1925 Boston Braves season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Braves
| season = 1925
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Braves Field
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 53–68 (.438)
| league_place = 5th
| owners = Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson
| managers = Dave Bancroft
|}}
The 1925 Boston Braves season was the 55th season of the franchise.
Offseason
- February 4, 1925: Cotton Tierney was traded by the Braves to the Brooklyn Robins for Bernie Neis.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tiernco01.shtml Cotton Tierney page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1925 National League standings|highlight=Boston Braves}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1925 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Notable transactions =
- June 18, 1925: Shanty Hogan was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hogansh01.shtml Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference]
- October 6, 1925: Gus Felix, Jesse Barnes and Mickey O'Neil were traded by the Braves to the Brooklyn Robins for Zack Taylor, Jimmy Johnston, and Eddie Brown.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/felixgu01.shtml Gus Felix page at Baseball Reference]
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1925 Boston Braves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bill Anderson}}
{{MLBplayer | Jesse Barnes}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Batchelder}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Benton}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Cooney}}
{{MLBplayer | Foster Edwards}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Genewich}}
{{MLBplayer | Skinny Graham}}
{{MLBplayer | Ike Kamp}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Marquard}}
{{MLBplayer | Tim McNamara}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Ogrodowski}}
{{MLBplayer | Rosy Ryan}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Vargus}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Dee Cousineau}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Gibson}}
{{MLBplayer | Mickey O'Neil}}
{{MLBplayer | Oscar Siemer}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Dave Bancroft}}
{{MLBplayer | Dick Burrus}}
{{MLBplayer | Doc Gautreau}}
{{MLBplayer | Andy High}}
{{MLBplayer | Abie Hood}}
{{MLBplayer | Hod Kibbie}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Lucas}}
{{MLBplayer | William Marriott}}
{{MLBplayer | Ernie Padgett}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Herb Thomas}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Gus Felix}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Harris}}
{{MLBplayer | Shanty Hogan}}
{{MLBplayer | Les Mann}}
{{MLBplayer | Bernie Neis}}
{{MLBplayer | Casey Stengel}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Welsh}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Wilson}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Ed Sperber}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Frank|Gibson|Frank Gibson (baseball)}} | 104 | 316 | 88 | .278 | 2 | 50 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Dick Burrus | 152 | 588 | 200 | .340 | 5 | 87 |
| align=center
| 2B | Doc Gautreau | 68 | 279 | 73 | .262 | 0 | 23 |
| align=center
| SS | {{sortname|Dave|Bancroft}} | 128 | 479 | 153 | .319 | 2 | 49 |
| align="center"
| 3B | William Marriott | 103 | 390 | 99 | .268 | 1 | 40 |
| align=center
| OF | Jimmy Welsh | 122 | 484 | 151 | .312 | 7 | 63 |
| align=center
| OF | {{sortname|Gus|Felix}} | 121 | 459 | 141 | .307 | 2 | 66 |
| align="center"
| OF | Dave Harris | 92 | 340 | 90 | .265 | 5 | 36 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bernie|Neis}} | 106 | 355 | 101 | .285 | 5 | 45 |
| align="center" | 86 | 256 | 78 | .305 | 0 | 29 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Mickey|O'Neil|Mickey O'Neil (baseball)}} | 70 | 222 | 57 | .257 | 2 | 30 |
| align="center" | 60 | 219 | 63 | .288 | 4 | 28 |
| align=center | 60 | 184 | 63 | .342 | 2 | 20 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Smith|Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895)}} | 58 | 174 | 49 | .282 | 0 | 23 |
| align="center" | 16 | 46 | 14 | .304 | 1 | 6 |
| align=center | 11 | 41 | 11 | .268 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 12 | 31 | 13 | .419 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Shanty|Hogan}} | 9 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center" | 5 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 1 | 2 |
| align=center | 6 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 5 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 12 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Dee|Cousineau}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 31 | 245.2 | 14 | 14 | 3.48 | 65 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jesse|Barnes}} | 32 | 216.1 | 11 | 16 | 4.53 | 55 |
| align="center" | 31 | 183.1 | 14 | 7 | 3.09 | 49 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Smith|Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895)}} | 13 | 92.2 | 5 | 3 | 4.47 | 19 |
| align="center" |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 34 | 169.0 | 12 | 10 | 3.99 | 34 |
| align=center | 34 | 157.0 | 7 | 12 | 4.41 | 32 |
| align=center | 37 | 122.2 | 2 | 8 | 6.31 | 48 |
| align=center | 26 | 72.0 | 2 | 8 | 5.75 | 19 |
| align=center
| Ike Kamp | 24 | 58.1 | 2 | 4 | 5.09 | 20 |
| align=center | 11 | 36.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.96 | 5 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 2 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Anderson|Bill Anderson (1920s pitcher)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 1 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 1 |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1925.shtml 1925 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]
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