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This Day in Braves History: Julio Franco becomes oldest player to homer in MLB game

1981 - Terry Harper leads off the game with a single before Pirates pitcher Jim Bibby retires the next 27 batters in order. Atlanta falls 5-0 with Phil Niekro taking the loss.

2004 - Julio Franco breaks his own record as the oldest player in major league history to hit a pinch-hit home run. Franco’s homer ties the game in the eighth inning but the Braves fall to the Diamondbacks 6-4 in 11 innings. It is a record that he will go on to break a few more times before he is done.

MLB History

1962 - Stan Musial becomes the National League’s all-time hits leader with a ninth inning single giving him 3,431 for his career.