1935 Boston Braves

1935 Boston Braves / Franchise: Atlanta Braves / BR Team Page

Record: 38-115, Finished 8th in National League (1935 NL)

Managed by Bill McKechnie

Coaches: Hank Gowdy and Duffy Lewis

Ballpark: Braves Field

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1935 Boston Braves had the lowest winning percentage of any National League team in the 20th century, "topping" even the 1962 New York Mets. The presence of over-the-hill future Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Rabbit Maranville, both in their final seasons, was no help. They also lost the most road games (at 13-65) of any MLB team since 1900; the 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates almost broke the record at 17-64, playing a longer schedule.

Awards and Honors

• All-Star: Wally Berger

Further Reading

• Mark Bowman: "The story behind final stop of Ruth's career", mlb.com, January 5, 2021. [1]
• Bob LeMoine: When the Babe Went Back to Boston: Babe Ruth, Judge Fuchs and the Hapless Braves of 1935, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2023. ISBN 978-1-4766-8502-1
• Charles Salzberg and George Robinson: On a Clear Day, They Could See Seventh Place: Baseball's Worst Teams, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2010. ISBN 978-0803229884 (Originally published in 1989)
• Jonathan Weeks: Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History, Scarecrow Press, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, MD, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8108-8532-5