1927 Boston Braves season








































1927 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations

  • National League (since 1876)

Location

  • Braves Field (since 1915)

  • Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)

Results
Record 60–94 (.390)
League place 7th
Other information
Owner(s) Emil Fuchs
Manager(s) Dave Bancroft
Local television none
Local radio
WNAC
(Fred Hoey)
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The 1927 Boston Braves season was the 57th season of the franchise. The Braves finished seventh in the National League with a record of 60 wins and 94 losses.




Contents






  • 1 Regular season


    • 1.1 Season standings


    • 1.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 1.3 Roster




  • 2 Player stats


    • 2.1 Batting


      • 2.1.1 Starters by position


      • 2.1.2 Other batters




    • 2.2 Pitching


      • 2.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 2.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 2.2.3 Relief pitchers






  • 3 References





Regular season



Season standings






















































































National League

W

L

Pct.

GB

Home

Road

Pittsburgh Pirates
94 60
0.610

48–31
46–29

St. Louis Cardinals
92 61
0.601

55–25
37–36

New York Giants
92 62
0.597
2
49–25
43–37

Chicago Cubs
85 68
0.556

50–28
35–40

Cincinnati Reds
75 78
0.490
18½
45–35
30–43

Brooklyn Robins
65 88
0.425
28½
34–39
31–49

Boston Braves
60 94
0.390
34
32–41
28–53

Philadelphia Phillies
51 103
0.331
43
34–43
17–60




Record vs. opponents








































































































1927 National League Records


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL

Boston
12–10 7–15 4–18 7–15 14–8 9–13–1 7–15

Brooklyn
10–12 7–15 11–10 10–12–1 11–11 8–14 8–14

Chicago
15–7 15–7 14–8 10–12 13–9 9–13 9–12

Cincinnati
18–4 10–11 8–14 7–15 16–6 8–14 8–14

New York
15–7 12–10–1 12–10 15–7 15–7 11–11 12–10

Philadelphia
8–14 11–11 9–13 6–16 7–15 7–15–1 3–19

Pittsburgh
13–9–1 14–8 13–9 14–8 11–11 15–7–1 14–8

St. Louis
15–7 14–8 12–9 14–8 10–12 19–3 8–14




Roster














1927 Boston Braves

Roster

Pitchers




  • Larry Benton




  • Foster Edwards




  • Joe Genewich




  • Hal Goldsmith




  • Kent Greenfield




  • Bunny Hearn




  • Jack Knight




  • Hugh McQuillan




  • Art Mills




  • George Mogridge




  • Guy Morrison




  • Charlie Robertson




  • Dick Rudolph




  • Bob Smith




  • Johnny Werts




Catchers




  • Frank Gibson




  • Shanty Hogan




  • Zack Taylor




  • Luke Urban


Infielders






  • Dave Bancroft




  • Dick Burrus




  • Doc Farrell




  • Jack Fournier




  • Doc Gautreau




  • Andy High




  • Eddie Moore




  • Herb Thomas




Outfielders




  • Eddie Brown




  • Earl Clark




  • Sid Graves




  • Les Mann




  • Dinny McNamara




  • Lance Richbourg




  • Jack Smith




  • Jimmy Welsh


Other batters






  • Johnny Cooney




Manager




  • Dave Bancroft




Player stats



Batting



Starters by position


Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in





























































































Pos
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
C Shanty Hogan 71 229 66 .288 3 32
1B Jack Fournier 122 374 106 .283 10 53
2B Doc Gautreau 87 236 58 .246 0 20
SS Dave Bancroft 111 375 91 .243 1 31
3B Andy High 113 384 116 .302 4 46
OF Eddie Brown 155 558 171 .306 2 75
OF Lance Richbourg 115 450 139 .309 2 34
OF Jimmy Welsh 131 497 143 .288 9 54


Other batters


Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in






























Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
Jack Smith 84 183 58 .317 1 24
Frank Gibson 60 167 37 .222 0 19


Pitching



Starting pitchers


Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts






























Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Bob Smith 40 260.2 10 18 3.76 81
Larry Benton 11 60.1 4 2 4.48 25


Other pitchers


Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts





















Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Foster Edwards 29 92 2 8 4.99 37


Relief pitchers


Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts





















Player
G
W
L
SV
ERA
SO
Bunny Hearn 8 0 2 0 4.26 5


References


  • 1927 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference















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