1921 – The Reds and the Braves bind a Major League record while their Infield combines for 28 opportunities. The Reds won the game 7-3.
1997 – Andraw Jones strips the 10th Grand Slam of the season of Braves to set a new National League record.
2001 – The Braves acquire Julio Franco from the Mexico City Tigers. Franco led the Mexican league with an average of .437 and did not play in the Majors since 1997.
2011 – Chipper Jones touches the 450th home run of his career to help the Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Nationals. Craig Kimbrel took his 41st Save of the season to set up a new Rookie record.
1917 – Babe Ruth takes his 20th victory of the season in a 5-3 victory over the As.
1937 – Detroit Rookie Rudy York Homers twice and breaks Babe Ruth’s record in a month with the age of 17 and 18 in a 12-3 victory over Washington.
1950 -Gil Hodges becomes the fourth major League player in the century who hits four home runs in the same game as Brooklyn blows the Braves 19-3.
1959 -Sandy Koufax sets a National League record with 18 strikeouts in a 5-2 victory over the Giants.
1981 – The Royals Fire Manager Jim Frey and replaced him with Dick Hower.
1988 – Arbitrator George Nicolau Rules against Major League owners who consecrated to repair the free agent market after the 1986 season. After the season, twelve players, just like the season, get free as a monetary compensation.
1989 – Arbitrator Thomas Roberts recommends that owners of Major League have to pay $ 10.5 million compensation as a result of their collusion against free agents after the 1985 season.
1990 – Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. become the first father and son who plays in the same major League -Line -up with the Seattle Mariners.
1992 – The A’s Trade Jose Canseco at the Rangers for Ruben Sierra, Bobby Witt and Jeff Russell.
1994 – More than three hours of negotiations with federal mediators do not make progress in the strike and no further conversations are planned as the work stop goes in the fourth week.
2010 – The Rangers acquire Outfielder Jeff Francoeur van de Mets for Infielder Joaquin Arias.
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