Braves Franchise History
1980 – Two days after opening the season, the Durham Bulls home uniforms are stolen. Braves minor league director Hank Aaron sends the team a set of used Braves uniforms.
MLB History
1912 – The Boston Red Sox defeat Harvard University in an exhibition game that is the first game ever played at Fenway Park.
1913 – The Brooklyn Superbas and Philadelphia Phillies play the first game in the history of Ebbets Field in front of a crowd of 10,000 people. The Phillies win 1-0.
1947 – Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher for one year for “conduct deemed detrimental to baseball.”
1953 – Twenty-one year old Mickey Mantle becomes the third hitter to clear the 89-foot-high right field roof at Forbes Field.
1965 – The Houston Astros defeat the Yankees 2-1 in 12 innings in the first ever game played at the Harris County Domed Stadium which later be known as the Astrodome.
1974 – Padres owner Ray Kroc criticizes his club over the public address system during a game.
1981 – Fernando Valenzuela starts in place of Jerry Reuss and shuts out the Astros 2-0. Valenzuela will go on to win eight consecutive games to start his career.
1989 – Rickey Henderson records the 800th stolen base of his career for the Yankees in a 4-3 loss to the Indians.
1993 – The Colorado Rockies record their first franchise victory beating the Montreal Expos 11-4 and set a league record for single game attendance with 80,227 packed into Mile High Stadium.
2001 – The Pittsburgh Pirates fall to the Reds 8-2 in the first game played at PNC Park.
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