| 1949 Boston Braves | |
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| Record | 75–79 (.487) |
| League place | 4th |
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| 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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Contents
Offseason[edit]
- December 15, 1948: Mike McCormick and Nanny Fernandez were traded by the Braves to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Reiser.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 57 | -- | .630 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 58 | 1 | .612 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 73 | 16 | .526 |
| Boston Braves | 75 | 79 | 22 | .487 |
| New York Giants | 73 | 81 | 24 | .474 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 83 | 26 | .461 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 92 | 35 | .403 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 93 | 36 | .396 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1949 National League Records
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| 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[edit]
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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| 3B | Elliott, BobBob Elliott | 139 | 482 | 135 | .280 | 17 | 76 |
Other batters[edit]
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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| Reiser, PetePete Reiser | 84 | 221 | 60 | .271 | 8 | 40 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Antonelli, JohnnyJohnny Antonelli | 22 | 96 | 3 | 7 | 3.56 | 48 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Barrett, RedRed Barrett | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 17 |
| Beazley, JohnnyJohnny Beazley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield, High Point-Thomasville
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1949 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference
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