1944 Boston Braves

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945

65-89, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Coleman (65-89)
Scored 593 runs, Allowed 674 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-86

Ballparks: Braves Field · Attendance: 208,691 (8th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 96

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1943 / 1945 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
Nate Andrews	30	37	34	16	72	14	56	2	2	.972	1.89								P
Red Barrett	29	42	30	11	69	15	51	3	7	.957	1.57								P
Pat Capri	25	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	1.000	2.00								2B
Ben Cardoni	23	22	5	1	16	2	12	2	1	.875	0.64								P
Chet Clemens	27	7	3	3	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	0.86								OF
Dick Culler	29	8	7	6	52	14	33	5	6	.904	5.88								SS
Frank Drews	28	46	42	41	266	123	132	11	27	.959	5.54								2B
Buck Etchison	29	85	81	70	811	757	48	6	64	.993	9.47								1B
Ben Geraghty	31	7	4	4	19	10	7	2	0	.895	2.43								2B-3B
Roland Gladu	33	18	18	9	47	21	21	5	6	.894	2.33								3B-OF
Jim Hickey	23	8	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.38								P
Stew Hofferth	31	47	41	39	183	158	22	3	3	.984	3.83	2		11	11	50%	43%		C
Tommy Holmes	27	155	155	154	444	426	14	4	7	.991	2.84								OF
Warren Huston	30	28	19	13	73	26	44	3	2	.959	2.41								3B-2B-SS
Ira Hutchinson	33	40	8	1	32	3	29	0	4	1.000	0.80								P
Johnny Hutchings	28	14	7	1	9	1	8	0	1	1.000	0.64								P
Al Javery	26	40	33	11	47	7	37	3	4	.936	1.10								P
Stan Klopp	33	24	0	0	8	1	6	1	0	.875	0.29								P
Clyde Kluttz	26	57	57	46	244	199	40	5	5	.980	4.12	2		21	20	49%	43%		C
Carl Lindquist	25	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.20								P
Max Macon	28	95	82	75	739	671	51	17	62	.977	7.60								P-1B-OF
Harry MacPherson	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Phil Masi	28	77	63	60	351	298	46	7	12	.980	4.47	2		40	17	30%	43%		C-1B-3B
Butch Nieman	26	126	116	107	281	261	13	7	2	.975	2.17								OF
Dee Phillips	25	138	134	116	575	206	336	33	55	.943	3.61								3B-SS
Hugh Poland	34	6	6	4	33	31	0	2	0	.939	5.17	0		3	0	0%	43%		C
Woody Rich	28	7	2	1	6	1	5	0	1	1.000	0.86								P
Chet Ross	27	38	36	24	83	75	8	0	2	1.000	2.18								OF
Connie Ryan	24	88	86	79	543	233	296	14	58	.974	5.63								2B-3B
Mike Sandlock	28	29	10	5	55	17	35	3	3	.945	1.79								3B-SS
Steve Shemo	29	18	10	5	62	26	34	2	4	.968	3.33								2B-3B
Jim Tobin	31	43	36	28	109	13	93	3	4	.972	2.47								P
Whitey Wietelmann	25	125	119	93	650	269	351	30	75	.954	4.88								SS-2B-3B
George Woodend	26	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33								P
Chuck Workman	29	121	105	103	252	186	60	6	7	.976	2.02								OF-3B
Ab Wright	37	47	46	27	93	88	2	3	1	.968	1.91								OF
Team Totals	27.7	155	1395	1153	6237	4159	1896	182	426	.971	3.61	6		75	48	39%	43%
Rank in 8 NL teams								4	2	4
	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%
Phil Masi	28	63	51	48	219	180	34	5	3	.977	3.40	2	40	17	30%
Clyde Kluttz	26	58	57	46	244	199	40	5	5	.980	4.12	2	21	20	49%
Stew Hofferth	31	47	41	39	183	158	22	3	3	.984	3.83	2	11	11	50%
Hugh Poland	34	6	6	4	33	31	0	2	0	.939	5.17	0	3	0	0%
League Average										.979	3.95				43%
Team Total		155	155	137	679	568	96	15	11	.978	3.82	6	75	48	39%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Buck Etchison	29	85	81	70	811	757	48	6	64	.993	9.47
Max Macon	28	72	62	58	690	625	49	16	62	.977	9.36
Phil Masi	28	12	12	12	131	118	11	2	9	.985	10.75
League Average										.990	9.66
Team Total		155	155	140	1632	1500	108	24	135	.985	9.51

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Connie Ryan	24	80	78	71	495	210	272	13	57	.974	6.03
Frank Drews	28	46	42	41	266	123	132	11	27	.959	5.54
Whitey Wietelmann	25	23	20	15	122	54	62	6	14	.951	5.04
Steve Shemo	29	16	10	5	59	23	34	2	4	.966	3.56
Warren Huston	30	5	4	2	17	7	8	2	0	.882	3.00
Ben Geraghty	31	4	1	1	9	4	5	0	0	1.000	2.25
Pat Capri	25	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	1.000	2.00
League Average										.962	5.02
Team Total		155	155	135	970	421	515	34	103	.965	5.35

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dee Phillips	25	90	84	71	280	84	177	19	22	.932	2.90
Mike Sandlock	28	22	10	5	45	13	30	2	1	.956	1.95
Warren Huston	30	20	15	11	48	16	31	1	1	.979	2.35
Chuck Workman	29	19	19	17	72	25	44	3	4	.958	3.63
Roland Gladu	33	15	15	7	46	20	21	5	6	.891	2.73
Connie Ryan	24	14	8	8	48	23	24	1	1	.979	3.36
Ben Geraghty	31	3	3	3	10	6	2	2	0	.800	2.67
Phil Masi	28	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
Steve Shemo	29	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
Whitey Wietelmann	25	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	1.000	2.00
League Average										.947	3.00
Team Total		155	155	122	555	190	332	33	36	.941	2.78

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Whitey Wietelmann	25	103	98	78	526	215	287	24	60	.954	4.87
Dee Phillips	25	60	50	45	295	122	159	14	33	.953	4.68
Dick Culler	29	8	7	6	52	14	33	5	6	.904	5.88
Mike Sandlock	28	7	0	0	10	4	5	1	2	.900	1.29
Warren Huston	30	4	0	0	8	3	5	0	1	1.000	2.00
League Average										.954	4.82
Team Total		155	155	129	891	358	489	44	102	.951	4.65

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Tommy Holmes	27	155	155	154	444	426	14	4	7	.991	2.84
Butch Nieman	26	126	116	107	281	261	13	7	2	.975	2.17
Chuck Workman	29	103	86	86	180	161	16	3	3	.983	1.72
Ab Wright	37	47	46	27	93	88	2	3	1	.968	1.91
Chet Ross	27	38	36	24	83	75	8	0	2	1.000	2.18
Max Macon	28	22	20	17	48	46	1	1	0	.979	2.14
Chet Clemens	27	7	3	3	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	0.86
Roland Gladu	33	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.33
League Average										.980	2.31
Team Total		155	465	420	1136	1064	54	18	15	.984	2.23

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Jim Tobin	31	43	36	28	109	13	93	3	4	.972	2.47
Nate Andrews	30	37	34	16	72	14	56	2	2	.972	1.89
Al Javery	26	40	33	11	47	7	37	3	4	.936	1.10
Red Barrett	29	42	30	11	69	15	51	3	7	.957	1.57
Ira Hutchinson	33	40	8	1	32	3	29	0	4	1.000	0.80
Ben Cardoni	23	22	5	1	16	2	12	2	1	.875	0.64
Johnny Hutchings	28	14	7	1	9	1	8	0	1	1.000	0.64
Stan Klopp	33	24	0	0	8	1	6	1	0	.875	0.29
Woody Rich	28	7	2	1	6	1	5	0	1	1.000	0.86
Jim Hickey	23	8	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.38
Carl Lindquist	25	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.20
Max Macon	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
George Woodend	26	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33
Harry MacPherson	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.960	1.11
Team Total		155	155	70	374	58	302	14	24	.963	1.25

1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

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