1926 Boston Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkBraves Field
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record66–86 (.434)
League place7th
OwnersEmil Fuchs
ManagersDave Bancroft
RadioWNAC
(Fred Hoey)
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The 1926 Boston Braves season was the 56th season of the franchise.

Regular season

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 89 65 0.578 — 47–30 42–35
Cincinnati Reds 87 67 0.565 2 53–23 34–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 69 0.549 4½ 49–28 35–41
Chicago Cubs 82 72 0.532 7 49–28 33–44
New York Giants 74 77 0.490 13½ 43–33 31–44
Brooklyn Robins 71 82 0.464 17½ 38–38 33–44
Boston Braves 66 86 0.434 22 43–34 23–52
Philadelphia Phillies 58 93 0.384 29½ 33–42 25–51

Record vs. opponents

1926 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 6–15 12–10 12–10–1 12–10 7–15 10–11 7–15
Brooklyn 15–6 — 14–8 4–18 9–13 13–9 9–13–2 7–15
Chicago 10–12 8–14 — 13–9–1 14–8 16–6 10–12 11–11
Cincinnati 10–12–1 18–4 9–13–1 — 7–15 16–6–1 13–9 14–8
New York 10–12 13–9 8–14 15–7 — 12–7 6–16 10–12
Philadelphia 15–7 9–13 6–16 6–16–1 7–12 — 8–14 7–15
Pittsburgh 11–10 13–9–2 12–10 9–13 16–6 14–8 — 9–13–2
St. Louis 15–7 15–7 11–11 8–14 12–10 15–7 13–9–2 —


Roster

1926 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Zack Taylor 125 432 110 .255 0 42
1B Dick Burrus 131 486 131 .270 3 61
2B Doc Gautreau 79 266 71 .267 0 8
SS Dave Bancroft 127 453 141 .311 1 44
3B Andy High 130 476 141 .296 2 66
OF Jack Smith 96 322 100 .311 2 25
OF Eddie Brown 153 612 201 .328 2 84
OF Jimmy Welsh 134 490 136 .278 3 57

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ed Taylor 92 272 73 .268 0 33
Frank Wilson 87 236 56 .237 0 23
Eddie Moore 54 184 49 .266 0 15
Leslie Mann 50 129 39 .302 1 20
Johnny Cooney 64 126 38 .302 0 18
Bernie Neis 30 93 20 .215 0 8
Oscar Siemer 31 73 15 .205 0 5
Jimmy Johnston 23 57 14 .246 1 5
Frank Gibson 24 47 16 .340 0 7
Shanty Hogan 4 14 4 .286 0 5
Harry Riconda 4 12 2 .167 0 0
Sid Womack 1 3 0 .000 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Larry Benton 43 231.2 14 14 3.85 103
Joe Genewich 37 216.0 8 16 3.88 59
Bob Smith 33 201.1 10 13 3.75 44
Johnny Werts 32 189.1 11 9 3.28 65
Hal Goldsmith 19 101.0 5 7 4.37 16
Foster Edwards 3 25.0 2 0 0.72 4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
George Mogridge 39 142.0 6 10 4.50 46
Bunny Hearn 34 117.1 4 9 4.22 40
Johnny Cooney 19 83.1 3 3 4.00 23
Kyle Graham 15 36.1 3 3 7.93 7
Rosy Ryan 7 19.0 0 2 7.58 1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Bill Vargus 4 0 0 0 3.00 0

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
A Providence Rubes Eastern League Rube Marquard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Providence[1]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

External links


1926 MLB season by team
Atlanta Braves
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