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This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones hits his 450th career home run

1921 – The Reds and the Braves tie a major league record as their infields combine for 28 chances. The Reds won the game 7-3.

1997 – Andruw Jones hits the Braves’ 10th grand slam of the season to set a new National League record.

2001 – The Braves acquire Julio Franco from the Mexico City Tigers. Franco was leading the Mexican League with a .437 average and hadn’t played in the majors since 1997.

2011 – Chipper Jones hits the 450th home run of his career to help the Braves to a 3-1 win over the Nationals.