Braves Field was a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts.
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10 Facts About Braves Field
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Braves Field was the site of Babe Ruth's final season, playing for the Braves in 1935.
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Braves Field was home to multiple professional football teams between 1929 and 1948, including the first home of the National Football League franchise that became the Washington Commanders.
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The pro football Braves Field played at the ballpark in their inaugural season of 1932, then were at Fenway Park for four seasons as the Boston Redskins before the move south in 1937 to Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC.
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Braves Field was one of two homes of the Boston Bulldogs of the first American Football League and the Boston Shamrocks of the second AFL.
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In 1932, Braves Field became home of the football Boston Braves, a National Football League expansion franchise, owned by George Preston Marshall.
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Construction of the $600,000 Braves Field began on March 20,1915 and was completed before the end of the 1915 season.
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The Braves Field had drawn fewer than 300,000 fans in 1952, after drawing over 1 million in 1947,1948, and 1949.
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The Braves Field then played the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, losing 4 games to 2.
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The 1948 Braves Field were led by pitchers Johnny Sain and Hall-of-Famer Warren Spahn.
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