On This Day: June 18
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1967
Houston Astros pitcher Don Wilson tosses his first of two career no-hitters. Wilson beats the Atlanta Braves and Phil Niekro, 2 – 0, facing 30 batters and striking out 15.
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On This Day: June 21
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1967
Bob Uecker of the Atlanta Braves hits a grand slam for the only time in his career. It comes in the 3rd inning off Ron Herbel of the San Francisco Giants in a 9 – 2 Braves win at Candlestick Park.
On This Day: May 10
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1967
In the 8th inning against Jim Bunning of the Phillies, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves drives a ball to deep center field and scores ahead of the relay. It will be the only inside-the-park home run among his 755 career dingers.
On This Day: April 12
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1966
Before a crowd of 50,671 at Fulton County Stadium, the Braves play their first game in Atlanta after moving from Milwaukee. Joe Torre hits two home runs for the Braves, but Willie Stargell spoils the occasion with a two-run homer in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3 – 2 victory.
On This Day: January 6
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1997
Former Atlanta Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, becoming the 227th member of the Hall. He receives 80.34% of the vote, and is only the 87th player to be elected by the BBWAA.
On This Day: May 29
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1976
The only home run hit by Joe Niekro in his 22-year MLB career comes at the expense of his brother Phil as the Astros tie the Braves in the seventh, then win 4-3.
On This Day: February 14
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On This Day: October 22
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1991
It takes 12 innings, but the first-ever World Series game in Atlanta goes to the Braves. Mark Lemke singles in David Justice for the 5-4 win over the Twins. This was the first of 4 games in this Series to end with the winning team scoring the deciding run in the ninth inning or later.
On This Day: August 9
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1998
Dennis Martinez of the Braves records his 244th career victory, surpassing Juan Marichal as the winningest Latin American pitcher. Ironically, Martinez’s 7-5 win comes against the Giants, Marichal’s former team.
On This Day: January 14
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1976
Ted Turner completes his purchase of 100 percent of the Atlanta Braves. Using superstation WTBS to make Braves games available in nearly every home in North America, Turner made the team well-known even before their incredible run of titles in the 1990s and early 2000s.
