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This Day in Braves History: July 14
1967 - Eddie Matthews hits home run No. 500 for the Houston Astros off of Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Matthews hit 493 home runs for the Braves while playing for the franchise in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. Matthews becomes just the seventh player in Major League History with at least 500 home runs.
1968 - Hank Aaron launches the 500th home run of his career with a three-run shot off of the Giants’ Mike McCormick.