The Boston Braves, 1871-1953

"After eighty-two colorful and often glorious baseball seasons, the financially strapped Boston Braves abruptly moved to Milwaukee in 1953, breaking the hearts of the team's faithful, die-hard fans. During its reign in Boston, the storied franchise, now the longest continuously active club in the history of baseball, had captured ten National League pennants and a world championship. The Braves fielded thirty-eight Hall of Famers, including Kid Nichols, Warren Spahn, King Kelly, Rabbit Maranville, John Evers, Hugh Duffy, Eddie Matthews, and the Wright brothers." "In this work, first published in 1948 and updated in 1954, sports scribe Harold Kaese brings to life the dramatic moments and players in the baseball legacy of the Braves in Boston. Illustrated with vintage photographs and cartoons, many published here for the first time, the book chronicles both the hapless and spectacular seasons from the Braves' founding in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings in the National Association to their move to Milwaukee."--BOOK JACKET.