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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1914 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 128 366 42 89 .243 3 46 14 1B 147 537 67 153 .285 1 71 14 2B 139 491 81 137 .279 1 40 12 3B 79 257 17 54 .210 0 23 4 SS 156 586 74 144 .246 4 78 28 OF 72 224 32 60 .268 5 25 3 OF 126 389 44 96 .247 4 40 9 OF 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 66 218 57 .261 2 31 60 207 65 .314 3 37 60 172 36 .209 0 12 41 154 41 .266 0 4 50 145 43 .297 0 27 51 128 29 .227 1 5 39 112 26 .232 0 12 58 109 21 .193 1 10 33 85 18 .212 0 5 16 48 5 .104 0 1 27 35 9 .257 0 1 6 19 2 .105 0 2 3 3 1 .333 0 0 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 42 336.1 26 10 2.35 138 46 332.1 26 7 1.90 156 38 271.1 16 13 2.69 140 14 89.0 5 6 3.03 24 9 51.0 2 5 5.82 13 2 17.0 2 0 2.65 11 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 33 158.2 5 7 3.46 58 9 55.2 3 3 3.40 26 16 55.1 6 2 2.44 33 15 44.2 3 4 4.84 15 2 8.2 0 1 4.15 1

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

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