1949 Boston Braves Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 75-79
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 1,083,470, Avg. 16,171
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (55-54)
Manager: Johnny Cooney (20-25)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1949 Boston Braves Roster
1949 Boston Braves Results

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1949 season with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Braves plated 706 runs and gave up 719 runs. Bob Elliott paced Boston with 17 home runs and drove in 76 runs. Eddie Stanky led batters with significant playing time with a .285 average. Warren Spahn topped the squad with 21 wins, while Vern Bickford added 15 or more wins, too Warren Spahn recorded a 3.07 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Southworth and Johnny Cooney coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Warren Spahn2114.6003.07383802540302.3283125103278601513041258
Vern Bickford1611.5934.25373611520230.72461251092010601016131026
Johnny Sain1017.3704.81373611610243.028515013015750734011072
Bill Voiselle78.4674.0430224541169.317084761478063106737
Bob Hall64.6004.363161320074.3774036741043101333
Nels Potter611.3534.194132910796.7994945630057100418
Glenn Elliott34.4293.95226410068.3703530727015002291
Johnny Antonelli37.3003.562210631096.0994938642048203416
Bobby Hogue22.5003.133301400372.0783025425023200314
Red Barrett11.5005.682301500044.3583228410017202197
Johnny Beazley000.001010002.000000000006
Clyde Shoun000.001010001.010000000004
Totals7579.4873.99316157896812111400.014667196201105200591221226072

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Al Dark13057252974146235353503143.276.317.355.6731881011100
Eddie Stanky138628506901442451423011341.285.417.358.77518182700
Bob Elliott139578482771352951776009038.280.395.467.862225162400
Elbie Fletcher122518413571081931151108465.262.396.402.7981661081300
Tommy Holmes1174253804710120485910396.266.337.403.740153102400
Jim Russell1304864155796221854306468.231.337.347.68414492500
Marv Rickert1003012774481183649102338.292.347.444.79112370100
Sibby Sisti1013112683969120522103442.257.343.358.7019691800
Pete Reiser84258221326083840303342.271.369.443.8129841300
Del Crandall67239228216010143420918.263.291.368.6608480200
Ed Sauer792342142657120331001734.266.323.364.6887851200
Connie Ryan852332082852131620102130.250.319.409.7278540400
Bill Salkeld66209161174150525104424.255.417.379.7966151300
Clint Conatser53167152104060316001419.263.325.362.6875560100
Jeff Heath36126111173470923001526.306.389.6131.0026820000
Earl Torgeson2511310017265141940134.260.345.450.7954530000
Phil Masi3712010513222006101410.210.303.229.5312450100
Johnny Sain3910297102030030022.206.222.237.4592320300
Warren Spahn4012011111180021010427.162.191.216.4082410500
Mickey Livingston28696461521060035.234.290.297.5871902000
Vern Bickford379381715000800220.185.205.185.39015401000
Bob Hall3122221810020007.364.364.409.773900000
Bill Voiselle3065611720050047.115.169.148.317900000
Bobby Hogue3325214600000014.286.318.286.604600300
Ray Sanders925210310000049.143.280.190.470400000
Nels Potter4125230310000027.130.200.174.374410000
Johnny Antonelli2231250300000019.120.154.120.274300500
Don Thompson711110200000002.182.182.182.364200000
Steve Kuczek11101100000001.0001.0002.0003.000200000
Red Barrett23550100000002.200.200.200.400100000
Al Lakeman3760100000010.167.286.167.452110000
Glenn Elliott2220170100000027.059.158.059.217100100
Clyde Shoun1000000000000000000
Johnny Beazley1000000000000000000
Totals187761395336706137624633103654280684656.258.345.374.7191997130239600


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Earl Torgeson1B2500.02428321.9881.0000000
Ray Sanders1B700.052912.9848.7140000
Connie Ryan1B300.0232011.0008.3330000
Marv Rickert1B1200.074536.9636.5830000
Al Lakeman1B200.0192021.0001.5000000
Elbie Fletcher1B12100.096571996.9918.5620000
Eddie Stanky2B13500.03573541592.9795.2670000
Sibby Sisti2B2100.0383517.9863.4760000
Connie Ryan2B1600.0402939.9584.3130000
Sibby Sisti3B100.011011.0002.0000000
Connie Ryan3B2500.0225027.9732.8800000
Pete Reiser3B400.03512.8892.0000000
Bob Elliott3B13000.01413001727.9633.3920000
Al Dark3B400.01810.9002.2500000
Bill SalkeldC6300.02302153.9803.9844000
Phil MasiC3700.01341311.9933.9731000
Mickey LivingstonC2200.076920.9773.8641000
Del CrandallC6300.02873965.9825.1752000
Don ThompsonOF200.04010.8002.0000000
Sibby SistiOF4800.085210.9891.8130000
Ed SauerOF7100.0134341.9721.9300000
Jim RussellOF12000.0269373.9752.2670000
Marv RickertOF7500.0149932.9812.1070000
Pete ReiserOF6300.0139532.9802.2860000
Tommy HolmesOF10300.02101034.9872.1360000
Jeff HeathOF3100.056211.9831.8710000
Clint ConatserOF4400.093550.9512.2270000
Bill VoiselleP3000.073422.9531.3670000
Warren SpahnP3800.0144142.9321.4470000
Clyde ShounP100.00000.0000000
Johnny SainP3700.0143532.9421.3240000
Nels PotterP4100.022011.957.5370000
Bobby HogueP3300.0321011.000.7270000
Bob HallP3100.03320.750.1940000
Glenn ElliottP2200.0216011.000.8180000
Vern BickfordP3700.075013.9831.5410000
Johnny BeazleyP100.00000.0000000
Red BarrettP2300.031410.944.7390000
Johnny AntonelliP2200.051440.826.8640000
Sibby SistiSS1800.0324253.9374.1110000
Connie RyanSS1800.0335037.9654.6110000
Al DarkSS12500.02323872576.9614.9520000
Totals172500.042011727149393.9753.4378000




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