Braves Field

[sflnyc]

Another park with not a lot of photo representation.

The site for three World Series – but only one involving the Braves.

All of these photos except one are undated. The photo with the play at First Base is from Game 2 of the 1948 World Series (10.7.48). Bob Elliott of the Braves has just grounded into a Double Play with Indians 1B Eddie Robinson stretching to catch the throw.

Others are an aerial shot, crowds outside the ticket office, a lonely Braves fan in the last Boston season of 1952, and then the weeds taking hold of the park in 1953. I can't tell if the 1952 photo of the one Braves fan is from the stands in the LF corner or the RF corner. Maybe someone has another aerial photo that would identify the building behind the stands he is sitting as to what side of the park it was.

[sflnyc]

Second set of Braves Field photos

These last two photos provide an interesting history.

First, they seem to me to be taken from the same game.

Interesting point of reference is that beyond the right field “Jury Box” stands is the football scoreboard, which still displays the score of the last football game, which using my magnifying glass, says that Boston lost 20-6. Internet searches reveal that game is not the Boston University Terriers*, but the Boston College Eagles, who lost to Wake Forest on September 21, 1951. The Braves had 6 home games remaining in 1951 after that date, of which judging by the “size” of the crowd means that the photos were taken against the Giants on Sunday, Sept. 30 (13,209 in attendance). The Saturday game drew considerably less at 7,091. The four midweek games (incl. a DH) against the Dodgers only drew 5,670; 2,444; and 2,086, so I know it can’t be those games.

I believe the photos were possibly taken that weekend against the Giants by someone (or a fan) chronicling the Giants then hopeful miracle comeback. (it had yet to be completed). All of the 6 Braves home games were day games. Of course it doesn't help that the left field baseball scoreboard isn't in any of the picturs to verify opponents, line-ups, etc., but wonderful photos, nonetheless.

*There isn’t any information online on Boston University game scores from 1925-1946.

Only other Boston College home game that I came across with a 20-6 score relative to that period was against Holy Cross in the season finale on November 29, 1947, which would mean that the scoreboard was left alone with the score all winter and that the baseball game is during 1948. Highly unlikely.

[alpineinc]

Sporting News, 1937. Anyone for Bees Field? Only concession stand in majors which carries full line of chewing tobacco!

[alpineinc]

1947 Sporting News, from Gene Mack of the Boston Globe.

[alpineinc]

Stadium blueprints/drawings from Osborn Engineering, 1915.

[stlfan]

Thanks for the blueprints. It proves that the main grandstand was at an obtuse angle.

[alpineinc]

1950

[icee82]

This pic was taken on August 8, 1950 at Braves Field

[icee82]

Check out the scoreboard in this pic. It is similar to the ones posted by sflnyc.

[icee82]

Same game as above

[New York Kid]

At 40 years old, Babe homered and singled off Carl Hubbell on Opening Day, 1935.

[jimmyjimjimz]

Same game as above

why is there a score on the football scoreboard during a baseball game? Unless it was during football season too, and even for away games they changed the score on the scoreboard.

[parlo]

Here is one more from that same Dodger Brave game in September 1951.

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...3Doff%26sa%3DN

[teamrap]

why is there a score on the football scoreboard during a baseball game? Unless it was during football season too, and even for away games they changed the score on the scoreboard.

That was an auxiliary scoreboard for football ... my guess is that picture was taken on a Sunday in September, and Boston College had played a game there on the day before

[HollandsComet]

Anyone notice the little quirk in the Braves Field main scoreboard in the big pics above? It listed the strikes ahead of the balls, for some unknown reason. This board eventually became the main scoreboard at old Municipal Stadium here in K.C.

[icee82]

These LIFE photos have some great shots of Braves Field.

[alpineinc]

August 1925.

[Milwaukee County Stadium]

Some photos of Braves Field never posted here
demolition of 3rd base stands

then

today


football

[Anubis2051]

I'm assuming those are the first base stands that still exist right? Where would home plate have been in the football stadium?

[Milwaukee County Stadium]

Some photos of Braves Field I found on getty and corbis

[driver62]

I believe home plate would have been located behind the soccer goal towards the bottom of the picture.

[teamrap]

I believe home plate would have been located behind the soccer goal towards the bottom of the picture.

More like 1/2 the way between the soccer goal and the farside of the field ... the first base line ran perpendicular from where the diagonal flattens out in the far wall of the existing stands

[teamrap]

I laid in the approx Braves Field locations

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[Chevy114]

Is it just me or is it luck on the draw how fenway lasted and this one didnt?

[teamrap]

What luck? ... The Braves coudn't draw because Eddie Matthews was a rookie, Hank Aaron was still a year away, the park's location sucked and so they left town ... the Red Sox had a bona fide superstar in Ted Williams (.406) and had been to the World Series once (1946) and lost on the last day of the season twice (1948 & 1949)