"1996 - John Smoltz, who won a major league-high 24 games for the Atlanta Braves, wins the 1996 National League Cy Young Award in a runaway. Smoltz led the NL in strikeouts (276), innings pitched (253.2), and winning percentage (.750). He received 26 of 28 first-place votes. Kevin Brown of the Florida Marlins, who led the majors in ERA (1.89), receives the other two first-place votes. Since 1991, five of the six Cy Young winners have been Braves."
"1997 - Pedro Martinez of the Montreal Expos breaks the stranglehold the veteran Greg Maddux and the Atlanta Braves have on the National League Cy Young Award. Since 1991, either Maddux or a Braves pitcher has captured the award. Martinez posted a 17-8 record with 305 strikeouts, a 1.90 ERA, and 13 complete games, giving Canada a clean sweep of the Cy Young this year."
Events from 1880 to 2021 record signings, awards, renamings, injuries, and transactions. In 1880 the Boston Red Caps signed pitcher Jim Whitney for $150 per month. Joe DiMaggio had surgery for bone spurs in his right heel in 1948 and missed 65 games in 1949. Gaffney Street near Braves Field was renamed Harry Agganis Way in 1995. John Smoltz won the 1996 NL Cy Young with 24 wins, 276 strikeouts, 253.2 innings, and 26 of 28 first-place votes. Pedro Martinez won the 1997 NL Cy Young with a 17-8 record, 305 strikeouts, and a 1.90 ERA, then was traded a week later. Brian McCann won a 2010 Silver Slugger. The Braves signed R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon in 2016. In 2021 Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, and Max Fried earned Silver Sluggers. The 1958 line 'The American League announces that the Kansas' appears incomplete.
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