On this day in baseball history, June 14, a couple of noteworthy events occurred involving the Braves organization, involving two future Hall of Fame players.

Warren Spahn throws an 18-strikeout game:

On this day in 1952, the Braves, still called the Boston Braves, faced the Chicago Cubs for a day game in Boston, and Warren Spahn took the mound. The game went 15 innings, and Warren Spahn pitched the entire game and struck out 18 batters. Unfortunately, the Cubs would score two runs in the top of the 15th inning, and the Cubs would win the game 3-1. The Braves may have lost the game, but the other thing that happened off the field that day would benefit the franchise for the next twenty-plus years.

Braves sign Hank Aaron:

On the same day, Warren Spahn struck out 18 batters; Braves scout Dewey Griggs signed Aaron, who received two MLB offers, one from the Braves and the other from the Giants. The Braves, however, offered Aaron $50 more a month to sign than the Giants were offering him. He and Willie Mays could’ve been teammates in Center and Right Field for twenty-plus years had the Giants matched the offer. The following year, the Braves would move to Milwaukee, and from 1954-1974, Hank Aaron played for the Braves franchise as one of the all-time greats. 

References:

  1. Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves Box Score: June 14, 1952 via Baseball-Reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BSN/BSN195206140.shtml
  2. Hank Aaron Professional Career: via Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron#Professional_career