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1922 Boston Braves Season
The 1922 Boston Braves season was the 52nd season of the franchise. The Braves finished eighth in the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ... with a record of 53 wins and 100 losses. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braves Field
Braves Field was a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts. Today the site is home to Nickerson Field on the campus of Boston University. The stadium was home of the Boston Braves of the National League from 1915 to 1952, prior to the Braves' move to Milwaukee in 1953. The stadium hosted the 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and Braves home games during the 1948 World Series. The Boston Red Sox used Braves Field for their home games in the 1915 and 1916 World Series since the stadium had a larger seating capacity than Fenway Park. Braves Field was the site of Babe Ruth's final season, playing for the Braves in 1935. From 1929 to 1932, the Boston Red Sox played select regular season games periodically at Braves Field. On May 1, 1920, Braves Field hosted the longest major league baseball game in history: 26 innings, which eventually ended in a 1–1 tie. Braves Field was also home to multiple professional football teams between 1929 and 1948, including the first ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cy Morgan (1920s Pitcher)
Cyril Arlon "Cy" Morgan (November 11, 1895 – September 11, 1946) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta. During it .... He was born in Lakeville, Massachusetts, to his parents, Joseph and Helen Morgan. Morgan never played the game as a child or in high school. The first record of his ever playing was in 1915 pitching for the Middleboro Athletic Club. In his first four years of playing baseball, Morgan averaged about 14 strikeouts per game. External links Biographyabout Cy Morgan's life from SABR 1895 births 1946 deaths Boston Braves players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Lakeville, Massachusetts Baseball players from Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Holke
Walter Henry Holke (December 25, 1892 – October 12, 1954) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. Holke holds the record for the most put-outs by an infielder in a game, with 46 during a 26-inning game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 1, 1920. Holke played for the Giants in the 1917 World Series against the Chicago White Sox. His double drove in the first run of Game 3 at the Polo Grounds, which the Giants won 2-0. He batted .286 (6-for-21) with 2 runs and 1 RBI. In 1923, his first season playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, Holke had a career-high 175 hits and a batting average of .311. He finished his career two years later with a total of 1,278 hits. In 1,212 games over 11 seasons, Holke posted a .287 batting average (1,278-for-4,456) with 464 runs, 24 home runs and 486 RBI. He finished his career with a .993 fielding percentage In baseball stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Henry
Frederick Marshall "Snake" Henry (July 19, 1895 – October 12, 1987) was a major league baseball first baseman and minor league manager. Henry played in a total of twenty nine games for the Boston Braves during the and seasons. He compiled a .187 batting average with four doubles, one triple, and seven runs batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the ba .... Henry's greatest achievements in baseball were in the minor leagues where he compiled 3384 career hits (fifth all time in minor league history), 675 doubles, and 200 triples (both ranking him second all time). He also saw service as a minor league manager including an explosive stint with the Kinston Eagles in . During that year, Henry physically attacked an umpire on the field after a close play at third. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Gallagher
Lawrence Kirby "Gil" Gallagher (September 5, 1896 – January 6, 1957) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta. During it ... in 1922."Gil Gallagher Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-22. References External links 1896 births 1957 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hod Ford
Horace Hills "Hod" Ford (July 23, 1897 – January 29, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1919 and 1933."Hod Ford Statistics and History" "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14. Amateur career A native of , Ford attended Somerville High School, where he played on the school's ba ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Boeckel
Norman Doxie "Tony" Boeckel (August 25, 1892 – February 16, 1924) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves of the National League (NL). He drove in one of the runs scored in a 1–1 tie game on May 1, 1920 that lasted a record-breaking 26 innings. Boeckel was an active MLB player when he was killed in an automobile accident. Early life Boeckel was born in 1892 in Los Angeles. He played minor league baseball for several teams before his MLB career. Boeckel's minor league career began with the Stockton Producers of the California State League. He split the 1914 season between Stockton and the Tacoma Tigers of the Northwestern League. He moved to another Northwestern League team, the Great Falls Electrics, for 1916 and part of 1917. Boeckel's minor league statistics are only complete for 1913, when he hit for a .268 batting average in 115 games and committed 49 errors in 579 total chances. Major le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Barbare
Walter Lawrence Barbare (August 11, 1891 – October 28, 1965) was an American baseball player who played in position third baseman/shortstop for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Braves. In an eight-season career, Barbare was a .260 hitter with one home run and 156 RBI in 500 games played. A solid infielder with a strong arm and a light bat, Barbare was a utility man with the Indians, Red Sox and Pirates in a span of six seasons. In 1921 he was sent to the Braves in the same trade that brought star shortstop Rabbit Maranville to Pittsburgh, and he responded with a career year, hitting .302 in 134 games. Following his retirement as a player, Barbare served as a manager and umpire An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ... in the minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey O'Neil (baseball)
George Michael Jakob O'Neil (April 12, 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri – April 8, 1964), was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1919 to 1927. O'Neil was coaching third base for the Brooklyn Robins when Babe Herman "doubled into a double play" against the Boston Braves August 15, 1926. Otto Miller was the Dodgers' regular third base coach, but before the seventh inning, complained about getting tired walking there and back from the dugout because nothing happened at third base. O'Neil jumped up and offered to coach in Miller's place. The Dodgers promptly loaded the bases with one out. Herman then hit the ball off the right field wall for an easy double and tried to stretch it into a triple. Chick Fewster, who had been on first base, advanced to third – which was already occupied by Dazzy Vance, who had started from second base but got a slow start because he hadn't seen the hit well, became caught in a rundown between third and home, and was trying to get ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Gowdy
Harry Morgan Gowdy (August 24, 1889 – August 1, 1966) was an American Professional baseball, professional baseball catcher, first baseman, manager (baseball), manager and coach (baseball), coach who played in the Major League Baseball, major leagues for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants and the Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves. He was a member of the Atlanta Braves#1914: Miracle, "Miracle" Boston Braves. He was the first active major league player to enlist for service in World War I, and the only player to fight in both World War I and World War II. Background Gowdy was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Columbus International High School, Columbus North High School in 1908. He and his wife Pauline had no children. A nephew, Pat Bonaventura, is completing a book about Gowdy's life. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gibson (baseball)
Frank Gilbert Gibson (September 27, 1890 – April 27, 1961) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves. Gibson began his professional career in with the Dallas Giants of the Texas League. After two seasons, he was picked up by the Tigers, making his major league debut with them in April . He played in 23 games for the Tigers, batting just .140, with below average fielding. He also played in 87 games with the Nashville Vols of the Southern Association. On May 5, 1914, the Tigers released Gibson and he rejoined Nashville. After spending 1915 and 1916 with the Little Rock Travelers, he returned to the Texas League in with the Beaumont Oilers and San Antonio Bronchos. Following four seasons with the Bronchos (renamed the Bears in 1919), Gibson was purchased from the team by the Boston Braves in August 1920. He made his return to the major leagues in after eight years away. For the next four s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Yeargin
James Almond Yeargin (October 16, 1901 – May 8, 1937) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played for two seasons in Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves during the 1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ... and 1924 seasons. External links Cooperstown Chronicles Major League Baseball pitchers Boston Braves players Greenville Spinners players Seattle Indians players Augusta Wolves players Raleigh Capitals players Baseball players from Greenville County, South Carolina 1901 births 1937 deaths People from Mauldin, South Carolina {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
