1914 Boston Braves season

Major League Baseball season November 2024 November 2024 Boston Braves 1914 Boston Braves.jpeg 275px 1914 World Series champions National League champions National League South End Grounds (since 1871) Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 94–59–5 (94 59) 1st James Gaffney George Stallings The 1914 Boston Braves season was the 44th season of the franchise. The team finished first in the National League, winning the pennant by 10½ games over the New York Giants after being in last place in the NL at midseason. The team, which became known as the 1914 Miracle Braves, went on to sweep the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. Offseason Prior to 1914 season: Guy Zinn jumped from the Braves to the Baltimore Terrapins.Players: Guy Zinn https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zinngu01.shtml December 24, 2023 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season The Braves performed one of the most memorable reversals in major league history, going from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July.https://books.google.com/books?id=aS0DAAAAMBAJ&dq=hank+gowdy+baseball+digest&pg=PA84 How Losing an Exhibition Sparked Miracle Braves, by Joseph M. Overfield, Baseball Digest, May 1961, Vol. 20, No. 4, ISSN 0005-609X After finishing in fifth place in 1913 with a record of 69 wins and 82 losses, the Braves were not expected to be contenders. They spent the first part of the season in last place, posting a record of 26 wins and 40 losses in early July.http://www.thisgreatgame.com/1914.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110717051106/http://www.thisgreatgame.com/1914.html dead The 1914 Boston Braves at www.thisgreatgame.com July 17, 2011 Led by three pitchers, Dick Rudolph, Bill James, and Lefty Tyler, the team began to win games, taking over first place for good on September 8.https://books.google.com/books?id=2C4DAAAAMBAJ&dq=1914+boston+braves+baseball+digest&pg=PA30 Down To The Wire; Six Greatest Stretch Runs For The Pennant by George Vass, Baseball Digest, Sep 2001, Vol. 60, No. 9, ISSN 0005-609X Their record over their final 87 games was 68–19 for a winning percentage of .782. Infielders Johnny Evers and Rabbit Maranville led the league in double plays. The Braves went on to sweep Connie Mack's heavily favored Athletics in four games in the 1914 World Series to become the first team to follow a losing season with a World Series-winning season.1914 World Series – Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics (4–0) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1914_WS.shtml December 24, 2023 Baseball-Reference.com en Only six teams before the beginning of divisional play accomplished this feat. The team became known as the "Miracle" Braves and remain one of the most storied comeback teams in baseball history. The franchise would not win another pennant until 1948. Season standings Boston Braves Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1914 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Gene Cocreham Ensign Cottrell Dick Crutcher George Davis Otto Hess Tom Hughes Bill James Dolf Luque Hub Perdue Dick Rudolph Paul Strand Lefty Tyler Catchers Hank Gowdy Fred Tyler Bert Whaling Infielders Charlie Deal Johnny Evers Clarence Kraft Rabbit Maranville Billy Martin Jack Martin Butch Schmidt Red Smith Outfielders Ted Cather Wilson Collins Joe Connolly Josh Devore Oscar Dugey Larry Gilbert Tommy Griffith Les Mann Herbie Moran Jim Murray Possum Whitted Manager George Stallings Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos. = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Pos. Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Hank Gowdy 128 366 42 89 .243 3 46 14 1B Butch Schmidt 147 537 67 153 .285 1 71 14 2B Johnny Evers 139 491 81 137 .279 1 40 12 3B Charlie Deal 79 257 17 54 .210 0 23 4 SS Rabbit Maranville 156 586 74 144 .246 4 78 28 OF Larry Gilbert Larry Gilbert (baseball) 72 224 32 60 .268 5 25 3 OF Les Mann 126 389 44 96 .247 4 40 9 OF Joe Connolly Joe Connolly (1910s outfielder) 120 399 64 122 .306 9 65 12 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Possum Whitted 66 218 57 .261 2 31 Red Smith Red Smith (third baseman) 60 207 65 .314 3 37 Bert Whaling 60 172 36 .209 0 12 Herbie Moran 41 154 41 .266 0 4 Ted Cather 50 145 43 .297 0 27 Josh Devore 51 128 29 .227 1 5 Jim Murray Jim Murray (outfielder) 39 112 26 .232 0 12 Oscar Dugey 58 109 21 .193 1 10 Jack Martin Jack Martin (baseball) 33 85 18 .212 0 5 Tommy Griffith 16 48 5 .104 0 1 Wilson Collins 27 35 9 .257 0 1 Fred Tyler Fred Tyler (baseball) 6 19 2 .105 0 2 Clarence Kraft 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Billy Martin Billy Martin (shortstop) 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dick Rudolph 42 336.1 26 10 2.35 138 Bill James Bill James (pitcher, born 1892) 46 332.1 26 7 1.90 156 Lefty Tyler 38 271.1 16 13 2.69 140 Otto Hess 14 89.0 5 6 3.03 24 Hub Perdue 9 51.0 2 5 5.82 13 Tom Hughes Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884) 2 17.0 2 0 2.65 11 Ensign Cottrell 1 1.0 0 1 9.00 1 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dick Crutcher 33 158.2 5 7 3.46 58 George Davis George Davis (pitcher) 9 55.2 3 3 3.40 26 Paul Strand Paul Strand (baseball) 16 55.1 6 2 2.44 33 Gene Cocreham 15 44.2 3 4 4.84 15 Dolf Luque 2 8.2 0 1 4.15 1 1914 Boston Braves Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1914.shtml December 24, 2023 Baseball-Reference.com en 1914 World Series 1914 World Series Boston Braves (4) vs Philadelphia Athletics (0) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Boston Braves – 7, Philadelphia Athletics – 1October 9Shibe Park20,5622Boston Braves – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 0October 10Shibe Park20,5623Philadelphia Athletics – 4, Boston Braves – 5 (12 innings)October 12Fenway Park35,5204Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Boston Braves – 3October 13Fenway Park34,365 References External links 1914 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference "The 1914 Miracle Braves – 50 Years Later!", Baseball Digest, Oct 1964 Further reading Holway John R. Frank Ceresi Baseball's Biggest Miracle: The 1914 Boston Braves Miniver Press September 2012 978-0-9857389-5-2 Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1910s in Boston Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons