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GTOP S1W9: 1914 Braves vs. 1902 Pirates
The 1914 Boston Braves got shutouts from Lefty Tyler and Bill James, but the 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates had big offensive showings in the other two contests as the two teams closed out the campaign with a four-game split. Both teams ended the season with 14-18 records. Charlie Deal hit .364 (4-for-11) with four RBI to…
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GTOP S1W8: 1914 Braves vs. 1917 White Sox
The 1917 Chicago White Sox were looking for a big result in their penultimate series of the season to boost their hopes of a championship. However, they could only manage a four-game split against the 1914 Boston Braves. The White Sox (17-11) will be paying close attention to the next series between the 1912 Giants…
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GTOP S1W7: 1911 Athletics vs. 1914 Braves
The 1911 Philadelphia Athletics kept their championship hopes alive by taking three of four games from the 1914 Boston Braves. The A’s (14-10) got an 11-inning shutout from Chief Bender in the finale and saw Rube Oldring bat .438 (7-for-16), including a walk-off homer in that contest. Joe Connolly batted .375 (6-for-16) for the Braves…
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GTOP S1W6: 1914 Braves vs. 1906 Cubs
The 1914 Boston Braves began the series with a win, but the 1906 Chicago Cubs came back to take the next three games. They did so in various ways: an 11-run barrage, an extra-innings victory, and a one-hit shutout courtesy of Jack Pfiester. The Cubs (12-12) got back to .500 as three players went 5-for-15…
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GTOP S1W5: 1912 Red Sox vs. 1914 Braves
Another intracity battle resulted in a split, as the series between the 1912 Boston Red Sox and the 1914 Boston Braves saw the visiting team win all four games. Three of the four contests were decided by one run. Joe Connolly hit .400 (6-for-15) for the Braves (8-8). Tris Speaker batted .375 (6-for-15) for the…
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GTOP S1W4: 1915 Phillies vs. 1914 Braves
In another series with close, low-scoring results, the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and 1914 Boston Braves split their four games. The first two contests were both decided by one run with some late-inning heroics, and the final two games both had 3-1 final scores. Charles Schmidt hit .462 (6-for-13) for the Braves (6-6), and Lefty Tyler…
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GTOP S1W2: 1914 Braves vs. 1909 Tigers
The 1914 Boston Braves took three of four games from the 1909 Detroit Tigers, including an improbable extra-innings victory in game three. The Tigers went up 7-4 in the top of the 10th, only for the Braves to score four runs to earn the walk-off victory in the bottom half of the inning. Charlie Deal…
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GTOP S1W1: 1912 Giants vs. 1914 Braves
The 1912 New York Giants took three of four games from the 1914 Boston Braves in their first series of the season. The Giants scored late to win a pair of one-run games. Larry Doyle went 8-for-17 (.471) to lead New York and Christy Mathewson had the best start of the series, giving up one…
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St. Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2
FIRST ROUND: Boston scored 19 runs in the first two contests to jump out to a 2-0 lead, but St. Louis got its bats going and came back to win the next four. Three of the six games went to extra innings (St. Louis won two of the three). The road team won the first…
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