1948 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
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 Statistics
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
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