"1928 - The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and players Freddie Maguire (IF), Percy Jones (P), Lou Legett (C), Socks Seibold and P Bruce Cunningham. The hard-hitting Hornsby, who posted a .387 batting average with 21 home runs for the Braves, will enjoy another spectacular season in 1929 for his new club."
"He will compile a .380 average with 39 home runs and 149 RBI. 1928 - Braves owner-president Emil Fuchs also decides to be his own manager. Under Fuchs, the Braves will finish 56-98, good for last place. He will be the last manager with no professional playing experience until Ted Turner's one game on May 11, 1977. 1964 - The"
Rogers Hornsby was traded by the Boston Braves to the Chicago Cubs in 1928 for $200,000 and multiple players; he hit .380 with 39 home runs and 149 RBI in 1929. Braves owner-president Emil Fuchs became manager in 1928 and the club finished 56-98; he was the last manager without professional playing experience until Ted Turner managed briefly in 1977. The National League approved the Milwaukee Braves' move to Atlanta in 1964 but required the team to remain in Milwaukee for 1965; the Braves relocated in 1966. Rafael Furcal won the 2000 National League Rookie of the Year with 25 first-place votes. In 2019 the Atlanta Braves recorded three Silver Slugger winners: Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies, and Ronald Acuna. Elston Howard became the first black American League MVP in 1963, and MLB signed a $1.7 billion national broadcast deal in 1995.
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