1925 Boston Braves season

The 1925 Boston Braves season was the 55th season of the franchise.

1925 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	53–68 (.438)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson
Manager(s)	Dave Bancroft
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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Offseason

• February 4, 1925: Cotton Tierney was traded by the Braves to the Brooklyn Robins for Bernie Neis.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	58	0.621	—	52–25	43–33
New York Giants	86	66	0.566	8½	47–29	39–37
Cincinnati Reds	80	73	0.523	15	44–32	36–41
St. Louis Cardinals	77	76	0.503	18	48–28	29–48
Boston Braves	70	83	0.458	25	37–39	33–44
Brooklyn Robins	68	85	0.444	27	38–39	30–46
Philadelphia Phillies	68	85	0.444	27	40–37	28–48
Chicago Cubs	68	86	0.442	27½	37–40	31–46

Record vs. opponents

1925 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	13–8	12–10	9–13	11–11	6–16	7–15	12–10
Brooklyn	8–13	—	11–11	12–10	10–12	11–11	5–17	11–11
Chicago	10–12	11–11	—	10–12	7–15	10–12	12–10	8–14
Cincinnati	13–9	10–12	12–10	—	9–13	16–6	8–13	12–10
New York	11–11	12–10	15–7	13–9	—	13–8	10–12	12–9
Philadelphia	16–6	11–11	12–10	6–16	8–13	—	8–14	7–15
Pittsburgh	15–7	17–5	10–12	13–8	12–10	14–8	—	14–8
St. Louis	10–12	11–11	14–8	10–12	9–12	15–7	8–14	—

Notable transactions

• June 18, 1925: Shanty Hogan was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.[2]
• 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.[3]

Roster

1925 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Bill Anderson Jesse Barnes Joe Batchelder Larry Benton Johnny Cooney Foster Edwards Joe Genewich Skinny Graham Ike Kamp Rube Marquard Tim McNamara Joe Ogrodowski Rosy Ryan Bill Vargus		Catchers Dee Cousineau Frank Gibson Mickey O'Neil Oscar Siemer Infielders Dave Bancroft Dick Burrus Doc Gautreau Andy High Abie Hood Hod Kibbie Red Lucas William Marriott Ernie Padgett Bob Smith Herb Thomas		Outfielders Gus Felix Dave Harris Shanty Hogan Les Mann Bernie Neis Casey Stengel Jimmy Welsh Frank Wilson Other batters Ed Sperber		Manager Dave Bancroft

Player stats

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	Frank Gibson	104	316	88	.278	2	50
SS	Dave Bancroft	128	479	153	.319	2	49
OF	Gus Felix	121	459	141	.307	2	66

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
Bernie Neis	106	355	101	.285	5	45
Mickey O'Neil	70	222	57	.257	2	30
Bob Smith	58	174	49	.282	0	23
Shanty Hogan	9	21	6	.286	0	3
Dee Cousineau	1	0	0	----	0	0

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
Jesse Barnes	32	216.1	11	16	4.53	55
Bob Smith	13	92.2	5	3	4.47	19

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

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
Bill Anderson	2	0	0	0	10.12	1

References

1. Cotton Tierney page at Baseball Reference
2. Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference
3. Gus Felix page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1925 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference