1948 Boston Braves Roster
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 Results
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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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Johnny Antonelli | P | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Rochester, NY USA |
Red Barrett | P | R | R | February 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | Santa Barbara, CA USA |
Johnny Beazley | P | R | R | May 25, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Nashville, TN USA |
Vern Bickford | P | R | R | August 17, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Hellier, KY USA |
Paul Burris | C | R | R | July 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Hickory, NC USA |
Clint Conatser | CF | R | R | July 24, 1921 | 5'11" | 182 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Al Dark | SS | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Comanche, OK USA |
Bob Elliott | 3B | R | R | November 26, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Glenn Elliott | P | B | L | November 11, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Sapulpa, OK USA |
Jeff Heath | LF | L | R | April 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 200 | Fort William, ON CAN |
Bobby Hogue | P | R | R | April 5, 1921 | 5'10" | 195 | Miami, FL USA |
Tommy Holmes | RF | L | L | March 29, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Danny Litwhiler | LF | R | R | August 31, 1916 | 5'10" | 198 | Ringtown, PA USA |
Al Lyons | P | R | R | July 18, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Joseph, MO USA |
Ray Martin | P | R | R | March 13, 1925 | 6'2" | 177 | Norwood, MA USA |
Phil Masi | C | R | R | January 6, 1916 | 5'10" | 177 | Chicago, IL USA |
Frank McCormick | 1B | R | R | June 9, 1911 | 6'4" | 205 | New York, NY USA |
Mike McCormick | LF | R | R | May 6, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | Angel's Camp, CA USA |
Nels Potter | P | L | R | August 23, 1911 | 5'11" | 180 | Mount Morris, IL USA |
Jim Prendergast | P | L | L | August 23, 1917 | 6'1" | 208 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Marv Rickert | LF | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | Longbranch, WA USA |
Jim Russell | CF | B | R | October 1, 1918 | 6'1" | 181 | Fayette City, PA USA |
Connie Ryan | 2B | R | R | February 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Johnny Sain | P | R | R | September 25, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | Havana, AR USA |
Bill Salkeld | C | L | R | March 8, 1917 | 5'10" | 190 | Pocatello, ID USA |
Ray Sanders | P | L | R | December 4, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Bonne Terre, MO USA |
Clyde Shoun | P | L | L | March 20, 1912 | 6'1" | 188 | Mountain City, TN USA |
Sibby Sisti | 2B | R | R | July 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY USA |
Warren Spahn | P | L | L | April 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 172 | Buffalo, NY USA |
Eddie Stanky | 2B | R | R | September 3, 1915 | 5'8" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Bobby Sturgeon | 2B | R | R | August 6, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Clinton, IN USA |
Earl Torgeson | 1B | L | L | January 1, 1924 | 6'3" | 180 | Snohomish, WA USA |
Bill Voiselle | P | R | R | January 29, 1919 | 6'4" | 200 | Greenwood, SC USA |
Ernie White | P | R | L | September 5, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Pacolet Mills, SC USA |
Ed Wright | P | R | R | May 15, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Dyersburg, TN USA |