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Bookmark or Share- South End Grounds (Boston) - Society for American Baseball Research22 Kaese, The Boston Braves, 22. The First Triumvirate of Rome was a political alliance between Gaius Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great). Crassus died in battle approximately seven years into the alliance, whereupon Caesar and Pompey fought a civil war.
- Braves Field (Boston) - Society for American Baseball ResearchAlthough it was often derided as too big, too chilly, and too dirty, old Braves fans still declare that, in the early 1950s, at least, it “was the prettiest park in the majors.”2 Certainly, during the Braves’ last hurrah in Boston, Braves Field was a fine place to take in a baseball game, but ultimately it was doomed by a series of ...
- Boston Braves team ownership history – Society for American Baseball ...The Boston Globe headline on February 27 stirred more talk in baseball about the Braves than there had been for years: “Boston Fans Hail Ruth’s Return: Babe Is Coming to Braves for Three Years as Player and Official.”227 It was reported that Ruth carried three titles as player, assistant manager, and second vice president.228 “The ...
- Braves Field: An Imperfect History of the Perfect BallparkThe Boston Braves and Braves Field live on in the memories of a hardy group of preservationists known as the Boston Braves Historical Association. Over the years they have kept alive the spirit of their youth through a series of reunions and, as the ranks have thinned and grayed, by means of a newsletter and the bully pulpit of the Internet.
- September 21, 1952: Braves bid adieu to Boston in home finale5 Howell Stevens, “Braves Lose in Home Finale,” Boston Post, September 22, 1952.Black’s gaudy record to that point had been compiled exclusively in relief, but Dodgers manager Charley Dressen surprised Black when he arrived at the ballpark by telling him he was getting his first major-league start against the Braves.
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