​Red-Hot Red Sox Trying to Make History Only Done by 1914 Boston Braves originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Boston Red Sox will exit the All-Star Break with an active nine-game winning streak.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd with nine wins in a row, including a thriller over the Mets to head into the break, has come quite a bit of belief.The Red Sox seemed out of it for much of the season, but now they’re trying to do something that hasn’t been done in 112 years.Only one team in MLB history has ever been 14 or more games below .500 on June 24th or later and still made the playoffs.That was the 1914 Boston Braves, according to OptaStats:MORE: Willson Contreras might’ve been robbed in the Home Run DerbyThis season’s Red Sox fit those parameters, and so now they’re trying to complete a second-half charge up the standings and into the postseason.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt is easier to make the playoffs in this day and age with more spots, but it’d still be a remarkable turnaround.It’s worth going down a 1914 Boston Braves rabbit hole, too.They were a member of the National League that split their games between the South End Grounds and Fenway Park. And they went on to win the World Series.The 1914 Braves featured a middle infield of Hall of Famers, Johnny Evers and Rabbit Maranville.Their pitching rotation was mostly a two-man show: Dick Rudolph threw 336.1 innings and went 26-10, while Bill James went 332.1 innings and was 26-7.Baseball is a lot different now, but through all the eras, no one has ever had an in-season comeback like those 1914 Boston Braves.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat’s what this season’s Red Sox are hoping to accomplish.Latest Red Sox news2026 Red Sox schedule2026 Red Sox rosterComplete history of Red Sox championships