1996 – At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the Braves jump to a 6 – 0 lead, but the Yankees mount the biggest comeback in their long World Series history with a three-run home run by Jim Leyritz that ties the game in the 8th inning. After Bernie Williams is intentionally walked with runners on first and second base in the 10th, Steve Avery walks Wade Boggs to bring in the deciding run.
1996 – The Atlanta Braves have the biggest blowout in postseason history, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 15 – 0, in Game 7 of the NLCS to complete a comeback from a 3-1 deficit. The Cardinals become the only club to blow a 3-1 edge three times in the postseason.
Gary Gaetti hits a grand slam off Greg Maddux to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8 – 3 win over the Atlanta Braves and a tie of the NLCS. Todd Stottlemyre gets the victory.
In the first inning of their 6-2 victory over the Braves, the Dodgers turn their first triple play in forty-seven years. After making a running, back-to-the-plate grab of Chipper Jones’s popup to short left with runners on first and second, Juan Castro throws to second baseman Delino Deshields to double up Marquis Grissom, then the ball is relayed to first baseman Eric Karos to get Mark Lemke, who was also running on the pitch.
Major League Season Recap 1995 World Series – Atlanta Braves NL over Cleveland Indians AL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – Tom Glavine Babe Ruth Award – Tom Glavine Championship Series ALCS Cleveland Indians over Seattle Mariners 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Orel Hershiser NLCS Atlanta Braves over Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 0 NLCS MVP…
1995 – The Braves win their first World Series since moving to Atlanta with a 1 – 0 shutout of Cleveland in Game 6. Pitchers Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combine on a one-hitter and David Justice hits a home run in the 6th inning for the only run. Jim Poole is the losing pitcher.
Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves ties a major league record by posting his 16th consecutive win on the road
May 9, 1995 At Shea Stadium Chipper Jones hits his first career homerun giving the Braves a 3-2 lead in the top of the 9th. his blast the first of 468 which puts him 3 alltime in homeruns for a switch hitter. “When I got back to the dugout, I had to go down the…
1994 – Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves becomes the first pitcher in major league history to win three straight Cy Young Awards, unanimously sweeping the National League honor. Maddux posted a 16-6 record with a 1.56 ERA, the third-lowest in 75 years.
The Braves trade OF Deion Sanders to the Reds in exchange for OF Roberto Kelly and minor league P Roger Etheridge.