Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day (April 12, 1916)
It is opening day in 1916. It is a great day for a win. The Boston Braves will not disappoint …
Monthly Archives: February 2016
1973 Off season brings some significant changes.
The 1973 off season brought some significant changes. October 27, 1972: Rico Carty was traded by the Braves to the …
James Parr, drafted number 131 in 2004
James R. Parr (born February 27, 1986) is a right handed pitcher. He was drafted in the fourth round, 131st …
Dale Murphy proves the superiority of the Braves farm system (1978)
The Atlanta Braves built their championship years based on an amazing farm system. Bill Lucas was the first black general …
Phil Masi gets to the Boston Bees on a strange technicality (1939)
Phil Masi began his baseball career when he was contracted in 1936 by the Cleveland Indians at the age of …
The return of the four seceders (1876)
The 1876 season was a bust all the way around. The “four seceders’ had made sure of that. Joseph Borden …
The Braves first unassisted triple play (October 6, 1923)
Triple plays aren’t easy. Unassisted triple plays are very rare. They are an amazing thing to see. I wished I …
The longest shutout (1944)
In the first game of a twin bill on June 22, 1944, Charley Schanz gets the win when the Phillies …
