1926 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1926 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 66–86 (.434) 7th Emil Fuchs Dave Bancroft WNAC(Fred Hoey) The 1926 Boston Braves season was the 56th season of the franchise. Regular season Season standings Boston Braves Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1926 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Larry Benton Foster Edwards Joe Genewich Hal Goldsmith Skinny Graham Bunny Hearn George Mogridge Rosy Ryan Bob Smith Bill Vargus Johnny Werts Catchers Frank Gibson Shanty Hogan Oscar Siemer Zack Taylor Sid Womack Infielders Dave Bancroft Dick Burrus Johnny Cooney Doc Gautreau Andy High Jimmy Johnston Eddie Moore Harry Riconda Ed Taylor Outfielders Eddie Brown Les Mann Bernie Neis Jack Smith Jimmy Welsh Frank Wilson Manager Dave Bancroft 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Zack Taylor 125 432 110 .255 0 42 1B Dick Burrus 131 486 131 .270 3 61 2B Doc Gautreau 79 266 71 .267 0 8 SS Dave Bancroft 127 453 141 .311 1 44 3B Andy High 130 476 141 .296 2 66 OF Jack Smith Jack Smith (outfielder) 96 322 100 .311 2 25 OF Eddie Brown 153 612 201 .328 2 84 OF Jimmy Welsh 134 490 136 .278 3 57 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Ed Taylor Ed Taylor (infielder) 92 272 73 .268 0 33 Frank Wilson 87 236 56 .237 0 23 Eddie Moore 54 184 49 .266 0 15 Leslie Mann 50 129 39 .302 1 20 Johnny Cooney 64 126 38 .302 0 18 Bernie Neis 30 93 20 .215 0 8 Oscar Siemer 31 73 15 .205 0 5 Jimmy Johnston 23 57 14 .246 1 5 Frank Gibson Frank Gibson (baseball) 24 47 16 .340 0 7 Shanty Hogan 4 14 4 .286 0 5 Harry Riconda 4 12 2 .167 0 0 Sid Womack 1 3 0 .000 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Larry Benton 43 231.2 14 14 3.85 103 Joe Genewich 37 216.0 8 16 3.88 59 Bob Smith Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895) 33 201.1 10 13 3.75 44 Johnny Werts 32 189.1 11 9 3.28 65 Hal Goldsmith 19 101.0 5 7 4.37 16 Foster Edwards 3 25.0 2 0 0.72 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO George Mogridge 39 142.0 6 10 4.50 46 Bunny Hearn Bunny Hearn (1920s pitcher) 34 117.1 4 9 4.22 40 Johnny Cooney 19 83.1 3 3 4.00 23 Kyle Graham 15 36.1 3 3 7.93 7 Rosy Ryan 7 19.0 0 2 7.58 1 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Bill Vargus 4 0 0 0 3.00 0 Farm system Minor league baseball A Providence Rubes Eastern League Rube MarquardLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ProvidenceJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1926 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1920s in Boston