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This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers in the All-Star game at Turner Field

1957 - Felix Mantilla and Billy Bruton collide while chasing a pop fly. Mantilla will miss 19 games while Bruton hurts his knee and will miss almost a year.

1962 - Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaaron homer in the ninth inning to help the Braves to an 8-6 win over the Cardinals. It is the first time since the Waner brothers accomplished the feat in 1938.

1976 - In a pregame promotion at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, 34 couples are married at home plate. The nuptials are followed by Championship Wrestling in an evening billed as “Headlocks and Wedlocks.