1923 Boston Braves season
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Offseason
- October 15, 1922: Gus FelixGus FelixAugust Guenther Felix , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins from 1923-1927.-External links:...
was drafted by the Braves from the Shreveport GassersShreveport GassersThe Schreveport Gassers were a Texas League baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA that played from 1915 to 1924. They were affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1923 to 1924....
(Texas) in the 1922 rule 5 draftRule 5 draftThe Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...
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Regular season
- October 6, 1923: Ernie PadgettErnie PadgettErnest Kitchen Padgett , nicknamed "Red", was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played for two MLB teams, the Boston Braves and the Cleveland Indians, from to ....
of the Braves executed an unassisted triple playUnassisted triple playIn baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play, without any teammates touching the ball . In Major League Baseball , it is one of the rarest of individual feats, along with hitting four home runs in one game and the...
. He caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base. Padgett played just four games for the Braves all season, but would become the Braves' regular third basemanThird basemanA third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
in .
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers Infielders |
Outfielders Other batters |
Manager |
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | 96 | 306 | 65 | .212 | 0 | 20 | |
SS | 115 | 375 | 94 | .251 | 0 | 40 | |
OF | 139 | 506 | 138 | .273 | 6 | 44 | |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPlayer | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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72 | 191 | 55 | .288 | 3 | 19 | |
41 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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31 | 195.1 | 10 | 14 | 2.76 | 41 | |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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35 | 128 | 5 | 9 | 4.99 | 42 | |
4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | |