1914 Boston Braves "Miracle Braves" team
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The 1914 Boston Braves, nicknamed the "Miracle Braves," were a Major League Baseball team that made a historic midseason surge from last place to win the National League pennant and sweep the World Series.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 1914 Boston Braves | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball team
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National League champion ⓘ World Series champion ⓘ |
| achievement | first team to win a pennant after being in last place on July 4 ⓘ |
| alsoPlayedHomeGamesAt | Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catcher | Hank Gowdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Deadball Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finishedRegularSeasonPlace | 1st place in National League ⓘ |
| finishedRegularSeasonRecord | 94–59 ⓘ |
| franchise | Boston Braves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Miracle Braves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the greatest comeback teams in MLB history ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | South End Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being in last place on July 4 and winning the pennant
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historic midseason surge from last place to first ⓘ sweeping the heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueStandingOnJuly4 | last place ⓘ |
| manager | George Stallings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| midSeasonTurnaround | climbed from last place to first place in about two months ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bill James
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Butch Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Gowdy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ Lefty Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbit Maranville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeason | 1914 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| pennantClinchedDate | September 29, 1914 ⓘ |
| primaryStartingPitcher |
Bill James
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Dick Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ Lefty Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonStartPosition | last place in National League ⓘ |
| secondBaseman | Johnny Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortstop | Rabbit Maranville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | strong pitching and defense ⓘ |
| teamCaptain | Johnny Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlternateParkDueToCrowds | Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonPennant | 1914 National League pennant ⓘ |
| wonWorldSeries | 1914 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGameLocation | Braves Field was not yet built NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVPByModernRetrospective | Hank Gowdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesOpponent | Philadelphia Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesResult | 4–0 sweep ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
1914 Boston Braves
subject surface form:
Bill James (pitcher, born 1892)