1928 Boston Braves

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929

50-103, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jack Slattery (11-20) and Rogers Hornsby (39-83)
Scored 631 runs, Allowed 878 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 54-99

Ballparks: Braves Field · Attendance: 227,001 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 100

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1927 / 1929 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Virgil Barnes	31	16	10	1	15	2	12	1	0	.933	0.88								P
Les Bell	26	153	153	153	518	177	314	27	37	.948	3.21								3B
Ray Boggs	23	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.25								P
Ed Brandt	23	38	32	12	64	3	61	0	3	1.000	1.68								P
Eddie Brown	36	129	126	122	328	309	6	13	3	.960	2.42								OF-1B
Dick Burrus	30	32	32	32	308	286	15	7	29	.977	9.41								1B
Ben Cantwell	26	22	10	3	35	5	27	3	1	.914	1.45								P
Bill Clarkson	29	19	2	0	17	2	14	1	1	.941	0.84								P
Earl Clark	20	27	27	27	78	77	0	1	0	.987	2.85								OF
Jimmy Cooney	33	14	14	12	72	27	43	2	11	.972	4.67								SS-2B
Johnny Cooney	27	29	8	4	62	29	32	1	5	.984	2.10								P-1B-OF
Bill Cronin	25	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1.000	0.67	0		0	0				C
Art Delaney	31	39	22	8	62	13	47	2	3	.968	1.54								P
Foster Edwards	24	21	3	2	13	3	10	0	1	1.000	0.62								P
Doc Farrell	26	133	129	127	759	289	419	51	73	.933	5.32								SS-2B
Howard Freigau	25	25	23	22	116	48	60	8	9	.931	4.32								SS-2B
Doc Gautreau	26	4	0	0	5	2	2	1	1	.800	0.80								2B-SS
Joe Genewich	31	13	11	4	27	3	24	0	1	1.000	2.08								P
Hal Goldsmith	29	4	0	0	6	1	4	1	0	.833	1.25								P
Kent Greenfield	25	32	20	5	47	8	37	2	2	.957	1.41								P
Dave Harris	27	6	4	4	12	10	0	2	0	.833	1.67								OF
Bunny Hearn	24	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.14								P
Bonnie Hollingsworth	32	7	2	0	7	0	7	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Rogers Hornsby	32	140	140	134	766	295	450	21	85	.973	5.32								2B
Dinny McNamara	22	3	1	1	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	2.33								OF
Art Mills	25	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Eddie Moore	29	55	53	51	145	131	8	6	3	.959	2.53								OF-2B
Guy Morrison	32	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Heinie Mueller	28	41	41	39	135	127	6	2	1	.985	3.24								OF
Emilio Palmero	33	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33								P
Lance Richbourg	30	148	148	146	386	367	8	11	1	.972	2.53								OF
Charlie Robertson	32	13	7	3	12	1	11	0	1	1.000	0.92								P
George Sisler	35	118	118	117	1289	1188	86	15	100	.988	10.71								P-1B
Bob Smith	33	38	26	14	85	16	66	3	5	.965	2.16								P
Jack Smith	33	66	59	51	171	165	4	2	0	.988	2.60								OF
Al Spohrer	25	48	31	27	127	102	22	3	1	.976	2.58	2		17	11	39%	45%		C
Zack Taylor	29	124	121	93	457	367	83	7	8	.985	3.63	11		62	43	41%	45%		C
Clay Touchstone	25	5	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.60								P
Luke Urban	30	10	1	1	17	12	5	0	0	1.000	1.70	0		0	3	100%	45%		C
Johnny Wertz	30	10	2	0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.60								P
Earl Williams	25	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	0		0	0				C
Team Totals	29.5	153	1377	1215	6167	4077	1897	193	386	.969	3.72	13		79	57	42%	45%
Rank in 8 NL teams								3	5	6
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Zack Taylor	29	124	121	93	457	367	83	7	8	.985	3.63	11	62	43	41%
Al Spohrer	25	48	31	27	127	102	22	3	1	.976	2.58	2	17	11	39%
Luke Urban	30	10	1	1	17	12	5	0	0	1.000	1.70	0	0	3	100%
Bill Cronin	25	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1.000	0.67	0	0	0
Earl Williams	25	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	0	0	0
League Average										.978	3.73				44%
Team Total		153	153	121	604	484	110	10	10	.983	3.19	13	79	57	42%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Sisler	35	118	118	117	1289	1188	86	15	100	.988	10.80
Dick Burrus	30	32	32	32	308	286	15	7	29	.977	9.41
Johnny Cooney	27	3	2	2	17	16	0	1	2	.941	5.33
Eddie Brown	36	1	1	1	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	7.00
League Average										.989	10.13
Team Total		153	153	152	1621	1497	101	23	131	.986	10.38

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Rogers Hornsby	32	140	140	134	766	295	450	21	85	.973	5.32
Howard Freigau	25	11	10	10	51	20	27	4	4	.922	4.27
Jimmy Cooney	33	4	3	3	17	4	12	1	1	.941	4.00
Doc Gautreau	26	4	0	0	4	1	2	1	1	.750	0.75
Doc Farrell	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Eddie Moore	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.970	5.71
Team Total		153	153	147	840	320	493	27	91	.968	5.05

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Les Bell	26	153	153	153	518	177	314	27	37	.948	3.21
League Average										.943	2.96
Team Total		153	153	153	518	177	314	27	37	.948	3.21

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Doc Farrell	26	132	129	127	758	289	418	51	73	.933	5.36
Howard Freigau	25	14	13	12	65	28	33	4	5	.938	4.36
Jimmy Cooney	33	11	11	9	55	23	31	1	10	.982	4.91
Doc Gautreau	26	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.950	5.20
Team Total		153	153	148	879	341	482	56	88	.936	5.21

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lance Richbourg	30	148	148	146	386	367	8	11	1	.972	2.53
Eddie Brown	36	129	125	121	321	302	6	13	3	.960	2.39
Jack Smith	33	65	59	51	171	165	4	2	0	.988	2.60
Eddie Moore	29	54	53	51	144	131	7	6	3	.958	2.56
Heinie Mueller	28	41	41	39	135	127	6	2	1	.985	3.24
Earl Clark	20	27	27	27	78	77	0	1	0	.987	2.85
Dave Harris	27	6	4	4	12	10	0	2	0	.833	1.67
Dinny McNamara	22	3	1	1	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	2.33
Johnny Cooney	27	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.972	2.30
Team Total		153	459	440	1256	1188	31	37	8	.971	2.57

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bob Smith	33	38	26	14	85	16	66	3	5	.965	2.16
Ed Brandt	23	38	32	12	64	3	61	0	3	1.000	1.68
Art Delaney	31	39	22	8	62	13	47	2	3	.968	1.54
Kent Greenfield	25	32	20	5	47	8	37	2	2	.957	1.41
Ben Cantwell	26	22	10	3	35	5	27	3	1	.914	1.45
Johnny Cooney	27	24	5	2	43	11	32	0	3	1.000	1.79
Joe Genewich	31	13	11	4	27	3	24	0	1	1.000	2.08
Virgil Barnes	31	16	10	1	15	2	12	1	0	.933	0.88
Charlie Robertson	32	13	7	3	12	1	11	0	1	1.000	0.92
Foster Edwards	24	21	3	2	13	3	10	0	1	1.000	0.62
Bill Clarkson	29	19	2	0	17	2	14	1	1	.941	0.84
Bonnie Hollingsworth	32	7	2	0	7	0	7	0	0	1.000	1.00
Johnny Wertz	30	10	2	0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.60
Bunny Hearn	24	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.14
Hal Goldsmith	29	4	0	0	6	1	4	1	0	.833	1.25
Clay Touchstone	25	5	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.60
Art Mills	25	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
Emilio Palmero	33	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33
Ray Boggs	23	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.25
Guy Morrison	32	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00
George Sisler	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.966	1.29
Team Total		153	153	54	449	70	366	13	21	.971	1.36

1927 / 1929 Fielding Statistics

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