1946 Boston Braves
81 - 72
1945 / 1947 (Organization)
4th place in the NL (15.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		45 - 31 (.592)
36 - 41 (.468)		 +3.0 wins
+1.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 630 / 582 ( +48 )
Allowed/Expected: 592 / 584 ( -8 )
Pyth Record: 81 - 72 (0)
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Attendance: 969,673 Avg Att: 12,593 (0.88)
Att Rank: 6 / 8 Lg Avg: 14,335
       
Park Factor: 0.96    
HR Factor: 0.84 R/L HR: 0.80 / 0.89
Notes:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Whitey Wietelmann
SS
27.3
-0.6
1.1
-1.0
8
Y
6
1
1937
 Free Agency (Amateur)
2 Phil Masi
C
30.5
2.4
14.9
3.6
8
N
1
1
1939
 Free Agency
3 Al Javery
SP
28.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
7
Y
Not Available
4 Max West
1B
29.6
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
6
Y
9
4
1937
 Purchased Mission (PCL)
5 Sibby Sisti
3B
25.9
0.0
0.0
-0.0
5
Y
6
20
1938
 Free Agency (Amateur)
6 Johnny Hutchings
SP
30.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
5
N
6
12
1941
 Trade CIN NL
7 Tommy Holmes
RF
29.3
4.4
25.3
13.4
5
N
12
9
1941
 Trade NYA AL
8 Bama Rowell
LF
30.5
1.4
10.8
4.7
4
Y
9
8
1938
 Free Agency
9 Bill Posedel
RP
39.9
-1.0
0.0
-1.0
4
N
3
31
1939
 Trade BRO NL
10 Chuck Workman
CF
31.5
-0.1
0.2
-0.8
4
N
9
5
1942
 Purchased Nashville (Southern Asso
11 Skippy Roberge
3B
29.1
-0.2
3.5
-0.3
3
Y
Not Available
12 Lefty Wallace
SP
24.9
-0.0
1.8
-0.9
3
Y
Not Available
13 Connie Ryan
2B
26.3
1.6
13.9
1.4
3
N
4
27
1943
 Trade NY1 NL
14 Hugh Poland
C
33.5
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
3
N
4
27
1943
 Trade NY1 NL
15 Stew Hofferth
C
33.4
-0.1
0.5
-0.8
3
Y
9
14
1943
 Purchased Indianapolis (American Asso
16 Dick Culler
SS
31.5
1.9
13.9
1.1
3
N
9
1
1944
 Trade Milwaukee (American Asso
17 Ducky Detweiler
-
27.4
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
2
Y
Not Available
18 Warren Spahn
SP
25.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
2
Y
6
4
1940
 Free Agency (Amateur)
19 Ace Williams
RP
29.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
Y
6
18
1940
 Free Agency (Amateur)
20 Nanny Fernandez
3B
27.7
0.4
8.8
0.3
2
Y
9
20
1941
 Purchased San Francisco (PCL)
21 Johnny Sain
SP
28.8
7.8
25.1
15.6
2
N
4
8
1942
 Purchased Nashville (Southern Asso
22 Johnny McCarthy
1B
36.5
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
2
N
8
25
1942
 Purchased Indianapolis (American Asso
23 Damon Phillips
-
27.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
2
N
10
1
1943
 Purchased CIN NL
24 Carden Gillenwater
CF
28.1
0.6
6.4
0.9
2
N
2
24
1945
 Purchased BRO NL
25 Mort Cooper
SP
33.3
3.6
12.8
5.7
2
N
5
23
1945
 Trade SLN NL
26 Don Hendrickson
RP
33.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
2
Y
7
3
1945
 Purchased Milwaukee (American Asso
27 Bill Lee
SP
36.7
-0.0
4.5
-0.5
2
N
7
14
1945
 Purchased PHI NL
28 Ed Wright
SP
27.1
2.0
10.4
4.0
2
Y
7
20
1945
 Trade Indianapolis (American Asso
29 Elmer Singleton
RP
28.0
-0.2
0.6
-0.6
2
N
8
9
1945
 Trade NYA AL
30 Bob Brady
C
23.6
0.0
0.1
-0.0
1
Y
Not Available
31 Tommy Neill
LF
26.7
-0.1
0.6
-0.3
1
Y
Not Available
32 Earl Reid
RP
33.1
-0.2
0.2
0.1
1
Y
11
1
1945
 Draft (Rule 5) Indianapolis (American Asso
33 Johnny Hopp
1B
30.0
3.9
22.0
12.8
1
N
2
5
1946
 Trade SLN NL
34 Frank Barrett
RP
33.0
-0.2
0.2
-1.1
1
N
3
1
1946
 Purchased BOS AL
35 Ray Sanders
1B
29.6
1.6
8.7
3.2
1
N
4
15
1946
 Purchased SLN NL
36 Jim Konstanty
RP
29.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.6
1
N
4
18
1946
 Trade CIN NL
37 Si Johnson
SP
39.7
1.7
8.6
4.0
1
N
5
1
1946
 Free Agency
38 Steve Roser
RP
28.4
0.4
1.7
0.4
1
N
5
3
1946
 Purchased NYA AL
39 Ernie White
RP
29.8
0.2
0.6
-0.3
1
N
5
14
1946
 Free Agency
40 Mike McCormick
CF
29.2
0.2
4.0
0.5
1
N
6
3
1946
 Purchased CIN NL
41 Danny Litwhiler
LF
29.8
1.8
10.4
5.3
1
N
6
9
1946
 Purchased SLN NL
42 Don Padgett
C
34.6
0.1
2.1
0.1
1
N
6
12
1946
 Purchased BRO NL
43 Johnny Barrett
CF
30.5
0.1
1.6
0.5
1
N
6
12
1946
 Trade PIT NL
44 Billy Herman
2B
37.0
2.5
12.9
6.8
1
N
6
15
1946
 Trade BRO NL
45 Johnny Niggeling
SP
43.0
0.8
2.9
0.8
1
N
7
1
1946
 Free Agency
46 Alvin Dark
SS
24.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
1
Y
7
4
1946
 Free Agency (Amateur)
47 Ken O'Dea
C
33.3
0.1
0.8
-0.1
1
N
7
8
1946
 Purchased SLN NL
48 Dick Mulligan
RP
28.3
0.5
1.5
0.9
1
N
9
18
1946
 Waivers PHI NL
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Player Pos Hometown
Frank Barrett RP Fort Lauderdale, FL (USA)
Johnny Barrett CF Lowell, MA (USA)
Bob Brady C Lewistown, PA (USA)
Mort Cooper SP Independence, MO (US)
Dick Culler SS High Point, NC (US)
Alvin Dark SS Lake Charles, LA (US)
Ducky Detweiler - Trumbauersville, PA (USA)
Nanny Fernandez 3B Compton, CA (US)
Carden Gillenwater CF Riceville, TN (USA)
Don Hendrickson RP Kewanna, IN (USA)
Billy Herman 2B New Albany, IN (US)
Stew Hofferth C Logansport, IN (USA)
Tommy Holmes RF Brooklyn, NY (US)
Johnny Hopp 1B Hastings, NE (US)
Johnny Hutchings SP Chicago, IL (USA)
Al Javery SP Worcester, MA (USA)
Si Johnson SP Danway, IL (USA)
Jim Konstanty RP Arcade, NY (US)
Bill Lee SP Plaquemine, LA (USA)
Danny Litwhiler LF Ringtown, PA (USA)
Phil Masi C Chicago, IL (US)
Johnny McCarthy 1B Chicago, IL (USA)
Mike McCormick CF Stockton, CA (US)
Dick Mulligan RP Swoyersville, PA (USA)
Tommy Neill LF Hartselle, AL (USA)
Johnny Niggeling SP Remsen, IA (USA)
Ken O'Dea C Lima, NY (USA)
Don Padgett C Caroleen, NC (USA)
Damon Phillips - Corsicana, TX (USA)
Hugh Poland C Tompkinsville, KY (USA)
Bill Posedel RP San Francisco, CA (USA)
Earl Reid RP Bangor, AL (USA)
Skippy Roberge 3B Lowell, MA (USA)
Steve Roser RP Rome, NY (USA)
Bama Rowell LF Citronelle, AL (US)
Connie Ryan 2B New Orleans, LA (US)
Johnny Sain SP Havana, AR (US)
Ray Sanders 1B Bonne Terre, MO (USA)
Elmer Singleton RP Ogden, UT (USA)
Sibby Sisti 3B Buffalo, NY (US)
Warren Spahn SP Buffalo, NY (US)
Lefty Wallace SP Evansville, IN (US)
Max West 1B Alhambra, CA (US)
Ernie White RP Pacolet Mills, SC (USA)
Whitey Wietelmann SS Zanesville, OH (US)
Ace Williams RP Montclair, NJ (USA)
Chuck Workman CF Leeton, MO (USA)
Ed Wright SP Dyersburg, TN (USA)

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