1927 Boston Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1927 Boston Braves finished with a record of 60-94. They scored 651 runs and belted 37 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. Jack Fournier provided the power for the team with 10 homers. The offense was powered by Eddie Brown, who led the team with 75 RBI and 171 hits.
The team allowed 771 runs and had a team ERA of 4.22. Joe Genewich and Kent Greenfield were tied for the team lead in wins with 11. Bob Smith racked up 81 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 | 111 | 375 | 44 | 91 | 1 | 31 | 5 | .322 | .307 | .629 | .243 |
| Dick Burrus | 1B | 72 | 220 | 22 | 70 | 0 | 32 | 3 | .370 | .382 | .752 | .318 |
| Doc Farrell | SS | 110 | 424 | 44 | 124 | 1 | 58 | 4 | .315 | .340 | .655 | .292 |
| Jack Fournier | 1B | 122 | 374 | 55 | 106 | 10 | 53 | 4 | .368 | .422 | .790 | .283 |
| Doc Gautreau | 2B | 87 | 236 | 38 | 58 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .321 | .314 | .635 | .246 |
| Andy High | 3B | 113 | 384 | 59 | 116 | 4 | 46 | 4 | .350 | .419 | .769 | .302 |
| Eddie Moore | 3B | 112 | 411 | 53 | 124 | 1 | 32 | 5 | .364 | .363 | .727 | .302 |
| Herb Thomas | 2B | 24 | 74 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .269 | .338 | .607 | .230 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Brown | OF | 155 | 558 | 64 | 171 | 2 | 75 | 11 | .340 | .401 | .741 | .306 |
| Earl Clark | OF | 13 | 44 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .304 | .295 | .599 | .273 |
| Sid Graves | OF | 7 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .650 | .250 |
| Les Mann | OF | 29 | 66 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .338 | .333 | .671 | .258 |
| Dinny McNamara | OF | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lance Richbourg | OF | 115 | 450 | 57 | 139 | 2 | 34 | 24 | .342 | .389 | .731 | .309 |
| Jack Smith | OF | 84 | 183 | 27 | 58 | 1 | 24 | 8 | .375 | .410 | .785 | .317 |
| Jimmy Welsh | OF | 131 | 497 | 72 | 143 | 9 | 54 | 11 | .330 | .423 | .753 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Gibson | C | 60 | 167 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .235 | .251 | .486 | .222 |
| Shanty Hogan | C | 71 | 229 | 24 | 66 | 3 | 32 | 2 | .324 | .410 | .734 | .288 |
| Zack Taylor | C | 30 | 96 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .298 | .313 | .611 | .240 |
| Luke Urban | C | 35 | 111 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .313 | .333 | .646 | .288 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Cooney | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5370 | 651 | 1498 | 37 | 582 | 100 | .315 | .363 | .678 | .279 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Benton | 11 | 10 | 60.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 4.48 | 1.642 | |||
| Foster Edwards | 29 | 11 | 92 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 37 | 45 | 4.99 | 1.522 | |||
| Joe Genewich | 40 | 19 | 181 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1 | 38 | 54 | 3.83 | 1.398 | |||
| Hal Goldsmith | 22 | 5 | 71.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 3.52 | 1.520 | |||
| Kent Greenfield | 27 | 26 | 190 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 3.84 | 1.379 | |||
| Bunny Hearn | 8 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4.26 | 1.969 | |||
| Jack Knight | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Hugh McQuillan | 13 | 12 | 78 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 5.54 | 1.705 | |||
| Art Mills | 15 | 1 | 37.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 3.82 | 1.565 | |||
| George Mogridge | 20 | 1 | 48.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 3.70 | 1.294 | |||
| Guy Morrison | 11 | 3 | 34.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 4.46 | 1.603 | |||
| Charlie Robertson | 28 | 21 | 154.3 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 0 | 49 | 46 | 4.72 | 1.517 | |||
| Dick Rudolph | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.538 | |||
| Bob Smith | 41 | 31 | 260.7 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 3 | 81 | 75 | 3.76 | 1.427 | |||
| Johnny Wertz | 42 | 15 | 164.3 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 1 | 39 | 52 | 4.55 | 1.558 | |||
| Team Totals | 311 | 155 | 1390 | 60 | 94 | .390 | 11 | 402 | 468 | 4.22 | 1.489 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Brown | 155 |
| At Bats | Eddie Brown | 558 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Brown | 605 |
| Batting Average | Lance Richbourg | .309 |
| On-Base % | Lance Richbourg | .342 |
| Slugging % | Jimmy Welsh | .423 |
| OPS | Jimmy Welsh | .753 |
| Runs | Jimmy Welsh | 72 |
| Hits | Eddie Brown | 171 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Brown | 224 |
| Doubles | Eddie Brown | 35 |
| Triples | Andy High and Lance Richbourg | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jack Fournier | 10 |
| RBI | Eddie Brown | 75 |
| Walks | Jack Fournier | 44 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Bancroft | 36 |
| Stolen Bases | Lance Richbourg | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Welsh | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Genewich and Kent Greenfield | 11 |
| Losses | Bob Smith | 18 |
| Saves | George Mogridge | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Genewich | .579 |
| ERA | Bob Smith | 3.76 |
| WHIP | Kent Greenfield | 1.379 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Smith | 260.7 |
| Games | Johnny Wertz | 42 |
| Games Started | Bob Smith | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Smith | 81 |
| Complete Games | Bob Smith | 16 |
| Shutouts | Kent Greenfield and Bob Smith | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Smith | 1110 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Smith | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Smith | 297 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Smith | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Smith | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Wertz | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kent Greenfield | 5 |
