This day in Braves History: Bees trade for eventual Hall-of-Famer Al López

The baseball artists formerly (and currently) known as the Braves make a blockbuster deal with the Dodgers

Braves Franchise History

1935: The Boston Bees acquire Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Regis from the Dodgers in exchange for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.

This day in Braves History: Bees trade for eventual Hall-of-Famer Al López
Al López leaps to catch a throw

MLB History

1960: Cubs owner Philip Wrigley announces that the club will not have a manager for next season and will instead use a group of coaches that will take turns managing the club. The results are a disaster as Chicago finishes 35 games out of first place.

1981: The Phillies sign third baseman Mike Schmidt to a six-year deal that will pay him $1.2 million per season.

1982: After five seasons with the Dodgers, Steve Garvey agrees to a five-year contract with the Padres.

1995: David Cone re-signs with the Yankees on a three-year, $18 million deal.

1999: The Dodgers receive a $50,000 fine and are banned from scouting any players from the Dominican Republic for a year as a penalty for having signed third baseman Adrian Beltre as a 15-year old. Beltre isn’t made a free agent by commissioner Bud Selig because he agreed to take part in the scheme.

2001: The Red Sox agree to a four-year deal with outfielder Johnny Damon.

2013: Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo agrees to a seven-year, $130 million deal with the Texas Rangers.

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