Braves Franchise History
1957: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron is named National League Most Valuable Player with 239 votes. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is a close second with 230, and his teammate Red Schoendienst finishes third with 221.
2011: Winners of the Rookie of the Year Award are announced in both major leagues. In the National League, Atlanta Braves reliever Craig Kimbrel is the winner after setting a new rookie record with 46 saves.
2022: In the National League vote for Rookie of the Year, OF Michael Harris of the Braves receives 22 first-place votes, while the eight others go to teammate, P Spencer Strider
MLB history
1989: San Diego Padres relief ace Mark Davis is selected the Cy Young Award winner in the National League. Davis saved 44 games while sporting an ERA of 1.85. In 1990, Davis will save only six games after signing a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals.
2001: Larry Bowa, with an 86-76 record, is named the National League Manager of the Year, becoming the first manager in Philadelphia Phillies history to win the award. In his first year at the helm, Philadelphia improved by 21 games, finishing the season two games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves.2013- Major League Baseball owners agree to fund an expanded video review system in 2014. The plan, which would allow managers to challenge almost any call by umpires except for balls and strikes, still needs to gain approval from the Players Association and Umpires Union.
2023: Peter Seidler, owner and team President of the San Diego Padres, passes away at age 63; he had been fighting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Under his leadership, the Padres became big spenders on the free agent market, made the postseason in both 2020 and 2022, and while they were a disappointment on the field last season, still drew a franchise record 3.7 million fans to Petco Park.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
