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Braves Field was the site of Babe Ruth's final season, playing for the Braves in 1935. [1] [2] From 1929 to 1932, the Boston Red Sox played select regular season games periodically at Braves Field. [3] On May 1, 1920, Braves Field hosted the longest major league baseball game in history: 26 innings, which eventually ended in a 1–1 tie. [4]
Braves Field is now Nickerson Field of Boston University. The franchise, from Boston to Milwaukee to Atlanta, is the oldest continuously operating professional baseball franchise. [5] The Boston Braves had an overall win–loss record of 5,118–5,598–138 (.478) during their 77-year major-league tenure in Boston.
The Braves, as they had been rechristened in 1912, moved out of the South End Grounds after their game on August 11, 1914, to accommodate larger crowds during the "stretch drive" of the 1914 pennant race. The team continued to play at Fenway Park until Braves Field was completed during the 1915 season. In contrast to the 11-year lifespan of the ...
This was the final season for the franchise in Boston, Massachusetts, and the last home game at Braves Field was played on September 21. Several weeks prior to the 1953 season, the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, [2] [3] [4] which was the first franchise relocation in the majors in a half century. [1] By 1958, four other teams had moved.
Braves Field: City: Boston, Massachusetts: Record: 76–78 (.494) League place: 4th: ... The 1951 Boston Braves season was the 81st season of the franchise and its ...
The 1948 Boston Braves season was the 78th consecutive season of the Major League Baseball franchise, its 73rd in the National League. It produced the team's second NL pennant of the 20th century, its first since 1914 , and its tenth overall league title dating to 1876.
The 1946 Boston Braves season was the 76th in the history of the Major League Baseball franchise, and its 71st season as a charter member of the National League.In finishing 81–72 and in fourth place, the Braves enjoyed their most successful year since 1933, and signaled the post-World War II renaissance of the franchise under its new ownership group, headed by Louis R. Perini, and its ...
The 1935 Boston Braves season was the 65th season of the franchise. The Braves finished with the worst record in the National League and the majors, with a record of 38 wins and 115 losses. [1] In an attempt to make his dream come true to manage, Babe Ruth came to the Braves in February 1935.