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Sept. 1991: Recalling a special Braves moment

Mark Lemke celebrates with teammates upon receiving his 1995 World Series ring in April 1996. From left, Marquis Grissom, Chipper Jones, David Justice and Ryan Klesko. It came after heartbreaking Series losses in 1991-92. (Frank Niemeir / AJC staff)

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Mark Lemke celebrates with teammates upon receiving his 1995 World Series ring in April 1996. From left, Marquis Grissom, Chipper Jones, David Justice and Ryan Klesko. It came after heartbreaking Series losses in 1991-92. (Frank Niemeir / AJC staff)
By I.J. Rosenberg
Sept 11, 2015

Sept. 8, 1991

The situation: The Braves claimed a 7-5 comeback win against the New York Mets on this date. The Braves had fallen behind 4-0 in New York but came back behind the bats of David Justice and Brian Hunter. Starting pitcher Tom Glavine settled and the club completed a three-game sweep at Shea Stadium to keep the Braves one-half of a game behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves went on to win 18 of their next 26 games to win the division and complete the worst-to-first season.

The quote: "If we would have blown this series we would have come home a couple of games out. There is a lot of life to this club right now; it's a lot of fun.'' — Second baseman Mark Lemke after the comeback victory in New York.

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