Braves Historian @BravesHistorian
Take a journey through over 150 years of baseball history with Atlanta Braves Historian Sam Wallace! braves.com/tours Atlanta, GA Joined December 2023-
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On this date in 1986: With his consecutive games streak at 675 and in jeopardy due to 9 stitches in his right hand from the plexiglass outfield wall at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Dale Murphy hit a pinch-hit home run off of Dwight Gooden in the bottom of the 5th inning.
Great Braves combos: First we'll use Spahn, then we'll use Sain, Then an off-day, followed by rain. Back will come Spahn, followed by Sain, And followed, we hope, by two days of rain.
With his first inning hit batter, Charlie Morton (51) is now tied with Tom Glavine for 6th in Atlanta history. Glavine did it in 3,408 IP, Morton in 619.1 IP. It was also his 170th of his career making him 12th in baseball history.
On this date in 1962, Tommie Aaron hit his first of 13 career home runs. He would combine with his somewhat more famous older brother to set the all-time record for home runs by siblings, with a total of 768.
On this date in 2018, Ronald Acuna, Jr. made his Major League debut in Cincinnati. He singled and scored a run. The next day he had three hits including his first career home run.
On this date in 1977, famed acrobat Karl Wallenda (72 years old) walked a tightrope across Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. He stopped midway and did a headstand.
Born this day in 1977, Andruw Jones played CF for the Braves from 1998-2007 and won the Gold Glove every year. Remarkably durable, from 1997-2007 he never played less than 153 games. He was inducted in the Braves Hall of Fame in 2016 and had his number 25 retired in 2023.
Great Braves Combos: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz went a combined 648-382 with a 3.14 ERA in 9,329.7 IP in their Braves careers. They won 6 Cy Young Awards for the team, finished in 1st place every year they were together, & anchored the greatest rotation in history.
Travis d'Arnaud is the 28th Brave in franchise history to have a 3 homer game. He is the the 3rd catcher to do it (Gene Oliver, Bob Tillman). It was the 2nd 3-homer game of his career. Hank Aaron only had one. @RealCJ10, @DaleMurphy3, and Eddie Mathews only had one each.
On this date in 1942, Warren Spahn made his big league debut for the Boston Braves. He pitched in only 4 games that year before enlisting in the US Army, causing him to miss 3.5 years. He resumed his pitching career in 1946 and went on to become the winningest lefty of all time.
This date in 1950, Sam "the Jet" Jethroe became the first black ballplayer in Braves history and would go on to become the oldest player in history, 33, to win Rookie of the Year. A switch-hitter, Sam hit 18 home runs, scored 100, and led the National League with 35 stolen bases.
Artifact Spotlight: The 2002 Rolaids Relief Man team bullpen award. In his first season as a closer, John Smoltz set an NL record with 55 saves. Chris Hammond posted a 0.95 ERA in 63 games. Darren Holmes (1.81) and Mike Remlinger (1.99) chipped in to help the team to 101 wins.
On this date in 1935, Babe Ruth made his Braves debut, launching a mammoth home run on Opening Day off of Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell, the 709th of his career.
This date in 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd was on hand at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for the Braves home opener, and to witness Hank Aaron's number retirement ceremony.
With his 3rd inning stolen base today, Ronald Acuna, Jr. (187) has passed Otis Nixon for second in Atlanta history. He is two behind Rafael Furcal for the all-time Atlanta lead.
Born this day in 1966, David Justice was the 1990 NL Rookie of Year Award winner, hit 40 home runs and drove in 120 in 1993, and hit 7 postseason home runs for the Braves, including the World Series winner in 1995. He was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2007.
Born this day in 1966, Greg Maddux was a 4-time Cy Young Award winner, 8-time All-Star, 18-time Gold Glove Award winner, and has his number 31 retired by the Braves. He was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2009 and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
Austin Riley and Chipper Jones through a similar point in their careers.
A.J. Minter made his 351st appearance as a Brave tonight, passing Steve Bedrosian for 10th in Atlanta history.
Homes of the Braves: From 1997-2016, Turner Field featured a brick building that housed the front offices & a single-level outfield stands for a view of the downtown skyline. Behind the left field stands stood the Braves Museum & Hall of Fame which displayed the team’s history.
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On this date in 1986: With his consecutive games streak at 675 and in jeopardy due to 9 stitches in his right hand from the plexiglass outfield wall at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Dale Murphy hit a pinch-hit home run off of Dwight Gooden in the bottom of the 5th inning.
Trivia time with @DaleMurphy3 and @BravesHistorian.
🎂🎉 Happy Birthday to Dale Murphy, by far my favorite player growing up! It's been said you shouldn't meet your heroes, but trust me - when your hero is Murph, meet him if you can. As awesome off the field as he was on it. One of baseball's finest ambassadors.
The Braves single season record for games pitched is 87, set by iron man @PeterMoylan in 2009. The second most is 85, again by Peter Moylan in 2010. He appeared in 80 games in 2007, meaning he is personally responsible for 3 of the 9 80+ appearance seasons in franchise history.
@jtimm684 @Kris_Willis @PeterMoylan Venters did it once, neither O'Flaherty or Kimbrel ever hit 80. Find someone in your life that loves you like Bobby loved Pete.
Celebrating 153 seasons in franchise history, and looking forward to a memorable #154.
Hammer Time: On this date in 1982, Hank Aaron was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Born this day in 1980: Braves alumni Brooks Conrad. A switch-hitting pinch-hit specialist that preferred a handful of dirt to batting gloves, Brooks hit seven pinch-hit home runs as a Brave, tying the franchise record set by Braves Hall of Famer Joe Adcock.
That Really Happened: In January of 1876, George and Harry Wright chose up teams and played baseball on ice on the frozen Jamaica Pond in Boston. All players wore ice skates, and otherwise played by the rules of the day. George's team won 37-20.
Artifact Spotlight: The ball and glove used by Braves ace Johnny Sain in his 1948 World Series Game 1 shutout. You can see it on display in Monument Garden at Truist Park during games or on a ballpark tour. Visit braves.com/tours for tour tickets.
Did You Know: The shortest player in Braves history was 5'3" centerfielder Bob Emmerich in 1923. The tallest was 6'9" relief pitcher Adam McCreery in 2018.
This date in Braves History: On January 20, 1871, Ivers W. Adams founded the Boston Base Ball Association. 153 years, 2,118 players, 3 cities, 6 home ballparks, and 41 championship flags later, the Braves stand as the longest continuously operating franchise in baseball history.
In only his first two seasons in Atlanta, Matt Olson's 88 home runs already rank 4th in franchise history among first basemen. Freddie Freeman 271 Joe Adcock 239 Fred McGriff 130 Matt Olson 88 Earl Torgeson 82 He's signed for 7 more years...
The 1871 team can be linked to 2024 in only 10 players. George Wright to John Morrill (1876) to Billy Nash (1885) to Fred Tenney (1894) to Hank Gowdy (1911) to Johnny Cooney (1921) to Warren Spahn (1942) to Phil Niekro (1963) to Tom Glavine (1987) to Charlie Morton (2008)
Hammer Time: Hank Aaron still holds the all-time record for career total bases (6856). Second place Albert Pujols finished 645 behind. That means Aaron accumulated 11 more miles of total bases than anyone else who ever played.
Think you know more Braves history than the Braves Historian? Join me and a special surprise guest host Saturday, 1/27 at 2pm at Live! at the Battery. One winning Braves fan will earn the chance to go head-to-head with me for an amazing prize.
Born this day in 1936, Bill Lucas was the first African-American General Manager in American sports history. Needing to hire a manager, he passed on big names Yogi Berra, Hank Aaron and Phil Niekro, taking a chance on a 37-year old with no ML managing experience named Bobby Cox.
In the winter of 1977, Rick Camp witnessed a boat capsize in the Coosa River in his hometown of Trion, GA. Rick jumped into the freezing water and rescued a man from drowning. Camp ranks seventh in Braves history in saves, but this was his biggest one ever.
Chris Sale has 81 double-digit strikeout games in his career. The only pitchers in baseball history with more: Nolan Ryan (215), Walter Johnson (212), Max Scherzer (113), Roger Clemens (110), Pedro Martinez (108), Sandy Koufax (97), Curt Schilling (93), and Steve Carlton (84).
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