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1949 Boston Braves Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1948 / 1950)
75-79, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 706 runs, Allowed 719 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-78
Manager: Billy Southworth (55-54) and Johnny Cooney (20-25)
Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,081,795 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 95, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97

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1948 / 1950 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 Del Crandall 19 67 239 228 21 60 10 1 4 34 2 9 18 .263 .291 .368 .660 80 84 8 0 2
2 1B Elbie Fletcher* 33 122 518 413 57 108 19 3 11 51 1 84 65 .262 .396 .402 .798 119 166 10 8 13
3 2B Eddie Stanky 32 138 628 506 90 144 24 5 1 42 3 113 41 .285 .417 .358 .775 114 181 8 2 7
4 SS Alvin Dark 27 130 572 529 74 146 23 5 3 53 5 31 43 .276 .317 .355 .673 84 188 10 1 11
5 3B Bob Elliott 32 139 578 482 77 135 29 5 17 76 0 90 38 .280 .395 .467 .862 135 225 16 2 4
6 OF Tommy Holmes* 32 117 425 380 47 101 20 4 8 59 1 39 6 .266 .337 .403 .740 102 153 10 2 4
7 OF Marv Rickert* 28 100 301 277 44 81 18 3 6 49 1 23 38 .292 .347 .444 .791 115 123 7 0 1
8 OF Jim Russell# 30 130 486 415 57 96 22 1 8 54 3 64 68 .231 .337 .347 .684 88 144 9 2 5
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 UT Sibby Sisti 28 101 311 268 39 69 12 0 5 22 1 34 42 .257 .343 .358 .701 92 96 9 1 8
10 OF Pete Reiser* 30 84 258 221 32 60 8 3 8 40 3 33 42 .271 .369 .443 .812 121 98 4 1 3
11 OF Ed Sauer 30 79 234 214 26 57 12 0 3 31 0 17 34 .266 .323 .364 .688 88 78 5 1 2
12 IF Connie Ryan 29 85 233 208 28 52 13 1 6 20 1 21 30 .250 .319 .409 .727 98 85 4 0 4
13 C Bill Salkeld* 32 66 209 161 17 41 5 0 5 25 1 44 24 .255 .417 .379 .796 120 61 5 1 3
14 OF Clint Conatser 27 53 167 152 10 40 6 0 3 16 0 14 19 .263 .325 .362 .687 88 55 6 0 1
15 OF Jeff Heath* 34 36 126 111 17 34 7 0 9 23 0 15 26 .306 .389 .613 1.002 170 68 2 0 0
16 C Phil Masi 33 37 120 105 13 22 2 0 0 6 1 14 10 .210 .303 .229 .531 48 24 5 0 1
17 1B Earl Torgeson* 25 25 113 100 17 26 5 1 4 19 4 13 4 .260 .345 .450 .795 116 45 3 0 0
18 C Mickey Livingston 34 28 69 64 6 15 2 1 0 6 0 3 5 .234 .290 .297 .587 61 19 0 2 0
19 1B Ray Sanders* 32 9 25 21 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 .143 .280 .190 .470 31 4 0 0 0
20 OF Don Thompson* 25 7 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 -0 2 0 0 0
21 1B Al Lakeman 30 3 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 1 1 0 0
22 Steve Kuczek 24 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 702 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
23 P Warren Spahn* 28 40 120 111 11 18 0 0 2 10 1 4 27 .162 .191 .216 .408 11 24 1 0 5
24 P Johnny Sain 31 39 102 97 10 20 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 .206 .222 .237 .459 26 23 2 0 3
25 P Vern Bickford 28 37 93 81 7 15 0 0 0 8 0 2 20 .185 .205 .185 .390 8 15 4 0 10
26 P Bill Voiselle 30 30 65 61 1 7 2 0 0 5 0 4 7 .115 .169 .148 .317 -12 9 0 0 0
27 P Johnny Antonelli* 19 22 31 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .120 .154 .120 .274 -24 3 0 0 5
28 P Nels Potter* 37 41 25 23 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 .130 .200 .174 .374 3 4 1 0 0
29 P Bobby Hogue 28 33 25 21 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 .318 .286 .604 67 6 0 0 3
30 P Bob Hall 25 31 22 22 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .364 .364 .409 .773 111 9 0 0 0
31 P Glenn Elliott# 29 22 20 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .059 .158 .059 .217 -38 1 0 0 1
32 P Red Barrett 34 23 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 10 1 0 0 0
33 P Johnny Beazley 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 P Clyde Shoun* 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.8 157 6139 5336 706 1376 246 33 103 654 28 0 684 656 .258 .345 .374 .719 97 1997 130 23 96 0 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 4 5 3 8 5 6 1 2 6 3 6 4 7
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 19 31 27 0 0.0 100 .188 .120 .264 .154 .337 .120 .396 .274 .733 -24 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .182 .040 .000 1
Red Barrett 34 5 4 0 0.0 100 .333 .200 .264 .200 .337 .200 .396 .400 .733 10 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000 1
Johnny Beazley 31 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Vern Bickford 28 93 80 3 1.0 100 .246 .185 .264 .205 .337 .185 .396 .390 .733 8 .058 -10.5 -1.1 .243 .025 .000 1
Clint Conatser 27 167 119 18 4.0 100 .285 .263 .264 .325 .337 .362 .396 .687 .733 88 .444 -2.4 -0.2 .585 .191 .099 .0 O
Del Crandall 19 239 178 24 3.6 100 .272 .263 .264 .291 .337 .368 .396 .660 .733 80 .393 -7.2 -0.7 .540 .154 .105 2.7 2
Alvin Dark 27 572 404 59 3.9 100 .296 .276 .264 .317 .337 .355 .396 .673 .733 84 .428 -12.2 -1.2 .573 .147 .079 3.8 *6/5
Bob Elliott 32 578 367 89 6.5 100 .276 .280 .264 .395 .337 .467 .396 .862 .733 135 .654 28.0 2.7 .873 .373 .187 .0 *5
#Glenn Elliott 29 20 17 0 0.0 100 .100 .059 .264 .158 .337 .059 .396 .217 .733 -38 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .188 .118 .000 1
*Elbie Fletcher 33 518 328 64 5.2 100 .288 .262 .264 .396 .337 .402 .396 .798 .733 119 .560 16.4 1.6 .822 .346 .140 1.8 *3
Bob Hall 25 22 14 3 5.7 99 .533 .364 .264 .364 .337 .409 .396 .773 .733 111 .601 0.3 0.0 .643 .045 .045 1
*Jeff Heath 34 126 79 26 8.8 100 .329 .306 .264 .389 .337 .613 .395 1.002 .733 170 .768 10.8 1.0 1.051 .441 .306 .0 O
Bobby Hogue 28 25 18 2 3.0 100 .353 .286 .264 .318 .337 .286 .396 .604 .733 67 .312 -1.0 -0.1 .467 .048 .000 1
*Tommy Holmes 32 425 293 51 4.7 100 .254 .266 .264 .337 .337 .403 .396 .740 .733 102 .508 1.3 0.1 .675 .242 .137 1.8 *O
Steve Kuczek 24 1 0 2 100 1.000 1.000 .264 1.000 .337 2.000 .396 3.000 .733 702 0.9 0.1 1.000 1.000
Al Lakeman 30 7 6 0 0.0 100 .167 .167 .264 .286 .337 .167 .396 .452 .733 27 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .167 .000 /3
Mickey Livingston 34 69 49 5 2.7 100 .254 .234 .264 .290 .337 .297 .396 .587 .733 61 .280 -3.5 -0.4 .490 .109 .063 2
Phil Masi 33 120 89 7 2.1 100 .232 .210 .264 .303 .337 .229 .396 .531 .733 48 .194 -7.2 -0.7 .443 .162 .019 .0 2
*Nels Potter 37 25 21 1 1.3 100 .188 .130 .264 .200 .337 .174 .395 .374 .733 3 .087 -3.1 -0.3 .286 .130 .043 1
*Pete Reiser 30 258 168 36 5.7 100 .304 .271 .264 .369 .337 .443 .396 .812 .733 121 .601 7.2 0.7 .818 .335 .172 4.4 O/5
*Marv Rickert 28 301 204 43 5.6 100 .322 .292 .264 .347 .337 .444 .396 .791 .733 115 .594 5.7 0.6 .724 .238 .152 1.7 O3
#Jim Russell 30 486 333 48 3.9 100 .260 .231 .264 .337 .337 .347 .396 .684 .733 88 .422 -4.7 -0.5 .649 .277 .116 4.4 *O
Connie Ryan 29 233 164 27 4.4 100 .267 .250 .264 .319 .337 .409 .396 .727 .733 98 .482 -0.6 -0.1 .669 .264 .159 1.7 564/3
Johnny Sain 31 102 82 5 1.6 100 .211 .206 .264 .222 .337 .237 .396 .459 .733 26 .131 -10.1 -1.0 .316 .052 .031 1
*Bill Salkeld 32 209 128 25 5.2 100 .273 .255 .264 .417 .337 .379 .396 .796 .733 120 .560 7.7 0.8 .856 .404 .124 1.7 2
*Ray Sanders 32 25 18 1 1.5 100 .250 .143 .264 .280 .337 .190 .396 .470 .733 31 .114 -1.9 -0.2 .444 .238 .048 /3
Ed Sauer 30 234 164 25 4.1 100 .305 .266 .264 .323 .337 .364 .396 .688 .733 88 .447 -3.2 -0.3 .593 .178 .098 .0 O
*Clyde Shoun 37 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Sibby Sisti 28 311 216 33 4.1 100 .290 .257 .264 .343 .337 .358 .396 .701 .733 92 .448 -1.6 -0.2 .635 .231 .101 1.7 O46/5
*Warren Spahn 28 120 99 5 1.4 99 .195 .162 .264 .191 .337 .216 .395 .408 .733 11 .097 -14.2 -1.4 .309 .099 .054 1.3 1
Eddie Stanky 32 628 377 75 5.3 100 .308 .285 .264 .417 .337 .358 .396 .775 .733 114 .568 19.1 1.9 .808 .302 .073 1.5 *4
*Don Thompson 25 11 9 0 0.0 99 .222 .182 .264 .182 .337 .182 .395 .364 .733 -0 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .222 .000 .000 /O
*Earl Torgeson 25 113 77 16 5.6 100 .239 .260 .264 .345 .337 .450 .396 .795 .733 116 .588 2.3 0.2 .805 .360 .190 4.0 3
Bill Voiselle 30 65 54 2 1.0 100 .130 .115 .264 .169 .337 .148 .396 .317 .733 -12 .057 -9.6 -1.0 .241 .098 .033 1
League Average 4.6 104 .276 .262 .271 .333 .344 .388 .405 .722 .749 93 .499 .662 .236 .126
Team Total 6139 4186 695 4.4 100 .278 .258 .264 .345 .337 .374 .396 .719 .733 97 .486 -4.1 -0.6 .668 .250 .116 44.0
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
*Johnny Antonelli 19 23 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .037 .000 .037 0 22 22
Red Barrett 34 24 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 23 23
Vern Bickford 28 38 86 84 7 15 0 0 0 8 0 2 21 .179 .198 .179 .376 3 37 37
Clint Conatser 27 55 173 158 10 42 6 0 3 17 0 15 20 .266 .329 .361 .690 19 53 53
Del Crandall 19 70 246 237 22 63 10 1 4 36 2 9 19 .266 .293 .367 .660 26 67 67
Alvin Dark 27 135 586 552 79 154 24 5 3 57 5 33 45 .279 .321 .357 .678 63 130 130
Bob Elliott 32 144 600 503 82 143 31 5 18 81 0 95 39 .284 .400 .473 .873 95 139 139
#Glenn Elliott 29 23 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 22 22
*Elbie Fletcher 33 127 528 431 61 114 20 3 12 55 1 89 68 .265 .400 .408 .808 69 122 122
Bob Hall 25 32 23 23 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 31 31
*Jeff Heath 34 37 132 116 18 36 7 0 10 24 0 16 27 .310 .394 .629 1.023 28 36 36
Bobby Hogue 28 34 23 22 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .304 .273 .577 2 33 33
*Tommy Holmes 32 122 439 396 50 106 21 4 8 62 1 41 6 .268 .339 .402 .741 54 117 117
Steve Kuczek 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 1 1
Al Lakeman 30 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 3 3
Mickey Livingston 34 49 134 126 12 34 4 1 4 19 0 5 14 .270 .313 .413 .726 16 47 47
Phil Masi 33 88 281 249 30 61 8 1 2 19 2 32 27 .245 .331 .309 .640 26 85 85
*Nels Potter 37 43 28 25 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 .160 .250 .200 .450 1 41 41
*Pete Reiser 30 87 266 230 34 63 8 3 8 43 3 35 44 .274 .372 .439 .811 38 84 84
*Marv Rickert 28 104 314 290 47 86 19 3 6 53 1 24 39 .297 .350 .445 .795 46 100 100
#Jim Russell 30 135 501 432 60 101 23 1 8 57 3 67 71 .234 .339 .347 .687 51 130 130
Connie Ryan 29 88 239 217 30 55 14 1 6 21 1 22 31 .253 .322 .410 .732 29 85 85
Johnny Sain 31 40 103 101 10 21 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 .208 .223 .238 .461 5 39 39
*Bill Salkeld 32 69 215 168 18 43 5 0 5 27 1 46 25 .256 .419 .375 .794 27 66 66
*Ray Sanders 32 9 26 22 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 .136 .269 .182 .451 1 9 9
Ed Sauer 30 107 291 269 32 70 15 1 3 33 0 21 44 .260 .316 .357 .673 30 103 103
*Clyde Shoun 37 18 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 17 17
Sibby Sisti 28 105 317 280 42 73 13 0 5 24 1 36 44 .261 .347 .361 .708 35 101 101
*Warren Spahn 28 42 121 117 12 20 0 0 2 11 1 4 28 .171 .198 .222 .421 5 40 40
Eddie Stanky 32 143 649 528 96 152 25 5 1 45 3 119 43 .288 .421 .360 .780 80 138 138
*Don Thompson 25 7 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7 7
*Earl Torgeson 25 26 118 104 18 27 5 1 4 20 4 14 4 .260 .347 .442 .790 17 25 25
Bill Voiselle 30 31 69 64 1 8 2 0 0 7 0 5 7 .125 .188 .156 .345 2 30 30
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 19 2 31 26 31 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .120 .154 .120 .274 -24 3 0 0 5 0 0
Red Barrett 34 11 456 253 456 398 17 54 11 0 0 29 0 0 5 83 .136 .149 .163 .312 -14 65 9 1 52 0 0
Johnny Beazley 31 6 140 76 140 120 9 18 3 2 0 13 0 0 5 55 .150 .184 .208 .392 10 25 1 0 15 0 0
Vern Bickford 28 2 150 70 150 130 10 25 2 0 0 15 0 4 32 .192 .216 .208 .424 16 27 5 0 16
Clint Conatser 27 2 426 143 426 376 40 102 15 3 6 39 0 46 46 .271 .352 .375 .727 98 141 10 1 3
Del Crandall 19 1 239 67 239 228 21 60 10 1 4 34 2 9 18 .263 .291 .368 .660 80 84 8 0 2
Alvin Dark 27 3 1164 282 1164 1085 159 324 65 11 6 102 9 55 82 .299 .334 .395 .730 98 429 14 3 21
Bob Elliott 32 11 6296 1487 6296 5490 821 1606 301 83 112 922 54 737 422 .293 .377 .439 .816 126 2409 139 11 58
#Glenn Elliott 29 3 25 34 25 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .095 .174 .095 .269 -25 2 0 0 2
*Elbie Fletcher 33 12 5826 1415 5826 4879 723 1323 228 58 79 616 32 851 495 .271 .384 .390 .774 117 1904 97 42 54
Bob Hall 25 1 22 31 22 22 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .364 .364 .409 .773 111 9 0 0 0
*Jeff Heath 34 14 5560 1383 5560 4937 777 1447 279 102 194 887 56 47 593 670 .293 .370 .509 .879 139 2512 59 10 20
Bobby Hogue 28 2 53 73 53 42 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 .190 .209 .214 .424 16 9 0 0 10
*Tommy Holmes 32 8 5130 1157 5130 4605 651 1402 269 46 79 524 40 440 106 .304 .368 .434 .802 124 2000 85 20 65
Steve Kuczek 24 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 702 2 0 0 0
Al Lakeman 30 8 683 234 683 640 40 131 17 5 15 66 0 36 136 .205 .250 .317 .568 57 203 15 3 4
Mickey Livingston 34 9 1658 559 1658 1485 128 352 56 9 19 151 7 0 143 141 .237 .310 .325 .635 82 483 43 13 17
Phil Masi 33 11 3177 993 3177 2803 349 735 135 26 36 327 42 319 238 .262 .339 .367 .706 96 1030 83 5 50
*Nels Potter 37 12 626 352 626 562 25 128 15 0 0 37 0 0 35 50 .228 .274 .254 .529 44 143 14 1 28 0 0
*Pete Reiser 30 7 2740 700 2740 2400 432 726 143 38 52 338 81 294 311 .303 .383 .459 .841 132 1101 22 18 28
*Marv Rickert 28 5 927 301 927 851 101 215 36 7 15 114 4 67 115 .253 .309 .364 .673 87 310 22 2 7
#Jim Russell 30 8 3881 942 3881 3368 515 910 167 49 57 396 58 468 385 .270 .363 .400 .762 110 1346 68 20 25
Connie Ryan 29 7 2521 660 2521 2192 269 543 105 21 17 198 34 266 268 .248 .330 .338 .668 86 741 45 3 60
Johnny Sain 31 5 486 202 486 440 40 112 15 2 0 55 0 7 7 .255 .266 .298 .564 55 131 11 0 39
*Bill Salkeld 32 5 1044 355 1044 847 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 181 101 .274 .403 .434 .837 129 368 19 2 14
*Ray Sanders 32 7 2557 630 2557 2182 321 597 114 19 42 329 8 328 216 .274 .370 .401 .771 116 875 39 7 40
Ed Sauer 30 4 500 189 500 457 45 117 25 2 5 57 3 33 77 .256 .309 .352 .661 83 161 10 2 8
*Clyde Shoun 37 14 390 454 390 362 24 73 6 2 0 25 0 0 7 45 .202 .219 .229 .448 24 83 7 1 20 0 0
Sibby Sisti 28 8 2549 696 2549 2264 305 556 87 15 19 183 23 216 326 .246 .315 .322 .637 80 730 44 13 56
*Warren Spahn 28 5 388 146 388 348 31 57 6 1 3 27 1 17 96 .164 .205 .213 .418 14 74 4 1 22
Eddie Stanky 32 7 3946 892 3946 3146 590 842 139 28 7 262 31 700 248 .268 .403 .336 .740 106 1058 49 16 84
*Don Thompson 25 1 11 7 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 -0 2 0 0 0
*Earl Torgeson 25 3 1128 287 1128 937 160 249 48 12 30 164 34 176 117 .266 .383 .439 .822 122 411 16 2 13
Bill Voiselle 30 8 512 227 512 451 21 67 10 0 0 30 0 25 97 .149 .193 .171 .364 1 77 12 0 36
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

1948 / 1950 Batting Statistics