1930 Boston Braves season

1930 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	70–84 (.455)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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Offseason

• February 18, 1930: Owen Kahn was purchased by the Braves from the Manchester Blue Sox.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	92	62	0.597	—	53–24	39–38
Chicago Cubs	90	64	0.584	2	51–26	39–38
New York Giants	87	67	0.565	5	46–31	41–36
Brooklyn Robins	86	68	0.558	6	49–28	37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	0.519	12	42–35	38–39
Boston Braves	70	84	0.455	22	39–38	31–46
Cincinnati Reds	59	95	0.383	33	37–40	22–55
Philadelphia Phillies	52	102	0.338	40	35–42	17–60

Record vs. opponents

1930 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	5–17	13–9	11–11	14–8	10–12	8–14
Brooklyn	13–9	—	8–14	13–9	13–9	15–7	13–9	11–11
Chicago	17–5	14–8	—	11–11	10–12	16–6–2	11–11	11–11
Cincinnati	9–13	9–13	11–11	—	7–15	12–10	8–14	3–19
New York	11–11	9–13	12–10	15–7	—	16–6	14–8	10–12
Philadelphia	8–14	7–15	6–16–2	10–12	6–16	—	9–13	6–16
Pittsburgh	12–10	9–13	11–11	14–8	8–14	13–9	—	13–9
St. Louis	14–8	11–11	11–11	19–3	12–10	16–6	9–13	—

Notable transactions

• June 9, 1930: Owen Kahn was sold by the Braves to the Pittsfield Hillies.^[1]

Roster

1930 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Ed Brandt Bob Brown Ben Cantwell Johnny Cooney Bruce Cunningham Fred Frankhouse Burleigh Grimes Ken Jones Socks Seibold Bill Sherdel Bob Smith Tom Zachary		Catchers Bill Cronin Hank Gowdy Al Spohrer Infielders Buster Chatham Bernie James Freddie Maguire Rabbit Maranville Johnny Neun Billy Rhiel Gene Robertson Red Rollings George Sisler		Outfielders Wally Berger Buzz Boyle Earl Clark Bill Dunlap Randy Moore Lance Richbourg Jimmy Welsh Other batters Owen Kahn		Manager Bill McKechnie Coaches Hank Gowdy George Sisler

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	Spohrer, AlAl Spohrer	112	356	113	.317	2	37
1B	Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler	116	431	133	.309	3	67
2B	Maguire, FreddieFreddie Maguire	146	516	138	.267	0	52
SS	Maranville, RabbitRabbit Maranville	142	558	157	.281	2	43
OF	Richbourg, LanceLance Richbourg	130	529	161	.304	3	54
OF	Berger, WallyWally Berger	151	555	172	.310	38	119

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
Clark, EarlEarl Clark	82	233	69	.296	3	28
James, BernieBernie James	8	11	2	.182	0	1
Rhiel, BillyBilly Rhiel	20	47	8	.170	0	4
Kahn, OwenOwen Kahn	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Seibold, SocksSocks Seibold	36	251	15	16	4.12	70
Smith, BobBob Smith	38	219.2	10	14	4.26	84
Cantwell, BenBen Cantwell	31	173.1	9	15	4.88	43
Sherdel, BillBill Sherdel	21	119.1	6	5	4.75	26
Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes	11	49	3	5	7.35	15

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
Brandt, EdEd Brandt	41	147.1	4	11	5.01	65
Frankhouse, FredFred Frankhouse	27	110.2	7	6	5.61	30
Cunningham, BruceBruce Cunningham	36	106.2	5	6	5.48	28

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
Jones, KenKen Jones	8	0	1	0	5.95	4
Cooney, JohnnyJohnny Cooney	2	0	0	0	18.00	1
Brown, BobBob Brown	3	0	0	0	10.50	1

Notes

1. Owen Kahn page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1930 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference