- 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 atBraves Field inBoston, Massachusetts Linescore
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
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WP=Johnny Sain (1-0)|LP=Bob Feller (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 2
October 7 ,1948 atBraves Field inBoston, Massachusetts Linescore
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
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WP=Bob Lemon (1-0)|LP=Warren Spahn (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 3
October 8 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium inCleveland, Ohio Linescore
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
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WP=Gene Bearden (1-0)|LP=Vern Bickford (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 4
October 9 ,1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium inCleveland, Ohio Linescore
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
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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 inCleveland, Ohio Linescore
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 atBraves Field inBoston, Massachusetts Linescore
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 andSpencer 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]
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