Braves Franchise History
1953: Dreams do come true! The Braves sign 17-year-old Joey Jay from Middletown, Connecticut, making him the first Little League player to make it to the major leagues.
1955: : The Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-2 as Sandy Koufax makes his Major League debut in a scoreless yet stressful inning where he left the bases loaded, but after striking out Bobby Thompson on a 3-2 fastball Koufax said it shaped his career for the first five years because he just wanted to strike everyone he faced out with the hardest pitch he could throw every time.