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1948 Boston Braves Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
91-62, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 739 runs, Allowed 584 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-60
Manager: Billy Southworth (91-62)
Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,455,439 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 97;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99
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Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-2) to Cleveland Indians

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1947 / 1949 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Phil Masi 32 113 423 376 43 95 19 0 5 44 2 35 26 .253 .318 .343 .661 80 129 15 1 11
2 1B Earl Torgeson* 24 134 531 438 70 111 23 5 10 67 19 81 54 .253 .372 .397 .770 109 174 7 2 10
3 2B Eddie Stanky 31 67 312 247 49 79 14 2 2 29 3 61 13 .320 .455 .417 .872 138 103 5 0 4
4 SS Alvin Dark 26 137 579 543 85 175 39 6 3 48 4 24 36 .322 .353 .433 .786 113 235 4 2 10
5 3B Bob Elliott 31 151 675 540 99 153 24 5 23 100 6 131 57 .283 .423 .474 .897 143 256 14 0 4
6 OF Mike McCormick 31 115 383 343 45 104 22 7 1 39 1 32 34 .303 .363 .417 .780 111 143 7 0 8
7 OF Tommy Holmes* 31 139 639 585 85 190 35 7 6 61 1 46 20 .325 .375 .439 .814 121 257 18 1 7
8 OF Jeff Heath* 33 115 419 364 64 116 26 5 20 76 2 51 46 .319 .404 .582 .986 165 212 4 1 3
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Jim Russell# 29 89 374 322 44 85 18 1 9 54 4 46 31 .264 .361 .410 .771 109 132 8 3 3
10 MI Sibby Sisti 27 83 261 221 30 54 6 2 0 21 0 31 34 .244 .340 .290 .630 73 64 4 1 8
11 OF Clint Conatser 26 90 259 224 30 62 9 3 3 23 0 32 27 .277 .370 .384 .754 105 86 4 1 2
12 C Bill Salkeld* 31 78 250 198 26 48 8 1 8 28 1 42 37 .242 .378 .414 .792 115 82 3 1 9
13 1B Frank McCormick 37 75 194 180 14 45 9 2 4 34 0 10 9 .250 .289 .389 .678 83 70 5 0 4
14 2B Connie Ryan 28 51 148 122 14 26 3 0 0 10 0 21 16 .213 .333 .238 .571 58 29 2 1 4
15 2B Bobby Sturgeon 28 34 82 78 10 17 3 1 0 4 0 4 5 .218 .256 .282 .538 46 22 2 0 0
16 OF Danny Litwhiler 31 13 40 33 0 9 2 0 0 6 0 4 2 .273 .385 .333 .718 97 11 3 2 1
17 OF Marv Rickert* 27 3 14 13 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .231 .286 .385 .670 81 5 0 1 0
18 Ray Sanders* 31 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 80 1 1 0 0
19 C Paul Burris 24 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 2 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
20 P Johnny Sain 30 43 132 115 11 25 3 1 0 16 0 1 3 .217 .224 .261 .485 31 30 4 0 16
21 P Warren Spahn* 27 37 103 90 10 15 3 0 1 7 0 6 24 .167 .219 .233 .452 23 21 2 0 7
22 P Bill Voiselle 29 37 83 72 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 4 17 .097 .145 .097 .242 -33 7 0 0 7
23 P Vern Bickford 27 33 57 49 3 10 2 0 0 7 0 2 12 .204 .235 .245 .480 31 12 1 0 6
24 P Red Barrett 33 34 43 39 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 .179 .179 .179 .359 -2 7 2 0 4
25 P Nels Potter* 36 18 31 29 0 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .379 .379 .414 .793 115 12 1 0 2
26 P Bobby Hogue 27 40 28 21 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 .095 .095 .143 .238 -36 3 0 0 7
27 P Clyde Shoun* 36 36 23 21 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 .190 .190 .286 .476 28 6 0 0 2
28 P Al Lyons 29 16 14 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 26 2 0 0 0
29 P Johnny Beazley 30 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
30 P Jim Prendergast* 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
31 P Ernie White 31 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
32 P Glenn Elliott# 28 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
33 P Ed Wright 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 P Johnny Antonelli* 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 P Ray Martin 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.6 154 6121 5297 739 1458 272 49 95 695 43 0 667 537 .275 .358 .399 .757 105 2113 116 17 140 0 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 4 1 1 4 5 5 1 7 1 1 2 1 2
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
*Johnny Antonelli 18 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Red Barrett 33 43 38 1 0.7 101 .250 .179 .268 .179 .342 .179 .396 .359 .738 -2 .033 -5.7 -0.6 .206 .000 .000 1
Johnny Beazley 30 5 5 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .342 .000 .396 .000 .738 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Vern Bickford 27 57 46 3 1.7 101 .270 .204 .268 .235 .342 .245 .396 .480 .738 31 .151 -4.8 -0.5 .350 .082 .041 1
Paul Burris 24 4 2 1 13.3 101 .500 .500 .268 .500 .342 .500 .396 1.000 .738 172 .881 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000 /2
Clint Conatser 26 259 168 32 5.1 101 .304 .277 .268 .370 .342 .384 .396 .754 .738 105 .558 2.5 0.2 .717 .250 .107 .0 O
Alvin Dark 26 579 382 82 5.7 101 .341 .322 .268 .353 .342 .433 .396 .786 .738 113 .611 8.6 0.9 .712 .162 .110 3.4 *6
Bob Elliott 31 675 405 108 7.1 101 .283 .283 .268 .423 .342 .474 .396 .897 .738 143 .700 40.0 3.9 .980 .444 .191 9.5 *5
#Glenn Elliott 28 2 2 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .342 .000 .396 .000 .738 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
*Jeff Heath 33 419 255 85 8.8 101 .322 .319 .268 .404 .342 .582 .396 .986 .738 165 .779 33.4 3.3 1.056 .409 .264 3.6 *O
Bobby Hogue 27 28 26 0 0.0 101 .125 .095 .268 .095 .342 .143 .396 .238 .738 -36 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .158 .048 .048 1
*Tommy Holmes 31 639 420 96 6.1 101 .329 .325 .268 .375 .342 .439 .396 .814 .738 121 .638 16.9 1.7 .738 .195 .115 1.7 *O
Danny Litwhiler 31 40 28 4 3.8 101 .290 .273 .268 .385 .342 .333 .396 .718 .738 97 .427 0.2 0.0 .630 .182 .061 /O
Al Lyons 29 14 10 1 2.6 101 .250 .167 .268 .286 .342 .167 .396 .452 .738 26 .279 -1.2 -0.1 .400 .167 .000 /1O
Ray Martin 23 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Phil Masi 32 423 307 41 3.5 101 .261 .253 .268 .318 .342 .343 .396 .661 .738 80 .397 -10.4 -1.0 .564 .189 .090 2.9 *2
Frank McCormick 37 194 144 20 3.7 101 .246 .250 .268 .289 .342 .389 .396 .678 .738 83 .415 -5.2 -0.5 .571 .194 .139 .0 3
Mike McCormick 31 383 254 52 5.4 101 .334 .303 .268 .363 .342 .417 .396 .780 .738 111 .590 5.6 0.6 .715 .210 .114 1.0 O
*Nels Potter 36 31 21 5 6.3 101 .423 .379 .268 .379 .342 .414 .396 .793 .738 115 .655 0.5 0.0 .632 .034 .034 1
*Jim Prendergast 30 5 5 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .342 .000 .396 .000 .738 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 1
*Marv Rickert 27 14 10 1 2.6 101 .250 .231 .268 .286 .342 .385 .396 .670 .738 81 .279 -0.5 -0.1 .600 .154 .154 /O
#Jim Russell 29 374 248 47 5.0 101 .270 .264 .268 .361 .342 .410 .396 .771 .738 109 .556 5.5 0.5 .755 .301 .146 5.5 O
Connie Ryan 28 148 102 10 2.6 101 .245 .213 .268 .333 .342 .238 .396 .571 .738 58 .272 -6.3 -0.6 .520 .197 .025 4/5
Johnny Sain 30 132 110 7 1.7 101 .223 .217 .268 .224 .342 .261 .396 .485 .738 31 .145 -11.5 -1.2 .330 .052 .043 1
*Bill Salkeld 31 250 162 31 5.1 101 .261 .242 .268 .378 .342 .414 .396 .792 .738 115 .560 5.8 0.6 .824 .389 .172 1.8 2
*Ray Sanders 31 5 4 0 0.0 101 .250 .250 .268 .400 .342 .250 .396 .650 .738 80 .000 -0.0 0.0 .500 .250 .000
*Clyde Shoun 36 23 19 1 1.4 101 .235 .190 .268 .190 .342 .286 .396 .476 .738 28 .108 -2.1 -0.2 .353 .095 .095 1
Sibby Sisti 27 261 179 22 3.3 101 .289 .244 .268 .340 .342 .290 .396 .630 .738 73 .361 -7.5 -0.8 .561 .186 .045 46
*Warren Spahn 27 103 84 5 1.6 101 .215 .167 .268 .219 .342 .233 .396 .452 .738 23 .131 -9.9 -1.0 .351 .133 .067 .0 1
Eddie Stanky 31 312 177 47 7.0 101 .332 .320 .268 .455 .342 .417 .396 .872 .738 138 .699 18.5 1.8 .965 .356 .097 2.4 4
Bobby Sturgeon 28 82 63 6 2.5 101 .233 .218 .268 .256 .342 .282 .396 .538 .738 46 .262 -6.1 -0.6 .413 .115 .064 4/56
*Earl Torgeson 24 531 344 64 4.9 101 .270 .253 .268 .372 .342 .397 .396 .770 .738 109 .548 8.7 0.9 .826 .372 .144 13.1 *3
Bill Voiselle 29 83 72 1 0.4 101 .127 .097 .268 .145 .342 .097 .396 .242 .738 -33 .010 -13.6 -1.4 .169 .056 .000 1
Ernie White 31 3 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .342 .000 .396 .000 .738 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 1
Ed Wright 29 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
League Average 4.4 102 .277 .260 .269 .332 .343 .382 .398 .714 .742 93 .499 .657 .236 .121
Team Total 6121 4095 773 5.0 101 .292 .275 .268 .358 .342 .399 .396 .757 .738 105 .554 54.0 5.1 .718 .258 .124 59.2
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Red Barrett 33 36 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 34 34
Johnny Beazley 30 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
Vern Bickford 27 34 54 52 3 11 2 0 0 8 0 2 13 .212 .241 .250 .491 3 33 33
Paul Burris 24 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2 2
Clint Conatser 26 94 269 234 32 65 9 3 3 24 0 34 28 .278 .372 .380 .752 33 90 90
Alvin Dark 26 143 596 569 89 184 41 6 3 50 4 25 38 .323 .354 .432 .786 87 137 137
Bob Elliott 31 158 703 565 104 161 25 5 24 105 6 138 60 .285 .425 .474 .900 114 151 151
#Glenn Elliott 28 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
*Jeff Heath 33 120 436 381 67 122 27 5 21 80 2 54 48 .320 .406 .583 .989 90 115 115
Bobby Hogue 27 42 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 40 40
*Tommy Holmes 31 145 662 613 90 200 37 7 6 64 1 48 21 .326 .376 .439 .815 101 139 139
Danny Litwhiler 31 124 446 389 55 108 22 2 15 53 1 55 45 .278 .370 .460 .830 66 119 119
Al Lyons 29 17 16 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .231 .375 .231 .606 1 16 16
Phil Masi 32 118 432 394 45 100 20 0 5 46 2 37 27 .254 .319 .343 .662 43 113 113
Frank McCormick 37 78 198 188 14 47 9 2 4 35 0 10 9 .250 .288 .383 .671 21 75 75
Mike McCormick 31 120 393 359 47 109 23 7 1 41 1 34 36 .304 .364 .415 .779 54 115 115
*Nels Potter 36 29 40 39 1 15 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 .385 .400 .410 .810 6 28 28
*Jim Prendergast 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10 10
*Marv Rickert 27 11 21 20 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .048 .000 .048 1 11 11
#Jim Russell 29 93 388 337 46 89 19 1 9 56 4 48 32 .264 .361 .407 .767 49 89 89
Connie Ryan 28 53 152 128 15 28 3 0 0 11 0 23 17 .219 .342 .242 .584 10 51 51
Johnny Sain 30 45 122 121 12 27 3 1 0 17 0 1 3 .223 .230 .264 .494 7 43 43
*Bill Salkeld 31 82 252 207 27 50 8 1 8 30 1 44 39 .242 .377 .406 .783 32 78 78
*Ray Sanders 31 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 5 5
*Clyde Shoun 36 38 22 22 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 36 36
Sibby Sisti 27 87 266 232 32 57 6 2 0 22 0 33 36 .246 .342 .289 .631 23 83 83
*Warren Spahn 27 39 100 94 11 16 3 0 1 8 0 6 25 .170 .220 .234 .454 5 37 37
Eddie Stanky 31 70 323 259 51 83 15 2 2 30 3 64 14 .320 .455 .417 .872 49 67 67
Bobby Sturgeon 28 36 86 82 11 18 3 1 0 4 0 4 5 .220 .256 .280 .536 6 34 34
*Earl Torgeson 24 140 546 459 74 117 24 5 11 71 20 85 56 .255 .374 .401 .774 68 134 134
Bill Voiselle 29 39 79 75 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 4 18 .093 .139 .093 .233 1 37 37
Ernie White 31 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 16 16
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
*Johnny Antonelli 18 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Barrett 33 10 451 230 451 393 17 53 11 0 0 29 0 0 5 81 .135 .148 .163 .311 -14 64 9 1 52 0 0
Johnny Beazley 30 5 140 75 140 120 9 18 3 2 0 13 0 5 55 .150 .184 .208 .392 10 25 1 0 15
Vern Bickford 27 1 57 33 57 49 3 10 2 0 0 7 0 2 12 .204 .235 .245 .480 31 12 1 0 6
Paul Burris 24 1 4 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 2 0 0 0
Clint Conatser 26 1 259 90 259 224 30 62 9 3 3 23 0 32 27 .277 .370 .384 .754 105 86 4 1 2
Alvin Dark 26 2 592 152 592 556 85 178 42 6 3 49 4 24 39 .320 .351 .433 .784 112 241 4 2 10
Bob Elliott 31 10 5718 1348 5718 5008 744 1471 272 78 95 846 54 647 384 .294 .376 .436 .812 125 2184 123 9 54
#Glenn Elliott 28 2 5 12 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 1
*Jeff Heath 33 13 5434 1347 5434 4826 760 1413 272 102 185 864 56 47 578 644 .293 .370 .506 .876 139 2444 57 10 20
Bobby Hogue 27 1 28 40 28 21 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 .095 .095 .143 .238 -36 3 0 0 7
*Tommy Holmes 31 7 4705 1040 4705 4225 604 1301 249 42 71 465 39 401 100 .308 .370 .437 .808 126 1847 75 18 61
Danny Litwhiler 31 8 3358 889 3358 3061 375 860 139 31 88 388 11 233 309 .281 .337 .433 .770 118 1325 77 27 37
Al Lyons 29 4 62 60 62 58 5 17 3 0 1 7 0 0 3 16 .293 .339 .397 .735 102 23 0 1 0
Ray Martin 23 3 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Masi 32 10 2902 908 2902 2563 320 676 127 25 34 308 40 288 212 .264 .339 .373 .712 98 955 73 5 46
Frank McCormick 37 13 6207 1534 6207 5723 722 1711 334 26 128 951 27 399 189 .299 .348 .434 .781 118 2481 176 27 58
Mike McCormick 31 7 1998 553 1998 1801 238 509 82 22 11 168 14 129 133 .283 .332 .371 .703 94 668 41 3 65
*Nels Potter 36 11 601 311 601 539 25 125 14 0 0 37 0 0 33 43 .232 .277 .258 .535 46 139 13 1 28 0 0
*Jim Prendergast 30 1 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
*Marv Rickert 27 4 626 201 626 574 57 134 18 4 9 65 3 44 77 .233 .290 .326 .616 74 187 15 2 6
#Jim Russell 29 7 3395 812 3395 2953 458 814 145 48 49 342 55 404 317 .276 .366 .407 .773 113 1202 59 18 20
Connie Ryan 28 6 2288 575 2288 1984 241 491 92 20 11 178 33 245 238 .247 .331 .331 .662 85 656 41 3 56
Johnny Sain 30 4 384 163 384 343 30 92 12 2 0 52 0 5 5 .268 .279 .315 .594 63 108 9 0 36
*Bill Salkeld 31 4 835 289 835 686 94 191 34 2 26 107 5 137 77 .278 .399 .448 .847 131 307 14 1 11
*Ray Sanders 31 6 2532 621 2532 2161 321 594 113 19 42 329 8 324 207 .275 .371 .403 .774 117 871 39 7 40
*Clyde Shoun 36 13 384 437 384 357 23 72 6 2 0 24 0 0 6 45 .202 .217 .230 .447 23 82 7 1 20 0 0
Sibby Sisti 27 7 2238 595 2238 1996 266 487 75 15 14 161 22 182 284 .244 .311 .318 .629 78 634 35 12 48
*Warren Spahn 27 4 268 106 268 237 20 39 6 1 1 17 0 13 69 .165 .211 .211 .422 15 50 3 1 17
Eddie Stanky 31 6 3318 754 3318 2640 500 698 115 23 6 220 28 587 207 .264 .401 .332 .733 105 877 41 14 77
Bobby Sturgeon 28 6 1279 420 1279 1220 106 313 48 12 1 80 7 34 79 .257 .277 .318 .595 68 388 29 1 24
*Earl Torgeson 24 2 1015 262 1015 837 143 223 43 11 26 145 30 163 113 .266 .387 .437 .825 122 366 13 2 13
Bill Voiselle 29 7 447 197 447 390 20 60 8 0 0 25 0 21 90 .154 .197 .174 .371 3 68 12 0 36
Ernie White 31 7 181 121 181 163 19 34 2 1 0 13 1 8 16 .209 .246 .233 .479 33 38 2 0 10
Ed Wright 29 4 133 77 133 121 14 26 7 0 0 10 0 0 5 10 .215 .252 .273 .525 46 33 2 1 6 0 0
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1947 / 1949 Batting Statistics