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1926 Boston Braves

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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66-86, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dave Bancroft (66-86)
Scored 624 runs, Allowed 719 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-86

Ballparks: Braves Field · Attendance: 303,598 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 91, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 87, Pitching - 88


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1925 / 1927 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Zack Taylor 27 125 470 432 36 110 22 3 0 42 1 28 27 .255 .303 .319 .622 74 138 2 8
2 1B Dick Burrus* 28 131 540 486 59 131 21 1 3 61 4 37 16 .270 .324 .335 .659 85 163 2 15
3 2B Doc Gautreau 24 79 317 266 36 71 9 4 0 8 17 35 24 .267 .356 .331 .687 93 88 2 14
4 SS Dave Bancroft# 35 127 541 453 70 141 18 6 1 44 3 64 29 .311 .399 .384 .783 120 174 2 22
5 3B Andy High* 28 130 533 476 55 141 17 10 2 66 4 39 9 .296 .351 .387 .737 106 184 1 17
6 OF Jack Smith* 31 96 359 322 46 100 15 2 2 25 11 28 12 .311 .369 .388 .758 112 125 2 7
7 OF Eddie Brown 34 153 650 612 71 201 31 8 2 84 5 23 20 .328 .355 .415 .770 115 254 2 13
8 OF Jimmy Welsh* 23 134 563 490 69 136 18 11 3 57 6 33 28 .278 .333 .378 .711 99 185 8 32
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 IF Ed Taylor 24 92 327 272 37 73 8 2 0 33 4 38 26 .268 .368 .313 .681 92 85 5 12
10 OF Frank Wilson* 25 87 265 236 22 56 11 3 0 23 3 20 21 .237 .300 .309 .609 71 73 1 8
11 2B Eddie Moore 27 54 212 184 17 49 3 2 0 15 6 16 12 .266 .325 .304 .629 77 56 0 12
12 1B Johnny Cooney 25 64 147 126 17 38 3 2 0 18 6 13 7 .302 .367 .357 .724 103 45 0 8
13 OF Les Mann 33 50 141 129 23 39 8 2 1 20 5 9 9 .302 .348 .419 .766 114 54 0 3
14 OF Bernie Neis# 30 30 103 93 16 20 5 2 0 8 4 8 10 .215 .277 .312 .589 65 29 0 2
15 C Oscar Siemer 24 31 77 73 3 15 1 0 0 5 0 2 7 .205 .227 .219 .446 25 16 0 2
16 3B Jimmy Johnston 36 23 67 57 7 14 1 0 1 5 2 10 3 .246 .358 .316 .674 90 18 0 0
17 C Frank Gibson# 35 24 52 47 3 16 4 0 0 7 0 4 6 .340 .392 .426 .818 129 20 0 1
18 C Shanty Hogan 20 4 14 14 1 4 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786 116 7 0 0
19 3B Harry Riconda 29 4 14 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 29 2 0 0
20 C Sid Womack 29 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
21 P Larry Benton 28 45 87 78 3 12 1 0 0 4 0 2 25 .154 .185 .167 .352 -1 13 1 6
22 P Bob Smith 31 40 87 84 10 25 6 2 0 13 0 2 4 .298 .314 .417 .731 103 35 0 1
23 P Joe Genewich 29 37 77 67 3 11 0 1 0 2 0 4 8 .164 .222 .194 .416 17 13 1 5
24 P Johnny Wertz 28 32 72 64 6 17 1 0 1 6 0 5 13 .266 .319 .328 .647 81 21 0 3
25 P George Mogridge* 37 40 51 46 3 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 .174 .174 .239 .413 15 11 0 5
26 P Hal Goldsmith 27 19 41 38 7 8 2 0 0 5 0 2 6 .211 .250 .263 .513 44 10 0 1
27 P Bunny Hearn* 22 34 34 30 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 .100 .156 .100 .256 -27 3 0 2
28 P Skinny Graham 26 15 12 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 2 0 0
29 P Foster Edwards 22 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
30 P Rosy Ryan* 28 7 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0
31 P Bill Vargus* 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 28.6 153 5870 5216 624 1444 209 62 16 560 81 426 348 .277 .335 .350 .685 92 1825 29 199
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 7 6 8 4 8 5 1 6 7 7 6 8 8 8 4 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Larry Benton 28 14 14 .500 3.85 43 27 9 12 1 1 231.2 244 113 99 10 81 103 7 0 3 996 93 1.403 9.5 0.4 3.1 4.0 1.27
2 SP Joe Genewich 29 8 16 .333 3.88 37 26 7 12 2 2 216.0 239 114 93 6 63 59 6 0 5 943 92 1.398 10.0 0.3 2.6 2.5 0.94
3 SP Bob Smith 31 10 13 .435 3.75 33 23 9 14 4 1 201.1 199 91 84 10 75 44 0 0 0 845 95 1.361 8.9 0.4 3.4 2.0 0.59
4 SP Johnny Wertz 28 11 9 .550 3.28 32 23 8 7 1 0 189.1 212 85 69 6 47 65 10 0 3 820 109 1.368 10.1 0.3 2.2 3.1 1.38
5 SP Hal Goldsmith 27 5 7 .417 4.37 19 15 2 5 0 0 101.0 135 62 49 2 28 16 1 0 4 451 82 1.614 12.0 0.2 2.5 1.4 0.57
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 RP George Mogridge* 37 6 10 .375 4.50 39 10 24 2 0 3 142.0 173 82 71 6 36 46 3 0 2 619 79 1.472 11.0 0.4 2.3 2.9 1.28
7 RP Bunny Hearn* 22 4 9 .308 4.22 34 12 16 3 0 2 117.1 121 63 55 2 56 40 0 0 2 511 85 1.509 9.3 0.2 4.3 3.1 0.71
8 RP Johnny Cooney* 25 3 3 .500 4.00 19 8 11 3 1 0 83.1 106 52 37 0 29 23 7 0 1 386 89 1.620 11.4 0.0 3.1 2.5 0.79
9 RP Skinny Graham 26 3 3 .500 7.93 15 4 3 1 0 0 36.1 54 32 32 3 19 7 2 0 2 178 45 2.009 13.4 0.7 4.7 1.7 0.37
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Foster Edwards 22 2 0 1.000 0.72 3 3 0 1 0 0 25.0 20 4 2 0 13 4 0 0 0 103 502 1.320 7.2 0.0 4.7 1.4 0.31
11 Rosy Ryan 28 0 2 .000 7.58 7 2 2 0 0 0 19.0 29 19 16 1 7 1 0 0 1 88 48 1.895 13.7 0.5 3.3 0.5 0.14
12 Bill Vargus* 26 0 0 3.00 4 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 136 1.667 12.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 28.6 66 86 .434 4.01 153 153 93 60 9 9 1365.1 1536 718 608 46 455 408 36 0 23 5954 89 1.458 10.1 0.3 3.0 2.7 0.90
Rank in 8 NL teams 7 2 7 8 5 4 5 7 7 7 3 5 5
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary
Dave Bancroft 35 125 123 109 751 318 400 33 75 .956 5.74 SS-3B
Larry Benton 28 43 27 12 46 3 43 0 1 1.000 1.07 P
Eddie Brown 34 153 153 143 426 401 10 15 2 .965 2.69 OF
Dick Burrus 28 128 127 121 1268 1153 103 12 97 .991 9.81 1B
Johnny Cooney 25 51 35 29 299 251 45 3 28 .990 5.80 P-1B-OF
Foster Edwards 22 3 3 1 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 2.33 P
Doc Gautreau 24 74 69 63 398 170 205 23 42 .942 5.07 2B
Joe Genewich 29 37 26 12 70 15 53 2 4 .971 1.84 P
Frank Gibson 35 12 9 8 49 37 12 0 2 1.000 3.77 0 2 6 75% C
Hal Goldsmith 27 19 15 5 37 8 28 1 2 .973 1.89 P
Skinny Graham 26 15 4 1 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 0.80 P
Bunny Hearn 22 34 12 3 40 2 38 0 1 1.000 1.18 P
Andy High 28 126 123 118 514 200 287 27 36 .947 3.75 3B-2B
Shanty Hogan 20 4 4 4 27 18 5 4 0 .852 5.75 0 4 2 33% C
Jimmy Johnston 36 18 12 11 41 12 24 5 3 .878 2.12 3B-2B-OF
Les Mann 33 46 30 22 87 79 5 3 0 .966 1.83 OF
George Mogridge 37 40 10 2 58 12 43 3 5 .948 1.38 P-1B
Eddie Moore 27 52 52 48 284 114 159 11 33 .961 5.06 2B-SS-3B
Bernie Neis 30 23 23 20 67 60 2 5 1 .925 2.70 OF
Harry Riconda 29 4 3 2 11 6 3 2 0 .818 2.25 3B
Rosy Ryan 28 7 2 0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.71 P
Oscar Siemer 24 30 17 15 100 81 11 8 2 .920 3.07 5 24 5 17% C
Bob Smith 31 33 23 14 71 9 60 2 6 .972 2.09 P
Jack Smith 31 83 76 71 220 206 8 6 0 .973 2.58 OF
Ed Taylor 24 90 76 68 304 117 174 13 28 .957 3.06 3B-SS
Zack Taylor 27 123 122 108 525 394 123 8 17 .985 4.20 13 59 59 50% C
Bill Vargus 26 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Jimmy Welsh 23 129 124 117 317 283 23 11 8 .965 2.37 OF
Johnny Wertz 28 32 23 7 70 14 54 2 2 .971 2.13 P
Frank Wilson 25 56 52 47 136 121 6 9 1 .934 2.27 OF
Sid Womack 29 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00 1 2 0 0% C
Team Totals 28.5 153 1376 1182 6245 4091 1946 208 397 .967 3.76 19 91 72 44%
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 5 5
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Dave Bancroft# 35 541 16 -1 0 0 -1 8 15 37 3.8 38 3.8 0.0 $ Traded *6/5
Larry Benton 28 87 -12 0 0 0 0 6 2 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ Traded 1
Eddie Brown 34 650 12 -2 0 0 4 -5 19 28 2.8 24 2.4 0.4 $ Traded *O78
Dick Burrus* 28 540 -10 -1 0 0 -3 -6 16 -4 -0.4 -1 -0.1 -0.3 $ *3
Johnny Cooney 25 147 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 0.7 7 0.7 0.0 $ 31/O9
Foster Edwards 22 9 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /1
Doc Gautreau 24 317 -1 3 0 0 -10 2 9 3 0.3 13 1.3 -1.0 $ Purchased 4
Joe Genewich 29 77 -8 0 0 0 0 5 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Frank Gibson# 35 52 2 -1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $ Purchased 2
Hal Goldsmith 27 41 -3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Skinny Graham 26 12 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Rule 5 Draft 1
Bunny Hearn* 22 34 -6 0 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Andy High* 28 533 5 -1 0 0 -11 4 16 13 1.3 24 2.4 -1.1 $ Waivers 54
Shanty Hogan 20 14 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent /2
Jimmy Johnston 36 67 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ Traded 5/47O
Les Mann 33 141 2 1 0 0 -5 -2 4 0 0.0 5 0.5 -0.5 $ Traded O879
George Mogridge* 37 51 -6 0 0 0 0 3 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ Waivers 1/3
Eddie Moore 27 212 -6 0 0 0 -3 2 6 -1 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $ Purchased 46/5
Bernie Neis# 30 103 -5 1 0 0 0 -1 3 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ Traded O7/8
Harry Riconda 29 14 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft /5
Rosy Ryan* 28 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Traded /1
Oscar Siemer 24 77 -8 -1 0 0 -2 1 2 -8 -0.8 -6 -0.6 -0.2 $ 2
Bob Smith 31 87 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 9 0.9 9 0.9 0.0 $ Rule 5 Draft 1
Jack Smith* 31 359 7 1 0 0 0 -3 11 16 1.6 16 1.6 0.0 $ Purchased O897
Ed Taylor 24 327 -1 -1 0 0 -3 4 10 9 0.9 12 1.2 -0.3 $ Purchased 56
Zack Taylor 27 470 -16 -3 0 0 2 4 14 1 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ Traded *2
Jimmy Welsh* 23 563 -1 1 0 0 2 -6 16 12 1.2 10 1.0 0.2 $ Purchased *O9
Johnny Wertz 28 72 -2 -1 0 0 0 5 2 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 1
Frank Wilson* 25 265 -10 -1 0 0 0 -3 8 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent O7/98
Sid Womack 29 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Purchased /2
Team Total 28.6 5870 -58 -5 0 0 -32 32 169 106 10.5 138 13.8 -3.3 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired
Larry Benton 28 231.2 27 113 134 -4 1.0 21 1.6 $ Traded
Johnny Cooney* 25 83.1 8 52 48 -1 1.0 -4 -0.7 $
Foster Edwards 22 25.0 3 4 14 0 1.0 10 1.1 $
Joe Genewich 29 216.0 26 114 125 -4 1.0 11 0.6 $ Amateur Free Agent
Hal Goldsmith 27 101.0 15 62 58 -2 1.0 -4 -0.7 $ Purchased
Skinny Graham 26 36.1 4 32 21 -1 1.0 -11 -1.3 $ Rule 5 Draft
Bunny Hearn* 22 117.1 12 63 68 -2 1.0 5 0.2 $ Purchased
George Mogridge* 37 142.0 10 82 82 -2 1.0 0 -0.4 $ Waivers
Rosy Ryan 28 19.0 2 19 11 0 1.0 -8 -0.9 $ Traded
Bob Smith 31 201.1 23 91 116 -3 1.0 25 2.2 $ Rule 5 Draft
Bill Vargus* 26 3.0 0 1 2 0 1.0 1 0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent
Johnny Wertz 28 189.1 23 85 109 -3 1.0 24 2.1 $
Team Total 28.6 1365.1 153 718 788 -22 1.0 70 3.9 $
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired

1925 / 1927 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics