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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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List of Atlanta Braves team records

This article is about the statistical records of the Atlanta Braves, including their years in Boston and Milwaukee. For their season-by-season win–loss records, see List of Atlanta Braves seasons.

A black-and-white photo of Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron, the holder of ten franchise records for the Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Atlanta. The Braves formed in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings. After moving in 1953 to Milwaukee for 12 years and a World Series Championship in '57, the Braves relocated to Atlanta in 1966. Through 2010, the Braves have played 20,053 games, winning 9,945, losing 9,954, and tying 154, for a winning percentage of approximately .500.[1] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures in MLB.

Hank Aaron holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2010 season, with ten, including most career hits, doubles, and the best career on-base plus slugging percentage. Aaron also held the career home runs record from April 8, 1974[2] until August 8, 2007.[3] He is followed by Hugh Duffy, who holds eight records, including best single-season batting average and the best single-season slugging percentage record.[4]

Four Braves players currently hold Major League Baseball records. Duffy holds the best single-season batting average record, accumulating an average of .440 in 1894.[5] Bobby Lowe and Bob Horner are tied with 16 others for the most home runs in a game, with four, which they recorded on May 30, 1890, and July 6, 1986, respectively.[6] Red Barrett, a Brave for six years, holds the record for fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game, with 58, which he achieved on August 10, 1944.[7]

On September 9, 2020, the Braves scored a franchise record 29 runs in a game against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park. In the second inning, there were 11 runs scored. Adam Duval hit three home runs, including a grand slam in the seventh inning. On September 22, 2020, the Braves won their third division title in a row, making the franchise record a league-leading 20 Eastern Division titles.[8]

In the Wildcard Playoff series against the Cincinnati Reds during the 2020 postseason, the Braves and Reds played thirteen innings until Freddie Freeman singled in the winning run for the Braves.[9] During the series, the Braves set another record against the Reds. Braves pitchers held the Reds scoreless through all 22 innings of their National League Wild Card Series victory, meaning Cincinnati surpassed the 1921 Giants (20 innings) for the most consecutive scoreless innings to begin a postseason series. The Braves are also the first team to win a multi-game postseason series (excluding the Wild Card Game) without surrendering a run. The Yankees previously held the low mark after allowing just one total run to the Rangers in back-to-back three-game sweeps of the 1998 and ’99 ALDS.[10]

Table key

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Table key
RBI Run(s) batted in
ERA Earned run average
OPS On-base percentage plus slugging percentage
* Tie between two or more players/teams
§ Major League record
† Hall of Fame Player

Individual career records

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Batting statistics;[4] pitching statistics[11]
A black-and-white photograph of a man in a New York Islanders uniform
Herman Long, the career steals leader for the Braves
Career batting records
Statistic Player Record Braves career Ref
Batting average Billy Hamilton .339 1896–1901 [12]
On-base percentage Billy Hamilton .456 1896–1901 [12]
Slugging percentage Hank Aaron .567 1954–1974 [13]
OPS Hank Aaron .944 1954–1974 [13]
Hits Hank Aaron 3,600 1954–1974 [13]
Total bases Hank Aaron 6,591 1954–1974 [13]
Singles Hank Aaron 2,171 1954–1974 [13]
Doubles Hank Aaron 600 1954–1974 [13]
Triples Rabbit Maranville 103 1912–1920
1929–1933, 1935 		[14]
Home runs Hank Aaron 733 1954–1974 [13]
RBI Hank Aaron 2,202 1954–1974 [13]
Bases on balls Chipper Jones 1,512 1993–2012 [15]
Strikeouts Dale Murphy 1,581 1976–1990 [16]
Stolen bases Herman Long 434 1890–1902 [17]
A color baseball card; pictured is a man in a heavy Pittsburgh uniform with his collar turned up
Vic Willis holds the Braves career record for most hit batsmen.
Career pitching records
Statistic Player Record Braves career Ref
Wins Warren Spahn 356 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Losses Phil Niekro 230 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Win–loss percentage Russ Ortiz .692 2003–2004 [20]
ERA Tommy Bond 2.21 1887–1881 [21]
Saves Craig Kimbrel 186 2010–2014 [22]
Strikeouts John Smoltz 3,011 1988–1999
2001–2008 		[23]
Shutouts Warren Spahn 63 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Games Phil Niekro 740 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Innings Warren Spahn 5,046.0 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Games started Warren Spahn 635 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Complete games Kid Nichols 476 1890–1901 [24]
Walks Phil Niekro 1,458 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Hits allowed Warren Spahn 4,620 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Wild pitches Phil Niekro 200 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Hit batsmen Vic Willis 133 1898–1905 [25]

Individual single-season records

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Batting statistics;[4] pitching statistics[11]
A yellowed cigarette card. Pictured is a man in a white uniform with the words "Boston" curved on the uniform. The words "OLD JUDGE Cigarettes" are above the player.
Dick Johnston, the co-holder of the Braves single-season triples record
Single-season batting records
Statistic Player Record Season Ref(s)
Batting average Hugh Duffy .440§ 1894 [5][26]
Home runs Matt Olson 54 2023 [27]
RBI Hugh Duffy 145 1894 [26]
Runs Hugh Duffy 160 1894 [26]
Hits Hugh Duffy 237 1894 [26]
Singles Ralph Garr 180 1971 [28]
Doubles Hugh Duffy 51 1894 [26]
Triples Dick Johnston 20* 1887 [29]
Triples Harry Stovey 20* 1891 [30]
Stolen bases King Kelly 84 1887 [31]
At bats Marquis Grissom 671 1996 [32]
Slugging percentage Hugh Duffy .694 1894 [26]
Extra-base hits Hank Aaron 92 1959 [13]
Total bases Hank Aaron 400 1959 [13]
On-base percentage Hugh Duffy .502 1894 [26]
OPS Hugh Duffy 1.196 1894 [26]
Walks Bob Elliott 131 1948 [33]
Strikeouts Ronald Acuña Jr. 188 2019 [34]
A black-and-white photograph of a man in a white uniform with a striped cap. A "P" is embroidered over the right breast.
Kid Nichols (pictured) is tied with Charles Radbourn for the most earned runs allowed in a single season.
Single-season pitching records
Statistic Player Record Season Ref(s)
Wins John Clarkson 49 1889 [35]
Losses Jim Whitney 33 1881 [36]
Strikeouts Charlie Buffinton 417 1884 [37]
ERA Greg Maddux 1.56 1994 [38]
Earned runs allowed Charles Radbourn 215* 1887 [39]
Earned runs allowed Kid Nichols 215* 1894 [24]
Hits allowed John Clarkson 589 1889 [35]
Shutouts Tommy Bond 11 1879 [21]
Saves John Smoltz 55 2002 [23]
Games Peter Moylan 87 2009 [40]
Starts John Clarkson 72 1889 [35]
Complete games John Clarkson 68 1889 [35]
Innings John Clarkson 620.0 1889 [35]

Individual single-game records

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Source:[41] Fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game source:[7]
Chipper Jones in a Braves uniform with orange-tinted sunglasses
Chipper Jones, the holder of the single-game run record for the Braves
Single-game batting records
Statistic Player Record Date
Hits Félix Millán 6 July 6, 1970
RBI Tony Cloninger 9 July 3, 1966
Walks Dale Murphy 5* April 22, 1983
Walks Dale Murphy 5* May 23, 1987
Home runs Bobby Lowe 4§[b] May 30, 1894
Home runs Bob Horner 4§[b] July 6, 1986
Runs Chipper Jones 5* August 30, 1997
Runs Chipper Jones 5* July 3, 2001
Stolen bases Otis Nixon 6 June 16, 1992
Single-game pitching records
Statistic Player Record Date
Fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game Red Barrett 58§ August 10, 1944
Wild pitches Phil Niekro 6 August 4, 1979
Strikeouts Spencer Strider 16* September 1, 2022

Team season records

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Source:[42]
Team season batting records
Statistic Record Season
Home runs 307 2023
RBI 916 2023
Runs 947 2023
Hits 1,608 2003
Batting average .284 2003
Walks 641 1987
Extra base hits 587 2003
Most runners left on base 1,230 2004
Strikeouts 1,289 2023
Stolen bases 165 1991
Team season pitching records
Statistic Record Season
Lowest ERA 2.92 1968
Highest ERA 4.85 1977
Strikeouts 1,516 2023
Shutouts 24 1992
Wild pitches 83 1966

Team all-time records

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Source:[1]
Team all-time records
Statistic Record
Home runs 14,539
Runs 97,850
Hits 194,996
Batting average .260
ERA 3.67
Runs allowed 96,606

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "715: Hank Aaron's Glorious Ordeal". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
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  12. ^ a b "Billy Hamilton Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
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  23. ^ a b "John Smoltz Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  24. ^ a b "Kid Nichols Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  25. ^ "Vic Willis Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
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  27. ^ "Matt Olson Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  28. ^ "Ralph Garr Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  29. ^ "Dick Johnston Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  30. ^ "Harry Stovey Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  31. ^ "King Kelly Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  32. ^ "Marquis Grissom Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  33. ^ "Bob Elliott Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
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  36. ^ "Jim Whitney Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  37. ^ "Charlie Buffinton Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  38. ^ "Greg Maddux Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  39. ^ "Old Hoss Radbourn Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  40. ^ "Peter Moylan Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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Bob Horner

James Robert Horner (August 6, 1957 – May 26, 2026) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as a third baseman and a first baseman from 1978 to 1988, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Braves where he was named the 1978 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and was a member of the 1982 National League All-Star team. After a record-setting NCAA college athletic career with the Arizona State Sun Devils, Horner bypassed the minor leagues and moved directly to the major leagues, where together with Dale Murphy, he formed a power-hitting tandem for the Atlanta Braves teams of the early 1980s. Horner averaged 35 home runs and 109 runs batted in per his 162-game average and became the 11th player in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in one game on July 6, 1986. Horner became a victim of the Major League Baseball collusion scandal of 1986–87 after the courts found that owners had illegally shared information during free agency negotiations seeking to deflate player salaries. He was among hundreds of players and former players who were awarded millions of dollars in lost salary. He played the 1987 season in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows, before returning to play one final season in MLB with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1988. A string of injuries prematurely ended Horner's baseball career after just 11 seasons. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of its inaugural class on July 4, 2006.

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List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders

In baseball, a home run occurs when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process. In modern baseball the feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles (or making contact with either foul pole) without first touching the ground, resulting in an automatic home run. There is also the "inside-the-park" home run where the batter reaches home safely while the baseball is in play on the field. Twenty-one players have hit four home runs in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game, which writers of Sporting News described as "baseball's greatest single-game accomplishment". The most recent to accomplish the feat to date is Kyle Schwarber with the Philadelphia Phillies against the Atlanta Braves on August 28, 2025. No player has done this more than once in his career. In the pre-professional era, Lipman Pike also hit five home runs in 1866. No player has ever hit four home runs in a postseason game; that record is three, first accomplished by Babe Ruth in Game 4 of the 1926 World Series. Bobby Lowe was the first to hit four home runs in a single game, doing so on May 30, 1894, for the Boston Beaneaters. Fans were reportedly so excited that they threw $160 in silver coins ($6,000 today) onto the field after his fourth home run. Of all players to achieve the feat, Lowe hit the fewest career home runs, with a total of 71, making his four homers 5.6% of his career total. Two years after Lowe's feat, Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies became the second player to hit four home runs in a game. Three other Phillies players have achieved the feat, Chuck Klein in 1936, Mike Schmidt in 1976, and Kyle Schwarber in 2025. Three other current franchises, the Atlanta Braves (with three), the Los Angeles Dodgers (with two), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (with two) have had multiple four-homer games in their history; the former two share the distinction of having one four-homer game in each city they have called home (for the Braves, Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta; for the Dodgers, Brooklyn and Los Angeles). The Braves also hold the record for most four-homer games surrendered by a single franchise with four, while the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Athletics have each surrendered two such games over their histories. Fourteen of the 30 franchises (as of 2025) have achieved at least one four-homer game, and thirteen franchises have surrendered at least one. Ten have never been involved in a four-homer game at all, although only three of these (Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins) date back to before the 1960s expansion era. Despite Delahanty's achievement on July 13, 1896, the Phillies lost to the Chicago Colts, one of only three occasions when a player hit four home runs but was on the losing team. One took place in 1986, when Bob Horner had four home runs for the Atlanta Braves but the Montreal Expos emerged victorious, and the other occurred in 2025, when Eugenio Suárez hit four home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks but the Braves won the game. Following Delahanty's four-home run game in 1896, no other player would accomplish the feat for nearly 36 years, the longest gap between such occurrences. The shortest interval took place in 2002, when Mike Cameron hit his four on May 2, 2002, and Shawn Green repeated the feat 21 days later, on May 23. This was the first time two players had achieved a four-homer game in the same season; this would occur again in 2017 when Scooter Gennett and J. D. Martinez achieved the feat in June and September respectively. 2025 was the first season to see three four-home run games: by Suárez, Nick Kurtz, and Schwarber. Cameron was also the first, and to date only, player to hit four solo home runs in one game, accounting for the minimum of four RBIs when accomplishing the feat. When Martinez struck his four home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he became the first, and to date only, player with a four-homer game to hit more homers than his opponents gained base hits. These games have resulted in other MLB single-game records due to the extreme offensive performance. Mark Whiten tied Jim Bottomley for the most runs batted in in a single game with 12 in his four-homer game. Shawn Green in 2002 and Nick Kurtz in 2025 each hit a double and a single along with their four home runs for 19 total bases, an MLB record. The previous record was Joe Adcock's mark of 18, which also came from a four-homer game. Carlos Delgado and Eugenio Suárez are the only players to make four plate appearances in a game and hit a home run each time. Warren Spahn pitched the ball which Gil Hodges hit for the first of his four, the only Hall of Fame pitcher faced during a four-home-run game. As of 2025, of the 21 players who have hit four home runs in a game, 14 players have been eligible for the Hall of Fame, and six have been elected. Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame if they have played in at least 10 major league seasons and have either been retired for five seasons or deceased for at least six months. These requirements exclude three players actively playing for a major league team, one player ineligible who is living and has played in the past five seasons (Martinez), and three (Seerey, Hamilton, and Gennett) who did not play 10 seasons in MLB.

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List of Atlanta Braves team records

The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Atlanta. The Braves formed in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings. After moving in 1953 to Milwaukee for 12 years and a World Series Championship in '57, the Braves relocated to Atlanta in 1966. Through 2010, the Braves have played 20,053 games, winning 9,945, losing 9,954, and tying 154, for a winning percentage of approximately .500. This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures in MLB. Hank Aaron holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2010 season, with ten, including most career hits, doubles, and the best career on-base plus slugging percentage. Aaron also held the career home runs record from April 8, 1974 until August 8, 2007. He is followed by Hugh Duffy, who holds eight records, including best single-season batting average and the best single-season slugging percentage record. Four Braves players currently hold Major League Baseball records. Duffy holds the best single-season batting average record, accumulating an average of .440 in 1894. Bobby Lowe and Bob Horner are tied with 16 others for the most home runs in a game, with four, which they recorded on May 30, 1890, and July 6, 1986, respectively. Red Barrett, a Brave for six years, holds the record for fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game, with 58, which he achieved on August 10, 1944. On September 9, 2020, the Braves scored a franchise record 29 runs in a game against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park. In the second inning, there were 11 runs scored. Adam Duval hit three home runs, including a grand slam in the seventh inning. On September 22, 2020, the Braves won their third division title in a row, making the franchise record a league-leading 20 Eastern Division titles. In the Wildcard Playoff series against the Cincinnati Reds during the 2020 postseason, the Braves and Reds played thirteen innings until Freddie Freeman singled in the winning run for the Braves. During the series, the Braves set another record against the Reds. Braves pitchers held the Reds scoreless through all 22 innings of their National League Wild Card Series victory, meaning Cincinnati surpassed the 1921 Giants (20 innings) for the most consecutive scoreless innings to begin a postseason series. The Braves are also the first team to win a multi-game postseason series (excluding the Wild Card Game) without surrendering a run. The Yankees previously held the low mark after allowing just one total run to the Rangers in back-to-back three-game sweeps of the 1998 and ’99 ALDS.

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List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks

The first-year player draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is the primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. Unlike most professional sports, MLB does not permit the trading of draft picks. Since 2023, the first six selections are determined by a lottery; the previous season's standings determine the remaining selections. If two teams have identical records, the team with the worse record in the previous season will receive the higher pick. In addition, teams that lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded "compensatory" picks. The first draft took place in 1965; it was introduced to prevent richer teams from negotiating wealthier contracts with top-level prospects and therefore, monopolizing the player market. Originally, three drafts were held each year. The first draft took place in June and involved high-school graduates and college seniors who had just finished their seasons. The second draft took place in January for high school and college players who had graduated in December. The third draft took place in August and was for players who participated in American amateur summer leagues. The August draft was eliminated after two years, and the January draft lasted until 1986. In 1965, Rick Monday became MLB's first draft pick after being selected by the Kansas City Athletics. Roch Cholowsky is the most recent first overall pick; he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2026. Overall, 23 of the 50 picks before 2015 have participated in the All-Star Game, and four (Bob Horner, Darryl Strawberry, Bryce Harper, and Carlos Correa) have won the Rookie of the Year Award. Twenty-five of the fifty picks before 2015 have been drafted from high schools, one has been drafted out of the Independent American Association, and the others were drafted from universities. To date, Arizona State University, Vanderbilt University, Louisiana State University, and Oregon State University are the only schools from which multiple number-one overall draft picks have been chosen. No first overall pick was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame until 2016, when Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted with a record 99.3 percent of votes cast. Griffey has since been joined by three other top picks: Chipper Jones, inducted in 2018; Harold Baines, elected in December 2018 and inducted in July 2019, and Joe Mauer, inducted in 2024. In the 60 drafts that have taken place through 2024, 23 of the 30 MLB franchises have had the first pick at least once. The Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, and Colorado Rockies have never had the first pick. The Montreal Expos never had the first pick, but the Nationals, their successor, have had it three times. The Athletics have never had the first pick, but the Kansas City Athletics, one of their predecessors, had the first pick in MLB draft history. The Pittsburgh Pirates have had the first overall pick a record six times, while the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, and Houston Astros have each had the first overall pick five times.

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.