1916 World Series Game 5

Lore & Background

Game 5 of the 1916 World Series was played at Braves Field. The winning run was scored in the bottom of the 14th inning on a sacrifice fly by Del Gainer.

In Their Own Story

By the bottom of the fourteenth inning, natural light had nearly vanished from Ebbets Field. The crowd held its breath in the growing gloom, united by fourteen innings of grueling tension. With two outs and the score tied, one slip would cost them everything. Ruth dug his cleats into the rubber, the air cooling rapidly around him, and delivered a pitch that would echo through history.

Reader's Guide

The Red Sox won the series four games to one. Their home games in the World Series were played at Braves Field due to its larger seating capacity.

Did You Know?

• The Red Sox' final two regular season games and their three World Series home games were played at Braves Field.
• An exhibition game between Boston and Philadelphia was played in Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 5 to raise money for a grave monument for former umpire John Gaffney.