1943 Boston (N) Braves
Record: 66-96
Finish: 7th in NL National Division
Runs Scored: 689
Runs Allowed: 905
Exp W-L: 61-101
 
Ballpark: Turner Field
Attendance: 976,408
Manager: Ben Thompson

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 70-67, 5th in the NL
AA: 74-63, 2nd in the NL
A: 91-46, 2nd in the NL
 
 
 
 
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Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
CF  Bert Haas 29 158 597 78 162 32 6 6 72 37 13 64 29 .271 .340 .375 .715 78.6 14.1 2.7
RF *Jimmy Wasdell 29 150 564 78 175 31 5 3 71 8 3 41 22 .310 .361 .399 .760 73.1 14.6 3.6
1B  Bill Brubaker 32 150 510 67 142 37 4 9 61 2 0 35 68 .278 .323 .420 .743 60.8 10.2 4.3
3B *Ralph Hodgin 27 133 483 52 143 18 3 6 55 0 0 35 31 .296 .348 .383 .731 62.5 11.3 1.9
2B *Stan Sperry 29 144 472 64 137 17 1 11 72 1 0 40 22 .290 .344 .400 .744 63.3 11.7 3.4
3B  Pete Suder 27 141 448 48 130 24 3 5 49 0 0 32 19 .290 .333 .391 .724 54.7 9.0 3.3
CF *Eddie Collins 26 134 431 55 134 14 6 3 51 8 13 21 45 .311 .340 .392 .732 52.0 8.7 1.5
C *Johnny Peacock 33 119 406 46 104 17 1 1 45 5 2 40 45 .256 .323 .310 .633 41.0 4.9 5.9
LF *Ival Goodman 34 131 315 44 72 11 0 3 30 6 1 25 39 .229 .288 .292 .580 25.7 0.7 1.1
3B  Al Rubeling 30 103 190 25 50 7 2 2 36 3 1 27 23 .263 .356 .353 .709 25.4 4.5 0.7
C  Birdie Tebbetts 30 69 198 25 49 5 2 3 26 0 0 17 11 .247 .306 .338 .644 20.4 2.2 3.5
2B  Billy Johnson 24 50 191 24 57 18 1 1 20 0 0 19 12 .298 .363 .419 .782 26.8 5.6 2.4
SS  Eddie Miller 26 67 117 17 30 5 2 2 14 0 2 7 16 .256 .307 .385 .692 12.8 1.4 0.5
SS  Gil English 33 50 116 11 22 1 0 1 10 2 2 3 29 .190 .208 .224 .432 4.6 0.0 0.7
SS  Pinky Higgins 34 26 95 8 20 5 1 0 7 0 0 7 14 .211 .262 .284 .546 6.0 0.0 0.5
P  John Burrows 29 43 91 4 13 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 31 .143 .152 .165 .317 -0.5 0.0 0.0
P  Jimmie Deshong 33 37 75 6 13 0 1 1 9 0 0 1 10 .173 .184 .240 .424 2.7 0.0 0.0
P  Bob Klinger 35 22 48 3 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 8 .250 .265 .250 .515 3.4 0.0 0.0
P *Fred Hutchinson 23 15 43 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .302 .318 .349 .667 4.1 0.5 0.0
P *Hal Newhouser 22 14 36 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 .222 .222 .222 .444 1.2 0.0 0.0
2B  Burgess Whitehead 33 55 34 14 15 3 1 0 8 9 4 0 1 .441 .441 .588 1.029 7.3 2.3 0.3
C *Gilly Campbell 35 13 31 3 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 .313 .419 .732 3.0 0.6 0.3
3B  Mark Christman 29 26 29 3 8 3 0 1 6 0 0 1 1 .276 .300 .483 .783 4.0 1.0 0.1
SS  Bobby Mattick 27 5 18 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 .167 .211 .278 .488 1.0 0.0 0.1
SS  Charlie Brewster 26 9 17 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 .235 .278 .235 .513 1.3 0.0 0.1
P  Danny Macfayden 38 7 14 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0 0.0
P  Guy Cantrell 39 10 11 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .364 .429 .364 .792 2.1 0.3 0.0
P *George Hockette 35 6 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .182 .348 0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Tony Freitas 35 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.8 0.0 0.0
1B *Paul Campbell 25 6 10 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .300 .250 .300 .550 1.4 0.0 0.1
P *Woody Rich 27 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.5 0.0 0.0
P  Jumbo Brown 36 36 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0 0.0
C *Bill Dickey 36 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0 0.1
P  Bill Cox 30 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0 0.0
P #Lee Grissom 35 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0 0.0
P  Jim Winford 33 81 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.3 0.0
P *Pretzel Pezzullo 32 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 30.7 2191 5638 689 1539 258 40 58 667 84 43 426 511 .273 .324 .364 .688 639.1 103.9 37.0
  Rank among 8 NL teams 4 7 4 4 4 8 7 1 8 7 1 4 6 7 7 7  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*John Burrows 29 10 24 .294 43 43 0 270.3 300 158 27 155 117 5.26 6.5
 Jimmie Deshong 33 9 14 .391 37 37 0 231.3 302 144 20 113 42 5.60 4.2
 Bob Klinger 35 6 11 .353 22 22 0 163.0 193 94 13 89 43 5.19 6.2
 Fred Hutchinson 23 10 4 .714 15 15 0 125.7 129 51 13 14 38 3.65 11.6
*Hal Newhouser 22 7 6 .538 14 14 0 107.7 108 41 10 35 47 3.43 9.7
 Jim Winford 33 5 4 .556 81 0 9 103.0 124 56 8 58 43 4.89 6.1
*Pretzel Pezzullo 32 6 8 .429 80 0 17 83.0 99 53 11 37 34 5.75 3.8
 Bill Cox 30 3 3 .500 52 0 1 56.3 67 41 8 28 31 6.55 0.4
 Danny Macfayden 38 1 6 .143 7 5 0 54.3 58 22 4 18 12 3.64 3.3
 Guy Cantrell 39 1 4 .200 10 8 0 48.3 39 34 3 49 10 6.33 0.2
 Jumbo Brown 36 2 1 .667 36 0 0 47.3 49 28 5 29 29 5.32 1.7
*Tony Freitas 35 1 5 .167 6 6 0 39.3 61 27 8 13 12 6.18 0.0
*George Hockette 35 2 2 .500 6 6 0 38.3 54 21 3 13 7 4.93 1.4
*Lee Grissom 35 2 2 .500 37 0 2 36.3 46 21 7 16 15 5.20 1.4
 Woody Rich 27 1 2 .333 4 4 0 28.0 31 17 3 14 9 5.46 0.7
Team Totals 32.1 66 96 .407 450 160 29 1432.3 1660 808 143 681 489 5.08 57.1
Rank among 8 NL teams 7 7 4 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 31.0
J.Peacock 899.7 102 110 311 39 4 0 .989 37.5
B.Tebbetts 460.7 52 56 192 16 1 1 .995 23.1
G.Campbell 63.0 7 9 16 2 0 0 1.000 33.3
B.Dickey 9.0 1 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1432.3 162 177 524 57 5 1 .991 32.5
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 12.36
J.Wasdell 1212.7 138 144 1540 120 14 166 .992 12.32
I.Goodman 77.7 9 12 91 16 1 6 .991 12.40
E.Miller 62.0 7 10 66 3 0 10 1.000 10.02
B.Brubaker 38.0 5 6 43 8 0 5 1.000 12.08
P.Campbell 18.0 2 2 22 4 0 4 1.000 13.00
P.Higgins 17.0 1 1 20 0 0 3 1.000 10.59
B.Haas 9.0 0 4 13 1 0 2 1.000 14.00
G.English 9.0 1 1 10 2 0 1 1.000 12.00
G.Campbell 6.0 0 2 8 0 0 2 1.000 12.00
Team Total 1449.3 163 182 1813 154 15 199 .992 12.21
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 6.25
S.Sperry 1115.3 136 139 319 516 28 129 .968 6.74
A.Rubeling 96.0 9 21 28 34 2 7 .969 5.81
E.Miller 71.0 7 13 12 26 1 4 .974 4.82
B.Brubaker 69.0 7 10 19 30 2 8 .961 6.39
B.Whitehead 65.0 3 24 24 26 1 7 .980 6.92
P.Suder 16.0 0 8 7 11 0 5 1.000 10.13
P.Higgins 9.6 1 1 3 6 0 1 1.000 8.44
Team Total 1441.9 163 216 412 649 34 161 .969 6.62
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 3.16
B.Brubaker 674.3 78 80 68 186 13 19 .951 3.39
B.Johnson 416.0 48 49 28 135 9 14 .948 3.53
P.Suder 211.3 25 27 16 66 1 4 .988 3.49
I.Goodman 66.3 6 12 2 10 2 0 .857 1.63
P.Higgins 60.2 4 5 3 11 1 2 .933 2.09
A.Rubeling 42.3 4 8 1 14 1 1 .938 3.19
G.English 9.0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
R.Hodgin 5.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80
M.Christman 3.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
B.Whitehead 2.0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
B.Haas 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
E.Miller 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1492.5 166 193 120 427 27 40 .953 3.30
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .965 5.61
P.Suder 791.0 88 101 144 340 15 72 .970 5.51
G.English 275.3 32 37 52 120 7 23 .961 5.62
P.Higgins 89.4 7 8 15 45 1 10 .984 6.04
E.Miller 69.0 8 10 15 29 0 8 1.000 5.74
B.Brubaker 31.0 3 6 9 15 2 4 .923 6.97
M.Christman 26.7 3 6 2 8 0 2 1.000 3.38
C.Brewster 25.0 3 3 6 11 1 3 .944 6.12
Team Total 1307.4 144 171 243 568 26 122 .969 5.58
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 2.02
R.Hodgin 1032.3 121 124 248 7 1 4 .996 2.22
I.Goodman 255.0 27 36 54 5 1 0 .983 2.08
A.Rubeling 140.0 14 23 26 1 0 0 1.000 1.74
J.Wasdell 4.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25
E.Miller 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1432.3 162 185 329 13 2 4 .994 2.15
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 2.63
B.Haas 1304.3 148 152 374 7 17 3 .957 2.63
E.Collins 79.0 9 10 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.85
B.Mattick 43.0 5 5 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.72
R.Hodgin 6.0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
Team Total 1432.3 162 170 413 7 17 3 .961 2.64
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 2.18
E.Collins 759.0 87 100 191 2 9 1 .955 2.29
B.Brubaker 308.3 35 39 75 1 2 1 .974 2.22
I.Goodman 242.0 27 38 50 1 3 0 .944 1.90
A.Rubeling 96.3 12 13 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.49
B.Whitehead 18.0 1 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.50
R.Hodgin 6.0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
J.Wasdell 2.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1432.3 162 202 338 4 14 2 .961 2.15
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 2.31
J.Burrows 270.3 43 43 16 45 1 4 .984 2.03
J.Deshong 231.3 37 37 15 47 1 7 .984 2.41
B.Klinger 163.0 22 22 12 52 2 8 .970 3.53
F.Hutchinson 125.7 15 15 15 16 1 0 .969 2.22
H.Newhouser 107.7 14 14 7 27 2 0 .944 2.84
J.Winford 103.0 0 81 7 21 1 2 .966 2.45
P.Pezzullo 83.0 0 80 4 20 1 1 .960 2.60
B.Cox 56.3 0 52 3 10 1 0 .929 2.08
D.Macfayden 54.3 5 7 4 8 1 1 .923 1.99
G.Cantrell 48.3 8 10 2 8 0 2 1.000 1.86
J.Brown 47.3 0 36 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.14
T.Freitas 39.3 6 6 0 14 0 0 1.000 3.20
G.Hockette 38.3 6 6 3 9 1 0 .923 2.82
L.Grissom 36.3 0 37 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.98
W.Rich 28.0 4 4 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.57
Team Total 1432.3 160 450 93 294 12 25 .970 2.43
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Wasdell .310
On-Base Pct Wasdell .361
Slugging Pct Brubaker .420
OPS Wasdell .760
XR Haas 78.6
Games Haas 158
At-Bats Haas 597
Runs Haas, Wasdell 78
Hits Wasdell 175
Total Bases Wasdell 225
Singles Wasdell 136
Doubles Brubaker 37
Triples Haas, Collins 6
Homeruns Sperry 11
RBIs Haas, Sperry 72
Stolen Bases Haas 37
Caught Stealing Collins, Haas 13
Walks Haas 64
Strikeouts Brubaker 68
ERA Klinger 5.19
Wins Burrows, Hutchinson 10
Losses Burrows 24
Winning Pct Deshong .391
Saves Pezzullo 17
Games Pitched Winford 81
Games Started Burrows 43
Complete Games Hutchinson 8
Shutouts Hutchinson 2
Innings Pitched Burrows 270.3
Hits Allowed Deshong 302
Homeruns Allowed Burrows 27
Strikeouts Burrows 117
Walks Allowed Burrows 155
Walks per 9IP Deshong 4.4
Hits per 9IP Burrows 10.0
Strikeouts per 9IP Burrows 3.9
WHiP Burrows 1.68
OAVG Burrows .282
OOBP Burrows .376
OSLG Klinger .405
OOPS Klinger .789
Team All-Stars
Bert Haas
Player Salaries
Hal Newhouser $ 3,957,143
Bill Dickey $ 3,530,000
Bert Haas $ 1,342,857
Jimmy Wasdell $ 1,342,857
Jim Winford $ 570,000
Jimmie Deshong $ 540,000
Tony Freitas $ 510,000
Lee Grissom $ 510,000
Jumbo Brown $ 500,000
Bill Brubaker $ 500,000
Gilly Campbell $ 500,000
George Hockette $ 480,000
Gil English $ 400,000
Burgess Whitehead $ 350,000
Birdie Tebbetts $ 350,000
Joe Sullivan $ 350,000
Stan Sperry $ 350,000
Pretzel Pezzullo $ 350,000
Bob Klinger $ 350,000
Bill Cox $ 300,000
Bobby Mattick $ 300,000
John Burrows $ 300,000
Billy Johnson $ 300,000
Paul Campbell $ 300,000
Guy Cantrell $ 300,000
Pete Suder $ 300,000
Eddie Collins $ 300,000
Johnny Peacock $ 300,000
Ralph Hodgin $ 300,000
Fred Hutchinson $ 300,000
Eddie Miller $ 300,000
Al Rubeling $ 300,000
Ival Goodman $ 300,000
Woody Rich $ 300,000
Charlie Brewster $ 300,000
Mark Christman $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/1 Traded Johnny Vander Meer Oakland Ray Lamanno
Johnny Broaca
Hugh East
2/1 Traded Lou Tost San Diego Hal Newhouser
2/1 Traded Johnny Broaca Detroit Ed Hanyzewski
Russ Meers
2/2 Signed     George Hockette
2/2 Signed     Gilly Campbell
2/3 Signed     Jimmie Deshong
2/4 Signed     Guy Cantrell
2/5 Signed     Ival Goodman
2/7 Traded Jim Bivin New York (N) Steve Gromek
2/7 Signed     Bill Brubaker
2/9 Signed     Jumbo Brown
5/1 Traded Pinky Higgins
Danny Macfayden
Tampa Bay Al Brancato