...at Turner Field. They haven't swept a series of at least three games in Atlanta since 1988 at old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.The NL West-leading Giants' five-game winning streak ended with their first loss since the All-Star break...
...1979. The Braves' previous longest game by time was 6:10 against the Mets on July 4, 1985, at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.In all, 41 players were used; 15 pitchers threw 609 pitches and the teams combined for 33 strikeouts.WHAT...
...trivia was provided by another former Braves player. Born on Feb. 29, 1952, Al Autry was the starting pitcher at Fulton County Stadium for the Braves against the Houston Astros on Sept. 14, 1976 (a leap year). He pitched five innings, giving up...
...permanently entangled with the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal.It was Bisher, as a charter member of the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Authority, who helped bring professional sports to Atlanta in the 1960s.It was Bisher, as a student reporter...
...1979. The Braves' previous longest game by time was 6:10 against the Mets on July 4, 1985, at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.The Pirates scored two runs in the first and pushed their lead to 3-0 in the second on McKenry's homer...
...night after night in his broadcasts.It was no act.Those who dropped in at the press lounge at the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for a pre-game iced tea during the 1970s and '80s found a smiling, generous, good-hearted soul who was...
...greatest fear is something like Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS. The Braves were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, with a trip to the World Series on the line. When Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning, employees...
...went into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Then - poof - he was gone. His name remained, stenciled on office doors at Fulton County Stadium/Turner Field and CNN Center. But he frequented his Atlanta-area car dealerships and restaurants instead of...
...52-minute rain delay, Tuesday's game ended some three hours earlier than the 19-inning marathon in 1985 at Fulton County Stadium against the New York Mets. Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell, then a Mets rookie, pitched in the third inning...
...their first win at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium? a. Mets b. Phillies c...May 17, 1971 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium b. April 8, 1974 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium c. May 17, 1970 at Crosley...
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