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The Boston Braves
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season was a season in Major League Baseball

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. The Braves finished eighth in the National League

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with a record of 53 wins and 100 losses.

Offseason

December 15, 1923: Hod Ford
Hod Ford
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and Ray Powell
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Raymond Reath Powell , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves....

were traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies
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for Cotton Tierney
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. Ray Powell refused to report to his new team. The Braves sent cash to the Phillies to complete the trade.

Roster

1924 Boston Braves roster
Roster
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 in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	136	505	131	.259	6	58
SS	106	347	79	.228	2	38
OF	61	215	51	.237	1	15

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
79	319	89	.279	2	21
90	229	71	.310	1	30
74	188	49	.261	1	15
33	59	16	.271	0	8
7	15	1	.067	0	0
3	3	0	.000	0	0
3	2	0	.000	0	0
1	1	0	.000	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
	37	267.2	15	20	3.23	49

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	181	8	9	3.18	67
30	128	5	7	4.15	41
20	73.1	3	8	6.01	22

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
	3	0	0	0	3.86	2

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