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This Day in Braves History: May 5

1929: The Boston Braves play their first Sunday home game in history and lose to the Pirates 7-2. To add salt in the wound, Boston hit into a triple play and allowed four triples

1935: Boson Braves Babe Ruth and St Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean duel. Ruth walks in his first at bat, but young stud Dean gets last laugh. Dean got ahead two strikes then calls his own shot by telling his outfield to move back then blows a fastball by Ruth for the strikeout! Dean wins game in shutout fashion 7-0 and hits a homer to boot.