"1991 - The Braves fall to the Twins, 5-2 in Game 1 of the World Series. Greg Gagne hit a three-run home run off of Charlie Leibrandt in the fifth inning while Jack Morris picked up the victory. 1999 - Kenny Rogers walks Andruw Jones with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning to send the Braves to the World Series with a, 10-9 win in Game 6 of the NLCS."
"2021 - The Braves watch a 5-2 lead slip away as the Dodgers come back for a 6-5 win. Cody Bellinger ties the game with a three-run home run off of Luke Jackson and Mookie Betts drives in the go-ahead run with a double. Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth to pick up the win. 1946 - The Yankees acquire pitcher Allie Reynolds from Clevealnd in exchange for former American League MVP Joe Gordon and third baseman Eddie Bockman."
"1949 - The Chicago White Sox acquire second baseman Nellie Fox for backup catcher Joe Tipton. Fox will win the American League MVP award in 1959 and will go on to have a Hall of Fame career. 1965 - NBC wins a Major League Baseball television package that includes prime-time All-Star Games and World Series games. 1978 - The Chicago White Sox fire Larry Doby, the second black manager in major league history, and replace him with Don Kessinger as player-manager."
The Braves experienced notable postseason outcomes: a 5-2 loss to the Twins in Game 1 of the 1991 World Series after Greg Gagne's three-run homer, a 10-9 NLCS Game 6 win in 1999 after Kenny Rogers walked Andruw Jones in the 11th, a 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks in the 2001 NLCS where Craig Counsell had three hits and Steve Finley drove in three, and a 6-5 2021 loss when Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts produced late offense. Major transactions and leadership moves from 1946–1987 included acquisitions of Allie Reynolds and Nellie Fox, NBC securing a 1965 MLB TV package, and multiple managerial hirings and firings involving Larry Doby, Billy Martin, Lou Piniella, and Don Kessinger.
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