"1991 - Behind another brilliant performance by pitcher Steve Avery, the Atlanta Braves win the third 1 - 0 game-score of the National League Championship Series to force a seventh game in Pittsburgh. Catcher Greg Olson doubles home the only run of the game in the 9th inning, as Ron Gant collects his sixth stolen base of the Series for a new playoff record."
"1999 - The New York Mets trip the Atlanta Braves, 3 - 2, to stay alive in the NLCS. John Olerud has all three New York runs with a solo home run in the 6th inning, and a two-run single off John Rocker in the 8th. Brian Jordan and Ryan Klesko hit back-to-back homers in the 8th for the Braves' two runs. Rick Reed, the Mets starter, shuts out Atlanta over the first seven innings on a single hit."
"2001 - Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks stops his postseason losing streak with a 2 - 0 win over Atlanta in Game 1 of the NLCS. Johnson allows three hits and strikes out 11. Reggie Sanders and Luis Gonzalez drive home runs for the Diamondbacks."
"2021 - The Braves win Game 1 of the NLCS, 3 - 2, over Los Angeles with Austin Riley driving in the winning run on a single off Blake Treinen in the bottom of the 9th. Both teams score twice in the first four innings, including exchanging solo homers in the 4th, by Will Smith for the Dodgers and Riley."
Several National League Championship Series games and other baseball milestones are recorded across decades. The Atlanta Braves won a 1-0 NLCS game in 1991 on Greg Olson's ninth-inning double while Ron Gant set a playoff stolen-base record. Greg Maddux led the Braves to a 3-1 NLCS victory in 1996. The Mets beat Atlanta 3-2 in the 1999 NLCS with John Olerud driving in all three runs. Randy Johnson halted a postseason losing streak with an 11-strikeout, 2-0 win in the 2001 NLCS. In 2021 Austin Riley delivered a ninth-inning winning single. Additional items note Babe Ruth's 1923 life insurance purchase, the National League expansion vote in 1960, and a 1984 mention of Gene Mauch.
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