This Day in Braves History: May 12
Briefly

1966 - The Atlanta Braves fall to the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou has two hits for Atlanta, but Lou Brock's RBI single in the 12th is the difference.
1970 - The Braves fall to the Cubs 4-3 as Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis. Rico Carty extended his hitting streak to 30-straight games in the loss.
1956 - Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine tossed a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the New York Giants at Ebbets Field.
1969 - Bob Gibson becomes the seventh pitcher in National League history to strike out the side on nine pitches in a 6-2 win over the Dodgers.
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