This Day in Braves History: August 16

Braves Franchise History

1921 - Walton Cruise connects for the second home run hit out of mammoth Braves Field. The first home run was also hit by Cruise in 1917. There will be 38 home runs at Braves field in 1921 with 34 of them being inside the park.

1969 - Bob Gibson beats the Braves 8-1 and records his 200th strikeout for an NL record seventh straight season.

2012 - Chipper Jones homers twice and Kris Medlen shuts out San Diego, 6-0. On the same day, Major League Baseball approves the sale of the Padres from John Moores to a group headed by local businessman Ron Fowler.

MLB History

1907 - The Washington Post reports that Browns shortstop Bobby Wallace is the highest-paid player in either…