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This Day in Braves History: Babe Ruth makes his Braves debut

1928 - Boston Braves pitcher Charlie Robertson has his glove removed from the game by umpire Charlie Moran after the Brooklyn Robins complain that the ball is acting strangely. Boston still manages to win the game, 3-2.

1935 - Babe Ruth makes his debut with the Boston Braves with a single and a home run off of Carl Hubbell. The Braves beat New York, 4-2.

2011 - The Braves sweep the Mets in a doubleheader winning, 4-2 and 4-0. Jair Jurrjens tossed seven shutout innings in his return from the injured list. Alex Gonzalez homered twice in the opener in support of Derek Lowe.