1914 World Series

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The 1914 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Braves famously swept the heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics, earning the nickname the "Miracle Braves."


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
champion Boston Braves
cityOfChampion Boston
cityOfRunnerUp Philadelphia
endDate 1914-10-13
followedBy 1915 World Series
format best-of-seven
game1Location Shibe Park
game1LosingTeam Philadelphia Athletics
game1WinningTeam Boston Braves
game2Location Shibe Park
game2LosingTeam Philadelphia Athletics
game2WinningTeam Boston Braves
game3Location Fenway Park
game3LosingTeam Philadelphia Athletics
game3WinningTeam Boston Braves
game4Location Fenway Park
game4LosingTeam Philadelphia Athletics
game4WinningTeam Boston Braves
heavilyFavoredTeam Philadelphia Athletics
homeFieldOfAthletics Shibe Park
homeFieldOfBraves Fenway Park
league American League
National League
loserGames 0
managerOfChampion George Stallings
managerOfRunnerUp Connie Mack
mostValuablePlayer Johnny Evers
nickname Miracle Braves
notablePitcherOnChampion Bill James
Dick Rudolph
Lefty Tyler
notablePlayerOnChampion Johnny Evers
Rabbit Maranville
notablePlayerOnRunnerUp Chief Bender
Eddie Collins
Eddie Plank
Home Run Baker
numberOfGames 4
precededBy 1913 World Series
runnerUp Philadelphia Athletics
runnerUpFranchise Philadelphia Athletics franchise
season 1914
seriesResult Boston Braves 4–0 Philadelphia Athletics
sport baseball
startDate 1914-10-09
sweep yes
upset yes
winnerGames 4
winningFranchise Boston Braves franchise

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1915 World Series
precededBy
Atlanta Braves
worldSeriesTitle

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