$1,000." Just the same, the error became known as "Snodgrass's Muff" and also, the "$30,000 Muff." 1913 and 1914 While Snodgrass batted a solid .291 with 49 runs batted in and 65 runs scored in 1913, McGraw decided to use Tillie Shafer, who could play multiple positions, in center field in place of Snodgrass in the 1913 World Series. The strategy didn't work, as the Giants were beaten in five games by the A's. Snodgrass had one hit in three at bats. In , the Giants' record dipped to 84-70, as they missed their first World Series in four years. Snodgrass' final at bat as a Giant came on August 17, as a pinch hitter. After the game, he was released with a .194 batting average, with first baseman Fred Merkle assuming center field duties over the rest of the season. Boston Braves Shortly after his release from the Giants, Snodgrass signed with the Boston Braves. He rebounded nicely for his new club, batting .278 the rest of the season. He returned to the Polo Grounds for a three game set September 6 through 7, and collected one hit in twelve at bats. 1916 was Snodgrass' final major league season. The Braves finished in third place, three games ahead of the Giants, with a 89-63 record. For his part, Snodgrass batted .249 with 32 runs batted in, while playing his usual steady center field for the Braves. In , Snodgrass returned home to California, and spent one final season with the Pacific Coast League's Vernon Tigers before retiring from the game. Personal life Snodgrass was born in Ventura, California, the son of Andrew Jackson Snodgrass and his wife Addie (McCoy). He married the former Josephine Vickers on August 12, 1909. While playing for the Giants, he and Josephine lived in New York City. In 1912, Nellie Frakes sued him for $75,000 for breach of promise (to marry her) and seduction. After Snodgrass petitioned for a change of venue to Ventura, the Los Angeles Times reported that Nellie Frakes impressed the audience with her "comeliness" (and smiled often to Mrs. Snodgrass) but lost the case to Snodgrass. He and Josephine had two daughters, Eleanor Jean in 1917, and Elizabeth "Betty" Ann in 1921. Snodgrass attended St. Vincent's College in Los Angeles before joining the Giants. Later, he became a successful banker and was a popular city councilman and mayor in Oxnard,