**1933:** The Phillies and Braves each win one game in a doubleheader, with scores of 5-4. Chuck Klein records three hits in both games, including his National League-leading 28th home run in the first match. Boston’s Wally Berger, who has 26 homers, is sidelined and does not play.
**1948:** The Braves secure the National League title by defeating the Giants, 3-2, finishing 6.5 games ahead of the Dodgers. Two days before the season concludes, they lose their top hitter, OF Jeff Heath, to a broken ankle from a slide at home against Brooklyn.
**1950:** Johnny Sain of the Braves misses his chance for a 20th win but hits his first major league home run off Larry Jansen in a 4-3 loss to the Giants. In the 10th inning, Sam Jethroe loses a fly ball in the sun, allowing Don Mueller to triple, and Hank Thompson’s single brings the win for Jansen. A Saturday crowd of 5,535 watches as the Braves drop to third place while the Giants close in on the Phillies.
**1951:** On Sal Maglie Day in New York, Maglie earns his 22nd win against the Braves, 4-1, despite allowing 13 hits, marking the most wins for a Giant since Carl Hubbell in 1937.
**1957:** The Braves clinch the National League pennant with a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals, highlighted by Hank Aaron’s home run in the 11th inning. This is the first time since 1950 that a New York team has not finished first.
**1969:** The Braves take first place after a dominant 10-2 victory over the Astros, with George Stone earning the win against Jim Bouton.
**1977:** George Foster hits his 50th home run off Buzz Capra, leading the Reds to a 5-1 win over the Braves, becoming the first Reds player to reach that milestone since Ted Kluszewski’s 49 in 1954.
**1987:** Albert Hall hits for the cycle in a 5-4 win against the Astros, the first Braves player to achieve this since 1910.
**2000:** The Braves shut out the Expos, 10-0, clinching their ninth straight playoff appearance. Greg Maddux pitches the shutout, extending his scoreless innings streak to 36 1/3.
**2009:** Bobby Cox signs a one-year extension as Braves manager but announces it will be his last. After the 2010 season, he will transition to a consultant role. He has managed the team since 1990, leading them to a world championship and 14 postseason appearances, the last in 2005.
**1956:** Ozzie Virgil becomes the first Dominican player to reach the major leagues. The 23-year-old from Monte Cristi plays third base for the Giants and will later see his son, Ozzie Jr., also catch in the big leagues.
**1984:** Sparky Anderson becomes the first manager to win 100 games in a season with two different teams as the Tigers defeat the Yankees, 4-1. He previously led the Reds to 100-win seasons in 1970, 1975, and 1976.
**1998:** Mark McGwire goes without a home run in the Cardinals’ 7-1 loss to the Astros, where Randy Johnson earns his 10th win with eight strikeouts. Craig Biggio goes 3-for-5 and steals his 50th base, joining Tris Speaker as the only player with 50 doubles and 50 steals in a season.
**2000:** Ben Grieve’s seventh-inning grand slam breaks the major league team record for most grand slams in a season, with the A’s reaching a total of 13, surpassing the 1997 Braves and 1999 Indians.
