1930 Boston Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1930 Boston Braves finished with a record of 70-84. They scored 693 runs and belted 66 home runs to go along with a .281 batting average. The offense was powered by Wally Berger, who led the team with 38 home runs, 119 RBI, and 172 hits.
The team allowed 835 runs and had a team ERA of 4.91. Socks Seibold was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Bob Smith led the team with 84 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buster Chatham | 3B | 112 | 404 | 48 | 108 | 5 | 56 | 8 | .332 | .408 | .740 | .267 |
| Bernie James | 2B | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .273 | .455 | .182 |
| Freddie Maguire | 2B | 146 | 516 | 54 | 138 | 0 | 52 | 4 | .297 | .328 | .625 | .267 |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 142 | 558 | 85 | 157 | 2 | 43 | 9 | .344 | .367 | .711 | .281 |
| Johnny Neun | 1B | 81 | 212 | 39 | 69 | 2 | 23 | 9 | .389 | .429 | .818 | .325 |
| Billy Rhiel | 3B | 20 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .204 | .255 | .459 | .170 |
| Gene Robertson | 3B | 21 | 59 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .203 | .453 | .186 |
| Red Rollings | 3B | 52 | 123 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .288 | .285 | .573 | .236 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 116 | 431 | 54 | 133 | 3 | 67 | 7 | .346 | .397 | .743 | .309 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Berger | OF | 151 | 555 | 98 | 172 | 38 | 119 | 3 | .375 | .614 | .989 | .310 |
| Buzz Boyle | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Earl Clark | OF | 82 | 233 | 29 | 69 | 3 | 28 | 3 | .320 | .408 | .728 | .296 |
| Bill Dunlap | OF | 16 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .103 | .172 | .069 |
| Randy Moore | OF | 83 | 191 | 24 | 55 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .323 | .366 | .689 | .288 |
| Lance Richbourg | OF | 130 | 529 | 81 | 161 | 3 | 54 | 13 | .331 | .395 | .726 | .304 |
| Jimmy Welsh | OF | 113 | 422 | 51 | 116 | 3 | 36 | 5 | .327 | .389 | .716 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Cronin | C | 66 | 178 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .277 | .315 | .592 | .253 |
| Hank Gowdy | C | 16 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .240 | .550 | .200 |
| Al Spohrer | C | 112 | 356 | 44 | 113 | 2 | 37 | 3 | .361 | .441 | .802 | .317 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Owen Kahn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5356 | 693 | 1503 | 66 | 631 | 69 | .317 | .393 | .710 | .281 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Brandt | 41 | 13 | 147.3 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 1 | 65 | 59 | 5.01 | 1.541 | |||
| Bob Brown | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Ben Cantwell | 31 | 21 | 173.3 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 2 | 43 | 45 | 4.88 | 1.489 | |||
| Johnny Cooney | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.00 | 2.714 | |||
| Bruce Cunningham | 36 | 6 | 106.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 5.48 | 1.518 | |||
| Fred Frankhouse | 27 | 11 | 110.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 5.61 | 1.635 | |||
| Burleigh Grimes | 11 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 7.35 | 1.918 | |||
| Ken Jones | 8 | 1 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5.95 | 1.624 | |||
| Socks Seibold | 36 | 33 | 251 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 2 | 70 | 85 | 4.12 | 1.486 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 21 | 14 | 119.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 4.75 | 1.350 | |||
| Bob Smith | 38 | 24 | 219.7 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 5 | 84 | 85 | 4.26 | 1.511 | |||
| Tom Zachary | 24 | 22 | 151.3 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 57 | 50 | 4.58 | 1.599 | |||
| Team Totals | 278 | 154 | 1361 | 70 | 84 | .455 | 11 | 424 | 475 | 4.91 | 1.542 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Wally Berger | 151 |
| At Bats | Rabbit Maranville | 558 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rabbit Maranville | 628 |
| Batting Average | Wally Berger | .310 |
| On-Base % | Wally Berger | .375 |
| Slugging % | Wally Berger | .614 |
| OPS | Wally Berger | .989 |
| Runs | Wally Berger | 98 |
| Hits | Wally Berger | 172 |
| Total Bases | Wally Berger | 341 |
| Doubles | Wally Berger | 27 |
| Triples | Wally Berger | 14 |
| Home Runs | Wally Berger | 38 |
| RBI | Wally Berger | 119 |
| Walks | Wally Berger | 54 |
| Strikeouts | Wally Berger | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Lance Richbourg | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Buster Chatham | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Socks Seibold | 15 |
| Losses | Socks Seibold | 16 |
| Saves | Bob Smith | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Zachary | .688 |
| ERA | Socks Seibold | 4.12 |
| WHIP | Socks Seibold | 1.486 |
| Innings Pitched | Socks Seibold | 251 |
| Games | Ed Brandt | 41 |
| Games Started | Socks Seibold | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Smith | 84 |
| Complete Games | Socks Seibold | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Smith | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Socks Seibold | 1109 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Socks Seibold | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Socks Seibold | 288 |
| Walks Allowed | Socks Seibold and Bob Smith | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Smith | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Ben Cantwell and Bruce Cunningham | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Burleigh Grimes and Bob Smith | 3 |
