Pascual Perez misses his start for the Braves when he gets lost on Interstate 285

On August 19, 1982 — Pascual Perez misses his start for the Braves when he gets lost on Interstate 285, trying to find Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Perez circles on the interstate several times but gets lost. He will be given a Braves jacket with the new number I-285 on it and the 25 year-old right-hander, will be called I-285 by his Atlanta teammates, finally gets to the ballpark, 10 minutes after the game starts. Phil Niekro takes the mound and wins, 5 – 4, to run his record to 11-3.

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