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1928 Boston Braves Season
The 1928 Boston Braves season was the 58th season of the franchise. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 50–103, 44½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. In the offseason, Rogers Hornsby was traded to the Braves. It was the second trade in as many seasons for Hornsby, who had been traded to the New York Giants during the previous offseason. Hornsby managed to be the league's most productive hitter. He won his seventh batting title in 1928 with a .387 average, and led the league in on-base percentage (.498, a figure that only Hornsby himself topped among National Leaguers in the 20th century), slugging percentage (.632), and walks (107). The Braves played 9 consecutive doubleheaders between September 4 and September 15, totaling 18 games in just 12 days. Offseason * December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased from the Braves by the St. Louis Cardinals. * January 10, 1928: Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh were traded by the Braves to the New York ... [...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] |
Jimmy Welsh
James Daniel Welsh (October 9, 1902 – October 20, 1970), was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. Welsh played for the Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves and New York Giants (NL), New York Giants. Welsh was traded, along with Shanty Hogan from the Braves to the Giants on January 10, 1928 for future Hall Of Famer Rogers Hornsby. The Giants would send Welsh back to the Braves the following year in exchange for Doc Farrell. In 715 games over 6 seasons, Welsh posted a .290 batting average (baseball), batting average (778-for-2684) with 387 run (baseball), runs, 35 home runs, and 288 Run batted in, RBI. He finished his career with a .971 fielding percentage, having played all three outfield positions and a few games at first and second base. External links 1902 births 1970 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Colorado Boston Braves players New York Giants (NL) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1900s-stub ... [...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] |
Hal Goldsmith (baseball)
Harold Eugene "Hal" Goldsmith (August 18, 1898 – October 20, 1985) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves from 1926 through 1928 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1929."Hal Goldsmith Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2012-05-14. He had a career 4.04 earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ... as a professional. Goldsmith played collegiate ...
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Joe Genewich
Joseph Edward Genewich (January 15, 1897 – December 21, 1985) was a pitcher in 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), .... He played for the Boston Braves and New York Giants from 1922 to 1930. His key pitch was the slow curve.James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers' (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 216. References External links 1897 births 1985 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Boston Braves players New York Giants (NL) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Montreal Royals players Baseball players from New York (state) Sportspeople from Elmira, New York {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster Edwards
Foster Hamilton "Eddie" Edwards (September 1, 1903 – January 4, 1980) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 56 games in Major League Baseball, 54 for the Boston Braves (1925–28) and two for the New York Yankees (1930). He batted and threw right-handed, and was listed as tall and . He was born in Holstein, Iowa. Edwards attended Dartmouth College. He appeared in his first MLB game in his maiden professional season. On July 2, 1925, at Ebbets Field, he entered a lopsided content with his Braves trailing the Brooklyn Robins 15–2 in the seventh inning; he permitted five more runs in his two innings of work, but only two were earned, as Brooklyn romped 20–7. In , his sophomore season in pro ball, he led the high-level Eastern League in games won (25) and posted an excellent 2.95 earned run average. In September, Edwards started three games for the Braves and came away with two victories and one no-decision, defeating the Chicago Cubs September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Delaney
Arthur Dewey Delaney (January 5, 1897 – May 2, 1970) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 to 1929 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 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 ...."Art Delaney Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-01-29. References External links 1897 births 19 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Cooney
John Walter Cooney (March 18, 1901 – July 8, 1986) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman, then a longtime coach, in Major League Baseball. Listed at (178 cm) and 165 pounds (75 kg), Cooney batted right-handed but threw left-handed. He was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. Playing career In a 20-season career, Cooney played for the Boston Bees/ Braves (Braves, 1921–30, 1940–42; Bees, 1938–40) and also with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1935–37, 1943–44) and New York Yankees (1944), while hitting a .286 batting average (965-for-3372) with 219 RBI and only two home runs. He made 159 appearances as a pitcher from 1921 through 1930, all with Boston, winning 34 and losing 44 for a .436 winning percentage with 224 strikeouts and a 3.72 ERA in Innings pitched. According to Hank Greenberg's biographer, before Greenberg's very first spring training exhibition game in 1930 when his Detroit Tigers were set to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Clarkson
William Henry Clarkson (September 27, 1898 – August 27, 1971), nicknamed "Blackie", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants and 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 .... References External links 1898 births 1971 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers New York Giants (NL) players Boston Braves players Baseball players from Virginia Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Cantwell
Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell (April 13, 1902 – December 4, 1962) was an American major league baseball pitcher from 1927 to 1937. He was born in Milan, Tennessee, and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He is the last MLB pitcher to lose 25 games in a single season (1935). He died, aged 60, in Salem, Missouri Salem is the county seat of Dent County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,608 at the 2020 census, which allows Salem to become a Class 3 city in Missouri; however, the city has chosen to remain a Class 4 city under Missouri Revise .... References External links * 1902 births 1962 deaths Baseball players from Tennessee Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Dodgers players New York Giants (NL) players Boston Braves players Boston Bees players Paris Parisians (KITTY League) players Jackson Giants players Sanford Celeryfeds players Jacksonville Tars players Jersey City Giants players Montreal Royals players Oakland Oaks (ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Brandt
Edward Arthur Brandt (February 17, 1905 – November 2, 1944) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938. He played for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Brandt started his professional baseball career with the Pacific Coast League's Seattle Indians. In 1927, he went 19–11 with a 3.97 earned run average. He joined the Boston Braves in 1928. From 1931 to 1934, he led the team in innings pitched each season and also won over 15 games each season. Following the team's disastrous 1935 season, Brandt was traded to the Dodgers. He retired in 1939. Brandt was a competent hitting pitcher in his major league career. He posted a .236 batting average (187-for-793) with 80 runs, 59 RBI and 55 bases on balls. He was used as a pinch hitter 12 times in his career. Defensively, he was better than average, recording a .977 fielding percentage which was 17 points higher than the league average at his position. After his retirement, Brandt operated a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Boggs
Ray Boggs (December 12, 1904 in Reamsville, Kansas – November 27, 1989 in Grand Junction, Colorado), nicknamed "Lefty", was a pitcher for the 1928 Boston Braves. Boggs was a left-handed pitcher and batter. He was and weighed 170 lb. He attended the University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private university, private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Mountain States, Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is .... He played a total of four games in his entire career. External links 1904 births 1989 deaths Boston Braves players Denver Pioneers baseball players People from Smith County, Kansas Baseball players from Kansas {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
