1926 Boston Braves season

1926  Boston Braves
League	National League
Ballpark	Braves Field
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	66–86 (.434)
League place	7th
Owners	Emil Fuchs
Managers	Dave Bancroft
Radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
←  1925 1927  →

The 1926 Boston Braves season was the 56th season of the franchise.

Regular season

Season standings

v t e 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 v t e Sources:
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 Larry Benton Foster Edwards Joe Genewich Hal Goldsmith Skinny Graham Bunny Hearn George Mogridge Rosy Ryan Bob Smith Bill Vargus Johnny Werts		Catchers Frank Gibson Shanty Hogan Oscar Siemer Zack Taylor Sid Womack Infielders Dave Bancroft Dick Burrus Johnny Cooney Doc Gautreau Andy High Jimmy Johnston Eddie Moore Harry Riconda Ed Taylor		Outfielders Eddie Brown Les Mann Bernie Neis Jack Smith Jimmy Welsh Frank Wilson		Manager Dave Bancroft

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 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference