THE SAD LAST SPRING OF BOSTON’S BRAVES
March 18 will mark the 61st anniversary of that infamous day in 1953 when the Boston Braves abruptly abandoned the city of their birth for the greener pastures of Milwaukee.
BOSTON’S BOXING BRAVES
Fans of the Boston’s Braves and Red Sox might enjoy spending some time exploring the images housed in the “Sports Temples of Boston” portion of the Boston Public Library’s website. Specific sections are devoted to events at the baseball “temples” of the Congress Street Grounds, South End Grounds, Huntington Avenue Grounds, Fenway Park and Braves Field. A l [...]
REMEMBERING THOSE OTHER ’04 RED SOX
Different Century, Same Result. In his book Boston’s 100 Greatest Games, author Rob Sneddon ranked the Red Sox’ come-from-behind win over the Yankees on October 10, 1904, which clinched the American League pennant, No. 86. (Note: Although the Boston and New York teams weren’t called the Red Sox and Yankees until later, Sneddon used the modern names retroacti [...]
The Babe’s Braves Field Blasts By: Bob Brady
Some might be surprised to learn that Babe Ruth hit memorable regular season home runs at the “Home of the Braves” while wearing the uniform of the New York Yankees as well as in Boston Braves togs. Popularly referred to as the “Wigwam” during its existence, Braves Field was not unfamiliar territory to the legendary Bambino. In his first World Series start [...]
Hope Springs Eternal on Opening Day
For many of us there really are only two seasons: the baseball season and the off-season. Opening Day is a rite of spring, signaling the end of our miserable, seemingly interminable winter. Long-time sports writer for The Patriot Ledger, Dick Trust, reminds us Opening Days past.