1927 Boston Braves

60-94 • .390 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1927 Boston Braves went 60-94 (.390) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 651 runs, allowed 771, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Jack Fournier (10 HR, 53 RBI) and Joe Genewich (11-8, 3.83 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

60 Wins
94 Losses
.390 Win %
7th Rank
651 R 771 RA
Diff -120

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651 Runs Scored
771 Runs Allowed
-120 Run Diff
305K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 1% below the 1927 league average (.281)
OBP .325 4% below the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .362 6% below the 1927 league average (.386)
Team ERA 4.22 8% worse than the 1927 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 651 8% below the 1927 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 305,800
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Avg per Game 4,132

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Dick Burrus 0.318 2 Jack Smith 0.317 3 Lance Richbourg 0.309 4 Eddie Brown 0.306 5 Andy High 0.302

Home Runs

1 Jack Fournier 10 2 Jimmy Welsh 9 3 Andy High 4 4 Shanty Hogan 3 5 Eddie Brown 2

RBI

1 Eddie Brown 75 2 Doc Farrell 58 3 Jimmy Welsh 54 4 Jack Fournier 53 5 Andy High 46
1927 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Brown 155 558 64 171 35 6 2 75 28 20 11 0.306
Jimmy Welsh 131 497 72 143 26 7 9 54 23 27 11 0.288
Lance Richbourg 115 450 57 139 12 9 2 34 22 30 24 0.309
Doc Farrell 110 424 44 124 13 2 1 58 14 21 4 0.292
Eddie Moore 112 411 53 124 14 4 1 32 39 17 5 0.302
Andy High 113 384 59 116 15 9 4 46 26 11 4 0.302
Dave Bancroft 111 375 44 91 13 4 1 31 43 36 5 0.243
Jack Fournier 122 374 55 106 18 2 10 53 44 16 4 0.283
Doc Gautreau 87 236 38 58 12 2 0 20 25 20 11 0.246
Shanty Hogan 71 229 24 66 17 1 3 32 9 23 2 0.288
Dick Burrus 72 220 22 70 8 3 0 32 17 10 3 0.318
Jack Smith 84 183 27 58 6 4 1 24 16 12 8 0.317
Frank Gibson 60 167 7 37 1 2 0 19 3 10 2 0.222
Luke Urban 35 111 11 32 5 0 0 10 3 6 1 0.288
Bob Smith 54 109 10 27 3 1 1 10 2 4 0 0.248
Zack Taylor 30 96 8 23 2 1 1 14 8 5 0 0.240
Herb Thomas 24 74 11 17 6 1 0 6 3 9 2 0.230
Les Mann 29 66 8 17 3 1 0 6 8 3 2 0.258
Kent Greenfield 27 64 4 11 0 0 0 2 3 20 0 0.172
Joe Genewich 40 57 3 11 1 0 0 5 1 9 0 0.193
Charlie Robertson 28 50 3 12 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.240
Earl Clark 13 44 6 12 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.273
Johnny Werts 42 43 2 7 0 1 0 3 3 14 0 0.163
Foster Edwards 33 22 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.045
Hugh McQuillan 13 22 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.227
Hal Goldsmith 22 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.238
Sid Graves 7 20 5 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0.250
Larry Benton 11 18 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 0.222
George Mogridge 20 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Dinny McNamara 11 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Guy Morrison 11 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0.125
Art Mills 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bunny Hearn 8 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Johnny Cooney 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Knight 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Rudolph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Hal Goldsmith 3.52 2 George Mogridge 3.70 3 Bob Smith 3.76 4 Art Mills 3.82 5 Joe Genewich 3.83

Wins

1 Joe Genewich 11 2 Kent Greenfield 11 3 Bob Smith 10 4 Charlie Robertson 7 5 George Mogridge 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Smith 81 2 Kent Greenfield 59 3 Charlie Robertson 49 4 Johnny Werts 39 5 Joe Genewich 38
1927 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Smith 10 18 3.76 41 32 3 260.2 297 109 75 81
Kent Greenfield 11 14 3.84 27 26 0 190.0 203 81 59 59
Joe Genewich 11 8 3.83 40 19 1 181.0 199 77 54 38
Johnny Werts 4 10 4.55 42 15 1 164.1 204 83 52 39
Charlie Robertson 7 17 4.72 28 22 0 154.1 188 81 46 49
Foster Edwards 2 8 4.99 29 11 0 92.0 95 51 45 37
Hugh McQuillan 3 5 5.54 13 11 0 78.0 109 48 24 17
Hal Goldsmith 1 3 3.52 22 5 1 71.2 83 28 26 13
Larry Benton 4 2 4.48 11 10 0 60.1 72 30 27 25
George Mogridge 6 4 3.70 20 1 5 48.2 48 20 15 26
Art Mills 0 1 3.82 15 1 0 37.2 41 16 18 7
Guy Morrison 1 2 4.46 11 3 0 34.1 40 17 15 6
Bunny Hearn 0 2 4.26 8 0 0 12.2 16 6 9 5
Jack Knight 0 0 15.00 3 0 0 3.0 6 5 2 0
Dick Rudolph 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (36)

Dave Bancroft Larry Benton Eddie Brown Dick Burrus Earl Clark Johnny Cooney Foster Edwards Doc Farrell Jack Fournier Doc Gautreau Joe Genewich Frank Gibson +24 more

36 players

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The 1927 Boston Braves in brief

In 1927 the Boston Braves posted a 60-94 mark (.390) and finished 7th in the NL. The run column shows 651 for and 771 against. Against a league average of .281, the 1927 Boston Braves batted .278. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 4.22 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.92. League clubs averaged 706 runs that year, so the Boston Braves scored 8% fewer.

Braves Field was home in 1927, drawing a total attendance of 305,800. Jack Fournier led the club in home runs with 10. Eddie Brown led in RBI with 75. On the mound, Joe Genewich won 11 games to lead the staff. Bob Smith struck out 81, the most on the club. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Boston Braves

What was the 1927 Boston Braves record?
The 1927 Boston Braves finished 60-94 (.390 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Boston Braves in home runs?
Jack Fournier led the 1927 Boston Braves with 10 home runs.
What was the 1927 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1927 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 4.22.
Did the 1927 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Boston Braves play?
The 1927 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1927 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Fournier (10 HR, 53 RBI) and Joe Genewich (11-8, 3.83 ERA).
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