Braves Field
| "The Wigwam" "The Bee Hive" (1936–41) |
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| Former names |
National League Park (1936–1941) Boston University Field (1953–1955) |
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue and Babcock Street Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°21′11″N 71°07′08″W / 42.353°N 71.119°WCoordinates: 42°21′11″N 71°07′08″W / 42.353°N 71.119°W |
| Owner | Boston Braves/Boston Bees |
| Operator | Boston Braves/Bees |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Field size |
Final Left field – 337 ft (103 m) Left-center – 355 ft (108 m) Center field – 390 ft (119 m) Right-center – 355 ft (108 m) Right field – 319 ft (97 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 20, 1915 |
| Opened | August 18, 1915 102 years ago |
| Renovated | 1944, 1955 |
| Closed | September 21, 1952 |
| Demolished | 1955 (reconfigured into Nickerson Field) |
| Construction cost | $600,000 |
| Architect | Osborn Engineering |
| Tenants | |
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Boston Braves (MLB) (1915–1952) Boston Bulldogs (AFL) (1926) Boston Bulldogs (NFL) (1929) Boston Braves (NFL) (1932) Boston Shamrocks (AFL) (1936–1937) Boston Yanks (NFL) (1946, 1948) |
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Braves Field was a baseball park in the Northeastern United States, located in Boston. 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.
Braves Field was also home to multiple professional football teams between 1929 and 1948, including the first home of the National Football League (NFL) franchise that became the Washington Redskins. The pro football Braves 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, D.C.
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