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On opening day, he had a hand in all of the Braves' runs in a 4–2 win over the Giants. However, this could not last. Opening Day proved to be the only time the Braves were over .500 all year. A 4–20 May ended any realistic chance of contention. At the same time, it became apparent that Ruth was finished even as a part-time player.
The starting pitcher for the Braves on May 1, 1920, Joe Oeschger, had a 15–14 win-loss record in 1917, falling to 6–18 in 1918 and 4–4 in 1919. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] A year and a day before the May 1 game, Oeschger, then a member of the Philadelphia Phillies , had pitched 20 innings in a 9–9 tie with Brooklyn, with Grimes pitching for the Dodgers ...
James Edward Gaffney (March 7, 1868 – August 17, 1932) was the owner of the Boston Braves of the National League from 1912, when he purchased the club from the estate of William Hepburn Russell, to 1916, when he sold the franchise to Percy Haughton. [1] Gaffney was born in New York City to Patrick Gaffney and Anne Masterson, Irish immigrants.
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.
Vernon Edgell Bickford (August 17, 1920 – May 6, 1960) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed starting pitcher, he played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves from 1948 to 1953 in the National League, and one game for the Baltimore Orioles of the American League in 1954.
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]
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]