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1948 Boston Braves

91-62 • .595 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1948 Boston Braves went 91-62 (.595) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 739 runs, allowed 584, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Bob Elliott (23 HR, 100 RBI) and Johnny Sain (24-15, 2.60 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

91 Wins
62 Losses
.595 Win %
1st Rank
739 R 584 RA
Diff +155

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739 Runs Scored
584 Runs Allowed
+155 Run Diff
1,447K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 6% above the 1948 league average (.260)
OBP .358 8% above the 1948 league average (.332)
SLG .398 4% above the 1948 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.37 15% better than the 1948 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 739 8% above the 1948 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,447,528
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Avg per Game 19,046

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Tommy Holmes 0.325 2 Al Dark 0.322 3 Eddie Stanky 0.320 4 Jeff Heath 0.319 5 Mike McCormick 0.303

Home Runs

1 Bob Elliott 23 2 Jeff Heath 20 3 Earl Torgeson 10 4 Jim Russell 9 5 Bill Salkeld 8

RBI

1 Bob Elliott 100 2 Jeff Heath 76 3 Earl Torgeson 67 4 Tommy Holmes 61 5 Jim Russell 54
1948 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Holmes 139 585 85 190 35 7 6 61 46 20 1 0.325
Al Dark 137 543 85 175 39 6 3 48 24 36 4 0.322
Bob Elliott 151 540 99 153 24 5 23 100 131 57 6 0.283
Earl Torgeson 134 438 70 111 23 5 10 67 81 54 19 0.253
Phil Masi 113 376 43 95 19 0 5 44 35 26 2 0.253
Jeff Heath 115 364 64 116 26 5 20 76 51 46 2 0.319
Mike McCormick 115 343 45 104 22 7 1 39 32 34 1 0.303
Jim Russell 89 322 44 85 18 1 9 54 46 31 4 0.264
Eddie Stanky 67 247 49 79 14 2 2 29 61 13 3 0.320
Clint Conatser 90 224 30 62 9 3 3 23 32 27 0 0.277
Sibby Sisti 83 221 30 54 6 2 0 21 31 34 0 0.244
Bill Salkeld 78 198 26 48 8 1 8 28 42 37 1 0.242
Frank McCormick 75 180 14 45 9 2 4 34 10 9 0 0.250
Connie Ryan 51 122 14 26 3 0 0 10 21 16 0 0.213
Johnny Sain 43 115 11 25 3 1 0 16 1 3 0 0.217
Warren Spahn 37 90 10 15 3 0 1 7 6 24 0 0.167
Bobby Sturgeon 34 78 10 17 3 1 0 4 4 5 0 0.218
Bill Voiselle 37 72 2 7 0 0 0 4 4 17 0 0.097
Vern Bickford 33 49 3 10 2 0 0 7 2 12 0 0.204
Red Barrett 34 39 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.179
Danny Litwhiler 13 33 0 9 2 0 0 6 4 2 0 0.273
Nels Potter 18 29 0 11 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.379
Bobby Hogue 40 21 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.095
Clyde Shoun 36 21 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 0.190
Marv Rickert 3 13 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.231
Al Lyons 16 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.167
Jim Prendergast 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Johnny Beazley 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Burris 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ray Sanders 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.250
Ernie White 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Glenn Elliott 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Antonelli 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Martin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Nels Potter 2.33 2 Johnny Sain 2.60 3 Bobby Hogue 3.23 4 Vern Bickford 3.27 5 Bill Voiselle 3.63

Wins

1 Johnny Sain 24 2 Warren Spahn 15 3 Bill Voiselle 13 4 Vern Bickford 11 5 Bobby Hogue 8

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Sain 137 2 Warren Spahn 114 3 Bill Voiselle 89 4 Vern Bickford 60 5 Nels Potter 47
1948 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Sain 24 15 2.60 42 39 1 314.2 297 91 83 137
Warren Spahn 15 12 3.71 36 35 1 257.0 237 106 77 114
Bill Voiselle 13 13 3.63 37 30 2 215.2 226 87 90 89
Vern Bickford 11 5 3.27 33 22 1 146.0 125 53 63 60
Red Barrett 7 8 3.65 34 13 0 128.1 132 52 26 40
Bobby Hogue 8 2 3.23 40 1 2 86.1 88 31 19 43
Nels Potter 5 2 2.33 18 7 2 85.0 77 22 8 47
Clyde Shoun 5 1 4.01 36 2 4 74.0 77 33 20 25
Ernie White 0 2 1.96 15 0 2 23.0 13 5 17 8
Jim Prendergast 1 1 10.26 10 2 1 16.2 30 19 5 3
Johnny Beazley 0 1 4.50 3 2 0 16.0 19 8 7 4
Al Lyons 1 0 7.82 7 0 0 12.2 17 11 8 5
Ed Wright 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 4.2 9 1 2 2
Johnny Antonelli 0 0 2.25 4 0 1 4.0 2 1 3 0
Glenn Elliott 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 1 1 2
Ray Martin 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to CLE 4-2

👥 Roster (35)

Johnny Antonelli Red Barrett Johnny Beazley Vern Bickford Paul Burris Clint Conatser Al Dark Bob Elliott Glenn Elliott Jeff Heath Bobby Hogue Tommy Holmes +23 more

35 players

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The 1948 Boston Braves in brief

The record for the 1948 Boston Braves reads 91 wins and 62 losses, good for 1st in the NL. That season the Boston Braves won the pennant. The run column shows 739 for and 584 against. Against a league average of .260, the 1948 Boston Braves batted .275. The staff ERA of 3.37 was 15% better than the league average of 3.96.

League clubs averaged 686 runs that year, so the Boston Braves scored 8% more. Home games were played at Braves Field, where 1,447,528 fans came through the gates. Bob Elliott topped the Boston Braves with 23 home runs. Tommy Holmes collected the most hits, 190. On the mound, Johnny Sain won 24 games to lead the staff. In the World Series, the Boston Braves lost to CLE 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Boston Braves

What was the 1948 Boston Braves record?
The 1948 Boston Braves finished 91-62 (.595 win pct).
How did the 1948 Boston Braves finish?
The 1948 Boston Braves finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1948 Boston Braves in home runs?
Bob Elliott led the 1948 Boston Braves with 23 home runs.
What was the 1948 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1948 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.37.
Did the 1948 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Boston Braves play?
The 1948 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
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