1947 Boston Braves

86-68 • .558 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1947 Boston Braves went 86-68 (.558) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 701 runs, allowed 622, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Bob Elliott (22 HR, 113 RBI) and Johnny Sain (21-12, 3.52 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

86 Wins
68 Losses
.558 Win %
3rd Rank
701 R 622 RA
Diff +79

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701 Runs Scored
622 Runs Allowed
+79 Run Diff
1,258K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 4% above the 1947 league average (.265)
OBP .346 2% above the 1947 league average (.338)
SLG .389 equal to the 1947 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.62 11% better than the 1947 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 701 1% below the 1947 league average (708 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,258,995
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Avg per Game 16,350

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Frank McCormick 0.354 2 Johnny Sain 0.346 3 Bob Elliott 0.317 4 Tommy Holmes 0.309 5 Phil Masi 0.304

Home Runs

1 Bob Elliott 22 2 Earl Torgeson 16 3 Tommy Holmes 9 4 Phil Masi 9 5 Danny Litwhiler 7

RBI

1 Bob Elliott 113 2 Earl Torgeson 78 3 Connie Ryan 69 4 Tommy Holmes 53 5 Phil Masi 50
1947 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Holmes 150 618 90 191 33 3 9 53 44 16 3 0.309
Bob Elliott 150 555 93 176 35 5 22 113 87 60 3 0.317
Connie Ryan 150 544 60 144 33 5 5 69 71 60 5 0.265
Johnny Hopp 134 430 74 124 20 2 2 32 58 30 13 0.288
Phil Masi 126 411 54 125 22 4 9 50 47 27 7 0.304
Earl Torgeson 128 399 73 112 20 6 16 78 82 59 11 0.281
Bama Rowell 113 384 48 106 23 2 5 40 18 14 7 0.276
Mike McCormick 92 284 42 81 13 7 3 36 20 21 1 0.285
Danny Litwhiler 91 226 38 59 5 2 7 31 25 43 1 0.261
Dick Culler 77 214 20 53 5 1 0 19 19 15 1 0.248
Frank McCormick 81 212 24 75 18 2 2 43 11 8 2 0.354
Nanny Fernandez 83 209 16 43 4 0 2 21 22 20 2 0.206
Sibby Sisti 56 153 22 43 8 0 2 15 20 17 2 0.281
Hank Camelli 52 150 10 29 8 1 1 11 18 18 0 0.193
Johnny Sain 40 107 13 37 7 0 0 18 3 1 0 0.346
Warren Spahn 41 98 6 16 2 1 0 6 6 29 0 0.163
Red Barrett 36 72 6 8 5 0 0 4 1 12 0 0.111
Bill Voiselle 22 53 3 9 2 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.170
Si Johnson 36 30 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.033
Ed Wright 23 23 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.130
Clyde Shoun 26 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.158
Mort Cooper 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Walt Lanfranconi 37 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Tommy Neill 7 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Danny Murtaugh 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Johnny Beazley 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Andy Karl 27 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Ray Martin 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Glenn Elliott 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bob Brady 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Max Macon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie White 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Johnny Lanning 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Mulligan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Warren Spahn 2.33 2 Walt Lanfranconi 2.95 3 Johnny Sain 3.52 4 Red Barrett 3.55 5 Andy Karl 3.86

Wins

1 Johnny Sain 21 2 Warren Spahn 21 3 Red Barrett 11 4 Bill Voiselle 8 5 Si Johnson 6

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Sain 132 2 Warren Spahn 123 3 Bill Voiselle 59 4 Red Barrett 53 5 Si Johnson 27
1947 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 21 10 2.33 40 35 3 289.2 245 75 84 123
Johnny Sain 21 12 3.52 38 35 1 266.0 265 104 79 132
Red Barrett 11 12 3.55 36 30 1 210.2 200 83 53 53
Bill Voiselle 8 7 4.32 22 20 0 131.1 146 63 51 59
Si Johnson 6 8 4.23 36 10 2 112.2 124 53 34 27
Clyde Shoun 5 3 4.40 26 3 1 73.2 73 36 21 23
Ed Wright 3 3 6.40 23 6 0 64.2 80 46 35 14
Walt Lanfranconi 4 4 2.95 36 4 1 64.0 65 21 27 18
Mort Cooper 2 5 4.05 10 7 0 46.2 48 21 13 15
Andy Karl 2 3 3.86 27 0 3 35.0 41 15 13 5
Johnny Beazley 2 0 4.40 9 2 0 28.2 30 14 19 12
Glenn Elliott 0 1 4.74 11 0 1 19.0 18 10 11 8
Ray Martin 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 1 4 2
Ernie White 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 4.0 1 0 1 1
Johnny Lanning 0 0 9.82 3 0 0 3.2 4 4 6 0
Max Macon 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1
Dick Mulligan 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 1

👥 Roster (34)

Red Barrett Johnny Beazley Bob Brady Hank Camelli Mort Cooper Dick Culler Bob Elliott Glenn Elliott Nanny Fernandez Tommy Holmes Johnny Hopp Si Johnson +22 more

34 players

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The 1947 Boston Braves in brief

The 1947 Boston Braves won 86 games and lost 68, ending up 3rd in the NL. Runs came in at 701 scored against 622 allowed (+79). The team batting average of .274 was 4% above the 1947 league mark of .265. The staff ERA of 3.62 was 11% better than the league average of 4.06. The 701 runs scored compare with a league average of 708 per club, 1% fewer.

Braves Field was home in 1947, drawing a total attendance of 1,258,995. Bob Elliott topped the Boston Braves with 22 home runs. Tommy Holmes collected the most hits, 191. Warren Spahn was the top winner, with 21 victories. The strikeout leader was Johnny Sain with 132. The 1947 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Boston Braves

What was the 1947 Boston Braves record?
The 1947 Boston Braves finished 86-68 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Boston Braves in home runs?
Bob Elliott led the 1947 Boston Braves with 22 home runs.
What was the 1947 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1947 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1947 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Boston Braves play?
The 1947 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1947 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Elliott (22 HR, 113 RBI) and Johnny Sain (21-12, 3.52 ERA).
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