| 1949 Boston Braves | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 75–79 (.487) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | Louis R. Perini |
| General managers | John J. Quinn |
| Managers | Billy Southworth, Johnny Cooney |
| Television | WNAC WBZ-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley) |
| Radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan) |
← 1948
1950 →
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The 1949 Boston Braves season was the 79th season of the franchise.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 48–29 | 49–28 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 | 51–26 | 45–32 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 | 40–37 | 41–36 |
| Boston Braves | 75 | 79 | .487 | 22 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
| New York Giants | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 | 36–41 | 35–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 92 | .403 | 35 | 35–42 | 27–50 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 93 | .396 | 36 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
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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 | — | |||||
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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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| C | Del Crandall | 67 | 228 | 60 | .263 | 4 | 34 |
| 1B | Elbie Fletcher | 122 | 413 | 108 | .262 | 11 | 51 |
| 2B | Eddie Stanky | 138 | 506 | 144 | .285 | 1 | 42 |
| SS | Al Dark | 130 | 529 | 146 | .276 | 3 | 53 |
| 3B | Bob Elliott | 139 | 482 | 135 | .280 | 17 | 76 |
| OF | Tommy Holmes | 117 | 380 | 101 | .266 | 8 | 59 |
| OF | Marv Rickert | 100 | 277 | 81 | .292 | 6 | 49 |
| OF | Jim Russell | 130 | 415 | 96 | .231 | 8 | 54 |
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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| Sibby Sisti | 101 | 268 | 69 | .257 | 5 | 22 |
| Pete Reiser | 84 | 221 | 60 | .271 | 8 | 40 |
| Ed Sauer | 79 | 214 | 57 | .266 | 3 | 31 |
| Connie Ryan | 85 | 208 | 52 | .250 | 6 | 20 |
| Bill Salkeld | 66 | 161 | 41 | .255 | 5 | 25 |
| Clint Conatser | 53 | 152 | 40 | .263 | 3 | 16 |
| Jeff Heath | 36 | 111 | 34 | .306 | 9 | 23 |
| Phil Masi | 37 | 105 | 22 | .210 | 0 | 6 |
| Earl Torgeson | 25 | 100 | 26 | .260 | 4 | 19 |
| Mickey Livingston | 28 | 64 | 15 | .234 | 0 | 6 |
| Ray Sanders | 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Thompson | 7 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Lakeman | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kuczek | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Warren Spahn | 38 | 302.1 | 21 | 14 | 3.07 | 151 |
| Johnny Sain | 37 | 243.0 | 10 | 17 | 4.81 | 73 |
| Vern Bickford | 37 | 230.2 | 16 | 11 | 4.25 | 101 |
| Bill Voiselle | 30 | 169.1 | 7 | 8 | 4.04 | 63 |
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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| Johnny Antonelli | 22 | 96.0 | 3 | 7 | 3.56 | 48 |
| Bob Hall | 31 | 74.1 | 6 | 4 | 4.36 | 43 |
| Glenn Elliott | 22 | 68.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.95 | 15 |
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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| Nels Potter | 41 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4.19 | 57 |
| Bobby Hogue | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.13 | 23 |
| Red Barrett | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 17 |
| Johnny Beazley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Clyde Shoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield, High Point-Thomasville
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