Named the “Miracle Man” of the baseball diamond, Stallings won fame by leading the Boston Braves in what is recognized as “the greatest chain of victories in the history of organized baseball.” On July 19, 1914 the Braves were in last place in the National League, 15 games behind the first-place Giants. Stallings rallied his team, consisting of mostly castoffs and unknowns, and the team went 68-19 to finish the season. They then won the national pennant against the Philadelphia Athletics, who had claimed that title the prior three years in a row. It was the first four-game sweep in history. Stallings also managed the Philadelphia Nationals and the New York Yankees. At the time of his death, he was owner and manager of the Montreal Royals. Stallings played catcher during his early baseball career. He once played on the same Sally League Team as Ty Cobb and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in Augusta. (Even with that amount of collective talent, the team finished last.)
(1866-1929) (Honeysuckle, lot 2, row EE)
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