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This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Kenny Lofton

1981 - The Braves trade veteran outfielder Gary Matthews to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bob Walk. Matthews will hit .301 with a .398 on-base percentage in 101 games for the Phillies. Walk will spend the next three seasons in Atlanta while posting a 4.85 ERA in 211 u2153 innings. Atlanta will release him in March of 1984.

1997 - The Braves trade outfielders David Justice and Marquis Grissom to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for outfielder Kenny Lofton and reliever Alan Embree. Lofton will spend just one season in Atlanta hitting .333/.409/.428 in 122 games.