1926 Boston Braves season

1926 Boston Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (Since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1871)
1926 Information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Dave Bancroft
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	--	.578
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	2	.565
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	69	4.5	.549
Chicago Cubs	82	72	7	.532
New York Giants	74	77	13.5	.490
Brooklyn Robins	71	82	17.5	.464
Boston Braves	66	86	22	.434
Philadelphia Phillies	58	93	29.5	.384

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
SS	Bancroft, DaveDave Bancroft	127	453	141	.311	1	44
OF	Smith, JackJack Smith	96	322	100	.311	2	25

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
Taylor, EdEd Taylor	92	272	73	.268	0	33
Cooney, JohnnyJohnny Cooney	64	126	38	.302	0	18
Gibson, FrankFrank Gibson	24	47	16	.340	0	7

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
Benton, LarryLarry Benton	43	231.2	14	14	3.85	103
Genewich, JoeJoe Genewich	37	216	8	16	3.88	59
Smith, BobBob Smith	33	201.1	10	13	3.75	44
Edwards, FosterFoster Edwards	3	25	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
Hearn, BunnyBunny Hearn	34	117.1	4	9	4.22	40
Cooney, JohnnyJohnny Cooney	19	83.1	3	3	4.00	23

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

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Providence Rubes	Eastern League	Rube Marquard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Providence

External links

• 1926 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference