July 29, 1963 – Warren Spahn defeats the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 at County Stadium for his 13th win of the season and 340th of his illustrious career. He’s pictured here holding up four fingers, indicating the number of strikeouts he needs to surpass Rube Waddell at 2,318 on the all-time list. Hank Aaron hits his…
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April 19, 1963: At the Polo Grounds, with Roger Craig on the mound, Henry Aaron belts his 300th career home run in an 8-1 victory over the Mets.
April 16, 1963: On Opening Day at County Stadium, Eddie Mathews hits the 400th home run of his career off of Phillies’ Jack Hamilton. It was a two-run shot, driving in Hank Aaron. At the time, Mathews became 7th on the all-time home run list. Trailing only Ruth, Foxx, Williams, Ott, Gehrig & Musial.
On April 11, 1963, Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the all-time winningest left-hander in major league history. Spahn’s 6-1 victory over the New York Mets gives him 328 career wins, moving him ahead of Eddie Plank on the all-time list…
September 26, 1962 At County Stadium only 3,200 fans came out of this rainy day to see the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Mets 6-3 behind Hank Aaron’s 45th homerun, a 3 run shot in the 3rd. Denny LeMaster pick’s up the win and Roger Craig his 24th defeat of the season. the Mets…
For the third time this season, the Aaron brothers hit home runs in the same game. Tommie and Hank’s solo round-trippers in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, prove to be the difference in the Braves’ 5-4 victory over Cincinnati at Crosley Field.
ON July 12, 1962 – Exactly one month after accomplishing the feat for the first time, the Aaron brothers both homer again in the same game, giving Milwaukee an exciting 8-6 victory over St. Louis at County Stadium. Behind 6-3 going into the bottom of the ninth, Tommie’s solo shot cuts the deficit to two…
June 18, 1962 – Henry Aaron belted a grand slam into the centerfield bleachers in the Polo Grounds, just the third home run that landed there since the park was remodeled in 1923. The Braves beat the Mets, 7-1. “I hit one ball harder in my life but I never hit one longer” said Aaron…
1962 – Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente trade grand slams in a wild battle between the Braves and Pirates, but it is Clemente’s that ignites a seven-run rally in the 8th for a 9 – 8 Pirate victory.
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