Twenty-two games into the 1914 season, the Boston Braves were 4-18. By July 4, they were in last place, 15 games behind the first place New York Giants. Left for dead, the Braves, after the fourth of July, stunned the baseball world by going 68-19 to win the pennant, finishing 10 1/2 games ahead of the Giants. It was, and still is, the greatest finish in baseball history.

The team became known as the "Miracle Men" and went into the 1914 World Series facing the heavily favored defending World Champion's, the Philadelphia A's. The Braves polished the A's off in four straight games (the first 'sweep' in World Series history). The star of the Series was Braves catcher Hank Gowdy who hit .545 with a key home run.

This baseball was the last out ball of the 1914 World Series, the finishing touch on the most remarkable comeback in baseball history.