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This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron singles in his last major league at-bat

1957 - Lew Burdette and the Milwaukee Braves defeat the Yankees and Bobby Shantz 4-2.

1976 - Hank Aaron singles in his last major league at-bat and drives in RBI No. 2,297 in a 5-2 Brewers’ loss to the Tigers.

1993 - The Giants fall to the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-1 on the season giving the Atlanta Braves the NL West title. San Francisco finished with a 103-59 record and are the first club since the 1954 Yankees to win that many games and not reach the postseason.

1997 - The Braves sweep the Astros in the NLDS behind John Smoltz who wins Game 3, 4-1.