Team
Atlanta Braves
7 entries · 1987–2023
Smoltz for Alexander
On August 12, 1987, Detroit sent a 20-year-old in Double-A to Atlanta for Doyle Alexander. Alexander went 9–0 down the stretch. The prospect was John Smoltz.
Detroit Tigers · Atlanta Braves
Lonnie Smith Stops at Third
In a scoreless Game 7, Lonnie Smith was on first when Terry Pendleton doubled. A decoy at second base held Smith at third. He never scored.
Atlanta Braves · Minnesota Twins
No. 2000.10.03
2000
Rick Ankiel Loses the Plate
Rick Ankiel was twenty-one, a phenom, and ahead 6–0 in his first playoff start. In the third inning he threw five wild pitches and could not find the strike zone.
St. Louis Cardinals · Atlanta Braves
Three Errors by Conrad
In Game 3 of the 2010 NLDS, Brooks Conrad made three errors. The last one, on a two-out grounder in the ninth, let the Giants take a lead they did not give back.
Atlanta Braves · San Francisco Giants
No. 2012.10.05
2012
The Infield Fly in Atlanta
With the Braves rallying in a winner-take-all game, Sam Holbrook called the infield fly rule on a ball that fell in short left field. The crowd threw trash for nineteen minutes.
Atlanta Braves · St. Louis Cardinals
No. 2015.12.09
2015
Miller for Swanson
Six months after drafting Dansby Swanson first overall, Arizona traded him, Ender Inciarte, and Aaron Blair to Atlanta for Shelby Miller. Miller went 3–12 with a 6.15 earned-run average the next year.
Arizona Diamondbacks · Atlanta Braves
No. 2023.02.25
2023
A Game Ends on the Clock
On the first full day of the pitch clock, Cal Conley was not set in the box at the eight-second mark with the bases loaded in the ninth. Umpire John Libka called an automatic strike three, and a spring game ended in a tie.
Atlanta Braves · Boston Red Sox