1946 Boston Braves season

1946 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	81–72 (.529)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General manager(s)	John J. Quinn
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth
Local radio	WNAC (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	98	58	0.628	—	49–29	49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	60	0.615	2	56–22	40–38
Chicago Cubs	82	71	0.536	14½	44–33	38–38
Boston Braves	81	72	0.529	15½	45–31	36–41
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	28	41–36	28–49
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	0.435	30	35–42	32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	91	0.409	34	37–40	26–51
New York Giants	61	93	0.396	36	38–39	23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	5–17	12–9–1	15–7	13–9	14–8	15–7	7–15
Brooklyn	17–5	—	11–11	14–8–1	15–7	17–5	14–8	8–16
Chicago	9–12–1	11–11	—	13–9	17–5	12–10	12–10–1	8–14
Cincinnati	7–15	8–14–1	9–13	—	14–8	8–14–1	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	7–15	5–17	8–14	—	12–10	10–12	10–12
Philadelphia	8–14	5–17	10–12	14–8–1	10–12	—	14–8	8–14
Pittsburgh	7–15	8–14	10–12–1	9–13	12–10	8–14	—	9–13
St. Louis	15–7	16–8	14–8	14–8	12–10	14–8	13–9	—

Roster

1946 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers 19 Frank Barrett 13 Mort Cooper 35 Don Hendrickson 17 Johnny Hutchings 21 Al Javery 34,36 Si Johnson 38 Jim Konstanty 26 Bill Lee -- Dick Mulligan 32 Johnny Niggeling 25 Bill Posedel 22 Earl Reid 17 Steve Roser 33 Johnny Sain 15 Elmer Singleton 21 Warren Spahn 19,34 Lefty Wallace 18 Ernie White 23 Ace Williams 16 Ed Wright		Catchers 15 Bob Brady 27 Stew Hofferth 10 Phil Masi 27 Ken O'Dea  6 Don Padgett 18 Hugh Poland Infielders 14 Dick Culler 23 Alvin Dark 11 Nanny Fernandez 20 Billy Herman 12 Johnny Hopp  3 Johnny McCarthy 20 Skippy Roberge  8 Connie Ryan 4,5,37 Ray Sanders  2 Sibby Sisti  4 Max West  7 Whitey Wietelmann		Outfielders  2 Johnny Barrett 24 Carden Gillenwater  1 Tommy Holmes 22 Danny Litwhiler 31 Mike McCormick  3 Tommy Neill 4,5 Bama Rowell  6 Chuck Workman Other batters 32 Ducky Detweiler -- Dee Phillips		Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 28 Johnny Cooney 29 Jake Flowers  9 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	Fernandez, NannyNanny Fernandez	115	372	95	.255	2	42

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
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	59	164	43	.262	1	16
Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	15	13	3	.231	0	1
Phillips, DeeDee Phillips	2	2	1	.500	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
Cooper, MortMort Cooper	28	199	13	11	3.12	83
Lee, BillBill Lee	25	140	10	9	4.18	32

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

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
Barrett, FrankFrank Barrett	23	2	4	1	5.09	12

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Bill Burwell
AAA	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Bill Skiff and Jo-Jo White
A	Hartford Chiefs	Eastern League	Dutch Dorman
B	Evansville Braves	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bob Coleman
B	Pawtucket Slaters	New England League	Hughie Wise
B	Jackson Senators	Southeastern League	Travis Jackson
B	Vancouver Capilanos	Western International League	Syl Johnson and Eddie Carnett
C	Raleigh Capitals	Carolina League	Charles Carroll and Ray Thomas
C	Miami Beach Flamingos	Florida International League	Max Rosenfeld
C	Leavenworth Braves	Western Association	Charles Carman
D	Bluefield Blue-Grays	Appalachian League	Walt DeFreitas and Bud Clancy
D	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	Earl Browne
D	Mahanoy City Bluebirds	North Atlantic League	Buck Boyle and Charles Dugan
D	Richmond Roses	Ohio State League	Merle Settlemire

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Evansville, Raleigh, Owensboro^[1]

Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References