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Braves Franchise Highlights:

• 1944: The Brooklyn Dodgers end their 16-game skid by scoring eight unearned runs to defeat the Braves, 8-5.

• 1992: Pitcher Greg Maddux announces he’s halting contract talks with the Cubs, signaling he’ll enter free agency at season’s end. He’ll later sign with the Atlanta Braves during the offseason, marking the start of a legendary run.

• 2001: Fred McGriff uses his no-trade clause to veto a deal that would’ve sent him to the division-leading Cubs. Later that same day, he hits a home run in Tampa Bay’s 6-5 victory over Atlanta.

• 2006: Chipper Jones records an extra-base hit for the 14th consecutive game, tying Paul Waner’s long-standing MLB record.

Notable Moments in MLB History:

• 1909: The Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators battle through 18 innings in a scoreless game—the longest of its kind in AL history—before the game is called.

• 1914: Rookie pitcher Babe Ruth is chased from the mound in the fourth inning by the Tigers in a 5-2 defeat. It marks the first loss of Ruth’s professional career. Notably, Ty Cobb misses the game due to a sore thumb.

• 1941: Joe DiMaggio singles in the first inning off Cleveland’s Al Milnar to extend his iconic hitting streak to 56 games. He tallies three hits in the Yankees’ 10-3 win.

• 1956: Fred Knorr and John Fetzer purchase the Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium for $5.5 million.

• 1970: Three Rivers Stadium opens in Pittsburgh. Despite a 3-2 loss to the Reds, Tony Pérez hits the stadium’s first home run, while Willie Stargell launches the Pirates’ inaugural blast in their new home.

• 1975: MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is reelected to a seven-year term.

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• 2011: The Minnesota Twins retire Bert Blyleven’s No. 28 jersey one week before his Hall of Fame induction.