Events in Sport
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- 1984-08-12 Braves beat Padres 5-3, features 2 brawls & 19 ejections
- 1984-12-05 New York Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Atlanta Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
- 1986-07-06 Atlanta infielder Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a MLB game during Braves 11-8 loss v Montreal
Sports History
1987-09-27 Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro's final MLB appearance, he surrenders for 5 runs in 3 innings against the San Francisco Giants
- 1988-05-14 1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he & St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn
- 1988-09-09 MLB Atlanta Braves Bruce Sutter joins Rollie Fingers & Gooses Gossage with 300 MLB career saves
Baseball Record
1989-07-28 Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run HRs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 HRs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning
Sports History
1990-04-30 As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score
- 1990-06-04 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
- 1990-06-22 MLB Atlanta Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox
- 1990-11-06 Braves' Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year
- 1991-09-11 Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers & Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0
Sports History
1991-09-24 Deion Sanders, left Braves July 31 to report to NFL Falcons, returns
- 1991-10-17 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3
World Series
1991-10-27 Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins beat Atlanta Braves, 1-0 in 10 in Game 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; win 2nd title since move to Minneapolis; MVP: Twins pitcher Jack Morris
- 1991-11-20 Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP
- 1992-09-29 Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title
- 1992-10-03 MLB Atlanta Braves end season with 1-0 victory over San Diego Padres at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for franchise record 98th win (old record 95 in 1957, when they were based in Milwaukee)
- 1992-10-11 Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) & Braves (Baseball)
- 1992-10-14 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3
- 1992-10-17 1st Baseball World Series featuring non-American team; Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays lose 3-1 to Braves at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
- 1992-10-18 1st non-American team to win a Baseball World Series game; Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 5-4 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
- 1992-10-20 1st Baseball World Series game is played outside United States; Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 3-2 in Game 3 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
- 1992-10-22 Atlanta Braves become 1st American team to win a Baseball World Series game outside of United States; beat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2 in Game 5 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
- 1992-10-24 Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 4-3 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their first-ever title; MVP: Toronto catcher Pat Borders
- 1993-10-13 MLB National League Championship: Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
- 1994-07-12 All Star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves)
Baseball Record
1995-09-16 Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victories
- 1995-10-14 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)
- 1995-10-14 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 0
World Series
1995-10-28 Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians, 1-0 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their 3rd title; MVP: Braves starter Tom Glavine
- 1996-10-14 Braves blow out St Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game
- 1996-10-17 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3
- 1996-10-19 Braves beat NY Yanks by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series
- 1996-10-20 MLB Atlanta Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series
- 1996-10-23 New York Yankees set record recovering from 0-6 in Baseball World Series game to beat Braves, 8-6 in Game 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium; record 7th straight post-season road win
- 1996-10-26 Baseball World Series: New York beats Atlanta Braves, 3-2 in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium to win club's 23rd title; MVP: Bronx Bombers' reliever John Wetteland
- 1996-11-11 Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award; Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays claims AL Award
- 1997-03-25 Indians trade Lofton & Embree to Braves for Grissom & Justice
- 1997-03-29 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition)
- 1997-04-04 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
- 1997-04-30 Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April
- 1997-05-16 Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
- 1997-08-10 Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to then record 5 year, $57.5 million deal
- 1997-10-14 MLB National League Championship: Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
- 1998-03-31 Milwaukee becomes first team since the inception of the American League in 1901 to switch MLB leagues; Brewers lose first NL game, 2-1 to the Braves in Atlanta
- 1998-10-14 MLB National League Championship: San Diego Padres beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
- 1999-10-19 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat New York Mets, 4 games to 2
- 1999-10-27 Baseball World Series: New York Yankees beat Atlanta, 4-1 in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium to sweep Braves and retain title; MVP: Yankees closer Mariano Rivera
- 2001-10-05 MLB's Atlanta Braves become first pro sports team to win 10 straight division titles after mauling the Marlins, 20-3 to clinch the NL East title; NBA's Boston Celtics (1957-65) & LA Lakers (1982-90) both won 9 in a row
- 2001-10-21 MLB National League Championship: Arizona Diamondbacks beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 1
- 2003-09-28 Final game played at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Atlanta Braves defeat Phillies, 5-2
- 2003-10-05 Chicago Cubs win their first MLB postseason series since the 1908 World Series with 5-1 win v Atlanta Braves in Game 5 NLDS at Turner Field
- 2005-09-27 Atlanta Braves clinch their 14th straight division title thanks to Philadelphia's loss to the New York Mets
- 2006-07-30 Bruce Sutter, relief pitcher for Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves, inducted into MLB Hall of Fame, in Cooperstown, New York
- 2007-08-05 Atlanta left-hander Tom Glavine becomes only the 23rd pitcher in MLB history to reach the 300 win milestone as the Braves beat Cubs, 8-3
- 2019-07-27 MLB Phillies revive reviled 1979 all-burgundy alternate uniforms as part of a "retro night" promotion in 15-7 loss to Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia [1]
- 2021-11-02 Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves win 4th title in franchise history; beat Houston Astros, 7-0 in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park, Houston for 4-2 series victory; MVP: Braves outfielder Jorge Soler
- 2023-05-10 Boston Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen becomes seventh MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in 5-2 victory over Braves in Atlanta
- 2023-05-26 Philadelphia Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel becomes eighth MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in 6-4 victory over Braves in Atlanta
- 2023-10-12 Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos becomes 1st MLB player to hit multiple home runs in consecutive post-season games, with 2 solos shots in 3-1 win over Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and advance to National League Championship Series