Braves Field,Bee Hive,Boston,MA,US Ball Park First Game Date ā 08/23/1915 (6) Starting Pitchers ā vs. Cardinals: 08/18/1915 Final Score 3-1 (BSN) Attendance ā 46,000 Starting Pitchers Dick Rudolph (BSN); Slim Sallee (SLN) First Batter ā Miller Huggins (SLN) Result ā Struck Out First Hits ā Art Butler (SLN),Singled First Run ā Sherry Magee BSN) Firstā¦
In front of the second largest crowd this season, with many of the 8,822 fans rooting for the Dodgers, the Braves play their final home game in Boston. Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella hits the last home run at Braves Field in an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee-bound club.
DodgersĀ PĀ Ben WadeĀ homers twice in an 8 ā 2 win over theĀ Braves.
AtĀ Braves Field, in the second of two games, theĀ Boston BravesĀ andĀ Philadelphia PhilliesĀ start the match in daylight and finish under the lights, a first in the majors. The Phillies win, 6 ā 5.Ā Johnny SainĀ hurls the Braves to a 4 ā 3 victory in the opener.
At Boston,Ā Johnny SainĀ becomes theĀ National LeagueāsĀ first 11-game winner, beatingĀ Robin RobertsĀ and theĀ Phils, 13 ā 2.Ā Alvin DarkĀ has three hits, running hisĀ hitting streakto 21 games. In the 4th inning Dark triples off relieverĀ Ken Heintzelman, then steals home.
1946Ā ā All games are played at night for the first time in major league history, four in theĀ American LeagueĀ and four in theĀ National League.
Boston right-hander Jim Tobin holds the Phillies hitless in the shortened five-inning nightcap, blanking Philadelphia at Braves Field, 7-0. In April, āAbba Dabbaā threw a full-game no-hitter against Brooklyn.
Jim TobinĀ of theĀ Boston BravesĀ almost single-handedly beats theĀ Chicago CubsĀ atĀ Braves Field, 6 ā 5, by pitching a five-hitter and hitting three consecutiveĀ home runs. Tobin, who hit a pinch homer the day before, becomes the only pitcher in modern history to collect three home runs in a game. His fourth at-bat results in aĀ fly ballĀ caught against theĀ fencein left field.
1941Ā āĀ Charlie RootĀ uses his arm and then his bat with a clutch single in the ninth inning to win his 200th game. Trailing theĀ Cincinnati Reds, 4 ā 3, theĀ CubsĀ win, 6 ā 4, with the 42-year-old Root going the route.
On July 7 1936 ā The National League, having lost the first three All-Star Games, wins the 1936 All-Star Game, 4 ā 3 at Braves Field, Bostonās National League Park with four different Cub players (Augie Galan, Billy Herman, Gabby Hartnett and Frank Demaree) scoring runs. After Dizzy Dean and Carl Hubbell each pitch scorelessā¦
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