Sports History On This Day: September 29

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September 29, 1914 – The Boston Braves, a team that was in last place in the 8-team National League standings in mid-July, clinched the NL pennant and it wasn’t even close as they finished 10-1/2 games better than their closest contender, the New York Giants.

Their record over their final 87 games was an astounding 68–19 for a winning percentage of .782. They went on to sweep the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series and are forever known as the “Miracle Braves.”

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The 1914 World Series champion Boston Braves
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of The 1914 World Series champion Boston Braves Top row, left to right: Bill James, Ted Cather, Charlie Deal, Iron Davis, Ensign Cottrell, Gene Cocreham, Otto Hess, Leslie Mann, Hank Gowdy, Butch Schmidt, Bert Whaling Middle row, left to right: Possum Whitted, Oscar Dugey, Lefty Tyler, Paul Strand, Josh Devore, Larry Gilbert, Red Smith, Herbie Moran Bottom row, left to right: Joe Connolly, Fred Mitchell, Willie Connor, Dick Rudolph, Rabbit Maranville, Dick Crutcher, Jack Martin, Johnny Evers Contributed by W. W. Somers Special thanks to the resources of Newspapers.com and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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