1946 Boston Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Boston Braves finished with a record of 81-72. They scored 630 runs and belted 44 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. Danny Litwhiler led the team in home runs with 8. The offense was powered by Tommy Holmes, who led the team with 79 RBI and 176 hits.
The team allowed 593 runs and had a team ERA of 3.37. Johnny Sain led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 129 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Culler | SS | 134 | 482 | 70 | 123 | 0 | 33 | 7 | .342 | .299 | .641 | .255 |
| Al Dark | SS | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .462 | .693 | .231 |
| Nanny Fernandez | 3B | 115 | 372 | 37 | 95 | 2 | 42 | 1 | .313 | .323 | .636 | .255 |
| Billy Herman | 2B | 75 | 252 | 32 | 77 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .409 | .440 | .849 | .306 |
| Johnny Hopp | 1B | 129 | 445 | 71 | 148 | 3 | 48 | 21 | .386 | .440 | .826 | .333 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 1B | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 |
| Skippy Roberge | 3B | 48 | 169 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .270 | .325 | .595 | .231 |
| Connie Ryan | 2B | 143 | 502 | 55 | 121 | 1 | 48 | 7 | .317 | .335 | .652 | .241 |
| Ray Sanders | 1B | 80 | 259 | 43 | 63 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .368 | .359 | .727 | .243 |
| Sibby Sisti | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Max West | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Whitey Wietelmann | SS | 44 | 78 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .326 | .205 | .531 | .205 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Barrett | OF | 24 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .400 | .302 | .702 | .233 |
| Carden Gillenwater | OF | 99 | 224 | 30 | 51 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .342 | .295 | .637 | .228 |
| Tommy Holmes | OF | 149 | 568 | 80 | 176 | 6 | 79 | 7 | .377 | .424 | .801 | .310 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 79 | 247 | 29 | 72 | 8 | 38 | 1 | .347 | .453 | .800 | .291 |
| Mike McCormick | OF | 59 | 164 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .309 | .341 | .650 | .262 |
| Tommy Neill | OF | 13 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .298 | .311 | .609 | .267 |
| Bama Rowell | OF | 95 | 293 | 37 | 82 | 3 | 31 | 5 | .345 | .392 | .737 | .280 |
| Chuck Workman | OF | 25 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .564 | .167 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Brady | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Stew Hofferth | C | 20 | 58 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .246 | .259 | .505 | .207 |
| Phil Masi | C | 133 | 397 | 52 | 106 | 3 | 62 | 5 | .358 | .358 | .716 | .267 |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 12 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .219 | .594 | .219 |
| Don Padgett | C | 44 | 98 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .291 | .347 | .638 | .255 |
| Hugh Poland | C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .500 | .167 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ducky Detweiler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Dee Phillips | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5225 | 630 | 1377 | 44 | 596 | 60 | .329 | .353 | .682 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Barrett | 23 | 0 | 35.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 5.09 | 1.473 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 28 | 27 | 199 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 1 | 83 | 39 | 3.12 | 1.106 | |||
| Don Hendrickson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Johnny Hutchings | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Al Javery | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.50 | 3.030 | |||
| Si Johnson | 28 | 12 | 127 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 41 | 35 | 2.76 | 1.331 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 10 | 1 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5.28 | 1.569 | |||
| Bill Lee | 25 | 21 | 140 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 32 | 45 | 4.18 | 1.379 | |||
| Dick Mulligan | 4 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2.35 | 0.980 | |||
| Johnny Niggeling | 8 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3.26 | 1.293 | |||
| Bill Posedel | 19 | 0 | 28.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.99 | 1.661 | |||
| Earl Reid | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Steve Roser | 14 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 3.60 | 1.457 | |||
| Johnny Sain | 37 | 34 | 265 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 | 129 | 87 | 2.21 | 1.177 | |||
| Elmer Singleton | 15 | 2 | 33.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 3.74 | 1.424 | |||
| Warren Spahn | 24 | 16 | 125.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 | 67 | 36 | 2.94 | 1.138 | |||
| Lefty Wallace | 27 | 8 | 75.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 4.18 | 1.421 | |||
| Ernie White | 12 | 1 | 23.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4.18 | 1.435 | |||
| Whitey Wietelmann | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8.10 | 1.940 | |||
| Ace Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Ed Wright | 36 | 21 | 176.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 44 | 71 | 3.52 | 1.333 | |||
| Team Totals | 321 | 154 | 1370.9 | 81 | 72 | .529 | 12 | 531 | 478 | 3.37 | 1.290 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tommy Holmes | 149 |
| At Bats | Tommy Holmes | 568 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommy Holmes | 642 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Hopp | .333 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Hopp | .386 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Hopp | .440 |
| OPS | Johnny Hopp | .826 |
| Runs | Tommy Holmes | 80 |
| Hits | Tommy Holmes | 176 |
| Total Bases | Tommy Holmes | 241 |
| Doubles | Tommy Holmes | 35 |
| Triples | Johnny Hopp and Connie Ryan | 8 |
| Home Runs | Danny Litwhiler | 8 |
| RBI | Tommy Holmes | 79 |
| Walks | Dick Culler | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Connie Ryan | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Hopp | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tommy Holmes | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Culler and Tommy Holmes | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Sain | 20 |
| Losses | Johnny Sain | 14 |
| Saves | Bill Posedel | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Warren Spahn | .615 |
| ERA | Johnny Sain | 2.21 |
| WHIP | Mort Cooper | 1.106 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Sain | 265 |
| Games | Johnny Sain | 37 |
| Games Started | Johnny Sain | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Sain | 129 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Sain | 24 |
| Shutouts | Mort Cooper | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Sain | 1086 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mort Cooper and Ed Wright | 69 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Sain | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Sain | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mort Cooper | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Lefty Wallace | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Si Johnson | 4 |
