» June 4, 1990:
The Braves wisely select Florida high school SS Chipper Jones with the first pick in the annual free-agent draft. The Tigers follow with Tony Clark and the Phils use the 3rd pick on Mike Lieberthal. The A's use their 14th choice to take the much sought after Todd Van Poppel, passed over because of his stated intention to pitch at the University of Texas. The A's change his mind and he signs on July 16th for $1.2 million. Picking 20th, the Orioles take Stanford's Mike Mussina. Late in the 6th round, the independent Class A Miami Miracle drafts Mike Lansing under a never-before-used rule. The rule will be abolished, but Lansing will play two years with the Miracle and make the majors with the Expos. Troy Percival (Angels) and Mike Hampton (Mariners) go in the 6th round, Rusty Greer (Rangers) in the 10th, and on the 12th round, the Twins take SS Pat Meares. The White Sox end up with the best draft, taking Alex Fernandez (1st round), Bob Wickman (2nd), Robert Ellis (3rd), James Baldwin (4th), Ray Durham (5th), Brandon Wilson (18th), and Jason Bere (36th). After selecting Carl Everett with the 10th overall pick, the Yanks pull two winners out of the low rounds: Andy Pettitte in the 20th round and Jorge Posada in the 24th.
» October 3, 1995:
Atlanta defeats Colorado in Game 1 of the other NL Division Series, 5-4. 3B Chipper Jones homers twice, and Alejandro Pena picks up the win in relief.
» May 20, 1996: Led by Chipper Jones and Tyler Houston, each with five RBI, the Braves pound the Cubs, 18–1 to make Steve Avery's 5th win an easy one. Houston gets his ribbies when he replaces Fred McGriff in the 5th inning.
» October 5, 1996:
The Braves top LA, 5-2, and sweep their Division Series with the Dodgers. Tom Glavine gets the win, while Chipper Jones homers for the victors.
» October 9, 1996:
The Braves win the opener of the NLCS against the Cardinals, with John Smoltz getting credit for the 4-2 win. Chipper Jones goes 4-for-4 for Atlanta.
» June 22, 1997: The Braves power four homers in a 9-run 3rd inning to sink the Phils, 12–5, handing Philadelphia its 8th loss in a row. Chipper Jones, Fred McGriff, Michael Tucker and Jeff Blauser all homer in Atlanta's biggest inning since 1989.
» July 5, 1997: The Expos retire Andre Dawson's uniform No. 10 prior to the game with Atlanta. Once the festivities are over, the Braves defeat Montreal, 5-3, with Chipper Jones' 3rd-inning grand slam the big blow.
» October 8, 1997:
Ryan Klesko and Chipper Jones homer for the Braves, who even the NLCS at a game apiece by besting Florida, 7-1. Tommy Glavine earns the win for Atlanta.
» October 11, 1997:
The Braves even the NLCS once again on Denny Neagle's 4-hit, 4-0 shutout. Chipper Jones knocks out three hits for Atlanta.
» August 9, 1998: Atlanta's Dennis Martinez defeats the Giants, 7–5, for his 244th career victory to set the record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher. Juan Marichal held the old mark. 3B Chipper Jones backs Martinez pitching with four hits and four ribbies.
» October 1, 1998: Atlanta's Javy Lopez hits a one–out home run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the Braves' game with Chicago at 1–1. Chipper Jones' base hit wins the game in the 10th, 2–1, as the Braves win their 2nd in a row.
» October 23, 1999: The Yankees 2-hit the Braves, 4-1, to take the opening game of the World Series. Orlando Hernandez holds Atlanta to one hit in seven innings for the victory. The Braves' only run comes on a 4th inning homer by Chipper Jones. Scott Brosius has three hits for NY, while Paul O'Neill drives home two runs.
» November 17, 1999: Atlanta Braves 3B Chipper Jones is named the National League Most Valuable Player.
» July 11, 2000: The American League wins its 4th consecutive All-Star Game, beating the National League, 6-3. Derek Jeter of the Yankees and Chipper Jones of the Braves each go 3-for-3 in the contest. Jeter takes MVP honors, while Chicago's James Baldwin gets the victory.
» August 22, 2000:
Two position players take the mound in mop up rolls. Catcher Brent Mayne is called upon after the Rockies use nine pitchers through 11 innings against the Braves. Mayne starts the 12th—setting a NL record for most pitchers in a game–and allows a walk but no hits in a scoreless inning. Mayne, who never pitched at any level, gets Chipper Jones on a ground out to end the frame. The Rockies score to win 7–6 in 12 innings on rookie Adam Melhuse's 1st career hit. Mayne is the first position player to win since Rocky Colavito on August 25, 1968 and the first catcher to win a game since Buck Ewing, in 1889. Todd Helton is 1-for-4 and finishes the game hitting .39690.
» April 27, 2001:
The Braves defeat the Diamondbacks, 9-0, as Chipper Jones has his first career 5-hitter, including a 2B and home run. John Burkett fires a 3-hitter to win easily.
» June 27, 2001: The Braves bump the slumping Phillies out of first place in the NL East with a 10–4 win over them. The Phils were 35–18 on June 1, and led the Braves by eight games. Chipper Jones drives in three runs and Odalis Perez allows two earned runs.
» July 3, 2001:
The Braves score eight runs in the 7th inning on their way to a 14–7 victory over the Phillies. Chipper Jones goes 4–for–4 in the contest and scores five runs.
» October 5, 2001:
The Braves clinch their 10th straight division championship with a 20-3 rout of the Marlins. Kevin Millwood gives up a field goal in the 1st inning, but the Braves score 10 runs in the bottom of the frame. Ryan Dempster allows just one hit but walks six before leaving in the 1st. Reliever Benito Baez gives up eight runs in one 2/3 IP, and OF John Mabry tries his hand in the 9th, but gives up five runs while recording just one out. Chipper Jones has a triple and grand slam and reaches the 100 RBI mark for the 6th straight year.
» October 9, 2001: The Braves defeat the Astros in the opener of their NL Divisional Series, 7-4, behind Chipper Jones' 3-run home run. SS Julio Lugo's error sets up the deciding blast, as Rudy Seanez gets the victory in relief.
» October 12, 2001: Atlanta defeats Houston, 6-2, to sweep their Divisional Series and move into the NLCS for the 9th time in 10 seasons. Paul Bako, Julio Franco, and Chipper Jones hit home runs to back the solid pitching of starter John Burkett. The game is the Astros 14th loss in their last 16 postseason games.
» May 2, 2002:
3rd The Braves defeat the Cardinals, 2–1, on Chipper Jones' 2–run home run in the 11th inning. Braves' starter, rookie Damian Moss, hurls seven hitless innings for Atlanta, walking seven and striking out 6. He leaves for a pinch–hitter in the 8th with the game scoreless.
» August 11, 2002:
Chipper Jones strokes five hits, including a pair of doubles, as the Braves rout the Astros, 13–3.
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