Braves Franchise History
1916 – Grover Cleveland Alexander shuts out the Boston Braves. It is the first of his 16 shoutouts of the season.
1950 – Seth Jethroe becomes the first black player to play for the Boston Braves. Jethroe goes 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run to help the Braves to an 11-4 win over the Giants at the Polo Grounds.
1971 – Atlanta rookie Earl Williams becomes the first player ever to reach the upper deck of Veterans Stadium.
1982 – The Atlanta Braves defeat the Houston Astros 6-5 and extend their winning streak to start the season to 11. Al Hrabosky picks up the win while Rick Camp earns the save.
2005 – Ryan Langerhans hits a pinch-hit inside the park home run in the 12th inning to give the Braves a 1-0 win at Minute Maid Park.
2010 – Jason Heyward knocks in the winning run with two outs in the ninth to give the Braves a 4-3 win over Colorado.
2014 – Aaron Harang pitches seven no-hit innings for the Braves against the Mets but has to leave the game after having thrown 121 pitches. David Wright hits a two-out single off Luis Avilan in the 8th for the Mets’ only hit as three pitchers combine on a one-hitter in a 6 – 0 win.
MLB History
1923 – An announced crowd of 74,217 watches the Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-1 in the debut of Yankee Stadium.
1946 – Jackie Robinson makes his minor league debut for the Montreal Royals of the International League. Robinson became the first black player to play organized baseball in the 20th century.
1956 – Ed Rommel becomes the first major league umpire to wear glasses during a game.
1964 – Sandy Koufax strikes out the side on nine pitches and becomes the first pitcher in major league history to achieve the feat twice.
1966 – The Astros and Dodgers play the first regular season game on Astroturf at the Astrodome.
1970 – Nolan Ryan tosses a one-hitter and struck out 15 in a 7-0 win over the Phillies at Shea Stadium. It was the first shutout of Ryan’s career.
1981 – Tom Seaver records his 3,000th career strikeout with a punch out of Keith Hernandez.
1987 – Mike Schmidt hits his 500th career home run to give the Phillies an 8-6 win in Pittsburgh.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.