1946 Boston Braves

81-72 • .529 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1946 Boston Braves went 81-72 (.529) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 630 runs, allowed 592, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Danny Litwhiler (8 HR, 38 RBI) and Johnny Sain (20-14, 2.21 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
72 Losses
.529 Win %
4th Rank
630 R 592 RA
Diff +38

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630 Runs Scored
592 Runs Allowed
+38 Run Diff
969K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 3% above the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .337 3% above the 1946 league average (.328)
SLG .352 1% below the 1946 league average (.355)
Team ERA 3.35 2% better than the 1946 league average (3.42)
Runs Scored 630 3% above the 1946 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 969,590
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Avg per Game 12,927

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Hopp 0.333 2 Tommy Holmes 0.310 3 Billy Herman 0.306 4 Ed Wright 0.305 5 Johnny Sain 0.298

Home Runs

1 Danny Litwhiler 8 2 Tommy Holmes 6 3 Ray Sanders 6 4 Billy Herman 3 5 Johnny Hopp 3

RBI

1 Tommy Holmes 79 2 Phil Masi 62 3 Johnny Hopp 48 4 Connie Ryan 48 5 Nanny Fernandez 42
1946 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Holmes 149 568 80 176 35 6 6 79 58 14 7 0.310
Connie Ryan 143 502 55 121 28 8 1 48 55 63 7 0.241
Dick Culler 134 482 70 123 15 3 0 33 62 18 7 0.255
Johnny Hopp 129 445 71 148 23 8 3 48 34 34 21 0.333
Phil Masi 133 397 52 106 17 5 3 62 55 41 5 0.267
Nanny Fernandez 115 372 37 95 15 2 2 42 30 44 1 0.255
Bama Rowell 95 293 37 82 12 6 3 31 29 15 5 0.280
Ray Sanders 80 259 43 63 12 0 6 35 50 38 0 0.243
Billy Herman 75 252 32 77 23 1 3 22 43 13 1 0.306
Danny Litwhiler 79 247 29 72 12 2 8 38 19 23 1 0.291
Carden Gillenwater 99 224 30 51 10 1 1 14 39 27 3 0.228
Skippy Roberge 48 169 13 39 6 2 2 20 7 12 1 0.231
Mike McCormick 59 164 23 43 6 2 1 16 11 7 0 0.262
Don Padgett 44 98 6 25 3 0 2 21 5 7 0 0.255
Johnny Sain 40 94 6 28 2 1 0 17 0 0 0 0.298
Whitey Wietelmann 44 78 7 16 0 0 0 5 14 8 0 0.205
Mort Cooper 28 67 5 14 1 0 1 7 2 14 0 0.209
Ed Wright 36 59 5 18 5 0 0 6 3 3 0 0.305
Stew Hofferth 20 58 3 12 1 1 0 10 3 6 0 0.207
Chuck Workman 25 48 5 8 2 0 2 7 3 11 0 0.167
Bill Lee 25 47 0 8 0 0 0 7 2 5 0 0.170
Tommy Neill 13 45 8 12 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 0.267
Johnny Barrett 24 43 3 10 3 0 0 6 12 1 0 0.233
Warren Spahn 24 43 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 14 0 0.163
Si Johnson 28 37 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 14 0 0.135
Ken O'Dea 12 32 4 7 0 0 0 2 8 4 0 0.219
Johnny Niggeling 8 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.111
Lefty Wallace 27 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 0.056
Al Dark 15 13 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
Johnny McCarthy 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.143
Frank Barrett 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hugh Poland 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Bob Brady 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Steve Roser 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Mulligan 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.000
Elmer Singleton 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ernie White 14 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Posedel 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Konstanty 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dee Phillips 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ducky Detweiler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hendrickson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Hutchings 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Javery 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Max West 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Earl Reid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sibby Sisti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ace Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Johnny Sain 2.21 2 Si Johnson 2.76 3 Warren Spahn 2.94 4 Mort Cooper 3.12 5 Johnny Niggeling 3.26

Wins

1 Johnny Sain 20 2 Mort Cooper 13 3 Ed Wright 12 4 Bill Lee 10 5 Warren Spahn 8

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Sain 129 2 Mort Cooper 83 3 Warren Spahn 67 4 Ed Wright 44 5 Si Johnson 41
1946 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Sain 20 14 2.21 37 34 2 265.0 225 65 87 129
Mort Cooper 13 11 3.12 28 27 1 199.0 181 69 39 83
Ed Wright 12 9 3.52 36 21 0 176.1 164 69 71 44
Bill Lee 10 9 4.18 25 21 0 140.0 148 65 45 32
Si Johnson 6 5 2.76 28 12 1 127.0 134 39 35 41
Warren Spahn 8 5 2.94 24 16 1 125.2 107 41 36 67
Lefty Wallace 3 3 4.18 27 8 0 75.1 76 35 31 27
Johnny Niggeling 2 5 3.26 8 8 0 58.0 54 21 21 24
Frank Barrett 2 4 5.09 23 0 1 35.1 35 20 17 12
Steve Roser 1 1 3.60 14 1 1 35.0 33 14 18 18
Elmer Singleton 0 1 3.74 15 2 1 33.2 27 14 21 17
Bill Posedel 2 0 6.99 19 0 4 28.1 34 22 13 9
Ernie White 0 1 4.18 12 1 0 23.2 22 11 12 8
Jim Konstanty 0 1 5.28 10 1 0 15.1 17 9 7 9
Dick Mulligan 1 0 2.35 4 0 0 15.1 6 4 9 4
Whitey Wietelmann 0 0 8.10 3 0 0 6.2 9 6 4 2
Al Javery 0 1 13.50 2 1 0 3.1 5 5 5 0
Johnny Hutchings 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 3 1 1
Earl Reid 1 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 1 3 2
Don Hendrickson 0 1 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 4 1 2 2
Ace Williams 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (48)

Frank Barrett Johnny Barrett Bob Brady Mort Cooper Dick Culler Al Dark Ducky Detweiler Nanny Fernandez Carden Gillenwater Don Hendrickson Billy Herman Stew Hofferth +36 more

48 players

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The 1946 Boston Braves in brief

The 1946 Boston Braves won 81 games and lost 72, ending up 4th in the NL. The Boston Braves scored 630 runs and allowed 592, a run differential of +38. Against a league average of .255, the 1946 Boston Braves batted .263. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 3.35 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.42. Measured against the 614-run league average, the offense was 3% ahead.

The home park, Braves Field, recorded 969,590 in attendance, about 12,927 a game. For power, Danny Litwhiler led the way with 8 homers. The RBI leader was Tommy Holmes, with 79. Johnny Sain was the top winner, with 20 victories. The 1946 roster runs to 48 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1945 season and the 1947 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Boston Braves

What was the 1946 Boston Braves record?
The 1946 Boston Braves finished 81-72 (.529 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Boston Braves in home runs?
Danny Litwhiler led the 1946 Boston Braves with 8 home runs.
What was the 1946 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1946 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.35.
Did the 1946 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Boston Braves play?
The 1946 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1946 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Litwhiler (8 HR, 38 RBI) and Johnny Sain (20-14, 2.21 ERA).
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