Phil Niekro's No-Hitter
Phil Niekro threw a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on August 5, 1973, winning 9–0.
Atlanta, GA · 1966–1996
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was a ballpark in Atlanta, GA. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 12, 1966 and the last on September 23, 1996. The register files it under the National League.
2,470 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1966 and 1996. The game logs list the Atlanta Braves as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 52,007. 18 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Phil Niekro's No-Hitter in 1973, John Montefusco's No-Hitter in 1976, and The Braves-Padres Brawl in 1984.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 12, 1966, when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3–2. Bob Veale started for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tony Cloninger for the Atlanta Braves. Bill Jackowski was the plate umpire. The latest World Series game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 24, 1996, when the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 1–0. Andy Pettitte started for the New York Yankees and John Smoltz for the Atlanta Braves. Larry Young was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 53,775, for a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves on April 8, 1974.
The major leagues also played in Atlanta, GA at Turner Field (1997–2016) and Suntrust Park (from 2017).
Phil Niekro threw a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on August 5, 1973, winning 9–0.
John Montefusco threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the Atlanta Braves on September 29, 1976, winning 9–0.
A game between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres erupts into one of baseball's most notorious brawls after Atlanta pitcher Pascual Perez hits Padres leadoff man Alan Wiggins with the first pitch of the game.
Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Peña threw a combined no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on September 11, 1991, winning 1–0.
Jim Ray Hart hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the Atlanta Braves on July 8, 1970.
Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the Atlanta Braves on July 4, 1985.
Albert Hall hit for the cycle for the Atlanta Braves against the Houston Astros on September 23, 1987.
Gene Oliver hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the San Francisco Giants on July 30, 1966.
Rico Carty hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 31, 1970.
Mike Lum hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on July 3, 1970.
Willie Stargell hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Atlanta Braves on April 10, 1971.
Nate Colbert hit three home runs for the San Diego Padres against the Atlanta Braves on August 1, 1972.
Larry Parrish hit three home runs for the Montreal Expos against the Atlanta Braves on July 30, 1978.
Dale Murphy hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the San Francisco Giants on May 18, 1979.
Larry Parrish hit three home runs for the Montreal Expos against the Atlanta Braves on April 25, 1980.
Bob Horner hit four home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the Montreal Expos on July 6, 1986.
Ken Griffey hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 22, 1986.
Tim Wallach hit three home runs for the Montreal Expos against the Atlanta Braves on May 4, 1987.
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