1948 Boston Braves season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969‎
name = Boston Braves
season = 1948
misc = 1948 National League Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Braves Field
y4 = 1915
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1871
owners = Louis R. Perini
managers =Billy Southworth
television = WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV
radio = WHDH
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)|

Offseason

*October 28, 1947: Hoyt Wilhelm was purchased by the Boston Braves from the Mooresville (North Carolina State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilheho01.shtml Hoyt Wilhelm Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 20, 1947: Hoyt Wilhelm was drafted by the New York Giants from the Boston Braves in the 1947 minor league draft.
*March 6, 1948: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Bama Rowell, Ray Sanders, and $40,000. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanked01.shtml Eddie Stanky Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Roster

Relief pitchers

1948 World Series

Game 1

October 6, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Cleveland|RoadAbr=CLE
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=4|RE=0
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=1|HH=2|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Johnny Sain (1-0)|LP=Bob Feller (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 2

October 7, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Cleveland|RoadAbr=CLE
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=4|RH=8|RE=1
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=8|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bob Lemon (1-0)|LP=Warren Spahn (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 3

October 8 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, OhioLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=5|RE=1
Home=Cleveland|HomeAbr=CLE
H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=5|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Gene Bearden (1-0)|LP=Vern Bickford (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 4

October 9, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, OhioLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=7|RE=0
Home=Cleveland|HomeAbr=CLE
H1=1|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=5|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Steve Gromek (1-0)|LP=Johnny Sain (1-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Marv Rickert (1)|HomeHR=Larry Doby (1)|HRH=|

Game 5

October 10, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, OhioLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=3|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=6|R8=0|R9=0|RR=11|RH=12|RE=0
Home=Cleveland|HomeAbr=CLE
H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=4|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=5|HH=6|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP= [Warren Spahn] (1-1)|LP=Bob Feller (0-2)|SV=
RoadHR=Bob Elliott 2 (2), Bill Salkeld (1)|HomeHR=Dale Mitchell (1), Jim Hegan (1)|HRH=yes|

Game 6

October 11, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Cleveland|RoadAbr=CLE
R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=4|RH=10|RE=0
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=2|H9=0|HR=3|HH=9|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bob Lemon (2-0)|LP=Bill Voiselle (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Joe Gordon (1)|HomeHR=|HRH=yes|

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Milwaukee Brewers (American Association; Nick Cullop, manager)
* Class A: Hartford Chiefs (Eastern League; Earl Browne, manager)
* Class B: Evansville Braves (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Bob Coleman, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class B: Pawtucket Slaters (New England League; Hugh Wise, manager)
* Class B: Jackson Senators (Southeastern League; Willis Hudlin, manager)
* Class C: Kingston Ponies (Border League; Ben Lady, manager)
* Class C: Eau Claire Bears (Northern League; Andy Cohen, manager)
* Class C: Leavenworth Braves (Western Association; Dutch Dorman, manager)
* Class D: Bluefield Blue-Grays (Appalachian League; George Lacy, manager)
* Class D: Marysville Braves (Far West League; Ed Wheeler, Jim Keller and Spencer Harris, managers)
* Class D: Mount Vernon Braves (Illinois State League; Frank Crespi, manager)
* Class D: Owensboro Oilers (KITTY League; Rex Carr, manager)
* Class D: High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms (North Carolina State League; Jim Gruzdis, manager)
* Class D: Richmond Braves (Ohio-Indiana League; Ollie Byers, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1948.shtml 1948 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]