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Long before the Red Sox "Impossible Dream" season, Boston's now
nearly forgotten "other" team, the 1914 Boston Braves, performed a
baseball "miracle" that resounds to this very day. The "Miracle
Braves" were Boston's first "worst-to-first" winners of the World
Series. Shortly after the turn of the previous century, the once
mighty Braves had become a perennial member of the National
League's second division. Preseason pundits didn't believe the 1914
team posed a meaningful threat to John McGraw's powerful New York
Giants. During the first half of that campaign, Boston lived down
to such expectations, taking up residence in the league's basement.
Refusing to throw in the towel at the midseason mark, their leader,
the pugnacious George Stallings, deftly manipulated his daily
lineup and pitching staff to engineer a remarkable second-half
climb in the standings all the way to first place. The team's
winning momentum carried into the postseason, where the Braves
swept Connie Mack's heralded Athletics and claimed the only World
Championship ever won by Boston's National League entry. And for
100 years, the management, players, and fans of underperforming
ball clubs have turned to the Miracle Braves to catch a glimmer of
hope that such a midseason turnaround could be repeated. Through
the collaborative efforts of a band of dedicated members of the
Society for American Baseball Research, this benchmark
accomplishment is richly revealed to the reader in The Miracle
Braves of 1914: Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series
Champions. The essence of the "miracle" is captured through a
comprehensive compendium of incisive biographies of the players and
other figures associated with the team, with additional relevant
research pieces on the season. After a journey through the pages of
this book, the die-hard baseball fan will better understand why the
call to "Wait Until Next Year" should never be voiced prematurely.
Includes: FOREWORD by Bob Brady THE BRAVES Ted Cather by Jack V.
Morris Gene Cocreham by Thomas Ayers Wilson Collins by Charlie
Weatherby Joe Connolly by Dennis Auger Ensign Cottrell by Peter
Cottrell Dick Crutcher by Jerrod Cotosman George Davis by Rory
Costello Charlie Deal by Charles F. Faber Josh Devore by Peter
Gordon Oscar Dugey by Charlie Weatherby Johnny Evers by David
Shiner The 1914 Evers-Zimmerman Incident and How the Tale Grew
Taller Over the Years by Bob Brady The Evers Ejection Record by
Mark Sternman Larry Gilbert by Jack V. Morris Hank Gowdy by Carol
McMains and Frank Ceresi Tommy Griffith by Chip Greene Otto Hess by
Gary Hess Tom Hughes by Greg Erion Bill James by David Jones
Clarence Kraft by Jon Dunkle Dolf Luque by Peter Bjarkman Les Mann
by Maurice Bouchard Rabbit Maranville by Dick Leyden Billy Martin
by Bob Joel Jack Martin by Charles F. Faber Herbie Moran by Charles
F. Faber Jim Murray by Jim Elfers Hub Perdue by John Simpson Dick
Rudolph by Dick Leyden Butch Schmidt by Chip Greene Red Smith by
Charles F. Faber Paul Strand by Jack V. Morris Fred Tyler by John
Shannahan Lefty Tyler by Wayne McElreavy Bert Whaling by Charles F.
Faber George "Possum" Whitted by Craig Hardee MANAGER George
Stallings by Martin Kohout COACH Fred Mitchell by Bill Nowlin OWNER
Jim Gaffney by Rory Costello The Braves' A.B.C. by Ring Lardner
1914 Boston Braves Timeline by Mike Lynch A Stallings Anecdote 1914
World Series by Mark Sternman "I Told You So" by O.R.C. The Rest of
1914 by Mike Lynch How An Exhibition Game Contributed To A Miracle
by Bob Brady The National League Pennant Race of 1914 by Frank
Vaccaro The Press, The Fans, and the 1914 Boston Braves by Donna L.
Halper Return of the Miracle Braves by Bob Brady Miracle Teams by A
Comparison of the 1914 Miracle Braves and 1969 Miracle Mets by Tom
Nahigian An Unexpected Farewell by The South End Grounds, August
1914 by Bob Ruzzo The Time(s) the Braves Played Home Games at
Fenway Park by Bill Nowlin And other informative articles
356 pages, over 70 photographs Catcher Gus Triandos dubbed the
Philadelphia Phillies' 1964 season the year of the blue snow-a rare
thing that happens once in a great while. The Phillies were having
a spectacular season in which everything was going right. They held
a 6 1/2 game lead on September 20, with just 12 games to play. But
the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals never gave up, and when
the Phillies lost 10 consecutive games, it became a horrific
collapse for Phillies fanatics. But wait a minute. When it was
seemingly too late, the Phillies finally won a game-and the
first-place Cardinals lost two to the lowly Mets, so on the last
day of the season there might be a three-way tie for first place.
On the final day, the Phillies beat the Reds, 10-0. Could the Mets
knock off the first-place Cardinals for a third straight game? The
Mets carried a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth, but
succumbed, 11-5. But what a season for Phillies fans. Jim Bunning
threw the first NL perfect game in 84 years. The hero of the 1964
All-Star Game was Johnny Callison, who hit the third walk-off home
run in the history of the All-Star Game. The team also boasted the
electrifying NL Rookie of the Year, slugging third baseman Richie
Allen (later called Dick Allen). In Philadelphia, the '64 campaign
left an ache that lasted for years. This book sheds light on the
facts for the reader to determine answers to lingering questions
they may still have about the Phillies team in the 1964 season-but
any book about a team is really about the players. A collaborative
effort by 37 members of the Society for American Baseball Research
(SABR), this work offers life stories of all the players and others
(managers, coaches, owners, and broadcasters) associated with this
star-crossed team, as well as essays of analysis and historical
recaps. Includes: Foreword by Mel Marmer Introduction by Mel Marmer
Opening Day 1964 Dick Allen by Rich D'Ambrosio Ruben Amaro by Rory
Costello The Amaro Chronicles by Rory Costello Two Gold Glove
Shortstops by Rory Costello Jack Baldschun by Chip Greene Dave
Bennett by Mark Armour Dennis Bennett by Mark Armour John Boozer by
Andy Sturgill Johnny Briggs by John Saccoman Jim Bunning by Ralph
Berger Johnny Callison by John Rossi Danny Cater by Brian
Englehardt Pat Corrales by James Ray Wes Covington by Andy Sturgill
Ray Culp by Mark Armour Clay Dalrymple by Rory Costello Ryne Duren
by Gregory H Wolf Tony Gonzalez by Jose Ramirez and Rory Costello
Dallas Green by Gregory H Wolf John Herrnstein by Brian Englehardt
Don Hoak by Jack V Morris Alex Johnson by Mark Armour Johnny
Klippstein by Gregory H Wolf Gary Kroll by Neil Poloncarz Bobby
Locke by Paul Geisler Art Mahaffey by Ralph Berger and Mel Marmer
Cal McLish by Joe Wancho Adolfo Phillips by Rob Neyer Vic Power by
Joe Wancho Ed Roebuck by Paul Hirsch Cookie Rojas by Peter Gordon
Bobby Shantz by Mel Marmer Costen Shockley by Chip Greene Chris
Short by Andy Sturgill Roy Sievers by Gregory H Wolf Morrie
Steevens by Len Levin Tony Taylor by Rory Costello and Jose Ramirez
Frank Thomas by Bob Hurte Gus Triandos by Neal Poloncarz Bobby Wine
by Bob Bloss Rick Wise by Bill Nowlin Gene Mauch by John Vorperian
Peanuts Lowrey by Dick Rosen George Myatt by John Green Bob Oldis
by Dan Even Al Widmar by Gregory H Wolf Bob Carpenter by James Ray
John Quinn by Rory Costello The Origins of the 1964 Phillies by Jim
Sweetman How the 1964 Phillies Were Built by Mel Marmer Shibe
Park/Connie Mack Stadium by James Ray Richie Ashburn by Seamus
Kearney Bill Campbell by Curt Smith By Saam by Neal Poloncarz Jim
Bunning's Perfect Game by James Ray Johnny Callison's All-Star Home
Run by Mel Marmer In Defense of Chico Ruiz's Mad Dash by Rory
Costello Pennant Was Stolen by Clem Comly Beyond Bunning and Short
Rest: An Analysis of Managerial Decisions That Led to the Phillies'
Epic Collapse of 1964 by Bryan Soderholm-Difatte Epilogue by Clem
Comly
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