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While in Boston, the team won 10 National League pennants and a World Series championship in 1914 that came after a season in which the Braves were in last place as late as July 15—a turnaround that led to the nickname "Miracle Braves".
Boston's Miracle Braves had run out of divine intervention and barely finished second in the National League and the Philadelphia Athletics, a Fall Classic mainstay, had completely disbanded and ended up in last place 58½ games behind the American League leading Red Sox.
Sep 2, 2015 · Backed by stout defense, 1 Dick Rudolph easily won his second game of the quartet, throwing just 94 pitches in a complete game as the Miracle Boston Braves shocked the baseball world by sweeping Connie Mack ’s Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1.
Game 2 winner Bill James, coming on in relief for Boston in the 11th, earned the win after Gowdy led off the bottom of the 12th with a double and pinch-runner Les Mann scored when Bush threw wildly to third on Herbie Moran's bunt, giving the Braves a commanding 3–0 series lead.
Nov 3, 2015 · When the Boston Braves won their World Series championship in 1914, the Rooters once again traveled along, cheering the team and remaining a popular story in newspapers across the country. By 1915, other politicians had begun to realize the value of publicly associating themselves with major league baseball.
1914 Season 1916 Season. Record: 83-69-5, Finished 2nd in National League ( Schedule and Results ) Manager: George Stallings (83-69-5) Ballparks: Fenway Park and Braves Field. Attendance: 376,283 (3rd of 8) Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98.
1915 Boston Braves season. The 1915 Boston Braves season was the 45th season of the franchise. The Braves finished second in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses, seven games behind the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.
