This day in Braves history: Atlanta trades Deion Sanders to the Reds

History of the Braves franchise

1932 – The Red Sox split a doubleheader with the A’s in their final Sunday games played at Braves Field. With the ban on Sunday games at Fenway Park lifted, the Red Sox will play a Sunday game there on July 3.

1962 – Amado Samuel, Joe Torre and Joe Adcock all homered to help the Braves defeat the Cubs 11-9 at Wrigley Field. Ernie Banks returned to the lineup for the first time since he was hit by a pitch four days earlier and hit three home runs in the loss.

1966 – Ron Santo continues to torment the Braves. His 10th inning home run gives the Cubs a 3-2 victory over Atlanta. Santo hit a three-run shot the day before in the 12th inning to give Chicago an 8-5 victory.

1969 – With the Braves leading the Mets 12-0, manager Lum Harris sends Mike Lum out to hit Hank Aaron. Lum will respond with a double from Al Jackson. This is only the third time in his career that Aaron has been relieved for a pinch hitter.

1976 – Joe Niekro hits his brother Phil Niekro to help the Astros earn a 4-3 victory over the Braves.

1984 – The Braves come back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Cubs 7-4, but lose Bob Horner for the rest of the season after breaking his wrist diving for a ball. Horner broke the same wrist in 1983 and missed 43 games.

1994 – The Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds in exchange for Roberto Kelly and minor league pitcher Roger Etheridge.

1996 – John Smoltz strikes out 13 in a complete game shutout against the Cubs. Smoltz goes 1-for-3 at the plate and drives in one of Atlanta’s two runs in the victory.

MLB History

1948 – Richie Ashburn hits an inside-the-park home run to open the game, extending his hitting streak to 18 consecutive games. The homer was the first of his major league career, but the Phillies lost to the Giants 7-1.

1952 – Willie Mays enters the Army and the Giants lose eight of their next 10 games.

1965 – Dick Allen hits a home run that traveled approximately 529 feet over the left CF roof at Connie Mack Stadium against Chicago.

1981 – Billy Martin is ejected for arguing balls and strikes, then throws two handfuls of dirt on home plate umpire Terry Cooney’s back. He will receive a seven-day suspension from American League president Lee MacPhail.

1989 – Mike Schmidt announces his retirement from Major League Baseball.

1993 – Three days after being hit in the head by a possible home run, Jose Canseco volunteers to pitch an inning in a 15-1 loss to the Red Sox. Canseco injured his arm during the outing and will need season-ending elbow surgery.

2010 – Roy Halladay throws the 20th perfect game in major league history by striking out 11 batters as the Phillies beat the Marlins 1-0.

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