This Day in Braves History–April 7

On this date in 1963, a public stock offering of 115,000 shares in the Milwaukee Braves is withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors.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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