Boston Braves

Boston Braves
Boston Braves
Information
League	National League (1876–1952)
Ballpark	Braves Field (1915–1952)
Established	1871
Relocated	1953 (to Milwaukee; became the Milwaukee Braves)
World Series championships	1; 1914;
Pre-modern World Series championships	1; 1892;
National League pennants	10; 1877; 1878; 1883; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1897; 1898; 1914; 1948;
National Association pennants	4; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875;
Former name	Boston Bees (1936–1940); Boston Braves (1912–1935); (1941–1952); Boston Rustlers (1911); Boston Doves (1907–1910); Boston Beaneaters (1883–1906); Boston Red Caps (1876–1882); Boston Red Stockings (1871–1875);
Former league	National Association (1871–1876)
Former ballparks	Fenway Park (1914–1915); South End Grounds III (1894–1914); Congress Street Grounds (1894); South End Grounds II (1888–1894); South End Grounds I (1871–1887);
Colors	Red, navy blue, white;
Ownership	List of owners Ivers Whitney Adams (1871) ; John Conkey (1872) ; Charles H. Porter (1873–1874) ; Nicholas Apollonio (1875–1876) ; Arthur Soden (1877–1906) ; George Dovey (1906–1909) ; John Dovey (1906–1910) ; John P. Harris (1910) ; William Hepburn Russell (1910–1911) ; Russell estate (1911) ; James Gaffney (1911–1916) ; Percy Haughton (1916–1919) ; George Washington Grant (1919–1923) ; Emil Fuchs (1923–1935) ; Charles Adams (1935) ; Bob Quinn (1935–1944) ; Lou Perini (1944–1952) ;
President	List of presidents Ivers Whitney Adams (1871) ; John Conkey (1872) ; Charles H. Porter (1873–1874) ; Nicholas Apollonio (1875–1876) ; Arthur Soden (1877–1907) ; George Dovey (1907–1909) ; John Dovey (1909–1910) ; William Hepburn Russell (1910–1911) ; John Montgomery Ward (1911–1912) ; James E. Gaffney (1912–1916) ; Percy Haughton (1916–1918) ; George Washington Grant (1919–1923) ; Christy Mathewson (1923–1925) ; Emil Fuchs (1925–1935) ; Bob Quinn (1935–1945) ; Lou Perini (1945–1952) ;
General manager	John Quinn (1950–1952)
Manager	List of managers Harry Wright (1871–1881) ; John Morrill (1882) ; Jack Burdock (1883) ; John Morrill (1883–1886) ; King Kelly (1898) ; John Morrill (1887–1888) ; Jim Hart (1889) ; Frank Selee (1890–1901) ; Al Buckenberger (1902–1904) ; Fred Tenney (1905–1907) ; Joe Kelley (1908) ; Frank Bowerman (1909) ; Harry Smith (1909) ; Fred Lake (1910) ; Fred Tenney (1911) ; Johnny Kling (1912) ; George Stallings (1913–1920) ; Fred Mitchell (1921–1923) ; Dave Bancroft (1924–1927) ; Jack Slattery (1928) ; Rogers Hornsby (1928) ; Emil Fuchs (1929) ; Bill McKechnie (1930–1937) ; Casey Stengel (1938–1942) ; Bob Coleman (1943) ; Casey Stengel (1943) ; Bob Coleman (1944–1945) ; Del Bissonette (1945) ; Billy Southworth (1946–1949) ; Johnny Cooney (1949) ; Billy Southworth (1950–1951) ; Tommy Holmes (1951–1952) ; Charlie Grimm (1952) ;

The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball team that played in Boston for the National League from 1871 to 1952. The team relocated to Milwaukee after the 1952 season, becoming the Milwaukee Braves, and subsequently moved to Atlanta in 1966.^[2]^[3]^[4]

During its 82-year stay in Massachusetts, the franchise was known by various nicknames, including the Red Stockings, Red Caps, Beaneaters, Rustlers, Bees, and "Braves". Their longest-lasting nickname was inspired by Tamanend, a chief of the Lenni-Lenape in the Delaware Valley.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] 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". In 1948, the Braves reached the World Series largely as a result of their two dominant pitchers, Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain, who inspired the

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