1947 Boston Braves Roster

The 1947 Boston Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1947 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1947 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Boston Braves salary list, a 1947 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Boston Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
25 Red Barrett 5-11 183 Right Right 1915-02-14
27 Johnny Beazley 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1918-05-25
13 Mort Cooper 6-02 210 Right Right 1913-03-02
37 Glenn Elliott 5-10 170 Left Both 1919-11-11
36 Si Johnson 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1906-10-05
18, 24 Andy Karl 6-01½ 175 Right Right 1914-04-08
34 Walt Lanfranconi 5-07½ 155 Right Right 1916-11-09
24 Johnny Lanning 6-01 185 Right Right 1910-09-06
20 Max Macon 6-03 175 Left Left 1915-10-14
24 Ray Martin 6-02 177 Right Right 1925-03-13
32 Dick Mulligan 6-00 167 Left Left 1918-03-18
33 Johnny Sain 6-02 200 Right Right 1917-09-25
26 Clyde Shoun 6-01 188 Left Left 1912-03-20
21 Warren Spahn 6-00 175 Left Left 1921-04-23
96 Bill Voiselle 6-04 200 Right Right 1919-01-29
29 Ernie White 5-11½ 175 Left Right 1916-09-05
16 Ed Wright 6-01 180 Right Right 1919-05-15
22 Hank Camelli 5-11 190 Right Right 1914-12-09
10 Phil Masi 5-10 180 Right Right 1916-01-06
14 Dick Culler 5-09½ 155 Right Right 1915-01-15
3 Bob Elliott 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-11-26
11 Nanny Fernandez 5-09 170 Right Right 1918-10-25
6 Frank McCormick 6-04 205 Right Right 1911-06-09
15 Danny Murtaugh 5-09 165 Right Right 1917-10-08
8 Connie Ryan 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-02-27
7 Sibby Sisti 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
9 Earl Torgeson 6-03 180 Left Left 1924-01-01
1 Tommy Holmes 5-10 180 Left Left 1917-03-29
12 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
7 Danny Litwhiler 5-10½ 198 Right Right 1916-08-31
31 Mike McCormick 6-00 200 Right Right 1917-05-06
2 Tommy Neill 6-02 200 Right Left 1919-11-07
5 Bama Rowell 5-11 185 Right Left 1916-01-13
23 Bob Brady 6-01 175 Right Left 1922-11-08


The 1947 Boston Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 68 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Braves Field (Park Factors: 98/96) where 1,277,361 fans witnessed their 1947 Braves finish the season with a .558 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1947 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Boston Braves salary list, a 1947 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Boston Braves primary starters list:

1947 Boston Braves
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1947 Boston Braves
Most Games by Position

C Phil Masi (123)
1B Earl Torgeson (117)
2B Connie Ryan (150)
3B Bob Elliott (148)
SS Dick Culler (77)
LF Bama Rowell (99)
CF Johnny Hopp (122)
RF Tommy Holmes (147)
  
SP Red Barrett
SP Johnny Sain
SP Bill Voiselle
  
RP Andy Karl
RP Walt Lanfranconi
RP Clyde Shoun
RP Ed Wright
CL Warren Spahn


1947 Boston Braves
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1947 Boston Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tommy Holmes
#2 Tommy Neill
#3 Bob Elliott
#5 Bama Rowell
#6 Frank McCormick
#7 Danny Litwhiler
#7 Sibby Sisti
#8 Connie Ryan
#9 Earl Torgeson
#10 Phil Masi
#11 Nanny Fernandez
#12 Johnny Hopp
#13 Mort Cooper
#14 Dick Culler
#15 Danny Murtaugh
#16 Ed Wright
#18 Andy Karl
#20 Max Macon
#21 Warren Spahn
#22 Hank Camelli
#23 Bob Brady
#24 Andy Karl
#24 Johnny Lanning
#24 Ray Martin
#25 Red Barrett
#26 Clyde Shoun
#27 Johnny Beazley
#29 Ernie White
#31 Mike McCormick
#32 Dick Mulligan
#33 Johnny Sain
#34 Walt Lanfranconi
#36 Si Johnson
#37 Glenn Elliott
#96 Bill Voiselle

Did you know that a 1947 Boston Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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