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Braves Field

Boston, MA · 1915–1952 · also known as Bee Hive

Braves Field
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2,623
Games on file
1915
First
1952
Last

Braves Field was a ballpark in Boston, MA. The first major-league game the register places here was on August 18, 1915 and the last on September 21, 1952. It was also known as Bee Hive.

2,880 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1915 and 1952. The game logs list the Boston Braves, the Boston Bees, and the Boston Red Sox as home clubs here. 11 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Paul Waner's 3,000th Hit in 1942, Tom Hughes's No-Hitter in 1916, and Jim Tobin's No-Hitter in 1944.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 18, 1915, when the Boston Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3–1. Slim Sallee started for the St. Louis Cardinals and Dick Rudolph for the Boston Braves. Bill Klem was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 21, 1952, when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 8–2. Joe Black started for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Jim Wilson for the Boston Braves. Babe Pinelli was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 51,331, for a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves on May 22, 1932.

The major leagues also played in Boston, MA at South End Grounds I (1871–1887), Dartmouth Grounds (1884–1884), South End Grounds II (1888–1894), Congress Street Grounds (1890–1894), and South End Grounds III (1894–1914), and 2 other grounds.

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1942

Paul Waner's 3,000th Hit

Paul Waner gets his 3,000th hit for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team he had played for the previous fifteen seasons.

1916

Tom Hughes's No-Hitter

Tom Hughes threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 16, 1916, winning 2–0.

1944

Jim Tobin's No-Hitter

Jim Tobin threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 27, 1944, winning 2–0.

1950

Vern Bickford's No-Hitter

Vern Bickford threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 11, 1950, winning 7–0.

1951

Cliff Chambers's No-Hitter

Cliff Chambers threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Boston Braves on May 6, 1951, winning 3–0.

1922

Ross Youngs Hits for the Cycle, 1922

Ross Youngs hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on April 29, 1922.

1929

Mel Ott Hits for the Cycle, 1929

Mel Ott hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on May 16, 1929.

1929

Joe Cronin Hits for the Cycle, 1929

Joe Cronin hit for the cycle for the Washington Senators against the Boston Red Sox on September 2, 1929.

1928

Les Bell's Three-Home-Run Game, 1928

Les Bell hit three home runs for the Boston Braves against the Cincinnati Reds on June 2, 1928.

1942

Jim Tobin's Three-Home-Run Game, 1942

Jim Tobin hit three home runs for the Boston Braves against the Chicago Cubs on May 13, 1942.

1947

Johnny Mize's Three-Home-Run Game, 1947

Johnny Mize hit three home runs for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on April 24, 1947.