1935 Boston Braves season

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1935 Boston Braves
Babe Ruth's final season in majors
Major league affiliations
Location
1935 Information
Owner(s) Emil Fuchs
Manager(s) Bill McKechnie
Local television none
Local radio Yankee Network
(Fred Hoey)
Ruth in a Boston Braves uniform in 1935, his last year as a player.
Ruth in a Boston Braves uniform in 1935, his last year as a player.

In an attempt to make his dream come true to manage, Babe Ruth came to the Braves in 1935. He was hired as vice president and assistant manager, and the team owner, Emil Fuchs promised Ruth a share of team profits.

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[edit] Regular season

On opening day, Babe Ruth was part of all of the Braves' runs in a 4-2 win over the New York Giants. This was the only time the Braves were over .500 all year. Ruth was near the end of his career. He was unable to run, and his fielding was so terrible that three of the Braves' pitchers threatened to go on strike if Ruth were in the lineup. It soon became obvious that Ruth was part of the team because of the name recognition that he commanded. Ruth discovered that Fuchs expected him to invest some of his money in the team.[1]

Ruth retired on June 1, six days after he had what remains one of the most memorable afternoons in baseball history. It would be the last three home runs of his career in a game at Forbes Field while playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. He'd wanted to quit as early as May 12, but Fuchs wanted him to hang on so he could play in every National League park.[1] The Braves finished 38-115, the worst season in franchise history. Their .248 winning percentage is the third-worst in baseball history, and the second-worst in National League history (behind only the 1899 Cleveland Spiders).

[edit] Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Chicago Cubs 100 54 -- .649
St. Louis Cardinals 96 58 4 .623
New York Giants 91 62 8.5 .595
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 67 13.5 .562
Brooklyn Dodgers 70 83 29.5 .458
Cincinnati Reds 68 85 31.5 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 64 89 35.5 .418
Boston Braves 38 115 61.5 .248

[edit] Roster

1935 Boston Braves roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Most Starts by Position

Position Name # of Starts
C Al Spohrer 90
1B Buck Jordan 95
2B Les Mallon 73
3B Pinky Whitney 74
SS Billy Urbanski 129
LF Hal Lee 98
CF Wally Berger 149
RF Randy Moore 71

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Al Spohrer 92 260 63 .242 1 16
Buck Jordan 130 470 131 .279 5 35
Les Mallon 116 412 113 .274 2 25
Pinky Whitney 126 458 125 .273 4 60
Billy Urbanski 132 514 118 .230 4 30
Wally Berger 150 589 174 .295 34 130
Hal Lee 112 422 128 .303 0 39
Tommy Thompson 112 297 81 .273 4 30
Randy Moore 125 407 112 .275 4 42

 

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Babe Ruth 28 72 13 .181 6 12
Joe Coscarart 86 284 67 .236 1 29
Rabbit Maranville 23 67 10 .149 0 5

[edit] Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; GS = Games Started; W = Wins; L = Losses; IP = Innings Pitched; H/9 = Hits per 9 IP; BB/9 = Walks per 9 IP; SO/9 = Strikeouts per 9 IP; ERA = Earned Run Average

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Neyer, Rob (2006). Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders. New York City: Fireside. ISBN 0743284917. 


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