While the championship history of teams in Atlanta is a pretty short list, there is no shortage of great performances in Atlanta sports.
HAWKS:Lou Hudson, 1969 57 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists 25 of 34 shootingDominique Wilkins 1986 57 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists 19 of 21 from FT line Shareef Abdur Rahim 2001 50 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists 21-30, no 3’s takenTrae Young 2020 50 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists 18 of 19 from FT line
BRAVES:Kevin Millwood 1998 9 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 13 K’s, 0 BB’s Faced 2 over min., threw 131 pitchGreg Maddux 1995 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 9 K’s, 0 BB’s 88 pitches in the CGSO, 1-0 winMike Foltynewicz 2018 9 IP, 2H, 0 R, 0 ER, 11 K’s, 1 BB vs. Nationals, faced 2 over min,Kent Mercker 1994 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 10 K’s, 0 BB Last individual no-hitter in ATL hist.Bob Horner 1986 4-5, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 4 runs scores Only 4 HR game in Braves historyChipper Jones 2006 4-5, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 runs scoredDale Murphy 1970 5-5, 2 HR, 1 Triple, 3 RBI 3 Runs scored Mark Kotsay 2008 5-5, 1 HR, 1 Triple, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1R Hit for the Cycle, 1 of 6 in ATL hist.
FALCONS:Michael Turner 2008 220 Rush Yards, 66 yd TD run Matt Ryan’s first gameJulio/Matt Ryan 2016 Julio had 12 for 300 yards, 75 yd TD Ryan threw for 503 yardsTJ Duckett 2004 4 TD’s in a game, long of 28 yards, Turner matched in 2008Adrian Clayborn 2017 6 sacks in a game, forced a fumble as well
UNITED:Josef Martinez ?? He has SIX hat-tricks, you pick any of them!
Which of these performances stick out most to you or are there any not listed you can recall?
