Club owner Ted Turner and Dale Murphy, who won the National League Most Valuable Player award in back-to-back seasons in 1981 and 1982, are inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame, joining Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Phil Niekro, and Warren Spahn. The popular Gold Glove and Silver Slugger outfielder spent 15 seasons with Atlanta, batting .268 and hitting 371 home runs for the team.

On August 15, 2000 — Club owner Ted Turner and Dale Murphy are inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame, joining Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Phil Niekro, and Warren Spahn.

“Murph” was a 7X All-Star, won 2 NL MVP Awards (1982-83), and won 5 Gold Glove Awards.

In 15 years with the Braves (1976-1990), Dale had 1,901 hits, 371 HR, 160 SB, 1,143 RBI, 1,103 runs, 912 BB, .268 BA, .351 OBP, .478 Slg., & .829 OPS.

Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age.

Lets go! Start listening!

Share the Post:

Due to his ‘wandering’ ball, Iola hurler Harold Liell, a 5′ 6 1/2″, 155-pounder with pigeon-toed feet, is called up for a tryout with the Kansas City Blues. The K.C. manager Dutch Zwilling is impressed with the young southpaw’s performance, but advises the Greeley, Kansas lad to get more experience, suggesting he play in the Ban Johnson League.

July 4, 1935

1956 – The Cleveland Indians are sold for nearly four million dollars. The team’s present general manager and former player, Hank Greenberg, is one of the new owners.

February 29, 1956

1969 – Curt Blefary’s three-run bomb off Jerry Koosman leads Houston to an 8-7 victory over the Mets. Blefary drives in four while Doug Rader has a hand in four different rallies. Joe Morgan steals home for the game-winner which was actually a botched suicide squeeze play.

August 12, 1969

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Enjoy our free trial and start listening to games, interviews and shows! Ruth, Mantle, Aaron, and Seaver!

class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-108630 single-format-standard wp-custom-logo wp-embed-responsive wp-theme-kadence wp-child-theme-kadence-child logged-out footer-on-bottom hide-focus-outline link-style-standard content-title-style-normal content-width-normal content-style-unboxed content-vertical-padding-show non-transparent-header mobile-non-transparent-header kadence-elementor-colors elementor-default elementor-kit-193430 elementor-page-193959"

Lets go! Start listening!

Related Posts

1956 – The Cleveland Indians are sold for nearly four million dollars. The team’s present general manager and former player, Hank Greenberg, is one of the new owners.

1969 – Curt Blefary’s three-run bomb off Jerry Koosman leads Houston to an 8-7 victory over the Mets. Blefary drives in four while Doug Rader has a hand in four different rallies. Joe Morgan steals home for the game-winner which was actually a botched suicide squeeze play.

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Podcast

Daily Rewind - Baseball History delivered daily

Lets go! Start listening!

Related Posts

1956 – The Cleveland Indians are sold for nearly four million dollars. The team’s present general manager and former player, Hank Greenberg, is one of the new owners.

1969 – Curt Blefary’s three-run bomb off Jerry Koosman leads Houston to an 8-7 victory over the Mets. Blefary drives in four while Doug Rader has a hand in four different rallies. Joe Morgan steals home for the game-winner which was actually a botched suicide squeeze play.

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Podcast