1949 Boston Braves season

1949 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	75–79 (.487)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General manager(s)	John J. Quinn
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth, Johnny Cooney
Local television	WNAC WBZ-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley)
Local radio	WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan)
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Offseason

• December 15, 1948: Mike McCormick and Nanny Fernandez were traded by the Braves to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Reiser.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	57	0.630	—	48–29	49–28
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	0.623	1	51–26	45–32
Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	0.526	16	40–37	41–36
Boston Braves	75	79	0.487	22	43–34	32–45
New York Giants	73	81	0.474	24	43–34	30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	0.461	26	36–41	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	62	92	0.403	35	35–42	27–50
Chicago Cubs	61	93	0.396	36	33–44	28–49

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12	12–10	12–10–1	12–10–2	11–11	12–10	6–16
Brooklyn	12–10	—	17–5	17–5	14–8	11–11	16–6	10–12–1
Chicago	10–12	5–17	—	9–13	12–10	6–16	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	10–12–1	5–17	13–9	—	7–15	13–9	9–13	5–17–1
New York	10–12–2	8–14	10–12	15–7	—	11–11	12–10	7–15
Philadelphia	11–11	11–11	16–6	9–13	11–11	—	13–9	10–12
Pittsburgh	10–12	6–16	11–11	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	12–10
St. Louis	16–6	12–10–1	14–8	17–5–1	15–7	12–10	10–12	—

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 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
3B	Bob Elliott	139	482	135	.280	17	76

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
Pete Reiser	84	221	60	.271	8	40

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

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	3	7	3.56	48

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
Red Barrett	23	1	1	0	5.68	17
Johnny Beazley	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Gruzdis

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield, High Point-Thomasville

References

• 1949 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference