1948 Boston Braves Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Johnny Sain2415.6152.60423932841314.729710591198301375021313
Warren Spahn1512.5563.71363511631257.0237115106197701141041064
Bill Voiselle1313.5003.6337305922215.722693871890089301940
Vern Bickford115.6883.27332251011146.01255953963060300625
Bobby Hogue82.8003.234011500286.3883431419043200359
Red Barrett78.4673.6534138300128.31325652926040000527
Clyde Shoun51.8334.013621610474.0773733720025002310
Nels Potter52.7142.33187930285.077272248047001332
Glenn Elliott101.0003.001100003.0511010200015
Al Lyons101.0007.8270100012.7171111180500064
Jim Prendergast11.50010.26102400116.7302019150300084
Ray Martin000.002020002.300001000008
Ed Wright001.933020004.7931020200022
Johnny Antonelli002.254040014.0211030000017
Johnny Beazley01.0004.5032100016.019138270400175
Ernie White02.0001.96150800223.013750170800098
Totals9162.5953.38321154847010171389.31354582521934300579140115853

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Tommy Holmes13963958585190357661104620.325.375.439.814257181700
Al Dark13757954385175396348402436.322.353.433.786235421000
Bob Elliott15167554099153245231006013157.283.423.474.897256140400
Jeff Heath115419364641162652076205146.319.404.582.98621241300
Earl Torgeson1345314387011123510671908154.253.372.397.770174721000
Mike McCormick11538334345104227139103234.303.363.417.78014370800
Phil Masi1134233764395190544203526.253.318.343.6611291511100
Jim Russell893743224485181954404631.264.361.410.77113283300
Eddie Stanky673122474979142229306113.320.455.417.87210350400
Clint Conatser90259224306293323003227.277.370.384.7548641200
Sibby Sisti83261221305462021003134.244.340.290.6306441800
Bill Salkeld78250198264881828104237.242.378.414.7928231900
Frank McCormick7519418014459243400109.250.289.389.6787050400
Connie Ryan51148122142630010002116.213.333.238.5712921400
Johnny Sain431321151125310160013.217.224.261.48530401600
Bobby Sturgeon348278101731040045.218.256.282.5382220000
Warren Spahn37103901015301700624.167.219.233.4522120700
Nels Potter18312901110030003.379.379.414.7931210200
Vern Bickford335749310200700212.204.235.245.4801210600
Danny Litwhiler1340330920060042.273.385.333.7181132100
Red Barrett34433907000300011.179.179.179.359720400
Bill Voiselle37837227000400417.097.145.097.242700700
Clyde Shoun3623212420060004.190.190.286.476600200
Marv Rickert314131301020001.231.286.385.670501000
Paul Burris2440200000000.500.500.5001.000200000
Al Lyons1614122200000024.167.286.167.452200000
Bobby Hogue4028210210010005.095.095.143.238300700
Ray Sanders5540100020010.250.400.250.650110000
Glenn Elliott1220000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Johnny Beazley3540000000001.000.000.000.000000100
Ernie White16330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Jim Prendergast10550000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Johnny Antonelli4000000000000000000
Ray Martin2000000000000000000
Ed Wright3000000000000000000
Totals18276121529773914582724995695430667537.275.358.399.75721131161714000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Earl Torgeson1B12900.0106981885.9938.9150000
Frank McCormick1B5000.034333530.9877.5200000
Bobby Sturgeon2B1800.0364059.9384.2220000
Eddie Stanky2B6600.0168202745.9815.6060000
Sibby Sisti2B4400.0104107619.9724.7950000
Connie Ryan2B4000.089112719.9665.0250000
Bobby Sturgeon3B400.03310.8571.5000000
Connie Ryan3B400.022001.0001.0000000
Bob Elliott3B15000.01462982618.9452.9600000
Bill SalkeldC5900.02543235.9904.8475000
Phil MasiC10900.04583965.9884.5603000
Paul BurrisC200.061001.0003.5000000
Jim RussellOF8400.0246320.9922.9640000
Marv RickertOF300.091001.0003.3330000
Mike McCormickOF10000.0187753.9751.9400000
Al LyonsOF400.040001.0001.0000000
Danny LitwhilerOF800.0241001.0003.1250000
Tommy HolmesOF13700.0283854.9832.1240000
Jeff HeathOF10600.0223622.9912.1600000
Clint ConatserOF7600.0146341.9741.9610000
Ed WrightP300.001001.000.3330000
Ernie WhiteP1500.00220.500.1330000
Bill VoiselleP3700.063350.8861.0540000
Warren SpahnP3600.045213.9821.5560000
Clyde ShounP3600.05431.750.2500000
Johnny SainP4200.0214823.9721.6430000
Jim PrendergastP1000.044001.000.8000000
Nels PotterP1800.042021.9231.3330000
Ray MartinP200.00000.0000000
Al LyonsP700.038001.0001.5710000
Bobby HogueP4000.0411011.000.3750000
Glenn ElliottP100.00000.0000000
Vern BickfordP3300.062210.966.8480000
Johnny BeazleyP300.012001.0001.0000000
Red BarrettP3400.0132611.9751.1470000
Johnny AntonelliP400.003001.000.7500000
Bobby SturgeonSS400.04310.8751.7500000
Sibby SistiSS2600.03666813.9273.9230000
Al DarkSS13300.02533932566.9634.8570000
Totals167700.041641677143334.9763.4838000

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Johnny SainWS11.5001.0622021017.0922100900061
Warren SpahnWS11.5003.0031200012.010440311200048
Red BarrettWS000.002010003.7100000100013
Nels PotterWS008.442110005.3665220100025
Bill VoiselleWS01.0002.5321000010.7833120210042
Vern BickfordWS01.0002.701100003.3421050100018
Totals24.3332.60126421052.0381715412126100207

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Earl TorgesonWS520182730011021.389.450.5561.0061000000
Bob ElliottWS623214700250022.333.391.6191.0101320000
Mike McCormickWS624231600020004.261.261.261.522600100
Tommy HolmesWS626263500010000.192.192.192.385500000
Eddie StankyWS622140410010070.286.524.357.881510101
Marv RickertWS519192400120004.211.211.368.579710000
Al DarkWS625242410000002.167.167.208.375510100
Bill SalkeldWS51592200110051.222.500.5561.056500100
Nels PotterWS2220100000001.500.500.5001.000100000
Johnny SainWS2650100000000.200.200.200.400100100
Frank McCormickWS3550100000002.200.200.200.400110000
Phil MasiWS5881110010000.125.125.250.375200000
Ray SandersWS1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Sibby SistiWS2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Clint ConatserWS2440000010000.000.000.000.000010000
Warren SpahnWS3440000010001.000.000.000.000000000
Connie RyanWS2110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Bill VoiselleWS2320000000000.000.000.000.000000100
Vern BickfordWS1100000000000000100
Red BarrettWS2000000000000000000
Totals72210187174360416101619.230.291.326.6176170701

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Earl TorgesonWS1B5544.0445021.0001.0239.800
Frank McCormickWS1B118.051011.0006.7506.000
Eddie StankyWS2B6651.0813021.0003.7063.500
Sibby SistiWS2B101.00000.000.000
Bob ElliottWS3B6652.0111331.8894.1544.000
Bill SalkeldWSC4431.0192001.0006.0975.250
Phil MasiWSC5221.0101001.0004.7142.200
Mike McCormickWSCF5543.0110001.0002.3022.200
Clint ConatserWSCF219.010001.0001.000.500
Marv RickertWSLF5543.0200001.0004.1864.000
Mike McCormickWSLF219.060001.0006.0003.000
Johnny SainWSP2217.022001.0002.1182.000
Warren SpahnWSP3112.003001.0002.2501.000
Bill VoiselleWSP2110.710001.000.844.500
Nels PotterWSP215.310001.0001.688.500
Red BarrettWSP203.70000.000.000
Vern BickfordWSP113.30000.000.000
Tommy HolmesWSRF6652.0102011.0002.0772.000
Al DarkWSSS6652.071231.8643.2883.167
Totals6654468.01565468.9724.0383.182




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