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The 6'5" 215-lb Britton declined a football scholarship to Penn State and signed with the Orioles. Drafted by the Braves, he pitched a Texas League no-hitter against Little Rock on Opening Day, 1967. Atlanta used him as a spot starter in 1968-69, but he sat out 1970 with arm trouble. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 20, 1967: In the Reds 9–4, win over the Braves, Johnny Bench hits his first ML homer, a 3-run shot off Jim Britton in Atlanta.