Talking Chop · Aug 2, 2022
This Day in Braves History: August 2
Photo credit should read SHERI FINCH/AFP via Getty ImagesBraves Franchise History
1978 - A day after his 44-game hitting streak ended, Pete Rose has four hits, including a double and a home run, in a 6-2 win over the Braves.
1997 - Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium is demolished by implosion.
MLB History
1921 - The eight White Sox players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series are acquitted by a jury. However, commissioner Kenesaw Landis announces the next day that the group will be banned from playing professional baseball again citing that the evidence clearly showed that they conspired with gamblers to fix World Series games.