This Day in Braves History: July 19
Briefly

Following the Olympics, the stadium will be reconstructed into Turner Field which will be the home of the Braves from 1997-2016.
Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs in one season. Ruth finished with 54 homers in 1920 and outhomers every other MLB team but the Phillies.
Zack Greinke extends his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 43 2/3 innings with eight shutout innings in a 5-0 win over the Nationals. It is the longest streak in the majors since Orel Hershiser set the major league record of 59 straight innings in 1988.
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