Braves Franchise History
1963 – Warren Spahn becomes the all-time winningest left-handed pitcher in major league history with a 6-1 win over the Mets. Spahn’s 328 career wins move him ahead of Eddie Plank on the all-time list.
1975 – Hank Aaron returns to Milwaukee as a member of the Brewers. A crowd of 48,160 are in attendance to watch Aaron drive in a run in the Brewers’ 6-2 win over Cleveland.
1996 – Greg Maddux ends his major league record for consecutive road victories with a 2-1 loss to the Padres. Maddux was 18-0 with a 0.99 ERA in 20 regular season road starts since losing at Montreal on June 27, 1994.
2001 – Greg Maddux and two relievers combine for a one-hit shutout against the Mets. A Todd Zeile single in the second inning accounted for the only hit of the evening for the Mets.
MLB History
1907 – Catcher Roger Bresnahan becomes the first catcher to wear shin guards in a major league game.
1917 – Babe Ruth tosses a three-hitter to help the Red Sox defeat the Yankees.
1959 – Don Drysdale homered on Opening Day and became the first pitcher to hit more than one home run in opening games.
1962 – The New York Mets lose to the Cardinals, 11-4 in their first game in franchise history.
1966 – Emmett Ashford becomes the first black umpire in major league history.
2000 – The Giants lose their first game at Pac Bell Park falling to the Dodgers 6-5. Shortstop Kevin Elster homered three times in the game for the Dodgers. There won’t be another three-homer game at the stadium until Pablo Sandoval in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series.
2006 – Derrek Lee signs a five-year, $65 million deal with the Cubs.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
