"1914 - The Boston Braves complete a remarkable sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first in World Series history. Dick Rudolph pitches a complete game 3 - 1 victory for the Braves, who were 15 games out of first place in early July. 1959 - The Milwaukee Braves release long-time veterans Enos Slaughter and Mickey Vernon, ending their major league careers. A future Hall of Famer, Slaughter hit only .171 in the season and Vernon batted just .220."
"1999 - The Atlanta Braves take a two-game lead over the Mets in the NLCS with a 4 - 3 victory. The Braves score all four of their runs in the 6th inning on a pair of home runs by Brian Jordan and Eddie Perez off Mets starter Kenny Rogers. Kevin Millwood gets the win for Atlanta, with John Smoltz making his first relief appearance ever to get the save."
"He is perfect through the first three innings, but then gives up a two-run homer to Freddie Freeman and the Braves are in business. They eventually build a 7 - 0 lead before the Dodgers mount a furious comeback, with a three-run homer by Corey Seager in the 7th, and four more runs in the 9th. Mark Melancon finally closes out the 8 - 7 win with the tying run on third base as the Braves take a two-games-to-none lead in the series."
The Boston Braves completed the first World Series sweep in 1914, with Dick Rudolph pitching a complete game 3 - 1 after the team had been 15 games out of first place in July. The Milwaukee Braves released veterans Enos Slaughter and Mickey Vernon in 1959, ending their major-league careers while Slaughter hit .171 and Vernon .220 that season. Tommy Greene outpitched Greg Maddux in 1993 as the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves to win the NLCS. The Atlanta Braves used two sixth-inning homers in 1999 to take a 4 - 3 NLCS victory and a series lead. In 2020 the Dodgers scratched Clayton Kershaw, started Tony Gonsolin, and mounted a furious comeback to win 8 - 7, while the Braves still held a two-games-to-none series lead. The 1921 New York Giants beat the Yankees 1 - 0 in the first Subway Series, with the only run scored on a first-inning error by Roger Peckinpaugh.
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