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In the 1914 World Series, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in a four-games sweep.
A contender for greatest upset of all time, the "Miracle Braves", in last place on July 4th, roared on to win the National League pennant and sweep the stunned Athletics. In some circles, it was alleged that the A's were irritated at the penny-pinching ways of their manager/owner Connie Mack, and did not play hard. Mack apparently thought so, as he unloaded most of his high-priced stars soon after and, within two years, the A's achieved the worst winning percentage in modern history (even worse than the 1962 New York Mets or the 2003 Detroit Tigers).
Managers: George Stallings (Boston), Connie Mack (Philadelphia)
Umpires: Bill Dinneen (AL), Bill Klem (NL), George Hildebrand (AL), Bill Byron (NL)
Summary
Boston Braves (4) vs Philadelphia Athletics (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braves - 7, Athletics - 1 | October 9 | Shibe Park | 20,562 |
| 2 | Braves - 1, Athletics - 0 | October 10 | Shibe Park | 20,562 |
| 3 | Athletics - 4, Braves - 5 (12 innings) | October 12 | Fenway Park | 35,520 |
| 4 | Athletics - 1, Braves - 3 | October 10 | Fenway Park | 34,365 |
Matchups
Game 1, October 9
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| W: Dick Rudolph (2-0) L: Chief Bender (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2, October 10
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| W: Bill James (2-0) L: Eddie Plank (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3, October 12
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| W: Bill James (2-0) L: Bullet Joe Bush (0-1) | |||||||||||||||
| HR: BOS – Hank Gowdy (1) | |||||||||||||||
Game 4, October 13
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | x | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| W: Dick Rudolph (2-0) L: Bob Shawkey (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Trivia
- Although the Fall Classic had shifted to Boston for game 3, the Braves were still without home-field advantage. Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox) was chosen over their own South End Grounds as a more attractive and inviting venue.
- This was the first four-game sweep in World Series history.
External Links
- 1914 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1914 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1914 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1914 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
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