South End Grounds (Boston)
The End of the Beginning
When the Boston Braves left the field…
Bert Whaling
Bert Whaling, a slick-fielding catcher, began the 1914 season…
Herbie Moran
Herbie Moran, a late-season acquisition in the Boston Braves’…
Possum Whitted
Many players spend their entire playing careers hoping for the…
Paul Strand
Paul Strand had a dream season in 1923. Playing for the Salt…
Fred Tyler
It was a small story in a national publication, and it suggested…
Dick Rudolph
Though he stood only 5' 9½" and weighed just 160 lbs., Dick…
Lefty Tyler
Lefty Tyler was the third of the Miracle Braves’ Big Three,…
Jim Murray
The best description of Jim Murray would be marginal major leaguer.…
Butch Schmidt
On March 1, 2012, a businessman named Andrew W. Schmidt III died…
Fred Mitchell
A life in baseball is how one might best describe the life of…
Hub Perdue
Although he answered to a variety of nicknames – Rub-Dub-Hub,…
Red Smith
A mediocre fielder at third base, Red Smith was a good enough…
George Stallings
A dignified, fastidious Southerner who managed in street clothes…