1948 Boston Braves season
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| 1948 Boston Braves 1948 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini |
| Manager(s) | Billy Southworth |
| Local television | WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV |
| Local radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) |
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | -- | .595 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | 6.5 | .552 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | 7.5 | .545 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | 8.5 | .539 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 76 | 13.5 | .506 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 25.5 | .429 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | 27 | .418 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 27.5 | .416 |
[edit] Roster
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1948 Boston Braves roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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 |
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] 1948 World Series
[edit] Game 1
October 6, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | 2 | 2 |
WP: Johnny Sain (1-0) LP: Bob Feller (0-1)
[edit] Game 2
October 7, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
WP: Bob Lemon (1-0) LP: Warren Spahn (0-1)
[edit] Game 3
October 8 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |
WP: Gene Bearden (1-0) LP: Vern Bickford (0-1)
[edit] Game 4
October 9, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |
WP: Steve Gromek (1-0) LP: Johnny Sain (1-1)
HRs: BOS – Marv Rickert (1) CLE – Larry Doby (1)
[edit] Game 5
October 10, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
WP: Warren Spahn (1-1) LP: Bob Feller (0-2)
HRs: BOS – Bob Elliott 2 (2), Bill Salkeld (1) CLE – Dale Mitchell (1), Jim Hegan (1)
[edit] Game 6
October 11, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
WP: Bob Lemon (2-0) LP: Bill Voiselle (0-1)
HRs: CLE – Joe Gordon (1)
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| Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1947 |
National League Championship Season 1948 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1949 |
[edit] References
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