1949 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1949 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 75–79 (.487) 4th Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Billy Southworth, Johnny Cooney WNACWBZ-TV(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley) WHDH(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan) The 1949 Boston Braves season was the 79th season of the franchise. Offseason December 15, 1948: Mike McCormick and Nanny Fernandez were traded by the Braves to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Reiser.Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1949 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 34 Johnny Antonelli 13 Red Barrett 17 Johnny Beazley 24 Vern Bickford 18 Glenn Elliott 25 Bob Hall 37 Bobby Hogue 22 Nels Potter 33 Johnny Sain 26 Clyde Shoun 21 Warren Spahn 96 Bill Voiselle Catchers 23 Del Crandall 10,26 Mickey Livingston 10 Phil Masi 15 Bill Salkeld Infielders  2 Alvin Dark  3 Bob Elliott 17 Elbie Fletcher 14 Al Lakeman  8 Connie Ryan  6 Ray Sanders 12 Eddie Stanky  9 Earl Torgeson Outfielders 19 Clint Conatser  4 Jeff Heath  1 Tommy Holmes 11 Pete Reiser 31 Marv Rickert  5 Jim Russell 14 Ed Sauer  7 Sibby Sisti 23 Don Thompson Other batters 16 Steve Kuczek Manager 30 Billy Southworth 28 Johnny Cooney Coaches 29 Jimmy Brown 28 Johnny Cooney 36 Si Johnson 35 Bob Keely Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Del Crandall 67 228 60 .263 4 34 1B Elbie Fletcher 122 413 108 .262 11 51 2B Eddie Stanky 138 506 144 .285 1 42 SS Al Dark 130 529 146 .276 3 53 3B Bob Elliott Bob Elliott (baseball) 139 482 135 .280 17 76 OF Tommy Holmes 117 380 101 .266 8 59 OF Marv Rickert 100 277 81 .292 6 49 OF Jim Russell 130 415 96 .231 8 54 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Sibby Sisti 101 268 69 .257 5 22 Pete Reiser 84 221 60 .271 8 40 Ed Sauer 79 214 57 .266 3 31 Connie Ryan 85 208 52 .250 6 20 Bill Salkeld 66 161 41 .255 5 25 Clint Conatser 53 152 40 .263 3 16 Jeff Heath 36 111 34 .306 9 23 Phil Masi 37 105 22 .210 0 6 Earl Torgeson 25 100 26 .260 4 19 Mickey Livingston 28 64 15 .234 0 6 Ray Sanders 9 21 3 .143 0 0 Don Thompson 7 11 2 .182 0 0 Al Lakeman 3 6 1 .167 0 0 Steve Kuczek 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Warren Spahn 38 302.1 21 14 3.07 151 Johnny Sain 37 243.0 10 17 4.81 73 Vern Bickford 37 230.2 16 11 4.25 101 Bill Voiselle 30 169.1 7 8 4.04 63 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Johnny Antonelli 22 96.0 3 7 3.56 48 Bob Hall 31 74.1 6 4 4.36 43 Glenn Elliott 22 68.1 3 4 3.95 15 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Nels Potter 41 6 11 7 4.19 57 Bobby Hogue 33 2 2 3 3.13 23 Red Barrett 23 1 1 0 5.68 17 Johnny Beazley 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Clyde Shoun 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Nick Cullop A Hartford Chiefs Eastern League Earl Browne and Ripper Collins A Denver Bears Western League Mike Gazella, Bill DeCarlo and Earl Browne B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman B Pawtucket Slaters New England League Ripper Collins, Earl Browne and Dutch Dorman B Jackson Senators Southeastern League Willis Hudlin C Eau Claire Bears Northern League Andy Cohen D Bluefield Blue-Grays Appalachian League Ernie White D Marysville Braves Far West League Rex Carr D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Bill Adair D High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms North Carolina State League Jim GruzdisLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield, High Point-Thomasville References 2 External links 1949 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1940s in Boston