1930 Boston Braves

70-84 • .455 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1930 Boston Braves went 70-84 (.455) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 693 runs, allowed 835, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Wally Berger (38 HR, 119 RBI) and Socks Seibold (15-16, 4.12 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

70 Wins
84 Losses
.455 Win %
6th Rank
693 R 835 RA
Diff -142

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693 Runs Scored
835 Runs Allowed
-142 Run Diff
561K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 NL Average

Batting Avg .280 8% below the 1930 league average (.303)
OBP .325 10% below the 1930 league average (.360)
SLG .392 12% below the 1930 league average (.447)
Team ERA 4.91 1% better than the 1930 league average (4.97)
Runs Scored 693 21% below the 1930 league average (878 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 561,960
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Avg per Game 7,298

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Neun 0.325 2 Al Spohrer 0.317 3 Wally Berger 0.310 4 George Sisler 0.309 5 Lance Richbourg 0.304

Home Runs

1 Wally Berger 38 2 Buster Chatham 5 3 Earl Clark 3 4 Lance Richbourg 3 5 George Sisler 3

RBI

1 Wally Berger 119 2 George Sisler 67 3 Buster Chatham 56 4 Lance Richbourg 54 5 Freddie Maguire 52
1930 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rabbit Maranville 142 558 85 157 26 8 2 43 48 23 9 0.281
Wally Berger 151 555 98 172 27 14 38 119 54 69 3 0.310
Lance Richbourg 130 529 81 161 23 8 3 54 19 31 13 0.304
Freddie Maguire 146 516 54 138 21 5 0 52 20 22 4 0.267
George Sisler 116 431 54 133 15 7 3 67 23 15 7 0.309
Jimmy Welsh 113 422 51 116 21 9 3 36 29 23 5 0.275
Buster Chatham 112 404 48 108 20 11 5 56 37 41 8 0.267
Al Spohrer 112 356 44 113 22 8 2 37 22 24 3 0.317
Earl Clark 82 233 29 69 11 3 3 28 7 22 3 0.296
Johnny Neun 81 212 39 69 12 2 2 23 21 18 9 0.325
Randy Moore 83 191 24 55 9 0 2 34 10 13 3 0.288
Bill Cronin 66 178 19 45 9 1 0 17 4 8 0 0.253
Red Rollings 52 123 10 29 6 0 0 10 9 5 2 0.236
Socks Seibold 36 90 6 19 2 0 1 5 6 6 0 0.211
Bob Smith 39 81 7 19 2 0 0 4 0 5 0 0.235
Ben Cantwell 34 63 4 19 1 1 0 5 0 7 0 0.302
Gene Robertson 21 59 7 11 1 0 0 7 5 3 0 0.186
Tom Zachary 25 54 7 13 3 0 2 8 1 10 0 0.241
Ed Brandt 41 50 3 12 2 1 0 4 2 10 0 0.240
Billy Rhiel 20 47 3 8 4 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.170
Bill Sherdel 21 42 3 4 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.095
Fred Frankhouse 27 39 5 14 1 0 0 7 4 8 0 0.359
Bruce Cunningham 37 31 3 6 3 0 0 2 3 10 0 0.194
Bill Dunlap 16 29 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.069
Hank Gowdy 16 25 0 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.200
Burleigh Grimes 11 16 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.188
Bernie James 8 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.182
Ken Jones 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Johnny Cooney 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Brown 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Buzz Boyle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Owen Kahn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Socks Seibold 4.12 2 Bob Smith 4.26 3 Tom Zachary 4.58 4 Bill Sherdel 4.75 5 Ben Cantwell 4.88

Wins

1 Socks Seibold 15 2 Tom Zachary 11 3 Bob Smith 10 4 Ben Cantwell 9 5 Fred Frankhouse 7

Strikeouts

1 Bob Smith 84 2 Socks Seibold 70 3 Ed Brandt 65 4 Tom Zachary 57 5 Ben Cantwell 43
1930 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Socks Seibold 15 16 4.12 36 33 2 251.0 288 115 85 70
Bob Smith 10 14 4.26 38 24 5 219.2 247 104 85 84
Ben Cantwell 9 15 4.88 31 21 2 173.1 213 94 45 43
Tom Zachary 11 5 4.58 24 22 0 151.1 192 77 50 57
Ed Brandt 4 11 5.01 41 13 1 147.1 168 82 59 65
Bill Sherdel 6 5 4.75 21 14 1 119.1 131 63 30 26
Fred Frankhouse 7 6 5.61 27 11 0 110.2 138 69 43 30
Bruce Cunningham 5 6 5.48 36 6 0 106.2 121 65 41 28
Burleigh Grimes 3 5 7.35 11 9 0 49.0 72 40 22 15
Ken Jones 0 1 5.95 8 1 0 19.2 28 13 4 4
Johnny Cooney 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 7.0 16 14 3 1
Bob Brown 0 0 10.50 3 0 0 6.0 10 7 8 1

👥 Roster (32)

Wally Berger Buzz Boyle Ed Brandt Bob Brown Ben Cantwell Buster Chatham Earl Clark Johnny Cooney Bill Cronin Bruce Cunningham Bill Dunlap Fred Frankhouse +20 more

32 players

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The 1930 Boston Braves in brief

The 1930 Boston Braves finished 70-84, a .455 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. With 693 runs scored and 835 given up, the 1930 differential was -142. The team batting average of .280 was 8% below the 1930 league mark of .303. Pitchers allowed 4.91 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.97. League clubs averaged 878 runs that year, so the Boston Braves scored 21% fewer.

Braves Field was home in 1930, drawing a total attendance of 561,960. For power, Wally Berger led the way with 38 homers. Socks Seibold led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Bob Smith with 84. In all, the roster shows 32 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1929 season and the 1931 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Boston Braves

What was the 1930 Boston Braves record?
The 1930 Boston Braves finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Boston Braves in home runs?
Wally Berger led the 1930 Boston Braves with 38 home runs.
What was the 1930 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1930 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 4.91.
Did the 1930 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Boston Braves play?
The 1930 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1930 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Berger (38 HR, 119 RBI) and Socks Seibold (15-16, 4.12 ERA).
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