This Day in Braves History: Atlanta selects Chipper Jones with the first pick in the 1990 MLB Draft

History of the Braves franchise

1952 – The Reds acquire veteran outfielder Willard Marshall from the Boston Braves.

1975 – The Braves draft second baseman Glenn Hubbard in the 20th round of the MLB draft.

1986 – Barry Bonds hits his first career home run off Craig McMurtry in a 12-3 Pirates victory over the Braves. Bonds would finish with four hits in the game.

1990 – Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Braves in a 2-0 shutout. Martinez ties Sandy Koufax’s team record and approaches that of the National League.

1990 – The Braves select Chipper Jones with the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB Draft.

1999 – The Braves lose to the Red Sox 5-1 in a matchup of division leaders. Pedro Martinez allows only three hits and strikes out 16.

MLB History

1915 – Ty Cobb scores in the ninth inning of a 3-0 victory in Detroit. Yankees pitcher Ray Caldwell throws his mitt in the air in anger following the safety call and is promptly ejected. It was the second time Cobb flew home with Caldwell on the mound.

1935 – Dizzy Dean is seen berating his teammates in the dugout between innings after what he perceives to be poor fielding behind him. Rip Collins and Joe Medwick fight back but Frank Frisch and Pepper Martin intervene to end the confrontation. Dean responds by throwing the ball at the Pittsburgh batters and is booed as he leaves the game in the seventh.

1950 – Ernie Banks makes his professional debut with the Kansas City Monarchs and goes 3 for 7 in a doubleheader against the Memphis Red Sox.

1964 – Sandy Koufax no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies in a 3-0 Dodgers victory at Connie Mack Stadium. Koufax becomes the fourth major league player to throw three hits.

1967 – Curt Flood’s 227-game errorless streak ends when he drops a ball in a game against the Cubs at Busch Stadium. Flood managed 568 consecutive chances before the fall.

1968 – Don Drysdale records his sixth straight shutout in a 5-0 victory over the Pirates. Drysdale eclipses Doc White’s record of five consecutive shutouts and breaks Carl Hubbell’s NL record of 54 consecutive scoreless innings.

1984 – The New York Mets select 17-year-old Shawn Abner with the first pick in the 1984 draft. Thirteen members of the U.S. Olympic team are drafted in the first round, including Mark McGwire who was taken by Oakland with the 10th pick in total.

2009 – Randy Johnson earns his 300th career victory in a victory over the Nationals.

2016 – The Padres trade James Shields to the White Sox in exchange for 17-year-old infielder Fernando Tatis Jr. and pitcher Eric Johnson.

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