This Day in Braves History: Dan Uggla’s Late Homer Helps Atlanta Beat Philadelphia

History of the Braves franchise

1984 – Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar hits a grand slam in a 9-1 victory over the Braves.

1996 – David Justice dislocated his right shoulder while swinging at a pitch in the second inning of a 3-0 loss to the Pirates. Denny Neagle allowed four hits in seven innings for Pittsburgh.

2011 – The Braves defeat the Phillies, 3-2 in the annual Civil Rights Game at Turner Field. Dan Uggla’s home run in the eighth inning against Roy Halladay made the difference.

MLB History

1862 – The Union Grounds opens in Brooklyn, New York and is baseball’s first enclosed park.

1894 – After a fight between Baltimore’s John McGraw and Boston’s Tommy Tucker in the third inning, a fire broke out in right field at Boston’s South End Grounds. The fire destroyed the park, including the only double-decker grandstand Boston would have. The fire spread to adjacent buildings and destroyed or seriously damaged 170 buildings.

1912 – Ty Cobb charges into the stands at Hilltop Park and attacks a crippled heckler. Commissioner Ban Johnson suspends Cobb indefinitely for the incident.

1941 – Joe DiMaggio goes 1 for 4 in a 13-1 Yankees loss to the White Sox. This hit would start DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak.

1973 – Nolan Ryan strikes out 12 and throws his first career no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Royals.

1981 – Cleveland’s Len Barker throws the ninth perfect game in 20th century major league history in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays.

1989 – The Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with hitting coach Cito Gaston.

1992 – New Mets right-hander Bret Saberhagen exits after five innings with tendinitis in his pitching hand and misses the remainder of the season.

1998 – The Dodgers trade catcher Mike Piazza and third baseman Todd Zeile to the Marlins in exchange for outfielders Gary Sheffield and Jim Eisenreich, catcher Charles Johnson, third baseman Bobby Bonilla and pitcher Manuel Barrios.

2016 – Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor hits Jose Bautista in the face after Bautista slides hard into second, starting a bench-clearing brawl. Bautista, Odor, Josh Donaldson and Texas coach Steve Buechele are ejected. Jesse Chavez is then ejected for throwing at Prince Fielder. DeMarlo Hale is also ejected. The Rangers won the match 7-6.

2018 – Robinson Cano is suspended for 80 days after testing positive for a banned substance.

Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com And Today in baseball history.