This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz wins the N.L. Cy Young Award
1995 – Gaffney Street, near the former site of Braves Field in Boston, MA, is renamed Harry Agganis…
This Day in Braves History: Bobby Cox is named N.L. Manager of the Year
1964 – The Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. 1998 –…
This Day in Braves History: Sam Jethroe wins 1950 NL Rookie of the Year
1950 – Sam Jethroe of the Boston Braves is named as Rookie of the Year for the National…
This Day in Braves History: Dale Murphy wins back-to-back NL MVP Awards
1961 – Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Young Award voting to Whitey Ford, who led the league…
This Day in Braves History: Rafael Furcal wins 2000 NL Rookie of the Year
1928 – The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000…
This Day in Braves History: Terry Pendleton is named NL MVP
1991 – Terry Pendleton is named as MVP of the National League. Pendleton led the lead in batting…
This Day in Braves History: Eddie Mathews finishes second on NL MVP Award ballot
1959 – Eddie Mathews finishes second in NL MVP Award balloting to Ernie Banks. Banks wins the award…
Blast from the past: Ted Turner transforms Braves franchise into “America’s Team”
Before we jump into the transformation in 1976, when Ted Turner signed a deal to broadcast Braves baseball…
This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins his first Gold Glove Award
1928 – Voters in Massachusetts approve Sunday baseball in Boston, provided that Braves Field is more than 1,000…
This Day in Braves History: Braves win 2021 World Series
1927 – Boston College baseball coach Jack Slattery agrees to manage the Boston Braves for a year. 1972…
This Day in Braves History: November 1
1999 – Braves coach Don Baylor is named as the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. 1894 –…
This Day in Braves History: Adam Duvall hits Grand Slam in 2021 World Series
1960 – The San Francisco Giants acquire veteran shortstop Alvin Dark from the Milwaukee Braves and then sign…