1925 Boston Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1925 Boston Braves finished with a record of 70-83. They scored 708 runs and belted 41 home runs to go along with a .292 batting average. Jimmy Welsh provided the power for the team with 7 homers. The offense was powered by Dick Burrus, who led the team with 87 RBI and 200 hits.
The team allowed 802 runs and had a team ERA of 4.39. Larry Benton and Johnny Cooney were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Johnny Cooney racked up 65 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Bancroft | SS | 128 | 479 | 75 | 153 | 2 | 49 | 7 | .400 | .426 | .826 | .319 |
| Dick Burrus | 1B | 152 | 588 | 82 | 200 | 5 | 87 | 8 | .396 | .449 | .845 | .340 |
| Doc Gautreau | 2B | 68 | 279 | 45 | 73 | 0 | 23 | 11 | .346 | .330 | .676 | .262 |
| Andy High | 3B | 60 | 219 | 31 | 63 | 4 | 28 | 3 | .361 | .402 | .763 | .288 |
| Abie Hood | 2B | 5 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .524 | .842 | .286 |
| Hod Kibbie | 2B | 11 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .348 | .317 | .665 | .268 |
| Red Lucas | 2B | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 | .150 | .377 | .150 |
| William Marriott | 3B | 103 | 370 | 37 | 99 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .322 | .305 | .627 | .268 |
| Ernie Padgett | 2B | 86 | 256 | 31 | 78 | 0 | 29 | 3 | .341 | .395 | .736 | .305 |
| Bob Smith | SS | 58 | 174 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 23 | 2 | .302 | .379 | .681 | .282 |
| Herb Thomas | 2B | 5 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .353 | .703 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gus Felix | OF | 121 | 459 | 60 | 141 | 2 | 66 | 5 | .356 | .405 | .761 | .307 |
| Dave Harris | OF | 92 | 340 | 49 | 90 | 5 | 36 | 6 | .321 | .374 | .695 | .265 |
| Shanty Hogan | OF | 9 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .318 | .429 | .747 | .286 |
| Les Mann | OF | 60 | 184 | 27 | 63 | 2 | 20 | 6 | .373 | .478 | .851 | .342 |
| Bernie Neis | OF | 106 | 355 | 47 | 101 | 5 | 45 | 8 | .354 | .394 | .748 | .285 |
| Casey Stengel | OF | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .077 | .220 | .077 |
| Jimmy Welsh | OF | 122 | 484 | 69 | 151 | 7 | 63 | 7 | .350 | .440 | .790 | .312 |
| Frank Wilson | OF | 12 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .486 | .516 | 1.002 | .419 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dee Cousineau | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank Gibson | C | 104 | 316 | 36 | 88 | 2 | 50 | 3 | .313 | .402 | .715 | .278 |
| Mickey O'Neil | C | 70 | 222 | 29 | 57 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .327 | .356 | .683 | .257 |
| Oscar Siemer | C | 16 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .319 | .413 | .732 | .304 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ed Sperber | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5365 | 708 | 1567 | 41 | 643 | 77 | .337 | .390 | .726 | .292 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.12 | 2.593 | |||
| Jesse Barnes | 32 | 28 | 216.3 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 55 | 63 | 4.53 | 1.470 | |||
| Joe Batchelder | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 1.571 | |||
| Larry Benton | 31 | 21 | 183.3 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | 49 | 70 | 3.09 | 1.309 | |||
| Johnny Cooney | 31 | 29 | 245.7 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 65 | 50 | 3.48 | 1.290 | |||
| Foster Edwards | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Joe Genewich | 34 | 21 | 169 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 34 | 41 | 3.99 | 1.337 | |||
| Skinny Graham | 34 | 23 | 157 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 1 | 32 | 62 | 4.41 | 1.522 | |||
| Ike Kamp | 24 | 4 | 58.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 5.09 | 1.767 | |||
| Rube Marquard | 26 | 8 | 72 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 5.75 | 1.833 | |||
| Tim McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81.00 | 11.429 | |||
| Joe Ogrodowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54.00 | 9.000 | |||
| Rosy Ryan | 37 | 7 | 122.7 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 2 | 48 | 52 | 6.31 | 1.663 | |||
| Bob Smith | 13 | 10 | 92.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 4.47 | 1.575 | |||
| Bill Vargus | 11 | 2 | 36.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3.96 | 1.598 | |||
| Team Totals | 282 | 153 | 1366.7 | 70 | 83 | .458 | 4 | 351 | 458 | 4.39 | 1.482 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick Burrus | 152 |
| At Bats | Dick Burrus | 588 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dick Burrus | 652 |
| Batting Average | Dick Burrus | .340 |
| On-Base % | Dave Bancroft | .400 |
| Slugging % | Dick Burrus | .449 |
| OPS | Dick Burrus | .845 |
| Runs | Dick Burrus | 82 |
| Hits | Dick Burrus | 200 |
| Total Bases | Dick Burrus | 264 |
| Doubles | Dick Burrus | 41 |
| Triples | Dave Bancroft and Jimmy Welsh | 8 |
| Home Runs | Jimmy Welsh | 7 |
| RBI | Dick Burrus | 87 |
| Walks | Dave Bancroft | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Harris | 44 |
| Stolen Bases | Doc Gautreau | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Bernie Neis | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave Bancroft | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Benton and Johnny Cooney | 14 |
| Losses | Jesse Barnes | 16 |
| Saves | Rosy Ryan | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Benton | .667 |
| ERA | Larry Benton | 3.09 |
| WHIP | Johnny Cooney | 1.290 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Cooney | 245.7 |
| Games | Rosy Ryan | 37 |
| Games Started | Johnny Cooney | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Cooney | 65 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Cooney | 20 |
| Shutouts | Larry Benton and Johnny Cooney | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Cooney | 1047 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jesse Barnes | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Cooney | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry Benton | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Cooney | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Jesse Barnes, Ike Kamp, and Rosy Ryan | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Genewich | 6 |
