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The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball club that originated in Boston, Massachusetts, and played from 1871 to 1952. Afterwards they moved to Milwaukee (and became the Milwaukee Braves ). Then in 1966 they were relocated to Atlanta , where they were renamed the Atlanta Braves .
At the completion of the 1962 season, he sold the franchise for $5.5 million to a Chicago group led by 34-year-old insurance executive William Bartholomay, [4] [5] [6] who later moved the franchise to Atlanta for the 1966 season. Perini retained a 10% interest in the club and sat on the board of directors for a number of years.
George Washington Grant was an American businessman who owned the Boston Braves of the National League from 1919 to 1923. Grant was born in Cincinnati, where he worked as a paper boy, messenger, and street car conductor. [2] One of his friends growing up was future Chicago Cubs owner Charles Murphy. [3]
In 1941, Maney was a member of a syndicate led by Bob Quinn that purchased controlling interest in the Boston Braves (then known as the Bees) from Charles Adams. [4] In May 1943, in an effort to draw in fans by increasing the amount of home runs at Braves Field, Maney had the park's right field fence moved in 20 feet (340 to 320 feet). [2]
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 ]
The 1914 Boston Braves season was the 44th season of the franchise. The team finished first in the National League , winning the pennant by 10½ games over the New York Giants after being in last place in the NL at midseason.
The first move was the Boston Braves, who moved (for 1953) to Milwaukee, home of their top farm team, the Milwaukee Brewers. The City of Milwaukee fell in love with the Braves, with fan support of the team high, making the move highly profitable. The Milwaukee Braves would remain popular until the team moved to Atlanta in 1966.
George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 – March 26, 1973), nicknamed "Gorgeous George", was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager.From 1915 through 1930, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, and Boston Braves.