Braves Franchise History
1961 – Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in major league history. Milwaukee defeats the Giants 1-0. It is Spahn’s 290th career win, second no-hitter and 52nd shutout. Hank Aaron drove in the only run in the game with a single in the first inning.
2015 – Dan Uggla drives in five runs, including a three-run home run in the ninth, to help the Nationals overcome an eight-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 13-12.
MLB History
1915 – Ty Cobb steals home in a 12-3 win by the Tigers over the St. Louis Browns. It is the first of six successful steals of home for Cobb this season.
1929 – The Boston Red Sox fall to the Philadelphia Athletics 7-3 in their first ever Sunday home game. Due to Fenway Park’s proximity to a church, the game is played at Boston’s Commonwealth Park.
1956 – Reds rookie Frank Robinson hits the first of his 586 career home runs to help the Redlegs to a 9-1 win over the Cubs at Crosley Field.
1982 – Pete Rose has five hits and ties Max Carey for the most five-hit games in National League history. The Phillies beat the Dodgers 9-3.
1985 – The New York Yankees hire Billy Martin as manager for the fourth time. Martin replaces Yogi Berra who was fired just 16 games into the season.
1988 – The Baltimore Orioles set an American League record by dropping their 21st game in a row with a 4-2 loss to the Twins.
1989 – Rickey Henderson sets a new major league record when he leads off a game with a home run for the 36th time in his career, passing Bobby Bonds.
2006 – Barry Bonds doubles to move in a tie with Babe Ruth for third on the all-time list with 1,356 extra-base hits.
2012 – 19-year old Bryce Harper makes his major league debut for the Nationals. Harper doubled in the seventh and put the Nationals ahead with a sacrifice fly in the ninth, but the bullpen was unable to hold the lead. Matt Kemp hit a walk-off homer in the 10th to give the Dodgers a 4-3 win.
2016 – Dee Gordon is suspended for 80 games after testing positive for PEDs.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.