Who is Tony Cuccinello?
Anthony Francis “Tony” Cuccinello was a second and third baseman. He played for the Boston Bees (1936–1940) and the Boston …
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The Milwaukee Braves beat the Yankees in Game 2 8-7 — Thursday, October 3, 1957 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
The 1957 World Series featured the defending champions, the New York Yankees (American League), playing against the Milwaukee Braves (National League). After finishing just one game …
Warren Spahn, who will become the winningest left-hander in baseball history with 363 victories, signs a contract with the Boston Bees — June 4, 1940
Warren Spahn It isn’t every day you can do this. It turns out, in fact to be rare. On June …
Phil Masi gets to the Boston Bees on a strange technicality (1939)
Phil Masi began his baseball career when he was contracted in 1936 by the Cleveland Indians at the age of …
Jim Tobin helps the troubled Bees (1940)
Jim Tobin came to the Boston Bees in 1940 as a knuckler. He was a great one at that. But he …
1940 Boston Bees season
The new trend in baseball in the 1940’s was to install lights for night games. The Braves (then known as …
Not a club to belong to (1924)
Is there a club for managers who loose 100 games? Probably not and if there is, you don’t hear a …
Dave Bancroft proves a great player may not make a good manager (1924-1927)
Dave Bancroft was a shortstop with the Braves (then in Boston) from 1924 – 27. He was born in Sioux …
Dave Bancroft scores a go ahead run in the 13th (1920)
In Brooklyn‚ the Phillies win in 13 innings on May 2, 1920‚ 4-3. Zack Wheat’s homer in the 9th ties …
It would get worse (1938)
It was Casey Stengel‘s first year as manager of the Boston Bees (now known as the Atlanta Braves) in 1938. …
The Braves snag Billy Southworth (1921)
In January of 1921, the Boston Braves finally snagged Billy Southworth — one of three Pirates traded to Boston, with …
The Three Little Steam Shovels (1944)
The war continues. 1944, however, brought new life to the Braves (then in Boston). Lou Perini, Guido Rugo and Joseph …
