This Day in Braves History: Maddux, Spahn and a Pinch-Hit Record

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00:00This day in Braves history, Maddox Spahn and a pinch hit record.

00:04The September 21st ledger delivers three interesting Atlanta Braves notes.

00:09A milestone for Greg Maddox, a benchmark from Warren Spahn's Milwaukee years,

00:13and one of the strangest bench usage games the club has ever played.

00:17On September 21st, 2003, Greg Maddox became the first pitcher to win 15 games in 16 straight seasons,

00:25a standard he had shared with Cy Young until that day.

00:27He worked five scoreless in an 8-0 win to secure the mark.

00:32On September 21st, 1959, Warren Spahn logged his 20th win as the Milwaukee Braves beat the Pirates 8-6 at Forbes Field,

00:40continuing one of the most consistent late career runs of any left-hander.

00:44Also on this date, the Braves and Expos combined to use 13 pinch hitters,

00:49with Atlanta deploying 9, an NL record for a 9-inning game in an 18-5 Braves win at Olympic Stadium.

00:55Maddox's run underscores year-over-year excellence, Spahn's mark points to the franchise's left-handed lineage,

01:02and the 1993 carousel is the tactical outlier fans' sight whenever benches grow,

01:08and matchups rule September.