1929 Boston Braves

56-98 • .364 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1929 Boston Braves went 56-98 (.364) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 657 runs, allowed 876, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included George Harper (10 HR, 68 RBI) and Socks Seibold (12-17, 4.73 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

56 Wins
98 Losses
.364 Win %
8th Rank
657 R 876 RA
Diff -219

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657 Runs Scored
876 Runs Allowed
-219 Run Diff
508K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 5% below the 1929 league average (.294)
OBP .334 6% below the 1929 league average (.356)
SLG .375 12% below the 1929 league average (.425)
Team ERA 5.12 9% worse than the 1929 league average (4.72)
Runs Scored 657 20% below the 1929 league average (826 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 508,370
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Avg per Game 6,602

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.326 2 Johnny Cooney 0.319 3 Earl Clark 0.315 4 Bernie James 0.307 5 Lance Richbourg 0.305

Home Runs

1 George Harper 10 2 Les Bell 9 3 Lance Richbourg 3 4 George Sisler 2 5 Al Spohrer 2

RBI

1 George Sisler 79 2 Les Bell 72 3 George Harper 68 4 Lance Richbourg 56 5 Rabbit Maranville 55
1929 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Sisler 154 629 67 205 40 8 2 79 33 17 6 0.326
Rabbit Maranville 146 560 87 159 26 10 0 55 47 33 13 0.284
Lance Richbourg 139 557 76 170 24 13 3 56 42 26 7 0.305
Freddie Maguire 138 496 54 125 26 8 0 41 19 40 8 0.252
Les Bell 139 483 58 144 23 5 9 72 50 42 4 0.298
George Harper 136 457 65 133 25 5 10 68 69 27 5 0.291
Al Spohrer 114 342 42 93 21 8 2 48 26 35 1 0.272
Earl Clark 84 279 43 88 13 3 1 30 12 30 6 0.315
Jimmy Welsh 53 186 24 54 8 7 2 16 13 9 1 0.290
Joe Dugan 60 125 14 38 10 0 0 15 8 8 0 0.304
Bernie James 46 101 12 31 3 2 0 9 9 13 3 0.307
Zack Taylor 34 101 8 25 7 0 0 10 7 9 0 0.248
Bob Smith 39 99 12 17 4 2 1 8 2 8 1 0.172
Heinie Mueller 46 93 10 19 2 1 0 11 12 12 2 0.204
Lou Legett 39 81 7 13 2 0 0 6 3 18 2 0.160
Johnny Cooney 41 72 10 23 4 1 0 6 3 3 1 0.319
Socks Seibold 33 70 6 20 2 0 0 9 6 6 0 0.286
Phil Voyles 20 68 9 16 0 2 0 14 6 8 0 0.235
Ed Brandt 29 64 7 15 4 0 0 5 4 6 0 0.234
Percy Jones 36 61 4 9 1 0 0 3 2 16 0 0.148
Buzz Boyle 17 57 8 15 2 1 1 2 6 11 2 0.263
Ben Cantwell 27 50 5 9 3 0 0 5 4 5 0 0.180
Gorham Leverett 24 32 3 6 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.188
Bill Dunlap 10 29 6 12 0 1 1 4 4 4 0 0.414
Gene Robertson 8 28 1 8 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0.286
Bruce Cunningham 19 27 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 0.148
Red Barron 10 21 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0.190
Art Delaney 20 21 4 3 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0.143
Jack Smith 19 20 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.250
Hank Gowdy 10 16 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.438
Red Peery 10 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.214
Henry Peploski 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Bill Cronin 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Doc Farrell 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.125
Jack Cummings 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Pat Collins 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.000
Kent Greenfield 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Weston 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Clarkson 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bunny Hearn 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Clay Touchstone 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Johnny Werts 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Johnny Evers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Ben Cantwell 4.47 2 Bruce Cunningham 4.52 3 Percy Jones 4.64 4 Bob Smith 4.68 5 Socks Seibold 4.73

Wins

1 Socks Seibold 12 2 Bob Smith 11 3 Ed Brandt 8 4 Percy Jones 7 5 Ben Cantwell 4

Strikeouts

1 Percy Jones 69 2 Bob Smith 65 3 Socks Seibold 54 4 Ed Brandt 50 5 Gorham Leverett 28
1929 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Smith 11 17 4.68 34 29 3 231.0 256 120 71 65
Socks Seibold 12 17 4.73 33 27 1 205.2 228 108 80 54
Percy Jones 7 15 4.64 35 22 0 188.1 219 97 84 69
Ed Brandt 8 13 5.53 26 21 0 167.2 196 103 83 50
Ben Cantwell 4 13 4.47 27 20 2 157.0 171 78 52 25
Gorham Leverett 3 7 6.36 24 12 1 97.2 135 69 30 28
Bruce Cunningham 4 6 4.52 17 8 1 91.2 100 46 32 22
Art Delaney 3 5 6.12 20 8 0 75.0 103 51 35 17
Johnny Cooney 2 3 5.00 14 2 3 45.0 57 25 22 11
Red Peery 0 1 5.11 9 1 0 44.0 53 25 9 3
Bunny Hearn 2 0 4.42 10 1 0 18.1 18 9 9 12
Kent Greenfield 0 0 10.91 6 2 0 15.2 33 19 15 7
Bill Clarkson 0 1 10.29 2 1 0 7.0 16 8 4 0
Johnny Werts 0 0 10.50 4 0 1 6.0 13 7 4 2
Clay Touchstone 0 0 16.88 1 0 0 2.2 6 5 0 1

👥 Roster (43)

Red Barron Les Bell Buzz Boyle Ed Brandt Ben Cantwell Earl Clark Bill Clarkson Pat Collins Johnny Cooney Bill Cronin Jack Cummings Bruce Cunningham +31 more

43 players

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The 1929 Boston Braves in brief

The 1929 Boston Braves finished 56-98, a .364 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 657 scored against 876 allowed (-219). At the plate the Boston Braves hit .279, 5% worse than the league's .294. Pitchers allowed 5.12 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.72. The 1929 Boston Braves scored 20% fewer runs than the average club (657 against 826).

Home games were played at Braves Field, where 508,370 fans came through the gates. George Harper topped the Boston Braves with 10 home runs. George Sisler drove in a team-high 79 runs. On the mound, Socks Seibold won 12 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Percy Jones with 69. In all, the roster shows 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Boston Braves

What was the 1929 Boston Braves record?
The 1929 Boston Braves finished 56-98 (.364 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Boston Braves in home runs?
George Harper led the 1929 Boston Braves with 10 home runs.
What was the 1929 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1929 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 5.12.
Did the 1929 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Boston Braves play?
The 1929 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1929 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Harper (10 HR, 68 RBI) and Socks Seibold (12-17, 4.73 ERA).
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