1,000 shares for $177,000. The team, also […]
