Kuhn and Aaron

Commissioner Bowie Kuhn orders the Atlanta Braves to play Hank Aaron

ByThis Day in Baseball

On March 11, 1974, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn orders the Atlanta Braves to play Hank Aaron in at least two of the team’s season-opening three games on the road. The Braves had planned to bench Aaron on the road in order to increase his chances of hitting his record-breaking 715th home run at home.

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1974 – Bob Abreu is born in Aragua, Venezuela. A product of the Astros’ baseball camp in his homeland, Abreu would play just 74 games for Houston before being lost in the 1997 expansion draft. 

ByTom

1974 – Bob Abreu is born in Aragua, Venezuela. A product of the Astros’ baseball camp in his homeland, Abreu would play just 74 games for Houston before being lost in the 1997 expansion draft.