"1962 - Milwaukee Braves general manager John McHale and six former stockholders of the Chicago White Sox buy the team from the Perini Corporation for a reported $6.2 million. Bill Bartholomay will be named chairman of the board. 2002 - In the start of a three team trade, the Florida Marlins acquire Mike Hampton and Juan Pierre. The Rockies acquire Charles Johnson, Preston Wilson, Vic Darensbourg and Pablo Ozuna."
"2010 - The Braves acquire second baseman Dan Uggla from the Marlins in exchange for Omar Infante and Mike Dunn. Uggla will hit .233/.311/.453 with 36 home runs in his first season with Atlanta. It is Uggla's fifth straight season with at least 30 home runs and will be his last. 2014 - Atlanta trades infielder Tommy La Stella to the Cubs in exchange for Arodys Vizcaino."
"1887 - the Joint Rules Committee eliminates the four-strike rule and the scoring of walks as hits. 1950 Major League Presidents Ford Frick and Will Harridge vote to deposit $950,000 into the player's pension fund. The money was received for World Series TV and radio rights. 1966 - Roberto Clemente wins the NL MVP Award after hitting .317 with 29 home runs and 119 RBI. Sandy Koufax finished second after posting a 27-9 record with a 1.73 ERA and 317 strikeouts."
Multiple notable baseball events occurred between 1887 and 2014. The Milwaukee Braves were purchased in 1962 by John McHale and six former White Sox stockholders for $6.2 million, with Bill Bartholomay named chairman. Major trades included the 2002 three-team deal sending Mike Hampton and Juan Pierre to the Marlins and subsequent movement of Hampton to the Braves. The Braves acquired Dan Uggla in 2010, who hit 36 home runs that season. Rule changes in 1887 eliminated the four-strike rule and scoring walks as hits. Roberto Clemente won the 1966 NL MVP, and Jose Canseco recorded a unanimous 40-40 AL MVP season in 1988.
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