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• Today in Cubs history: Carl Erskine of the Dodgers no-hits the Cubs

Getty Images It had been quite some time since the Cubs were previously no-hit. The Cubs had existed as a National League franchises for 76 seasons as the 1952 season began. And in all that time, 1876-1951, they had been no-hit just three times. Chick Fraser of the Phillies did it in 1903, Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson of the Giants no-hit the Cubs in 1905, and Fred Toney of the Reds did...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Joe Adcock becomes the only player to hit a home run onto the roof at Ebbets Field

Braves Franchise History 1956 - Joe Adcock becomes the only player to ever hit a home run onto the roof at Ebbets Field. Adcock homered three times in a doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He finished his career with 13 home runs at Ebbets Field which was the most by any visiting player. MLB History 1907 - The Boston Red Sox sign their fourth manager of the season as Deacon McGuire replac...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Phillip Wellman tosses the “grenade”

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images Yep — it’s time to watch that clip again! Braves Franchise History 1917: The Boston Braves’ Hank Gowdy becomes the first major leaguer to enlist in World War I. 1955: Duke Snider homered three times at Ebbets Field to help the Brooklyn Dodgers to an 11-8 win over the Milwaukee Braves. The Dodgers set a franchise record with six home runs in the game...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 14

Bobby Scales ascends to the Show. | Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Bobby Scales* ascends to The Show at age 31, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, wit...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Rico Carty extends his hit streak to 30 games

Braves Franchise History 1941 - The Boston Bees change their name back to Braves. 1966 - The Atlanta Braves fall to the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou has two hits for Atlanta, but Lou Brock’s RBI single in the 12th is the difference. 1970 - The Braves fall to the Cubs 4-3 as Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis. Rico Carty exten...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 12

Borowy chalks up another one. A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Hank Borowy* chalks up another one and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold o...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Phillip Wellman tosses the “grenade”
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 14
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 12
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones walks off Phillies in wild 15-13 win

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Atlanta’s legendary third baseman adds another page to his long legacy. Braves Franchise History 1943: Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Schoolboy Rowe pinch hits with the bases loaded in the 6th inning and cracks a grand slam off the Boston Braves’ Al Javery to break a tie. The Phillies win, 6-5, but it takes them 12 innings. For Rowe, it is his second ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 23

Photo by David Banks/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Fergie, The Vulture, Jim Hickman, the Reinheitsgebot, and more, plus happy birthdays to Emilio Bonifacio* and others. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 18

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Marcos Mateo* and many other Cubs, the Bay Quake, and more. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narra...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: April 9th

File photo/News& Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images 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 ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images “Welcome to the Show!” Braves Franchise History 1971: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 in the first opener ever played at Riverfront Stadium. 1997: In the second game in the history of Turner Field, rain forced the suspension of the Braves and Cubs in the seventh inning. Several players will spend the night in the clubhouse. The Brav...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves take 3-1 series lead over Astros in World Series

Photo by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2021 - The Braves take a 3-1 lead in the series with a 3-2 win at Truist Park in Game 4. Dylan Lee begins the game as the opener but is quickly replaced by Kyle Wright who escapes a bases loaded jam in the first inning with just one run scored. Atlanta cut Houston’s lead to 2-1 in the sixth and then got back-...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 19

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Hack Wilson, Norman Rockwell, and the short story of Eddie Gaedel. But wait, there’s more! Holtzman throws a gem, Fergie goes deep, and Jim Hendry joins the ranks of the unemployed. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-cent...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 12
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 15

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jackie Robinson Day and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a...2024
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• Charting Ben Simmons’ summertime sadness through Instagram

Revisiting Ben Simmons’ summer adventures on the brink of a critical season with the Nets. Early in his Great American Novel about self-delusion and the noble, impossible reclamation of the past, the desire to write our own alternate histories, ones in which life proceeded the way we thought it should have, rather than as it did, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s narrator, Nick Carraway — a one time Long Isla...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 2
Photo by Gary Leonard/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. The Dodgers have bright yellow balls, Walter Johnson debuts, Thurman Munson and Vin Scully pass on, and many other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cub...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 12
Photo by Ronald L. Mrowiec/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ernie Banks swats his 500th, Toothpick Sam Jones throws a no-hitter, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s c...2023
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"A year later, Ebbets Field in Brooklyn was the first to have one installed on a permanent basis."

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"1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers extend their five-year lease with Ebbets Field by signing a new three-year lease with developer Marvin Kratter, who purchased the field in 1953."

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"1954 - The Dodgers set a National League record by scoring 13 runs in the eighth inning against Cincinnati at Ebbets Field to win 20-7."

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"Dodgers at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey The Dodgers wanted a new stadium to replace aging Ebbets Field."

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"SAN ANTONIO SPURS AND EBBETS FIELD FLANNELS COLLABORATE ON FIESTA-INSPIRED THROWBACK APPAREL COLLECTION"

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"At Citi Field, steps from where fans passed through the Ebbets Field-inspired Jackie Robinson Rotunda on the way to their seats, bearers of '42' included Brewers left-hander Brent Suter, who grew up a white kid in suburban Cincinnati but said he participated proudly because, "he wasn't just an impetus for change for baseball, but society as a whole."

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"On this date in 1938 Johnny Vander Meer threw a no-hitter for the Reds in the first night game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn against the Dodgers."

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"A gold watch offering admittance to Ebbets Field in Brooklyn once belonged to Gen."

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"But a question remains about one prominent figure from the days of Ebbets Field and Dem Bums."

• Baseball history unpacked, April 18
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• The Brewers quietly stopped using a stadium organist. It’s a shame.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA T Live organ music was sacrificed for scoreboard expansion Baseball is a sport built on tradition. One of the game’s great traditions is the in-stadium organist, a staple of the ballpark atmosphere for the last 85 years. But a short little article in last week’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel confirmed something that perceptive Brewers fans may have noticed in th...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
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• A brief history of Cubs neutral site games

Cubs vs. Reds at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Here are all the games the Cubs have played at parks not the usual homes for MLB teams. The Cubs are getting ready to face the Dodgers in Japan Tuesday evening (7:10 p.m. local time, 5:10 a.m. in Chicago), their first neutral-site games since they faced the Cardinals in London in J...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Bud Selig announces MLB will celebrate “Jackie Robinson Day” every April 15th

Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1884 - National League owners agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among opposing players during games. 1886 - The National league adopts the stolen base and the four foot by seven foot pitcher’s box. The NL also retains seven balls for a walk and rejects a rule that would award a batter first base...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Mike Minor requests a trade — if he’s not in the starting rotation

Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images What a time to be alive Braves Franchise History 2010: The Atlanta Braves reached an agreement with 18-year old Dominican shortstop Edward Salcedo to a reported $1.6 million deal. Salcedo will spend six seasons in the minors and will never reach the major leagues. 2012: Mike Minor tells the Braves that he wants to be traded if he is not in the team’s st...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Gary Sheffield from the Dodgers

Photo By Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2002 - The Braves acquire outfielder Gary Sheffield from the Dodgers in exchange for Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez and minor leaguer Andrew Brown. Sheffield appeared in 290 games for the Braves over the next two seasons hitting .319/.412/.562 with 64 home runs and 216 RBI. 2008 - The Braves announce that they are cutting ties ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves take 3-1 series lead over Astros in World Series
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 19
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• This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers homer in 7-6 win over Washington

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1942 - Tensions are high as Boston and Manny Salvo beat Whit Wyatt and the Dodgers 2-0. Only two batters are hit with pitches, but a number are close and the two pitchers nearly come to blows a couple of times. Salvo is fined $50 and Wyatt $75 as he also threw a bat. 1965 - After having been released by the Mets, Warren Spahn latche...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 14
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 23
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron becomes the first player to have his number retired by two teams

Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win at Ebbets Field. 1954 - Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career as he goes 2-for-5 to help the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-6 win over the Cardinals. 1977 - Hank Aaron becomes the first pla...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 19
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 12

Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Disco Demolition, Cy’s 300th, and other tales of whoa. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unf...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 19

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Blake Parker! Carl Erskine no-hits the Cubs and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 22

Terry Francona bats for the Cubs in 1986 | Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Terry Francona, no-hitters, one-hitters, and other stories on a busy day in baseball history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cub...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron collects his first Major League hit

Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win at Ebbets Field. 1954 - Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career as he goes 2-for-5 to help the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-6 win over the Cardinals. 1977 - Hank Aaron becomes the first pla...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 15
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• Identifying background photos in 1956 Topps baseball

IntroductionI spent this week inspecting 1956 Topps baseball cards in more detail than usual. Many cards with background action show actual games and some contain enough context to suss out date and situation.Play at the plate for ol' Puddin' Head, but which one?Today's post investigates several of them, seeking clear dates and situations. I rely on Baseball-Reference.com for box scores,...2024
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• The Brewers quietly stopped using a stadium organist. It’s a shame.
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• Joy of a subset: A thrilling start

In order to keep this series in my head and not forget about it for a year, I'm running another version of "Joy of a Subset" three months later, which is a little sooner than I'd like as I usually space them out more. Tonight I'm going way back, to what you could argue was the first "out-of-the-box" topic for a subset in Topps history. Subsets were a new idea for Topps in the '50s...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Bud Selig announces MLB will celebrate “Jackie Robinson Day” every April 15th
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Mark Teixeira from Rangers

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1912 - A day after playing 14 innings in a win over St. Louis, the Braves fall to the Pirates 7-6 in 19 innings as Honus Wagner drives in four for Pittsburgh. 1954 - Using a borrowed bat, Joe Adcock hits four homers and a double to set a major league record with 18 total bases in a 15-7 Braves’ win over the Dodgers at Ebbets ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 17

Sam Snead | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Sam Snead, no-hitters, and more! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. He...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 5

Happy birthday, Steve Clevenger! | Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Steve Clevenger, and other stories, on an important day in history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with p...2024
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• This Day in MLB History: March 4th

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1884 - National League owners agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among opposing players during games. 1886 - The National league adopts the stolen base and the four foot by seven foot pitcher’s box. The NL also retains seven balls for a walk and rejects a rule that would award a batter first bas...2024
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• Charting Ben Simmons’ summertime sadness through Instagram
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• This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz becomes the fastest to reach 40 saves

Braves Franchise History 1942 - Tensions are high as Boston and Manny Salvo beat Whit Wyatt and the Dodgers 2-0. Only two batters are hit with pitches, but a number are close and the two pitchers nearly come to blows a couple of times. Salvo is fined $50 and Wyatt $75 as he also threw a bat. 1965 - After having been released by the Mets, Warren Spahn latches on with the Giants and records his 361...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires John Smoltz from Detroit

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1949 - The Brooklyn Dodgers protest a 5-3 loss to the Braves at Ebbets Field. In the eighth inning, Duke Snider hits a ball off the screen in CF that umpire Artie Gore initially signals as a home run. The Braves complain and point out that the ground rules say that the ball is still in play. Gore ends up sending Snider back to thir...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his first career home run
Braves Franchise History 1944 - Jim Tobin pitches a one-hit shutout as the Boston Braves defeat the Phillies 6-0 in their home opener. 1946 - The Boston Braves are no-hit by Ed Head in a 5-0 loss to the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. The start was Head’s first since returning from the military. 1950 - In the second game of a doubleheader, the Braves and Phillies start the game in daylight and finish u...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron records his first career hit
Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win at Ebbets Field. 1954 - Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career as he goes 2-for-5 to help the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-6 win over the...2023
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• Grace Notes: A Watch With Lifetime Access to Ebbets Field Has Mysterious Origins
A gold watch offering admittance to Ebbets Field in Brooklyn once belonged to Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s pilot, but no one knows where it came from....2015
• Teams across MLB honor Jackie Robinson's 'eternal' impact
The significance and beauty of Jackie Robinson Day was felt and experienced throughout baseball on Wednesday. Sixty-eight years to the day on which the iconic societal pioneer first donned the No. 42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field and broke the sport's color barrier, the teams, players and fans of the Major Leagues honored his memory and eternal impact....2015
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• This Day in Braves History: Joe Adcock homers onto the roof at Ebbets Field
Photo by Hy Peskin/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1956 - Joe Adcock becomes the only player to ever hit a home run onto the roof at Ebbets Field. Adcock homered three times in a doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He finished his career with 13 home runs at Ebbets Field which was the most by any visiting player. MLB History 1907 - The Boston Red Sox sign their fourth manage...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Gary Sheffield

Braves Franchise History 2002 - The Braves acquire outfielder Gary Sheffield from the Dodgers in exchange for Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez and minor leaguer Andrew Brown. Sheffield appeared in 290 games for the Braves over the next two seasons hitting .319/.412/.562 with 64 home runs and 216 RBI. 2008 - The Braves announce that they are cutting ties with the Richmond Braves after 42 years of affili...2024
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• Today in Cubs history: Carl Erskine of the Dodgers no-hits the Cubs
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 23
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• This Day in Braves History: Sean Kazmar goes 12 full seasons between big league appearances

Photo by David Banks/Getty Images Never give up! Braves Franchise History 1932: New York Giants first baseman Bill Terry ties a National League record with 21 putouts as the Giants beat the Boston Braves, 5-0, behind Hal Schumacher’s two-hit shutout. 1934: At Ebbets Field, Casey Stengel makes his managerial debut, but his Brooklyn Dodgers lose, 8-7, to the Boston Braves. 1947: The Brookly...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
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• Joy of a subset: A thrilling start
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• A brief history of Cubs neutral site games
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• This Day in MLB History: Bud Selig announces MLB will celebrate “Jackie Robinson Day” every April 15th
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• This Day in Braves History: Mike Minor requests a trade — if he’s not in the starting rotation
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his final home run as an Atlanta Brave

Braves Franchise History 1974 - Hank Aaron hits his final home run as a member of the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta defeats the Reds 13-0. Phil Niekro tosses the shutout and picks up his 20th win of the season. MLB History 1919 - The Chicago White Sox drop the second game of the World Series, 4-2 to the Reds. Lefty Williams walks three men in the fourth inning and is confronted after the game by catche...2024
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• This day in Braves History: John Smoltz sets new NL single-season save record

Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Smoltz’s side quest as a reliever really was amazing. Braves Franchise History 1920: At the Polo Grounds, the Braves eliminate the second-place Giants in the second game by a 3-2 score on Tony Boeckel’s homer in the 9th. The Giants win the opener, 2-1. The loss clinches the pennant for Brooklyn. 1921: In the first of two at Boston, Braves C Ray Powell hi...2024
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• The Brewers quietly stopped using a stadium organist. It’s a shame.
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves take 3-1 series lead over Astros in World Series
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his final home run as an Atlanta Brave
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• This Day in Braves History: Homers by Jorge Soler and Dansby Swanson lead Atlanta to 3-1 lead over Houston

Photo by Michael Zarrilli/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2021 - The Braves take a 3-1 lead in the series with a 3-2 win at Truist Park in Game 4. Dylan Lee begins the game as the opener but is quickly replaced by Kyle Wright who escapes a bases loaded jam in the first inning with just one run scored. Atlanta cut Houston’s lead to 2-1 in the sixth and then got back-to-back home runs ...2023
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• Charting Ben Simmons’ summertime sadness through Instagram
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits final home run for Atlanta

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1974 - Hank Aaron hits his final home run as a member of the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta defeats the Reds 13-0. Phil Niekro tosses the shutout and picks up his 20th win of the season. MLB History 1919 - The Chicago White Sox drop the second game of the World Series, 4-2 to the Reds. Lefty Williams walks three men in the fourth inni...2023
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• Help Fund I Am Peace Basketball Tournament At Jackie Robinson Playground In Brooklyn
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