Dwight Smith, May 19, 1995: The Florida Marlins were a terrible team in 1995 and the eventual World Series champion Braves won the NL East in a walk, but the circumstances of Smith’s homer earn it a spot on this list. The Braves went on to sweep the series and won the division by eight games.ĥ. Charlton’s 2-1 forkball did not dip low enough, and Pendleton deposited it in the seats just above the Hank Aaron 715 marker in left field for a 7-5 victory. Otis Nixon then drew a four-pitch walk, and stole second with 1991 NL MVP Terry Pendleton at the plate. Marvin Freeman got the Reds 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth, but Charlton also retired the first two Braves hitters in the bottom of the inning. The Reds jumped out to a 5-2 lead after six, but Atlanta tied it with three runs in the bottom of the eight against Cincinnati reliever Norm Charlton. 4, 1992: The Braves held a half-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds as the National League’s last two pennant winners began a three-game series on a Tuesday night at Fulton County Stadium. 13 was one of the most memorable moments of the Atlanta Braves’ 1983 season. Bob Watson’s walk-off homer vs the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. (The good times wouldn’t last, however, as star third baseman Bob Horner broke his wrist two days later and the Braves faded down the stretch to finish second). Watson lined a 1-0 pitch from Dodgers closer Steve Howe out to left-center for an 8-7 Atlanta win. That brought up the veteran Watson (who also passed away earlier this month) to pinch hit for Claudell Washington. The Dodgers jumped on top 7-6 on Greg Brock’s two-out, two-strike, solo homer in the top of the ninth, but Rafael Ramirez led off the bottom of the inning with a single for Atlanta. 13, 1983: The Braves were again battling the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West crown, and held a 5 ½ game lead in the division heading into this Saturday night affair at Fulton County Stadium. But that blast came in Milwaukee, a little before the era we typically cover at Talking Chop.) Tommie Aaron, younger brother of Braves legend Hank Aaron, hit two walk-off home runs during his career. (Tommie Aaron had another walk-off homer in his career, a grand slam to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Aug. The Braves finished a distant fifth in the NL West that season, but Tommie Aaron’s home run heroics provided one of the season’s highlights.
Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman walked Hank Aaron on four pitches, then Tommie hit his next offering over the fence in left-center field to score along with his big brother in a 3-1 Atlanta victory. the Chicago Cubs, which was tied 1-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth. Tommie Aaron had replaced the injured Rico Carty in the middle of this game vs. Tommie Aaron, July 20, 1970: Hank’s younger brother hit only 13 home runs in his career, and the final one was especially memorable. In honor of Pocoroba, here are 12 other memorable walk-off homers in Atlanta Braves history (in chronological order):ġ. The Braves went on to win the NL West by a single game, so suffice it to say that Pocoroba’s blast was a key moment in the season. On nearly five years later to the day - Pocoroba turned the trick again with a ninth-inning solo shot for a 2-1 victory over the eventual World Series champion St. On May 17, 1977, Pocoroba hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Atlanta a 9-6 victory over the Montreal Expos at Fulton County Stadium. Pocoroba - whose given name was Biff, incidentally - hit only 21 home runs during his decade-long career, but two of them were of the walk-off variety. Pocoroba, who died last week at age 66, was an All-Star in 1978 and a member of the Braves’ 1982 National League West championship club. One Braves player to accomplish the feat was catcher Biff Pocoroba, who spent his entire 10-year major-league career (1975-84) with Atlanta.
There are few more exciting plays in baseball than a walk-off home run, and the Atlanta Braves have had their share over the years.
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