1929 Boston Braves season

The 1929 Boston Braves season was the 59th season of the franchise.

1929 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	56–98 (.364)
League place	8th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Emil Fuchs
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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Offseason

• November 7, 1928: Rogers Hornsby was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Socks Seibold, Percy Jones, Lou Legett, Freddie Maguire, Bruce Cunningham, and $200,000.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	98	54	0.645	—	52–25	46–29
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	65	0.575	10½	45–31	43–34
New York Giants	84	67	0.556	13½	39–37	45–30
St. Louis Cardinals	78	74	0.513	20	43–32	35–42
Philadelphia Phillies	71	82	0.464	27½	39–37	32–45
Brooklyn Robins	70	83	0.458	28½	42–35	28–48
Cincinnati Reds	66	88	0.429	33	38–39	28–49
Boston Braves	56	98	0.364	43	34–43	22–55

Record vs. opponents

1929 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	11–11	7–15	8–14	9–13	5–17	8–14	8–14
Brooklyn	11–11	—	6–16	11–11	14–7	9–13	9–13	10–12
Chicago	15–7	16–6	—	14–8–1	12–10–1	17–5–1	9–13	15–5–1
Cincinnati	14–8	11–11	8–14–1	—	10–12	11–11	9–13	3–19
New York	13–9	7–14	10–12–1	12–10	—	16–5	13–8	13–9
Philadelphia	17–5	13–9	5–17–1	11–11	5–16	—	11–11	9–13
Pittsburgh	14–8	13–9	13–9	13–9	8–13	11–11	—	16–6–1
St. Louis	14–8	12–10	5–15–1	19–3	9–13	13–9	6–16–1	—

Roster

1929 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Ed Brandt Ben Cantwell Bill Clarkson Bruce Cunningham Art Delaney Kent Greenfield Bunny Hearn Bonnie Hollingsworth Percy Jones Dixie Leverett Red Peery Socks Seibold Bob Smith Clay Touchstone Johnny Werts		Catchers Pat Collins Bill Cronin Jack Cummings Hank Gowdy Lou Legett Al Spohrer Zack Taylor Infielders Les Bell Joe Dugan Johnny Evers Doc Farrell Bernie James Freddie Maguire Rabbit Maranville Henry Peploski Gene Robertson George Sisler		Outfielders Red Barron Buzz Boyle Earl Clark Johnny Cooney Bill Dunlap George Harper Heinie Mueller Lance Richbourg Jack Smith Phil Voyles Jimmy Welsh Other batters Al Weston		Manager Emil Fuchs

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
2B	Freddie Maguire	138	496	125	.252	0	41
OF	George Harper	136	457	133	.291	10	68

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
Heinie Mueller	46	93	19	.204	0	11
Lou Legett	39	81	13	.160	0	6
Gene Robertson	8	28	8	.286	0	6

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	34	231	11	17	4.68	65
Socks Seibold	33	205.2	12	17	4.73	54
Ed Brandt	26	167.2	8	13	5.53	50
Ben Cantwell	27	157	4	13	4.47	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
Percy Jones	35	188.1	7	15	4.64	69
Bruce Cunningham	17	91.2	4	6	4.52	22
Bill Clarkson	2	7	0	1	10.29	0

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	10	2	0	0	4.42	12
Red Peery	9	0	1	0	5.11	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Providence Grays	Eastern League	King Bader

[2]

References

1. Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1929 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference