1915 Boston Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1915 Boston Braves finished with a record of 83-69. They scored 582 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. Ted Cather, Hank Gowdy, Sherry Magee, Rabbit Maranville, Butch Schmidt, and Red Smith were tied for the team lead in home runs with 2. The offense was powered by Sherry Magee, who led the team with 87 RBI, 160 hits.
The team allowed 545 runs and had a team ERA of 2.57. Dick Rudolph was the winningest pitcher, with 22 games won. Tom Hughes led the team with 171 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Evers | 2B | 83 | 278 | 38 | 73 | 1 | 22 | 7 | .375 | .295 | .670 | .263 |
| Ed Fitzpatrick | 2B | 105 | 303 | 54 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 13 | .344 | .304 | .648 | .221 |
| Fletcher Low | 3B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 149 | 509 | 51 | 124 | 2 | 43 | 18 | .308 | .324 | .632 | .244 |
| Butch Schmidt | 1B | 127 | 458 | 46 | 115 | 2 | 60 | 3 | .318 | .352 | .670 | .251 |
| Red Shannon | 2B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Red Smith | 3B | 157 | 549 | 66 | 145 | 2 | 65 | 10 | .345 | .352 | .697 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ted Cather | OF | 40 | 102 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 2 | .319 | .314 | .633 | .206 |
| Zip Collins | OF | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .500 | .875 | .286 |
| Pete Compton | OF | 35 | 116 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .290 | .345 | .635 | .241 |
| Joe Connolly | OF | 104 | 305 | 48 | 91 | 0 | 23 | 13 | .387 | .397 | .784 | .298 |
| Dick Egan | OF | 83 | 220 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 3 | .343 | .309 | .652 | .259 |
| Larry Gilbert | OF | 45 | 106 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .231 | .189 | .420 | .151 |
| Sherry Magee | OF | 156 | 571 | 72 | 160 | 2 | 87 | 15 | .350 | .392 | .742 | .280 |
| Herbie Moran | OF | 130 | 419 | 59 | 84 | 0 | 21 | 16 | .320 | .255 | .575 | .200 |
| Joe Shannon | OF | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Fred Snodgrass | OF | 23 | 79 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .352 | .304 | .656 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Blackburn | C | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .167 | .542 | .167 |
| Hank Gowdy | C | 118 | 316 | 27 | 78 | 2 | 30 | 10 | .339 | .332 | .671 | .247 |
| Walt Tragesser | C | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bert Whaling | C | 72 | 190 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .264 | .274 | .538 | .221 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5070 | 582 | 1219 | 17 | 496 | 121 | .311 | .319 | .629 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jesse Barnes | 9 | 3 | 45.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1.39 | 1.126 | |||
| Gene Cocreham | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.765 | |||
| Dick Crutcher | 14 | 4 | 43.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 4.33 | 1.510 | |||
| Iron Davis | 15 | 9 | 73.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 3.80 | 1.419 | |||
| Otto Hess | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3.86 | 1.571 | |||
| Tom Hughes | 50 | 25 | 280.3 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 9 | 171 | 58 | 2.12 | 0.949 | |||
| Bill James | 13 | 9 | 68.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 3.03 | 1.318 | |||
| Dolf Luque | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.60 | 2.000 | |||
| Art Nehf | 12 | 10 | 78.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 2.53 | 1.034 | |||
| Pat Ragan | 33 | 26 | 227 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 81 | 59 | 2.46 | 1.176 | |||
| Dick Rudolph | 44 | 43 | 341.3 | 22 | 19 | .537 | 1 | 147 | 64 | 2.37 | 1.078 | |||
| Paul Strand | 6 | 2 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2.38 | 1.278 | |||
| Lefty Tyler | 32 | 24 | 204.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 89 | 84 | 2.86 | 1.299 | |||
| Team Totals | 235 | 157 | 1405.6 | 83 | 69 | .546 | 13 | 630 | 366 | 2.57 | 1.155 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Red Smith | 157 |
| At Bats | Sherry Magee | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sherry Magee | 655 |
| Batting Average | Sherry Magee | .280 |
| On-Base % | Sherry Magee | .350 |
| Slugging % | Sherry Magee | .392 |
| OPS | Sherry Magee | .742 |
| Runs | Sherry Magee | 72 |
| Hits | Sherry Magee | 160 |
| Total Bases | Sherry Magee | 224 |
| Doubles | Sherry Magee and Red Smith | 34 |
| Triples | Sherry Magee | 12 |
| Home Runs | Ted Cather, Hank Gowdy, Sherry Magee, Rabbit Maranville, Butch Schmidt, and Red Smith | 2 |
| RBI | Sherry Magee | 87 |
| Walks | Red Smith | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Rabbit Maranville | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | Rabbit Maranville | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Connolly, Sherry Magee, and Rabbit Maranville | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sherry Magee and Rabbit Maranville | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dick Rudolph | 22 |
| Losses | Dick Rudolph | 19 |
| Saves | Tom Hughes | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Pat Ragan | .571 |
| ERA | Tom Hughes | 2.12 |
| WHIP | Tom Hughes | 0.949 |
| Innings Pitched | Dick Rudolph | 341.3 |
| Games | Tom Hughes | 50 |
| Games Started | Dick Rudolph | 43 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Hughes | 171 |
| Complete Games | Dick Rudolph | 30 |
| Shutouts | Tom Hughes and Art Nehf | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dick Rudolph | 1362 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Rudolph | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Rudolph | 304 |
| Walks Allowed | Lefty Tyler | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lefty Tyler | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Dick Rudolph | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Hughes | 11 |
