Lee Bales gets off to a shaky major league start, striking out four times, as the Braves beat the Phillies, 3 – 0. Bales equals the National League record first set by Billy Sunday (May 22, 1883) for most initial-game K’s.

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On August 7, 1966 — Lee Bales gets off to a shaky major league start, striking out four times, as the Braves beat the Phillies, 3 – 0. Bales equals the National League record first set by Billy Sunday (May 22, 1883) for most initial-game K’s.

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