Braves Franchise History
- 1980 – Just two days after the season began, the Durham Bulls’ home uniforms are stolen. In response, Braves minor league director Hank Aaron sends the team a set of used Braves uniforms.
- Hank Aaron
- MLB History
- 1912 – The Boston Red Sox defeat Harvard University in an exhibition game, marking the first-ever game played at Fenway Park.
- 1913 – The Brooklyn Superbas and Philadelphia Phillies play the inaugural game at Ebbets Field, with the Phillies winning 1-0 in front of a crowd of 10,000.
- 1947 – MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher for a year due to “conduct detrimental to baseball.”
- 1953 – Mickey Mantle, at 21, becomes the third player to hit a ball over the 89-foot-high right field roof at Forbes Field.
- 1965 – The Houston Astros win 2-1 in 12 innings against the Yankees, in the first-ever game at Harris County Domed Stadium, later known as the Astrodome.
- 1974 – Padres owner Ray Kroc publicly criticizes his team over the PA system during a game.
- 1981 – Fernando Valenzuela takes the mound for the Dodgers in place of Jerry Reuss, shutting out the Astros 2-0. Valenzuela will go on to win eight straight games to start his career.
- 1989 – Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base for the Yankees in a 4-3 loss to the Indians.
- 1993 – The Colorado Rockies claim their first franchise victory, defeating the Montreal Expos 11-4, while setting a single-game attendance record of 80,227 fans at Mile High Stadium.
- 2001 – The Pittsburgh Pirates lose 8-2 to the Cincinnati Reds in the first game played at PNC Park.
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