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This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Zane Smith to the Expos

1963 - Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal lock up in a pitching duel where both hurl 15 scoreless innings before Willie Mays homered in the 16th to give the Giants a 1-0 win.

1969 - Reds pitcher Gerry Arrigo ties an NL record by hitting three Braves in the second inning of a 9-4 Atlanta win. Reds pitchers hit two more Braves batters setting a post 19th century record with five hit batters in one game.

1989 - The Braves trade outfielder Dion James to the Indians in exchange for outfielder Oddibe McDowell. In a separate deal, Atlanta traded Zane Smith to Montreal for Kevin Dean, Nate Micheny and Sergio Valdez.