Braves Historian

On the 180 calendar dates between 4/3 and 10/3 (180 dates), Hank Aaron hit at least one home run on all but 6 of them (5/29, 6/5, 8/8, 9/16, 9/19, and 9/28). Over the course of his career, he hit more homers (10) on July 21 than any other date.

Ozzie Albies homer in the 4th inning was the 150th of his career, making him the 26th 2nd baseman in history to reach that mark. It was also his 1,023 career hit, moving him past Braves Hall of Famer Ralph Garr for 9th in Atlanta history.

Michael Harris II walked in the 4th inning breaking his streak of 178 consecutive plate appearances without a walk. It was the longest streak by a position player in Atlanta history, 4th longest in franchise history. The all-time team record belongs to Phil Niekro, at 299.

The bat and ball from Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run will now be on display for all visitors to @TruistPark to see! 💙

With his first inning double, Austin Riley passed Jeff Blauser (338) for 10th in Atlanta history in extra-base hits.

With his hit by pitch in the second inning, Ozzie Albies passed Marcus Giles (33) for most hbp by a second baseman in Atlanta history. Overall he is 20th in franchise history and 10th in Atlanta history.

With his first inning run scored last night, Ronald Acuna Jr. passed Jeff Blauser (601) for 6th in Atlanta history. The only names above him now: Chipper Jones, Dale Murphy, Andruw Jones, Freddie Freeman, and Hank Aaron.

Austin Riley's 29th career sacrifice fly moves him past Nick Markakis, Mark Lemke, Dusty Baker, Johnny Logan and Joe Adcock into a tie for 15th in franchise history with Ron Gant.

The 3rd inning double by Ozzie Albies moved him past Braves Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy (220) for 14th in franchise history.

With his 4th inning single, Ozzie Albies passed Bob Horner (994) for 10th in Atlanta history in hits.

The Braves all-time leaders in double-plays induced (1912-present) @DaleMurphy3 1. Warren Spahn 415 2. Phil Niekro 358 3. Tom Glavine 320 4. Lew Burdette 272 5. John Smoltz 239 6. Greg Maddux 218 7. Tim Hudson 168 8. Bob Buhl 157 9. Rick Mahler 156 10. Bob Smith 139

In the top of the 4th inning, Austin Riley hit his 158th double, tying him with Ron Gant for 17th in Atlanta history. In the same inning, Ozzie Albies hit his 147th home run, trying him with Ron Gant for 12th in Atlanta history.

Austin Riley's 7th inning hit by pitch was the 52nd of his career, moving past Javy Lopez for 4th in Atlanta history and 7th in franchise history.

With his second inning double last night, Ozzie Albies passed Glenn Hubbard (983) for the most hits by a second baseman in Atlanta history.

Luke Williams stole his 7th base as a Brave last night, without being caught. That ties him with George Lombard for the second most steals in Atlanta history without a caught stealing. Lane Adams is the leader with 11.

Austin Riley's two home runs tonight move him ahead of David Justice (160) for 14th in franchise history and 10th in Atlanta history.

The Braves have never played a series in Colorado without hitting a home run.

OTD in 2007 in Colorado, Chipper Jones lined into a triple play. The previous one against Atlanta occurred in 1996, and the hitter in that one was also Chipper Jones. Over a 25-year stretch (1991-2016) Atlanta only hit into 2 triple plays, and both were off the bat of Chipper.

Marcell Ozuna's first inning home run tonight moves him ahead of Darrell Evans (131) for 20th in franchise history.

With his 3rd strikeout tonight, Chris Sale passed Andy Pettitte (2,448) for 46th all-time, and 16th most by a left-handed pitcher.