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This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Chris Chambliss

1957 - The Braves acquire Bob Rush from the Cubs in exchange for catcher Sammy Taylor and pitcher Taylor Phillips.

1979 - The Braves acquire Chris Chambliss and Luis Gomez from the Blue Jays in exchange for Barry Bonnell, Pat Rockett and Joey McLaughlin. Chambliss will spend seven seasons with the Braves while hitting .272/.345/.422 with 80 home runs and a 110 OPS+ in 886 games.

2005 - Rafael Furcal leaves the Braves as he agrees to a three-year, $39 million contract with the Dodgers.

MLB History

1927 - The National Board of Arbitration rules that the Texas League cannot put teams in Tulsa and Oklahoma City without permission from the Western League.