Atlanta has now had two different 14-game winning streaks since then.
Braves Franchise History
1920: Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins each pitch a 26-inning marathon in a 1-1 tie, the longest in major league history. Charlie Pick of Boston goes 0 for 11 at the plate during the deadlock at Braves Field, to set a major league record for hitless at-bats in one game.
1978: Former major league pitcher and controversial author Jim Bouton begins a comeback with the Savannah Braves of the Southern League. The 39-year-old Bouton will eventually earn a promotion to the Atlanta Braves, where he will struggle.
1987: Free agents Ron Guidry (Yankees), Rich Gedman (Red Sox), Bob Boone (Angels) and Tim Raines (Expos) all re-sign with their former clubs on the first day they are allowed to do so, after being victims of collusion during the off-season. Doyle Alexander (Braves) will re-sign on May 5th.
2000: With the help of a Quilvio Veras home run, the Braves establish a franchise-record 14th straight victory, beating the Dodgers, 2-1.
MLB History
1901: Herm McFarland of the Chicago White Sox hits the first grand slam in American League history in a 19-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers. His teammate Billy Hoy also hits a grand slam, in a contest which features Detroit committing 12 errors, ten by the infield, to set another AL record, which Chicago will tie on May 6, 1903, against the Tigers.
1985: Jimmy Key becomes the first left-handed starting pitcher in 614 games to win a game for the Toronto Blue Jays.
1991: Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitches the seventh no-hitter of his major league career. The 44-year-old Ryan, who defeats the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-0, becomes the oldest pitcher to hurl a no-hit game. His masterpiece includes 16 strikeouts and only two walks. It is also the 209th time he has struck out ten or more in a game, and the 26th time putting 15 or more down on strikes.
1991: Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics surpasses Lou Brock as the major league career stolen base leader with his 939th steal in a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees. Henderson breaks the record in the 4th inning, when he steals third base against catcher Matt Nokes.
2015: Alex Rodriguez ties Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time home run list when he hits number 660 against the Red Sox. The homer comes as a pinch-hitter in the 8th inning against Junichi Tazawa and gives the Yankees a 3 – 2 lead that will hold for the rest of the game.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.