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Braves Field
Braves Field
was a
baseball park
in the
Northeastern United States
, located in
Boston
,
Massachusetts
. Today the site is home to
Nickerson Field
on the campus of
Boston University
. The stadium was home of the
Boston Braves
of the
National League
from
1915
–
1952
, prior to the Braves' move to
Milwaukee
in
1953
. The stadium hosted the
1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
, the
1915
and
1916 World Series
home games for the
Boston Red Sox
, and the
1948 World Series
. Braves Field was the site of
Babe Ruth
's final season, playing for the Braves in 1935. From 1929 to 1932, the Boston Red Sox played select regular season games periodically at Braves Field. On May 1, 1926, Braves Field hosted the longest baseball game in history – 26 Innings. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.
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