Olson hits 50-HR mark, 1 shy of Braves record

Matt Olson's two home runs on Monday against the Phillies left him one short of Andruw Jones (2005) for the Braves record.

fan and appreciated the significance of the stars he passed on the way up the franchise's single-season home run list. Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews were among those sluggers left behind as Olson crushed one homer after another in a career campaign for the best team in baseball.

With home run Nos. 49 and 50 on Monday against the Phillies -- the first one launched off the second deck and the second sliced the opposite way to left field -- Olson entered rarified air among Atlanta's greats. Now, only Andruw Jones has more homers in a season with 51 in 2005. Olson's Atlanta record seems a mere formality, as does another National League East crown for the Braves.The Braves are the fourth team in major league history with a 50-HR hitter and another player with 50-plus stolen bases in a single season:

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