1933 Boston Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1933 Boston Braves finished with a record of 83-71. They scored 552 runs and belted 54 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Wally Berger, who led the team with 27 home runs and 106 RBI. Buck Jordan led the team with 168 hits for a .286 average.
The team allowed 531 runs and had a team ERA of 2.96. Leading the team in wins was Ben Cantwell, with 20. Ed Brandt racked up 104 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hod Ford | SS | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .067 | .289 | .067 |
| Dick Gyselman | 3B | 58 | 155 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .272 | .303 | .575 | .239 |
| Buck Jordan | 1B | 152 | 588 | 77 | 168 | 4 | 46 | 4 | .327 | .386 | .713 | .286 |
| Fritz Knothe | 3B | 44 | 158 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .291 | .304 | .595 | .228 |
| Rabbit Maranville | 2B | 143 | 478 | 46 | 104 | 0 | 38 | 2 | .274 | .266 | .540 | .218 |
| Billy Urbanski | SS | 144 | 566 | 65 | 142 | 0 | 35 | 4 | .298 | .302 | .600 | .251 |
| Pinky Whitney | 3B | 100 | 382 | 42 | 94 | 8 | 49 | 2 | .296 | .364 | .660 | .246 |
| Al Wright | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Berger | OF | 137 | 528 | 84 | 165 | 27 | 106 | 2 | .365 | .566 | .931 | .313 |
| Earl Clark | OF | 7 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .391 | .791 | .348 |
| Dutch Holland | OF | 13 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .324 | .355 | .679 | .258 |
| Hal Lee | OF | 88 | 312 | 32 | 69 | 1 | 28 | 1 | .266 | .337 | .603 | .221 |
| Randy Moore | OF | 135 | 497 | 64 | 150 | 8 | 70 | 3 | .356 | .425 | .781 | .302 |
| Joe Mowry | OF | 86 | 249 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .273 | .293 | .566 | .221 |
| Wes Schulmerich | OF | 29 | 85 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .289 | .376 | .665 | .247 |
| Tommy Thompson | OF | 24 | 97 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .218 | .196 | .414 | .186 |
| Red Worthington | OF | 17 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .244 | .418 | .156 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Pinky Hargrave | C | 45 | 73 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .241 | .178 | .419 | .178 |
| Shanty Hogan | C | 96 | 328 | 15 | 83 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .288 | .302 | .590 | .253 |
| Al Spohrer | C | 67 | 184 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .292 | .310 | .602 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5243 | 552 | 1320 | 54 | 511 | 25 | .292 | .345 | .637 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Huck Betts | 35 | 26 | 242 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4 | 40 | 55 | 2.79 | 1.157 | |||
| Ed Brandt | 41 | 32 | 287.7 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4 | 104 | 77 | 2.60 | 1.157 | |||
| Bob Brown | 5 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.70 | 1.343 | |||
| Ben Cantwell | 40 | 29 | 254.7 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 57 | 54 | 2.62 | 1.162 | |||
| Ed Fallenstein | 9 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3.60 | 1.600 | |||
| Fred Frankhouse | 43 | 30 | 244.7 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 2 | 83 | 77 | 3.16 | 1.332 | |||
| Leo Mangum | 25 | 5 | 84 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 3.32 | 1.238 | |||
| Socks Seibold | 11 | 5 | 36.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3.68 | 1.553 | |||
| Bob Smith | 14 | 4 | 58.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3.22 | 1.278 | |||
| Ray Starr | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3.86 | 1.464 | |||
| Tom Zachary | 26 | 20 | 125 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2 | 22 | 35 | 3.53 | 1.352 | |||
| Team Totals | 258 | 156 | 1403.2 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 383 | 355 | 2.96 | 1.244 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Buck Jordan | 152 |
| At Bats | Buck Jordan | 588 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Buck Jordan | 643 |
| Batting Average | Wally Berger | .313 |
| On-Base % | Wally Berger | .365 |
| Slugging % | Wally Berger | .566 |
| OPS | Wally Berger | .931 |
| Runs | Wally Berger | 84 |
| Hits | Buck Jordan | 168 |
| Total Bases | Wally Berger | 299 |
| Doubles | Wally Berger | 37 |
| Triples | Buck Jordan and Hal Lee | 9 |
| Home Runs | Wally Berger | 27 |
| RBI | Wally Berger | 106 |
| Walks | Wally Berger | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Wally Berger | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Buck Jordan and Billy Urbanski | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Buck Jordan | 19 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Shanty Hogan and Rabbit Maranville | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ben Cantwell | 20 |
| Losses | Fred Frankhouse | 15 |
| Saves | Huck Betts and Ed Brandt | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Ben Cantwell | .667 |
| ERA | Ed Brandt | 2.60 |
| WHIP | Huck Betts and Ed Brandt | 1.157 |
| Innings Pitched | Ed Brandt | 287.7 |
| Games | Fred Frankhouse | 43 |
| Games Started | Ed Brandt | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Ed Brandt | 104 |
| Complete Games | Ed Brandt | 23 |
| Shutouts | Ed Brandt | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Ed Brandt | 1162 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fred Frankhouse | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Ed Brandt | 256 |
| Walks Allowed | Ed Brandt and Fred Frankhouse | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ben Cantwell and Fred Frankhouse | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Ben Cantwell | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Brandt, Ben Cantwell, and Fred Frankhouse | 3 |
