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1947 Boston Braves

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946 / 1948

86-68, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Southworth (86-68)
Scored 701 runs, Allowed 626 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69

Ballparks: Braves Field · Attendance: 1,277,361 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96


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1946 / 1948 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Red Barrett 32 R R 5' 11" 183 Feb 14, 1915 9 36 30 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6
Johnny Beazley 29 R R 6' 1" 190 May 25, 1918 4 9 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Bob Brady 24 L R 6' 1" 175 Nov 8, 1922 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Hank Camelli 32 R R 5' 11" 190 Dec 9, 1914 5 52 49 52 51 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.4
Mort Cooper 34 R R 6' 2" 210 Mar 2, 1913 10 10 7 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Dick Culler 32 R R 5' 9" 155 Jan 15, 1915 6 77 66 77 71 0 0 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.2
Bob Elliott 30 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 26, 1916 9 150 147 150 147 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.2 All-Star
Glenn Elliott 27 B L 5' 10" 170 Nov 11, 1919 1st 11 0 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Nanny Fernandez 28 R R 5' 9" 170 Oct 25, 1918 3 83 56 83 74 0 0 0 0 6 62 0 0 8 8 4 5 -1.2
Tommy Holmes 30 L L 5' 10" 180 Mar 29, 1917 6 150 142 150 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 148 2 0 3.0
Johnny Hopp 30 L L 5' 10" 170 Jul 18, 1916 9 134 98 134 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 3 125 9 0 1.8
Si Johnson 40 R R 5' 11" 185 Oct 5, 1906 17 36 10 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Andy Karl 33 R R 6' 1" 175 Apr 8, 1914 5 27 0 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Walt Lanfranconi 30 R R 5' 7" 155 Nov 9, 1916 2 37 4 37 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.3
Johnny Lanning 36 R R 6' 1" 185 Sep 6, 1910 11 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Danny Litwhiler 30 R R 5' 10" 198 Aug 31, 1916 7 91 59 91 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 66 25 0 0.4
Max Macon 31 L L 6' 3" 175 Oct 14, 1915 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Ray Martin 22 R R 6' 2" 177 Mar 13, 1925 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Phil Masi 31 R R 5' 10" 177 Jan 6, 1916 9 126 105 126 123 0 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.2 All-Star
Frank McCormick 36 R R 6' 4" 205 Jun 9, 1911 12 81 44 81 46 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 1.5
Mike McCormick 30 R R 6' 0" 195 May 6, 1917 6 92 69 92 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 60 2 78 14 0 0.6
Dick Mulligan 29 L L 6' 0" 167 Mar 18, 1918 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Danny Murtaugh 29 R R 5' 9" 165 Oct 8, 1917 5 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Tommy Neill 27 L R 6' 2" 200 Nov 7, 1919 2 7 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0.0
Bama Rowell 31 L R 5' 11" 185 Jan 13, 1916 5 113 90 113 107 0 0 0 7 4 0 99 3 0 99 5 1 0.1
Connie Ryan 27 R R 5' 11" 175 Feb 27, 1920 5 150 150 150 150 0 0 0 150 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Johnny Sain 29 R R 6' 2" 185 Sep 25, 1917 3 40 35 40 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.2 All-Star
Clyde Shoun 35 L L 6' 1" 188 Mar 20, 1912 12 26 3 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Sibby Sisti 26 R R 5' 11" 175 Jul 26, 1920 6 56 44 56 52 0 0 0 1 0 52 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.4
Warren Spahn HOF 26 L L 6' 0" 172 Apr 23, 1921 3 41 35 41 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.3 All-Star
Earl Torgeson 23 L L 6' 3" 180 Jan 1, 1924 1st 128 110 128 117 0 0 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 3.5
Bill Voiselle 28 R R 6' 4" 200 Jan 29, 1919 6 22 20 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
Ernie White 30 R L 5' 11" 175 Sep 5, 1916 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Ed Wright 28 R R 6' 1" 180 May 15, 1919 3 23 6 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.5
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

Tommy Holmes

Tommy Neill

Bob Elliott

Danny Litwhiler

Bama Rowell

Frank McCormick

Sibby Sisti

Connie Ryan

Earl Torgeson

Phil Masi

Nanny Fernandez
Ray Martin

Johnny Hopp

Mort Cooper

Dick Culler

Danny Murtaugh

Ed Wright

Andy Karl

Max Macon

Warren Spahn

Hank Camelli

Bob Brady

Andy Karl
Johnny Lanning

Red Barrett

Clyde Shoun

Johnny Beazley

Ernie White

Mike McCormick

Dick Mulligan

Johnny Sain

Si Johnson
Walt Lanfranconi

Si Johnson

Glenn Elliott

Ray Martin

Bill Voiselle

1946 / 1948 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers