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This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Dale Murphy to Phillies

1973 - The Braves hang on for a 5-4 win over the Padres despite a pinch-hit home run by Dave Winfield. Winfield won’t have another pinch-hit homer until September 29, 1990.

1990 - The Braves trade Dale Murphy and Tommy Greene to the Phillies in exchange for Jeff Parrett, Jim Vatcher and Victor Rosario. Murphy was hitting .232/.312/.418 with 17 home runs at the time of the deal. Moving him opened the door for David Justice to take over as Atlanta’s every day right fielder. Murphy would appear in 57 games down the stretch for the Phillies and hit .