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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 .
Braves Field officially opened on August 18, 1915, with 46,000 in attendance to see the Braves defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3–1. [11] In his Opening Day coverage, J. C. O'Leary of The Boston Globe described brand new Braves Field as "the finest ballpark in the world. There is not another like it anywhere, and the probability is that it will ...
The Red Stockings / Beaneaters / Braves played their home games in various ballparks and cities, and the South End Grounds remains their longest-used home field in their history: South End Grounds 1871–1914 (43 1/2 seasons) Fenway Park 1914–1915 (parts of 2 seasons) Braves Field 1915–1952 (37 1/2 seasons)
Pages in category "Boston Braves players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 581 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The stadium is located on the site of Braves Field, the former home ballpark of the Boston Braves, a major league baseball team in the National League; the franchise relocated to Milwaukee in March 1953, [3] and relocated again in 1966, becoming the Atlanta Braves. Parts of Braves Field, such as the entry gate and right field pavilion, remain ...
Boston Braves: NL April 18, 1950: Luis Márquez: Boston Braves: NL ... Left Field Luis Marquez 04/20/1951 No Center Field Willard Brown 07/19/1947 No Right Field
At various points in the history in Boston, they were known as the Beaneaters, the Doves, the Rustlers and the Bees. During the 20th century until their move to Milwaukee, they played their home games primarily at two home ball parks – South End Grounds until 1914, and Braves Field from 1915 through 1952.
Location: Huntington Avenue (northwest, left field); Rogers (now Forsyth) Street (southwest, third base); railroad tracks (southeast, first base); across the tracks to the north from South End Grounds Currently: Solomon Court at Cabot Center on the campus of Northeastern University Braves Field Home of: Boston Braves – NL (mid-1915–1952)