1947 Boston Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-68
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,258,995, Avg. 18,791
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (86-68)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1947 Boston Braves Statistics
1947 Boston Braves Results

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 86 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the NL.

The Braves paced the league with just 622 runs allowed. Boston scored 701 runs. Bob Elliott led the team with 22 home runs, while Earl Torgeson walloped 20 or more, too. Bob Elliott drove in 113 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .317 average. Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn paced the squad with 21 wins each, and Warren Spahn recorded a 2.33 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Southworth coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Red BarrettPRRFebruary 14, 19155'11"183Santa Barbara, CA USA
Johnny BeazleyPRRMay 25, 19186'1"190Nashville, TN USA
Bob BradyPLRNovember 8, 19226'1"175Lewiston, PA USA
Hank CamelliCRRDecember 9, 19145'11"190Gloucester, MA USA
Mort CooperPRRMarch 2, 19136'2"210Atherton, MO USA
Dick CullerSSRRJanuary 15, 19155'9"155High Point, NC USA
Bob Elliott3BRRNovember 26, 19166'0"185San Francisco, CA USA
Glenn ElliottPBLNovember 11, 19195'10"170Sapulpa, OK USA
Nanny FernandezSSRROctober 25, 19185'9"170Wilmington, CA USA
Tommy HolmesRFLLMarch 29, 19175'10"180Brooklyn, NY USA
Johnny HoppCFLLJuly 18, 19165'10"170Hastings, NE USA
Si JohnsonPRROctober 5, 19065'11"185Danway, IL USA
Andy KarlPRRApril 8, 19146'1"175Mount Vernon, NY USA
Walt LanfranconiPRRNovember 9, 19165'7"155Barre, VT USA
Johnny LanningPRRSeptember 6, 19106'1"185Asheville, NC USA
Danny LitwhilerLFRRAugust 31, 19165'10"198Ringtown, PA USA
Max MaconPLLOctober 14, 19156'3"175Pensacola, FL USA
Ray MartinPRRMarch 13, 19256'2"177Norwood, MA USA
Phil MasiCRRJanuary 6, 19165'10"177Chicago, IL USA
Frank McCormick1BRRJune 9, 19116'4"205New York, NY USA
Mike McCormickCFRRMay 6, 19176'0"195Angel's Camp, CA USA
Dick MulliganPLLMarch 18, 19186'0"167Swoyersville, PA USA
Danny Murtaugh2BRROctober 8, 19175'9"165Chester, PA USA
Tommy NeillRFLRNovember 7, 19196'2"200Hartselle, AL USA
Bama RowellLFLRJanuary 13, 19165'11"185Citronelle, AL USA
Connie Ryan2BRRFebruary 27, 19205'11"175New Orleans, LA USA
Johnny SainPRRSeptember 25, 19176'2"185Havana, AR USA
Clyde ShounPLLMarch 20, 19126'1"188Mountain City, TN USA
Sibby SistiSSRRJuly 26, 19205'11"175Buffalo, NY USA
Warren SpahnPLLApril 23, 19216'0"172Buffalo, NY USA
Earl Torgeson1BLLJanuary 1, 19246'3"180Snohomish, WA USA
Bill VoisellePRRJanuary 29, 19196'4"200Greenwood, SC USA
Ernie WhitePRLSeptember 5, 19165'11"175Pacolet Mills, SC USA
Ed WrightPRRMay 15, 19196'1"180Dyersburg, TN USA