Braves Franchise History 1964 - Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr. says he has a verbal commitment from a major league baseball club to move there if a stadium is ready by 1965.
The 1981 MLB season was shortened by a player strike, which lasted from mid-June to mid-August. The second half began on Aug. 9 with the All-Star Game, which included Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons, and Gorman Thomas.
And when it was over, not a single player was ejected. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally ran three years ago on the anniversary of this brawl. Today marks 50 years since this crazy scene in St.
Remember Leon Durham? In June of 2020, the Cardinals selected third baseman Jordan Walker out of high school. After that pick, I started a historical series on how Cardinal high school position player draftees fared in their careers.
1964 - Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr. says he has a verbal commitment from a major league baseball club to move there if a stadium is ready by 1965. Funding for a $15 million stadium was approved the next day.
It was a shotgun marriage at best. When Mark Sauer took over as the Pittsburgh Pirates team president in 1991, he was given a mandate from ownership to cut costs.