That capped a season in which they rose from last place in mid-July to the championship, earning the nickname Miracle Braves.

The 1914 baseball season belonged to the "Miracle Braves," baseball's all-time comeback kids, who rose from last place in July to a pennant in the fall.

This was the Braves' first World Championship since the "Miracle Braves" of 1914, and their only one while based in Milwaukee (out of two chances).

The 1914 Miracle Braves, a last-place team in mid-July, beat Connie Mack's defending champion A's, winning Game 2, 1-0, with a run in the bottom of the ninth.

Rabbit Maranville is in the hall only because he happened to play for the 1914 Miracle Braves.

Note: It was the Braves' first championship since the "Miracle Braves" of 1914.

That Boston Braves team swept the Philadelphia Athletics in four games; they were called the Miracle Braves.

January 5 - Rabbit Maranville, 62, rambunctious shortstop who set a career record with 2,153 games at the position and was MVP runner-up on the 1914 "Miracle Braves".

They then defeated the heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics in four straight games to earn the nickname "Miracle Braves."