Braves Franchise History
1921 – Walton Cruise connects for the second home run hit from mammoth Braves Field. The first home run was also hit by Cruise in 1917. There were 38 home runs in the Braves field in 1921 of which 34 were inside the park.
1969 – Bob Gibson beats the Braves 8-1 and records his 200th strikeout for an NL record seventh straight season.
2012 – Chipper Jones homers twice and Kris Medlen shuts out San Diego, 6-0. On the same day, Major League Baseball approved the sale of the Padres from John Moores to a group led by local businessman Ron Fowler.
MLB History
1907 – The Washington Post reported that Brown ones Shortstop Bobby Wallace was the highest paid player in either league with a $6,500 salary.
1927 – Babe Ruth became the first player to hit a homer on the roof of Comiskey Stadium in Chicago.
1940 – Jimmie Foxx homers twice and passes Lou Gehrig on the all-time list with 495 career roundtrippers.
1964 – Sandy Koufax pitched a shutout against the St. Louis but will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury suffered when he crashed into second base against Milwaukee on August 8.
1998 – Baltimore outfielder Eric Davis had his 30-game hitting streak snapped in a 5-3 loss to the Indians.
2013 – The Phillies fire Charlie Manuel and replace him with Ryne Sandberg.
Found information for this article via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.