1926 Boston Braves

66-86 • .434 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1926 Boston Braves went 66-86 (.434) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 624 runs, allowed 719, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Dick Burrus (3 HR, 61 RBI) and Larry Benton (14-14, 3.85 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

66 Wins
86 Losses
.434 Win %
7th Rank
624 R 719 RA
Diff -95

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624 Runs Scored
719 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
291K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 1% below the 1926 league average (.279)
OBP .334 1% below the 1926 league average (.338)
SLG .349 9% below the 1926 league average (.385)
Team ERA 4.01 5% worse than the 1926 league average (3.83)
Runs Scored 624 11% below the 1926 league average (702 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 291,500
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Avg per Game 3,785

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Brown 0.328 2 Dave Bancroft 0.311 3 Jack Smith 0.311 4 Les Mann 0.302 5 Johnny Cooney 0.302

Home Runs

1 Dick Burrus 3 2 Jimmy Welsh 3 3 Eddie Brown 2 4 Andy High 2 5 Jack Smith 2

RBI

1 Eddie Brown 84 2 Andy High 66 3 Dick Burrus 61 4 Jimmy Welsh 57 5 Dave Bancroft 44
1926 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Brown 153 612 71 201 31 8 2 84 23 20 5 0.328
Jimmy Welsh 134 490 69 136 18 11 3 57 33 28 6 0.278
Dick Burrus 131 486 59 131 21 1 3 61 37 16 4 0.270
Andy High 130 476 55 141 17 10 2 66 39 9 4 0.296
Dave Bancroft 127 453 70 141 18 6 1 44 64 29 3 0.311
Zack Taylor 125 432 36 110 22 3 0 42 28 27 1 0.255
Jack Smith 96 322 46 100 15 2 2 25 28 12 11 0.311
Eddie Taylor 92 272 37 73 8 2 0 33 38 26 4 0.268
Doc Gautreau 79 266 36 71 9 4 0 8 35 24 17 0.267
Frank Wilson 87 236 22 56 11 3 0 23 20 21 3 0.237
Eddie Moore 54 184 17 49 3 2 0 15 16 12 6 0.266
Les Mann 50 129 23 39 8 2 1 20 9 9 5 0.302
Johnny Cooney 64 126 17 38 3 2 0 18 13 7 6 0.302
Bernie Neis 30 93 16 20 5 2 0 8 8 10 4 0.215
Bob Smith 40 84 10 25 6 2 0 13 2 4 0 0.298
Larry Benton 45 78 3 12 1 0 0 4 2 25 0 0.154
Oscar Siemer 31 73 3 15 1 0 0 5 2 7 0 0.205
Joe Genewich 37 67 3 11 0 1 0 2 4 8 0 0.164
Johnny Werts 32 64 6 17 1 0 1 6 5 13 0 0.266
Jimmy Johnston 23 57 7 14 1 0 1 5 10 3 2 0.246
Frank Gibson 24 47 3 16 4 0 0 7 4 6 0 0.340
George Mogridge 40 46 3 8 3 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.174
Hal Goldsmith 19 38 7 8 2 0 0 5 2 6 0 0.211
Bunny Hearn 34 30 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.100
Shanty Hogan 4 14 1 4 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0.286
Kyle Graham 15 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Harry Riconda 4 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.167
Foster Edwards 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Rosy Ryan 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Sid Womack 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Vargus 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Johnny Werts 3.28 2 Bob Smith 3.75 3 Larry Benton 3.85 4 Joe Genewich 3.88 5 Johnny Cooney 4.00

Wins

1 Larry Benton 14 2 Johnny Werts 11 3 Bob Smith 10 4 Joe Genewich 8 5 George Mogridge 6

Strikeouts

1 Larry Benton 103 2 Johnny Werts 65 3 Joe Genewich 59 4 George Mogridge 46 5 Bob Smith 44
1926 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Benton 14 14 3.85 43 27 1 231.2 244 99 81 103
Joe Genewich 8 16 3.88 37 26 2 216.0 239 93 63 59
Bob Smith 10 13 3.75 33 23 1 201.1 199 84 75 44
Johnny Werts 11 9 3.28 32 23 0 189.1 212 69 47 65
George Mogridge 6 10 4.50 39 10 3 142.0 173 71 36 46
Bunny Hearn 4 9 4.22 34 12 2 117.1 121 55 56 40
Hal Goldsmith 5 7 4.37 19 15 0 101.0 135 49 28 16
Johnny Cooney 3 3 4.00 19 8 0 83.1 106 37 29 23
Kyle Graham 3 3 7.93 15 4 0 36.1 54 32 19 7
Foster Edwards 2 0 0.72 3 3 0 25.0 20 2 13 4
Rosy Ryan 0 2 7.58 7 2 0 19.0 29 16 7 1
Bill Vargus 0 0 3.00 4 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Dave Bancroft Larry Benton Eddie Brown Dick Burrus Johnny Cooney Foster Edwards Doc Gautreau Joe Genewich Frank Gibson Hal Goldsmith Kyle Graham Bunny Hearn +19 more

31 players

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The 1926 Boston Braves in brief

A 66-86 record (.434) put the 1926 Boston Braves 7th in the NL. The run column shows 624 for and 719 against. Against a league average of .279, the 1926 Boston Braves batted .276. The staff ERA of 4.01 was 5% worse than the league average of 3.83. The 1926 Boston Braves scored 11% fewer runs than the average club (624 against 702).

Attendance at Braves Field totaled 291,500 for the year. Dick Burrus led the club in home runs with 3. Eddie Brown drove in a team-high 84 runs. Larry Benton led the pitchers with 14 wins. In all, the roster shows 31 players. The 1925 season and the 1927 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Boston Braves

What was the 1926 Boston Braves record?
The 1926 Boston Braves finished 66-86 (.434 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Boston Braves in home runs?
Dick Burrus led the 1926 Boston Braves with 3 home runs.
What was the 1926 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1926 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1926 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Boston Braves play?
The 1926 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1926 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Burrus (3 HR, 61 RBI) and Larry Benton (14-14, 3.85 ERA).
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