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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 .
Perini retained a 10% interest in the club and sat on the board of directors for a number of years. Prior to owning the Braves, Perini gained his fortune in his family's construction business in Boston, Perini Corp , having started out his working life as a water boy in his father's small construction firm, ending up running the major worldwide ...
He wrote a book on the history of Boston's National League team, entitled The Boston Braves, 1871–1953. [3] Kaese died at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 10, 1975; he had checked in to the hospital the day before, complaining of chest pains. [2] He was survived by his wife.
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]
June 22 – Boston Braves player Sid Gordon hits a two-run homer over the left field fence at Braves Field. His homer won Gordon the prize of a 100-pound bear cub for being the first Braves player to homer on "State of Maine Day". After the game, Gordon was presented with the animal in the Braves clubhouse. [22]
Anderson played for the Boston Braves in 1925. In two career games, he had a 0–0 record with a 10.13 ERA. In two career games, he had a 0–0 record with a 10.13 ERA. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
He was an infielder in the Major Leagues from 1939–47 for the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. The native of Zanesville, Ohio, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg) during his active career. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. Wietelmann's playing career lasted for two decades, from 1937 to 1956.
Charles John "Butch" Schmidt (July 19, 1886 – September 4, 1952) was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played from 1909 to 1915 for the Boston Braves and New York Highlanders. In 1914 , Schmidt was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after ...