The Sports Historian https://www.thesportshistorian.com sports history by Jim Weathersby Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:20:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 101468992 This Day in Braves History–April 7 https://www.thesportshistorian.com/this-day-in-braves-history-april-7/ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:07:23 +0000 http://www.thesportshistorian.com/?p=133 On this date in 1963, a public stock offering of 115,000 shares in the Milwaukee Braves is withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors. The Braves would leave Milwaukee after the 1965 season for Atlanta.

In 1979, Houston Astros pitcher Ken Forsch no-hit the Braves, 6-0. The 1970’s witnessed some of the worst Braves teams ever.

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