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1929 Boston Braves Season
The 1929 Boston Braves season was the 59th season of the franchise. Offseason * November 7, 1928: Rogers Hornsby was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Socks Seibold, Percy Jones, Lou Legett, Freddie Maguire, Bruce Cunningham, and $200,000. 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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Relief pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = S ... [...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] |
Kent Greenfield (baseball)
Kent Greenfield (July 1, 1902 – March 14, 1978) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for six seasons, from 1924 to 1929. Greenfield was born in Guthrie, Kentucky, and was a childhood friend of author Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He founded the liter .... References External links Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library 1902 births 1978 deaths Baseball players from Kentucky Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Robins players New York Giants (NL) players Boston Braves players People from Guthrie, Kentucky Hopkinsville Hoppers players Portsmouth Truckers players New Haven Profs players Reading Keystones players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Taylor (baseball)
James Wren "Zack" Taylor (July 27, 1898 – September 19, 1974) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher with the Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and again with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Although Taylor was not a powerful hitter, he sustained a lengthy career in the major leagues due to his valuable defensive abilities as a catcher. After his playing career, he became better known as the manager for the St. Louis Browns owned by Bill Veeck. His baseball career spanned 58 years. Baseball playing career A native of Yulee, Florida, Taylor began his professional baseball career at the age of 16 with the Valdosta Millionaires during the 1915 season. After playing in the minor leagues for five seasons, he made his major league debut with the Brooklyn Robins on June 15, 1920 at the age of 21. He became the Robins' main catcher in 1923, succeeding Hank DeBerry. Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Spohrer
Alfred Ray Spohrer (December 3, 1902 – July 17, 1972), was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Giants and Boston Braves. Baseball career He began his professional baseball career in at the age of 18 with the Winston-Salem Twins of the Piedmont League. In he joined the Wilkes-Barre Barons where he posted a .333 batting average in 98 games, winning the Most Valuable Player Award for the New York–Pennsylvania League. The Barons sold Spohrer's contract to John McGraw's New York Giants for $10,000, a record for a Class B player at the time. Spohrer made his major league debut with the New York Giants on April 13, 1928 at the age of 25 but, after only two games, he was traded along with Virgil Barnes, Ben Cantwell and Bill Clarkson to the Boston Braves for Joe Genewich. He served as a backup catcher for the Braves working behind Zack Taylor in 1928. In 1929, Taylor was traded to the Chicago Cubs and Spohrer bec ... [...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] |
Jack Cummings (baseball)
John William Cummings (April 1, 1904 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – October 5, 1962 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania), was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher for the Boston Braves and New York Giants from to . In 89 games over 4 seasons, Cummings posted a .341 batting average (45-for-132) with 15 runs, 4 home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ... and 28 RBI. External links * 1904 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Boston Braves players New York Giants (NL) players Baseball players from Pittsburgh {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cronin (baseball)
William Patrick Cronin (December 26, 1902 – October 26, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Braves between 1928 and 1931. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and . Biography Nicknamed "Crungy", Cronin was born in the village of West Newton, Massachusetts, and played college baseball for Boston College. In 1923 and 1924, he played summer baseball for Falmouth of the Cape Cod Baseball League, batting .420 in 1923. Cronin made his major league debut with the Braves in 1928. Over parts of four seasons with Boston, he collected 68 hits, including 15 doubles and two triples, in 126 games played."Bill Cronin Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-01-31. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Collins (baseball)
Tharon Leslie "Pat" Collins (September 13, 1896 – May 20, 1960) was an American baseball catcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Boston Braves from 1919 to 1929. Collins batted and threw right-handed and also played five games at first base. Collins played minor league baseball for the Joplin Miners until 1919, when he signed with the Browns. After spending six seasons with the organization, Collins spent a one-year sojourn in the minor leagues before he was traded to the Yankees, where he spent the next three years and played in the famous 1927 Murderers' Row lineup. At the conclusion of the 1928 season, he was traded to the Braves, with whom he played his last major league game on May 23, 1929. A two-time World Series champion, he is famous for being the only major league player to pinch hit and pinch run in the same game. Personal life Collins was born on September 13, 1896, in Sweet Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Werts
Henry Levi "Johnny" Werts (April 20, 1898 in Pomaria, South Carolina – September 24, 1990 in Newberry, South Carolina) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Braves from 1926 to 1929. His last name was also spelled Wertz. He made his major league debut on April 14, 1926 at the age of 27, approximately a week shy of his 28th birthday. He went 11–8 in his rookie season, posting a 3.28 ERA in 32 games (23 starts) and finishing second on the team in wins, trailing only Larry Benton's 14. He finished second in the league in hit batsmen, behind only Don Songer. In 1927, he went 4–10 with a 4.55 ERA in 42 games (15 starts), walking 52 batters and striking out only 39. His six wild pitches were third most in the National League that season. In each of the next two seasons, he appeared in only 10 games and four games respectively, going 0–2 with a 10.31 ERA in 1928 and 0–0 with a 10.50 ERA in 1929. He appeared in his final game on May 22. On J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Touchstone
Clayland Maffitt Touchstone (January 24, 1903 – April 28, 1949) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1928–29, 1945) with the Boston Braves and Chicago White Sox. For his career, he did not record a decision and compiled a 6.53 earned run average with six strikeouts in 20⅔ innings pitched. He was born in Moore (now Prospect Park), Pennsylvania and died in Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ... at the age of 46. External links 1903 births 1949 deaths Boston Braves players Chicago White Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Minor league baseball managers Waterbury Brasscos players Providence Grays (minor league) players Birmingham Barons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Smith (pitcher, Born 1895)
Robert Eldridge Smith (April 22, 1895 – July 19, 1987), was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ... player. He began his major league career as an infielder, playing two and a half seasons at shortstop for the Boston Braves. Smith was a below-average hitter and fielder for that time, batting .240 with 2 home runs in 221 games in 1923 and 1924 combined. Overall, Smith batted .242 (409-for-1689) with 154 runs, 5 home runs, 166 RBI and 52 walks over 15 seasons. Smith was converted into a pitcher during the 1925 season. Smith would go on to pitch 12 seasons in the majors for the Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs. During that time, he compiled over 100 major league wins. On May 17, 1927, he pitched all 22 innings in a marathon game as hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Peery
George Allan "Red" Peery was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1927 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 1929 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 .... External links Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Boston Braves players Salt Lake City Bees players St. Joseph Saints players Wichita Larks players Providence Grays (minor league) players San Antonio Indians players Newark Bears (International League) players Baseball players from Utah 1906 births 1985 deaths People from Payson, Utah Sportspeople from Utah County, Utah {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
