The 1914 Braves went from being in last place on the 4th of July to eventually winning the World Series
Braves Franchise History
1950: The Associated Press picks the 1914 Miracle Braves as the greatest sports upset in the 20th century.
Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images
1951: Guido Rugo sells his interest in the Boston Braves to co-partners Lou Perini and Treasurer Joe Maney.
MLB History
1967: The St. Louis Cardinals name future Hall of Famer Stan Musial as their new general manager.
2010: A group headed by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and including a number of prominent businesspeople from the Dallas, TX-Ft. Worth area purchases the Texas Rangers from Tom Hicks for a price rumored to exceed $500 million. Ryan will continue as team President, while attorney Chuck Greenberg will be managing partner and Chief Executive Officer. The corporation will be known as Rangers Baseball Express, in honor of Ryan’s famed fastball. Because of complications caused by Hicks’s bankruptcy proceedings, the deal will not be finalized for another six months.
2019: The Mariners offer a minor league contract to 45-year-old outfielder and living legend Ichiro Suzuki. While the Mariners released him last May, Ichiro has not officially retired and has made it clear that he would love to play for the M’s when they open the season in his native Japan on March 20th.
2023: Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno announces that the team is no longer for sale. Last fall, he had formed an exploratory committee to look for potential buyers, but he explains that he has changed his mind and that he still has unfinished business to do, such as how to modernize aging Angel Stadium.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, Nationalpastime.com and Today in Baseball History.