This day in Braves history: John Smoltz slows down the Rockies

History of the Braves franchise

1906 – The Boston Beaneaters break an NL record with a 19-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals.

1992 – The Dodgers beat the Braves 3-2 as Kal Daniels hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning off Mike Stanton. Orel Hershiser allowed four hits in eight innings and earned his 12th straight victory against Atlanta since 1987.

1996 – John Smoltz earns his 12th victory in 13 decisions as the Braves beat the Rockies 8-3. Colorado had scored 32 points in the first two games of the series.

2010 – Jason Heyward and Nate McLouth collide in the outfield as they converge on a Gerardo Parra ball. The ball will drop and go for a two-run, inside-the-park home run, which is the first home run allowed by Peter Moylan since 2008 (102 1/3 innings). The Braves lost the game 2-1.

MLB History

1883 – Philadelphia’s National League team receives permission to charge 25 cents for admission, instead of 50 cents, in order to compete with its cross-town rivals, the American Association’s Athletics . Philadelphia’s attendance quadrupled for the remainder of the season.

1914 – Honus Wagner joins Cap Anson as the only member of the 3,000 hits club. Nap Lajoie will join the club in September. Later research pegged Wagner’s historical success as either June 30 or July 4, due to discrepancies in 19th-century record-keeping.

1932 – Mel Ott hit two home runs to help the Giants earn a 3-2 victory over the Reds at the Polo Grounds.

1933 – Jimmie Foxx ties a major league record with his fifth home run in three games, but the A’s fall to the Yankees 7-6.

1946 – Mel Ott becomes the first major league manager to be ejected in both games of a doubleheader.

1963 – Ernie Banks hit two home runs off Sandy Koufax, but the Dodgers won at Wrigley 11-8.

1975 – The Dodgers beat the Expos 4-0 to cross the 1 million home attendance mark in just their 27th home game.

1975 – Carl Yastrzemski hits his 500th career double, but the Red Sox lose to the Rangers 12-4.

1982 – Steve Carlton strikes out 16 to hand the Cubs their 10th straight loss, 4-2.

1989 – Darryl Strawberry hits his 200th career home run in a 4-3 loss to the Pirates.

1990 – Eddie Murray hits from both sides of the plate for the 10th time in his career, tying Mickey Mantle’s major league record.

1999 – Mets manager Bobby Valentine is ejected during a 4-3, 14-inning win over the Blue Jays. Valentine returned to the dugout after his ejection wearing dark glasses and a fake mustache. He will receive a two-game suspension and a $5,000 fine.

2016 – The Phillies select high school outfielder Mickey Moniak with the first overall pick in the 2016 draft.

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