Ed. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here Three days after the regular season’s end, the 1914 World Series started on October 9 in Philadelphia. The surprising upstart Braves faced off...
Read MoreEd. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here The National League’s regular season after the games on October 6, with the Boston Braves as the unlikely league champions. Starting with games on...
Read MoreEd. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here By the morning of Sept.11, Boston had resumed its surge into first place, holding a tenuous 2 ½ game lead over the New York Giants. The standings...
Read MoreEd. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here From September 4-10, Boston finally captured sole occupancy of first place in the National League. Here were the standings on the morning of September...
Read MoreEd. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here From August 26 through September 3, 1914, Boston essentially matched the New York Giants, as both teams travelled the entire period. The Standings...
Read MoreEd. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here On August 5, Boston had moved into the first division of the National League, but still remained 6 1/2 games behind mighty New York. Twenty days...
Read MoreEd. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here From July 5 to August 4, the 1914 Boston Braves posted a 21-5 mark, a remarkable .808 winning percentage. But thanks to their poor start, this...
Read MoreEd. note: this continues the chronicle of the 1914 season begun in this post and continued in this post. At the end of the day on July 15, the Braves had completed a four-game series in St. Louis, coming away with two wins....
Read MoreEd. note: this continues the chronicle of the 1914 season begun in this post. Sunday morning, July 5 found the Braves having lost both ends of a double-header to Brooklyn, extending the losing streak to 5 games. The National...
Read MoreThe Braves won the National League pennant five times in eight years between 1891 and 1898, and finished a close 2nd in ’99. But the franchise fell on hard times in the first years of the 20th century, particularly in...
Read MoreWith the World Series receding into the background, a few final tidbits to ponder before hibernating until spring training. The Red Sox franchise has now captured eight World Series which moves them into 4th place for most...
Read MoreWhile the Braves prepare for their homestand against the Marlins, Phils and Senators (oops, Nationals) the winning streak has propelled Fredi Gonzalez up the franchise managerial rankings (primarily Boston guys). These numbers...
Read MoreThe disastrous fruits of the South Atlantic (Sally) League’s expansion from 6 to 8 teams explode with the sale of the Macon Peaches to new owners and the transfer of the Charleston Sea Dogs to Knoxville. After the Starr...
Read MoreMay 26, 1907 After a day’s delay, Ponce de Leon Park debuts with a 2-1 Atlanta Crackers victory over the Shreveport Pirates. Atlanta’s Pete Zellers gave up more free passes (two walks and four hit batters) than hits...
Read MoreMay 18, 1906 The Memphis Chicks pound out 11 hits and 12 runs in the 7th inning of a game against the Birmingham Barons. Barons pitcher Harry “Slim” Sallee, would face 16 batters in the inning and take the loss in...
Read MoreNote from Alex: hard to tell if they’ll get in a game today. So, if there is a game, this will be the game thread. Otherwise, open thread. Those of us who were Braves fans in the early 1970’s remember the “beep beepâ€...
Read MoreApril 7-12, 1905 Senior A.B. Bradsher of Trinity College (Duke Univ.) struck out 53 batters in 3 games covering 33 innings without recording a victory. Bradsher’s hurling feat started on April 8, 1905 in Macon by striking out...
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