Garland Braxton
[edit] Biography
Born on June 10, 1900 in Snow Camp, North Carolina, Garland Braxton (Edgar Garland Braxton) played for the Boston Braves, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 10 year career. Braxton broke into the bigs on May 27, 1921 with the Boston Braves, and put up a 3.38 ERA in 66.2 innings pitched in 1922, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Garland Braxton's best season was 1927, when he posted a 2.95 ERA, won 10 games, notched 13 saves and struck out 96 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4.82
| 16
| 26
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37.1
| 44
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| 25
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 3.38
| 15
| 37
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 66.2
| 75
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1925
| NY
| A
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6.52
| 11
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.1
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| 37
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 2.67
| 30
| 28
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 67.1
| 71
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| WAS
| A
| 58
| 2
| 10
| 9
| 2.95
| 96
| 62
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 155.1
| 144
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1928
| WAS
| A
| 38
| 24
| 13
| 11
| 2.51
| 94
| 78
| 61
| 15
| 2
| 6
| 218.1
| 177
| 7
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1929
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 20
| 12
| 10
| 4.85
| 59
| 116
| 98
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 182
| 219
| 6
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3.29
| 7
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 27.1
| 22
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 10
| 4
| 10
| 6.45
| 44
| 80
| 65
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 90.2
| 127
| 9
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1930
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 10
| 7
| 12
| 5.72
| 51
| 91
| 75
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 118
| 149
| 12
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.50
| 7
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 27
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1931
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 6.85
| 28
| 43
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 47.1
| 71
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1931
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 7.85
| 35
| 67
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 65.1
| 98
| 3
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9.72
| 5
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 42
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 3.89
| 31
| 63
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 119
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 240
| 64
| 48
| 48
| 4.15
| 381
| 466
| 385
| 26
| 2
| 32
| 834
| 895
| 35
| 235
| 0
| 11
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 282
| 71
| 50
| 53
| 4.13
| 412
| 529
| 430
| 28
| 2
| 32
| 938
| 1014
| 38
| 276
| 0
| 11
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| P
| 17
| 2
| 36.2
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| P
| 25
| 5
| 67
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .941
|
| 1925
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1927
| WAS
| A
| P
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1928
| WAS
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 50
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1929
| WAS
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1930
| CHI
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1930
| TOT
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1931
| CHI
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1931
| TOT
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 282
| 7
| 103.2
| 35
| 181
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .947
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| 25
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .063
| .063
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| NY
| A
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| 37
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .333
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| WAS
| A
| 58
| 39
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .231
| .286
| .256
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| WAS
| A
| 38
| 72
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .192
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 54
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .148
| .246
| .222
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .087
| .222
| .087
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .071
| .212
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .667
| .750
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .214
| .313
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 42
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .043
| .043
| .043
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 240
| 234
| 15
| 39
| 0
| 13
| .167
| .244
| .188
| 5
| 0
| 21
| 65
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 282
| 257
| 15
| 40
| 0
| 14
| .156
| .228
| .175
| 5
| 0
| 21
| 77
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by New York Yankees with Nick Cullop to Washington Senators (October 19, 1926) completing trade in which Washington Senators traded Dutch Ruether to New York Yankees in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 27, 1926).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Bennie Tate to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Art Shires (June 16, 1930).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Browns from Chicago White Sox (July 13, 1931).
- Sold by St. Louis Browns to Milwaukee (American Association) (January 29, 1934).
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