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November 20, 1996: John Smoltz was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. [1] November 25, 1996: Paul Byrd was traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Greg McMichael. The New York Mets sent Andy Zwirchitz (minors) (May 25, 1997) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. [2]
November 2 – Roy McMillan, 68, All-Star shortstop for the Reds, Braves and Mets who won the NL's first three Gold Gloves; minor league manager, coach and scout November 20 – Dick Littlefield , 71, well-traveled pitcher who played for nine teams, earning 15 of his 33 wins with the Pirates
In 1993 he tied a St. Louis Cardinals single-season club record with 24 pinch hits, and in 1995 he became the Cardinals all-time pinch-hit leader with his 70th Cardinal pinch hit. [ 1 ] Perry was hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners from 2000 to 2002, the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2003 to 2005, the Oakland Athletics in 2006, and the Chicago ...
The 1997 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball’s 1997 postseason that pitted the Florida Marlins against the Atlanta Braves. The Marlins won the series, 4–2, and went on to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series .
Mark Anthony Whiten (born November 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and switch-hitting batter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays (1990–1991), Cleveland Indians (1991–1992, 1998–2000), St. Louis Cardinals (1993–1994), Boston Red Sox (), Philadelphia Phillies (), Atlanta Braves (1996), Seattle Mariners (1996), and New York ...
May 8 – Bob Whitcher, 80, pitcher for the 1945 Boston Braves. May 11 – Vince Sherlock , 87, who played at second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in its 1935 season. May 14 – Eddie Delker , 91, middle infielder and third baseman who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies in a span of four seasons from 1929 to 1933.
The Cardinals would avenge their 1996 Game 7 blowout loss against the Braves by returning the favor and blowing out the Braves by 12 runs in the decisive Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS. This was highlighted by a ten run first inning, which set a Major League Baseball record for first-inning runs in a postseason game, and tied the Major League Baseball ...
The Braves' first regular season home game was on April 14 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Bill Bruton hit a 10th inning home run to win the game (3-2) in dramatic style. [10] [11] In their first season in Milwaukee, the Braves set the National League attendance record of 1.8 million.