1919 Boston Braves season

1919 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	57–82 (.410)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	George W. Grant
Manager(s)	George Stallings
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	96	44	0.686	—	51–19	45–25
New York Giants	87	53	0.621	9	46–23	41–30
Chicago Cubs	75	65	0.536	21	40–31	35–34
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	68	0.511	24½	39–31	32–37
Brooklyn Robins	69	71	0.493	27	36–34	33–37
Boston Braves	57	82	0.410	38½	29–38	28–44
St. Louis Cardinals	54	83	0.394	40½	34–35	20–48
Philadelphia Phillies	47	90	0.343	47½	26–44	21–46

Record vs. opponents

1919 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–13	7–13	4–16	6–14	15–5	8–11	10–10–1
Brooklyn	13–7	—	9–11	7–13	8–12	12–8–1	9–11	11–9
Chicago	13–7	11–9	—	8–12	6–14	13–7	11–9	13–7
Cincinnati	16–4	13–7	12–8	—	12–8	15–5	14–6	14–6
New York	14–6	12–8	14–6	8–12	—	14–6	11–9	14–6
Philadelphia	5–15	8–12–1	7–13	5–15	6–14	—	6–14	10–7
Pittsburgh	11–8	11–9	9–11	6–14	9–11	14–6	—	11–9
St. Louis	10–10–1	9–11	7–13	6–14	6–14	7–10	9–11	—

Notable transactions

• May 21, 1919: Pat Ragan was traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Jim Thorpe.^[1]
• May 1919: Walton Cruise was purchased by the Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2]

Roster

1919 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Red Causey Larry Cheney Al Demaree Dana Fillingim Bill James Ray Keating Hugh McQuillan Art Nehf Jake Northrop Joe Oeschger Pat Ragan Dick Rudolph Jack Scott		Catchers Hank Gowdy Mickey O'Neil Walt Tragesser Sam White Art Wilson Infielders Lena Blackburne Tony Boeckel Hod Ford Buck Herzog Walter Holke Rabbit Maranville Charlie Pick Johnny Rawlings		Outfielders Gene Bailey Dixie Carroll Lloyd Christenbury Walton Cruise Joe Kelly Les Mann Dizzy Nutter Ray Powell Joe Riggert Red Smith Jim Thorpe Other batters Lee King Tom Miller		Manager George Stallings

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
OF	Riggert, JoeJoe Riggert	63	240	68	.283	4	17

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
Thorpe, JimJim Thorpe	60	156	51	.327	1	25

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
Causey, RedRed Causey	10	69	4	5	4.57	14
Ragan, PatPat Ragan	4	12.2	0	2	7.11	3

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
James, BillBill James	1	0	0	0	3.38	1

References

1. Jim Thorpe page at Baseball Reference
2. Walton Cruise page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1919 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference