1927 Boston Braves season

1927 Boston Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (Since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1871)
1927 Information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Dave Bancroft
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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The 1927 Boston Braves season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Braves finished seventh in the National League with a record of 60 wins and 94 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	60	--	.610
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	1.5	.601
New York Giants	92	62	2	.597
Chicago Cubs	85	68	8.5	.556
Cincinnati Reds	75	78	18.5	.490
Brooklyn Robins	65	88	28.5	.425
Boston Braves	60	94	34	.390
Philadelphia Phillies	51	103	43	.331

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	111	375	91	.243	1	31

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
Smith, JackJack Smith	84	183	58	.317	1	24
Gibson, FrankFrank Gibson	60	167	37	.222	0	19

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
Smith, BobBob Smith	40	260.2	10	18	3.76	81
Benton, LarryLarry Benton	11	60.1	4	2	4.48	25

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
Edwards, FosterFoster Edwards	29	92	2	8	4.99	37

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
Hearn, BunnyBunny Hearn	8	0	2	0	4.26	5

References

• 1927 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference