This Day in Braves History: Atlanta Acquires Fred McGriff

Braves Franchise History

1961 – Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Joe Torre hit a triple steal in the sixth inning against the Reds. It was Aaron’s first home run.

1993 – The Braves acquire first baseman Fred McGriff from the Padres in exchange for Melvin Nieves and Donnie Elliott. Steve Avery and two relievers shut out the Pirates 2-0 despite allowing 13 hits.

2012 – The Braves and Giants head to extra innings tied 1-1. The Giants score two runs in the 10th inning, but the Braves respond with a two-run home run by Brian McCann to keep the game tied. The Giants add six more in the 11th inning on three-run home runs by Brandon Crawford and Gregor Blanco. Atlanta adds a run in the 11th inning, but loses 9-4.

MLB History

1913 – Christy Mathewson’s streak of consecutive games without a walk ends at 68 when he gives up a free pass to Ed Konetchy in the eighth inning of a 5-0 victory over the Cardinals.

1921 – The Black Sox trial begins in Chicago

1921 – Babe Ruth passes Roger Connor to become baseball’s all-time leading home run hitter with his 139th career home run.

1927 – Ty Cobb records what is considered at the time to be his 4,000th hit in a 5-3 win at Detroit. Later research shows that he had two fewer hits and that the 4,000th number actually came three days later.

1951 – Ralph Kiner hit three home runs and drove in seven runs in a 13-12 win over the Dodgers. His eighth-inning solo shot off Erv Palica was the difference.

1957 – Gil Hodges hits his 12th career grand slam, tying the National League record held by Rogers Hornsby and Ralph Kiner. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 10-9.

1964 – Pete Rose hits the only grand slam of his career, driving in six runs in a 14-4 win over the Phillies.

1970 – Willie Mays singles off Montreal’s Mike Wegener for his 3,000th hit.

1987 – Don Mattingly ties Dale Long’s 1956 record with a home run in his eighth consecutive game.

1994 – Albert Belle is suspended 10 days for using a capped bat during a July 14 game against the White Sox. The suspension will be reduced to seven days, plus a $7,000 fine, when Belle agrees to drop his appeal.

2009 – The Florida Marlins begin construction on a new stadium to replace Dolphin Stadium.

Information for this item has been found by Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com And Today in Baseball History.