Take a journey through over 150 years of baseball history with Atlanta Braves Historian Sam Wallace!
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Check out the latest Behind the Braves Podcast where we cover the two-sport athletes in Braves history
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With his 7th inning two-run home run, Ozzie Albies (653) has passed Bob Horner (652) for the 8th most RBI in Atlanta history.
Ronald Acuna Jr. scored his 700th career run on a home run, got his 500th career RBI on a home run, and his 1,000th career hit on a home run, all in the last week.
After his 11 strikeout no walk performance last night, Chris Sale is now the all-time leader in baseball history in strikeout-to-walk ratio with a 5.35 Ks for every BB.
Ozzie Albies now has 175 career home runs and 100 stolen bases. Only 11 2nd basemen in history have more of both.
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Morgan
Altuve
Utley
Kinsler
Whitaker
Biggio
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Alomar
Durham
Gehringer
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ALT John Smoltz as a member of the Richmond Braves
ALT Chris Sale pitching
Chris Sale recorded the 94th double digit strikeout game of his career, passing Curt Schilling for 7th most in baseball history. Sandy Koufax is next on the list with 97.
Matt Olson's fourth inning home run was his 172nd as a Brave, moving him past Ozzie Albies (171) for 14th in franchise history and 11th in Atlanta history.
Michael Harris II stole second base in the 3rd inning today, giving him 76 for his career, moving him past Deion Sanders for 16th in Atlanta history. His 80% success rate is best in franchise history.
Austin Riley's three-run home run gives him 524 RBI, moving him past David Justice (522) for 10th in Atlanta history.
The third inning sac fly from Ozzie Albies was his league-leading 10th of the season. The Atlanta record for sac flies in a season is 11 by Austin Riley in 2023. The franchise record is 12 by Hank Aaron and Del Crandall, both in 1960.
Raisel iglesias recorded the 113th save of his Braves career, moving him past Mark Wohlers for the 4th most in franchise history.
Padres pitchers combined for 54 pitches in the second inning tonight. On August 10, 1944, Braves pitcher Red Barrett threw a complete game on only 58.
Check out the latest Behind the Braves Historian Tour where we discuss the best defenders in Braves history. Let the debates begin...
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The Braves have had 2,192 players in franchise history, and James Karinchak is the first to ever wear 00. They have also never had a number 0.