On May 27, 1928, the Boston Braves purchase George Sisler from the Washington Senators. The Hall of Famer will hit .340 for the Braves in 491 at-bats. [adrotate banner=”51″] @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHB More Atlanta...
On May 25, 1960, At Busch Stadium, George “Big Daddy” Crowe’s two-out ninth-inning pinch-hit home run to deep right field gives the Cardinals a 5-3 walk-off victory over against Don McMahon of...
On May 25, 1953 –At County Stadium – “The Ball Behaved”– said Max Surkont, veteran Milwaukee Braves’ righthander, controlled the ball for a new modern major league strikeout record when he fanned...
Babe Ruth hits his final three home runs On May 25, 1935, At Forbes Field , Babe Ruth records just his second 3 homerun game. Ironically, they were the last home runs...
May 24, 1987, At Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves pitcher, Charlie Puleo hits a home run against Rick Sutcliffe, however, Sutcliffe pitches well, giving up only that run through 8 innings. Lee Smith...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 23, 1945, Mort Cooper is traded by the St Louis Cardinals to the Boston Braves . The three-time 20-game winner has twice jumped the club in a salary...
On May 22, 1969, Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch-hitter for the first time in his major league career. Mike Lum, batting for Aaron in the seventh, hits...
On May 22, 1911, at the South End Grounds III (Boston) Clifford Curtis of the Boston Doves (Braves) sets a major league record by losing his 23rd consecutive game. A 3-1 loss...
On May 21, 1919, the New York Giants sell two-sport star Jim Thorpe to the Boston Braves for the waiver price of $1,500. Thorpe, a 32-year-old Native American and standout football player,...
On May 21, 1919, the New York Giants sell two-sport star Jim Thorpe to the Boston Braves for the waiver price of $1,500. Thorpe, a 32-year-old Native American and standout football player,...