1935 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1935 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 38–115 (.248) 8th Emil Fuchs (April–August)Charles Adams (August–September) Bill McKechnie Yankee Network(Fred Hoey) 1936 Boston Bees season The 1935 Boston Braves season was the 65th season of the franchise. The Braves finished with the worst record in the National League and the majors, with a record of 38 wins and 115 losses.Hollingsworth Harry The Best & Worst Baseball Teams of All Time: From the '16 A's to the '27 Yanks to the Present! 1994 SPI Books United States 1561713082 189 In an attempt to make his dream come true to manage, Babe Ruth came to the Braves in February 1935. He was hired as vice president and assistant manager, and team owner Emil Fuchs promised Ruth a share of team profits. Offseason October 2, 1934: Bill Lewis was drafted by the Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1934 rule 5 draft.Bill Lewis page at Baseball Reference February 26, 1935: Babe Ruth was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Babe Ruth page at Baseball Reference Regular season On opening day, Babe Ruth was part of all of the Braves' runs in a 4–2 win over the New York Giants. However, Ruth was only a shadow of his former self. Although he had a fairly decent season in 1934, years of high living had begun taking their toll on his conditioning. His deterioration became more pronounced in early 1935. He couldn't run, and his fielding was so terrible that three of the Braves' pitchers threatened to go on strike if Ruth was in the lineup. A month into the season, Ruth stopped hitting as well. It soon became obvious that Ruth's titles as vice president and assistant manager were mere window dressing, and that he was only on the team due to the attention he commanded. He also discovered that rather than give him a share of the Braves' profits, Fuchs expected him to invest some of his money in the team.Neyer Rob Rob Neyer Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders 2006 Fireside New York City 0-7432-8491-7 https://archive.org/details/robneyersbigbook0000neye Seeing a team in utter collapse and realizing he was finished even as a part-time player, Ruth retired on June 1, six days after he had what remains one of the most memorable afternoons in baseball history. He clouted what turned out to be the last three home runs of his career in a game at Forbes Field while playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. He'd wanted to quit as early as May 12, but Fuchs wanted him to hang on so he could play in every National League park. Fuchs lost control of the team soon afterward. Despite fielding essentially the same team that finished fourth a year earlier, the 1935 season quickly turned into a debacle. In fact, their Opening Day win was the only time they were over .500 all year. They won only four games in May and never recovered. By the time Ruth retired they were 10-27, 16.5 games out of first, and their season was all but finished. They ultimately won only 28 more times to finish 38–115, the worst season in franchise history. Their .248 winning percentage is tied for the seventh-worst in baseball history, and the sixth-worst in National League history. It is the second-worst in modern baseball history (behind only the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics), and the worst in modern National League history. During the season, Braves pitcher Ben Cantwell would be the last pitcher in the 20th century to lose at least 25 games in one season.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.349, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 The only highlight was outfielder Wally Berger, who led the League in home runs (34) and RBIs (130). Season standings Boston Braves Record vs. opponents BSN Notable transactions June 1, 1935: Babe Ruth announces his retirement. August 5, 1935: Shanty Hogan was released by the Braves.Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference Roster 1935 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 28 Larry Benton 15 Huck Betts -- Al Blanche 11 Ed Brandt 12 Bob Brown 16 Ben Cantwell 14 Fred Frankhouse 21 Danny MacFayden 21 Leo Mangum 13 Flint Rhem 17 Bob Smith Catchers 30 Art Doll  8 Shanty Hogan 22 Bill Lewis 22 Ray Mueller  9 Al Spohrer Infielders 26 Joe Coscarart  7 Fritz Knothe 23 Elbie Fletcher  5 Buck Jordan 20 Les Mallon 23 Rabbit Maranville 28 Marty McManus -- Ed Moriarty  2 Billy Urbanski  6 Pinky Whitney Outfielders  4 Wally Berger 10 Hal Lee  7 Randy Moore 19 Joe Mowry  3 Babe Ruth 18 Tommy Thompson 24 Johnnie Tyler Manager 33 Bill McKechnie Coaches 31 Hank Gowdy 32 Duffy Lewis Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Al Spohrer 92 260 63 .242 1 16 1B Buck Jordan 130 470 131 .279 5 35 2B Les Mallon 116 412 113 .274 2 25 3B Pinky Whitney 126 458 125 .273 4 60 SS Billy Urbanski 132 514 118 .230 4 30 OF Hal Lee 112 422 128 .303 0 39 OF Randy Moore 125 407 112 .275 4 42 OF Wally Berger 150 589 174 .295 34 130 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 Tommy Thompson 112 297 81 .273 4 30 Joe Coscarart 86 284 67 .236 1 29 Shanty Hogan 59 163 49 .301 2 25 Elbie Fletcher 39 148 35 .236 1 9 Joe Mowry 81 136 36 .265 1 13 Ray Mueller 42 97 22 .227 3 11 Babe Ruth 28 72 13 .181 6 12 Rabbit Maranville 23 67 10 .149 0 5 Johnnie Tyler 13 47 16 .340 2 11 Ed Moriarty 8 34 11 .324 1 1 Art Doll 3 10 1 .100 0 0 Bill Lewis Bill Lewis (baseball) 6 4 0 .000 0 0 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 Fred Frankhouse 40 230.2 11 15 4.76 64 Ed Brandt 29 174.2 5 19 5.00 61 Danny MacFayden 28 151.2 5 13 5.10 46 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 Ben Cantwell 39 210.2 4 25 4.61 34 Bob Smith Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895) 46 203.1 8 18 3.94 58 Huck Betts 44 159.2 2 9 5.47 40 Bob Brown Bob Brown (pitcher) 15 65.0 1 8 6.37 17 Flint Rhem 10 40.1 0 5 5.36 10 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 Larry Benton 29 2 3 0 6.88 21 Al Blanche 6 0 0 0 1.56 4 Leo Mangum 3 0 0 0 3.86 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Seattle Indians Pacific Coast League Dutch Ruether A Harrisburg Senators New York–Pennsylvania League Art Shires D McKeesport Braves Pennsylvania State Association Wilbur Cooper Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 See also List of worst Major League Baseball season records References External links Boston Braves team page at Baseball Reference 1935 Boston Braves team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1930s in Boston