1948 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 91-62
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 1,447,528, Avg. 21,287
Ballpark: Braves Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Cleveland Indians 4-2
Manager: Billy Southworth (91-62)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1948 Boston Braves Roster
The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1948 season with a record of 91 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Braves surrendered 584 runs, fewest in the league. Boston tallied 739 runs. Bob Elliott paced the team with 23 home runs, while Jeff Heath walloped 20 or more, too. Bob Elliott drove in 100 runs. Tommy Holmes led all regular hitters with a .325 average. Johnny Sain earned 24 wins on the mound for the squad, plus Warren Spahn, too added 15 or more wins, too Johnny Sain recorded a 2.60 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Southworth coached the team. The 1948 Boston Braves won the League Championship Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 738
Regular Season Runs Against: 583
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 20, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
April 21, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
April 22, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
April 23, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
April 24, 1948 | New York Giants 16 at Boston Braves 9 | L | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
April 25, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-5 | ||
April 25, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1-6 | ||
April 26, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-6 | ||
April 27, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-6 | ||
April 28, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 | ||
April 29, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4-7 | ||
April 30, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 2 | W | 3-5 | 2-2 | 5-7 | ||
May 1, 1948 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 3 | W | 3-5 | 3-2 | 6-7 | ||
May 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 5 | L | 3-5 | 3-3 | 6-8 | ||
May 5, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 3-5 | 3-4 | 6-9 | ||
May 7, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 3-5 | 4-4 | 7-9 | ||
May 8, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 3-5 | 5-4 | 8-9 | ||
May 9, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 3-5 | 5-5 | 8-10 | ||
May 10, 1948 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 3-5 | 6-5 | 9-10 | ||
May 13, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 3-5 | 7-5 | 10-10 | ||
May 15, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 3-5 | 8-5 | 11-10 | ||
May 17, 1948 | Boston Braves 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 3-5 | 9-5 | 12-10 | ||
May 18, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 3-6 | 9-5 | 12-11 | ||
May 19, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 4-6 | 9-5 | 13-11 | ||
May 20, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 4-7 | 9-5 | 13-12 | ||
May 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 5-7 | 9-5 | 14-12 | ||
May 22, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 5-8 | 9-5 | 14-13 | ||
May 23, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 6-8 | 9-5 | 15-13 | ||
May 23, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 12 | W | 7-8 | 9-5 | 16-13 | ||
May 26, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 7-9 | 9-5 | 16-14 | ||
May 28, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 7-10 | 9-5 | 16-15 | ||
May 29, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 7-11 | 9-5 | 16-16 | ||
May 31, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 10 | W | 8-11 | 9-5 | 17-16 | ||
May 31, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 8-12 | 9-5 | 17-17 | ||
June 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 8-12 | 10-5 | 18-17 | ||
June 3, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 8-12 | 10-6 | 18-18 | ||
June 4, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 8-12 | 11-6 | 19-18 | ||
June 5, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 8-12 | 11-7 | 19-19 | ||
June 6, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 8-12 | 12-7 | 20-19 | ||
June 7, 1948 | Boston Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 8-12 | 13-7 | 21-19 | ||
June 8, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 8-12 | 14-7 | 22-19 | ||
June 9, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 8-12 | 15-7 | 23-19 | ||
June 10, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 8-12 | 16-7 | 24-19 | ||
June 11, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 8-12 | 17-7 | 25-19 | ||
June 12, 1948 | Boston Braves 9 at Cincinnati Reds 11 | L | 8-12 | 17-8 | 25-20 | ||
June 12, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 8-12 | 17-9 | 25-21 | ||
June 13, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 8-12 | 18-9 | 26-21 | ||
June 13, 1948 | Boston Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 8-12 | 19-9 | 27-21 | ||
June 15, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 9-12 | 19-9 | 28-21 | ||
June 16, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 9-13 | 19-9 | 28-22 | ||
June 17, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 10-13 | 19-9 | 29-22 | ||
June 17, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 11-13 | 19-9 | 30-22 | ||
June 18, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 12-13 | 19-9 | 31-22 | ||
June 19, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 13-13 | 19-9 | 32-22 | ||
June 20, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 14-13 | 19-9 | 33-22 | ||
June 20, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 15-13 | 19-9 | 34-22 | ||
June 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 15-14 | 19-9 | 34-23 | ||
June 22, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 15-15 | 19-9 | 34-24 | ||
June 24, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 15-16 | 19-9 | 34-25 | ||
June 25, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 12 | W | 16-16 | 19-9 | 35-25 | ||
June 26, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 16-17 | 19-9 | 35-26 | ||
June 27, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 17-17 | 19-9 | 36-26 | ||
June 29, 1948 | New York Giants 11 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 17-18 | 19-9 | 36-27 | ||
June 30, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 18-18 | 19-9 | 37-27 | ||
July 1, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 19-18 | 19-9 | 38-27 | ||
July 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 19-18 | 20-9 | 39-27 | ||
July 3, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 19-18 | 21-9 | 40-27 | ||
July 4, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 19-18 | 21-10 | 40-28 | ||
July 4, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 19-18 | 21-11 | 40-29 | ||
July 5, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 19-18 | 21-12 | 40-30 | ||
July 5, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 1 | W | 19-18 | 22-12 | 41-30 | ||
July 6, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 3 | W | 19-18 | 23-12 | 42-30 | ||
July 7, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 19-18 | 23-13 | 42-31 | ||
July 8, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 19-18 | 24-13 | 43-31 | ||
July 9, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 13 | W | 20-18 | 24-13 | 44-31 | ||
July 10, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 21-18 | 24-13 | 45-31 | ||
July 11, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 22-18 | 24-13 | 46-31 | ||
July 15, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 22-18 | 25-13 | 47-31 | ||
July 16, 1948 | Boston Braves 12 at Chicago Cubs 10 | W | 22-18 | 26-13 | 48-31 | ||
July 17, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 22-18 | 26-14 | 48-32 | ||
July 18, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 22-18 | 27-14 | 49-32 | ||
July 18, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 22-18 | 28-14 | 50-32 | ||
July 19, 1948 | Boston Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | L | 22-18 | 28-15 | 50-33 | ||
July 20, 1948 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | L | 22-18 | 28-16 | 50-34 | ||
July 21, 1948 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 22-18 | 29-16 | 51-34 | ||
July 23, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 22-18 | 29-17 | 51-35 | ||
July 24, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 22-18 | 29-18 | 51-36 | ||
July 25, 1948 | Boston Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 22-18 | 30-18 | 52-36 | ||
July 25, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 22-18 | 30-19 | 52-37 | ||
July 27, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 23-18 | 30-19 | 53-37 | ||
July 28, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 24-18 | 30-19 | 54-37 | ||
July 29, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 25-18 | 30-19 | 55-37 | ||
July 30, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 25-19 | 30-19 | 55-38 | ||
July 31, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 26-19 | 30-19 | 56-38 | ||
August 1, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 26-20 | 30-19 | 56-39 | ||
August 2, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 26-21 | 30-19 | 56-40 | ||
August 3, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 26-22 | 30-19 | 56-41 | ||
August 4, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 26-23 | 30-19 | 56-42 | ||
August 5, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 27-23 | 30-19 | 57-42 | ||
August 6, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 27-24 | 30-19 | 57-43 | ||
August 7, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 28-24 | 30-19 | 58-43 | ||
August 8, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 29-24 | 30-19 | 59-43 | ||
August 10, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 29-25 | 30-19 | 59-44 | ||
August 11, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 30-25 | 30-19 | 60-44 | ||
August 12, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 31-25 | 30-19 | 61-44 | ||
August 13, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 31-26 | 30-19 | 61-45 | ||
August 14, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 32-26 | 30-19 | 62-45 | ||
August 15, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 32-27 | 30-19 | 62-46 | ||
August 16, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 32-28 | 30-19 | 62-47 | ||
August 17, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at New York Giants 2 | W | 32-28 | 31-19 | 63-47 | ||
August 18, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 8 | L | 32-28 | 31-20 | 63-48 | ||
August 21, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 32-28 | 32-20 | 64-48 | ||
August 21, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 32-28 | 32-21 | 64-49 | ||
August 22, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 32-28 | 33-21 | 65-49 | ||
August 23, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 32-28 | 34-21 | 66-49 | ||
August 24, 1948 | Boston Braves 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 32-28 | 35-21 | 67-49 | ||
August 25, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 32-28 | 36-21 | 68-49 | ||
August 26, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 32-28 | 36-22 | 68-50 | ||
August 26, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 32-28 | 36-23 | 68-51 | ||
August 27, 1948 | Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 32-28 | 36-24 | 68-52 | ||
August 28, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 32-28 | 37-24 | 69-52 | ||
August 29, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 32-28 | 37-25 | 69-53 | ||
August 29, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 32-28 | 37-26 | 69-54 | ||
August 30, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 32-28 | 37-27 | 69-55 | ||
August 31, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 32-28 | 38-27 | 70-55 | ||
September 1, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 32-28 | 39-27 | 71-55 | ||
September 1, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 32-28 | 39-28 | 71-56 | ||
September 3, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 33-28 | 39-28 | 72-56 | ||
September 4, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 33-29 | 39-28 | 72-57 | ||
September 4, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 34-29 | 39-28 | 73-57 | ||
September 5, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 35-29 | 39-28 | 74-57 | ||
September 6, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 36-29 | 39-28 | 75-57 | ||
September 6, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 37-29 | 39-28 | 76-57 | ||
September 11, 1948 | Boston Braves 13 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 37-29 | 40-28 | 77-57 | ||
September 11, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 37-29 | 41-28 | 78-57 | ||
September 12, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 37-29 | 41-29 | 78-58 | ||
September 12, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 37-29 | 42-29 | 79-58 | ||
September 14, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 10 | W | 38-29 | 42-29 | 80-58 | ||
September 15, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 39-29 | 42-29 | 81-58 | ||
September 17, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 40-29 | 42-29 | 82-58 | ||
September 18, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 41-29 | 42-29 | 83-58 | ||
September 19, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 42-29 | 42-29 | 84-58 | ||
September 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 11 | W | 43-29 | 42-29 | 85-58 | ||
September 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 44-29 | 42-29 | 86-58 | ||
September 22, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 44-30 | 42-29 | 86-59 | ||
September 25, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 44-31 | 42-29 | 86-60 | ||
September 26, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 45-31 | 42-29 | 87-60 | ||
September 28, 1948 | Boston Braves 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 | L | 45-31 | 42-30 | 87-61 | ||
September 29, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 45-31 | 43-30 | 88-61 | ||
October 1, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 45-31 | 44-30 | 89-61 | ||
October 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 8 | L | 45-31 | 44-31 | 89-62 | ||
October 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 1 | W | 45-31 | 45-31 | 90-62 | ||
October 3, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at New York Giants 1 | W | 45-31 | 46-31 | 91-62 | ||
October 6, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
October 7, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
October 8, 1948 | Boston Braves 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
October 9, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
October 10, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
October 11, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 |