This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Joc Pederson from the Cubs
Braves Franchise History
1934: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Waite Hoyt shutout Boston Braves 5-0.
1948: The Boston Braves beat the Cubs 2-1 in 13 innings.
1956: The Milwaukee Braves sweep the Pirates in a doubleheader. Hank Aaron starts his 25-game hitting streak in game two.
1969: The Braves split a doubleheader against the Reds. Cincinnati first baseman Lee May smashes four homers and drives in ten runs total during the double dip.
2011: The Braves defeat Washington, 11 – 1, behind the pitching of Tim Hudson, to claim the 10,000th win in franchise history, dating back to the 1876 Boston Red Caps. They are the third team to reach the milestone.
2012: Ben Sheets has a successful return to the majors after a near two-year absence because of Tommy John. He shuts out the Mets over six innings in a 6-1 Braves win. Freddie Freeman had a three-run home run in the win.
2021: The Cubs trade OF Joc Pederson to the Braves in return for a minor league prospect, 1B Bryce Ball. Pederson will hit .249/.325/.428 with seven home runs down the stretch. He added three more home runs in the postseason, including two in the Division Series and a huge one off Max Scherzer in the NLCS to help the Braves to a World Series title.
