1946 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 81-72
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 969,673, Avg. 20,735
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (81-72)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1946 Boston Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 81-72
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 969,673, Avg. 20,735
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (81-72)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1946 Boston Braves Roster
The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1946 season with a record of 81 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Braves scored 630 runs and allowed 592 runs. Tommy Holmes drove in 79 runs. Johnny Hopp led all regular hitters with a .333 average. Johnny Sain topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.21 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Southworth coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 627
Regular Season Runs Against: 589
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 17, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 20, 1946 | Boston Braves 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 21, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 21, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 22, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 23, 1946 | Boston Braves 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 24, 1946 | Boston Braves 10 at New York Giants 7 | W | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 25, 1946 | Boston Braves 5 at New York Giants 4 | W | 1-1 | 4-3 | 5-4 | ||
| April 28, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 2-1 | 4-3 | 6-4 | ||
| April 28, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 3-1 | 4-3 | 7-4 | ||
| May 3, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 3-1 | 4-4 | 7-5 | ||
| May 5, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 3-1 | 4-5 | 7-6 | ||
| May 5, 1946 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 3-1 | 5-5 | 8-6 | ||
| May 7, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 3-1 | 5-6 | 8-7 | ||
| May 8, 1946 | Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 10 | L | 3-1 | 5-7 | 8-8 | ||
| May 9, 1946 | Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 3-1 | 6-7 | 9-8 | ||
| May 10, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 3-1 | 6-8 | 9-9 | ||
| May 11, 1946 | New York Giants 5 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 3-2 | 6-8 | 9-10 | ||
| May 12, 1946 | New York Giants 5 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 4-2 | 6-8 | 10-10 | ||
| May 12, 1946 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 5-2 | 6-8 | 11-10 | ||
| May 13, 1946 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 6-2 | 6-8 | 12-10 | ||
| May 14, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 7-2 | 6-8 | 13-10 | ||
| May 16, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 8 | L | 7-3 | 6-8 | 13-11 | ||
| May 17, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 8-3 | 6-8 | 14-11 | ||
| May 19, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 9-3 | 6-8 | 15-11 | ||
| May 19, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 9-4 | 6-8 | 15-12 | ||
| May 20, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 9-5 | 6-8 | 15-13 | ||
| May 22, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 10-5 | 6-8 | 16-13 | ||
| May 24, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 2 | L | 10-5 | 6-9 | 16-14 | ||
| May 25, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 5 | L | 10-5 | 6-10 | 16-15 | ||
| May 26, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 12 | L | 10-5 | 6-11 | 16-16 | ||
| May 26, 1946 | Boston Braves 0 at New York Giants 7 | L | 10-5 | 6-12 | 16-17 | ||
| May 29, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 10-5 | 6-13 | 16-18 | ||
| May 30, 1946 | Boston Braves 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 10-5 | 6-14 | 16-19 | ||
| May 30, 1946 | Boston Braves 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | W | 10-5 | 7-14 | 17-19 | ||
| June 1, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 10-5 | 7-15 | 17-20 | ||
| June 2, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 10-5 | 7-16 | 17-21 | ||
| June 2, 1946 | Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 10-5 | 8-16 | 18-21 | ||
| June 4, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 10-5 | 8-17 | 18-22 | ||
| June 5, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 10-5 | 8-18 | 18-23 | ||
| June 6, 1946 | Boston Braves 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 10-5 | 9-18 | 19-23 | ||
| June 7, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 10-5 | 10-18 | 20-23 | ||
| June 8, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 10-5 | 10-19 | 20-24 | ||
| June 9, 1946 | Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 10-5 | 10-20 | 20-25 | ||
| June 9, 1946 | Boston Braves 14 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 10-5 | 11-20 | 21-25 | ||
| June 10, 1946 | Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 10-5 | 12-20 | 22-25 | ||
| June 11, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 10-5 | 12-21 | 22-26 | ||
| June 14, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 11-5 | 12-21 | 23-26 | ||
| June 15, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 11-6 | 12-21 | 23-27 | ||
| June 16, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 12-6 | 12-21 | 24-27 | ||
| June 16, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 13-6 | 12-21 | 25-27 | ||
| June 17, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 13-7 | 12-21 | 25-28 | ||
| June 17, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 13-8 | 12-21 | 25-29 | ||
| June 19, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 13-9 | 12-21 | 25-30 | ||
| June 20, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 13-10 | 12-21 | 25-31 | ||
| June 21, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 14-10 | 12-21 | 26-31 | ||
| June 22, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 15-10 | 12-21 | 27-31 | ||
| June 23, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 16-10 | 12-21 | 28-31 | ||
| June 23, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 17-10 | 12-21 | 29-31 | ||
| June 24, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 18-10 | 12-21 | 30-31 | ||
| June 25, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 18-11 | 12-21 | 30-32 | ||
| June 26, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 11 | W | 19-11 | 12-21 | 31-32 | ||
| June 27, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 19-11 | 12-22 | 31-33 | ||
| June 28, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 19-11 | 12-23 | 31-34 | ||
| June 29, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 | L | 19-11 | 12-24 | 31-35 | ||
| June 30, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 19-11 | 12-25 | 31-36 | ||
| July 2, 1946 | New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 20-11 | 12-25 | 32-36 | ||
| July 3, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 21-11 | 12-25 | 33-36 | ||
| July 4, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 21-12 | 12-25 | 33-37 | ||
| July 4, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 21-13 | 12-25 | 33-38 | ||
| July 6, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 21-14 | 12-25 | 33-39 | ||
| July 7, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 22-14 | 12-25 | 34-39 | ||
| July 7, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 22-15 | 12-25 | 34-40 | ||
| July 11, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 22-15 | 12-26 | 34-41 | ||
| July 12, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 22-15 | 13-26 | 35-41 | ||
| July 13, 1946 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 22-15 | 14-26 | 36-41 | ||
| July 13, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 22-15 | 15-26 | 37-41 | ||
| July 14, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 22-15 | 15-27 | 37-42 | ||
| July 14, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 22-15 | 16-27 | 38-42 | ||
| July 15, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 22-15 | 17-27 | 39-42 | ||
| July 16, 1946 | Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 22-15 | 18-27 | 40-42 | ||
| July 17, 1946 | Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 10 | L | 22-15 | 18-28 | 40-43 | ||
| July 18, 1946 | Boston Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 22-15 | 19-28 | 41-43 | ||
| July 19, 1946 | Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 22-15 | 20-28 | 42-43 | ||
| July 20, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 22-15 | 20-29 | 42-44 | ||
| July 21, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 22-15 | 20-30 | 42-45 | ||
| July 21, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 22-15 | 20-31 | 42-46 | ||
| July 24, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 22-16 | 20-31 | 42-47 | ||
| July 25, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 22-17 | 20-31 | 42-48 | ||
| July 27, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 23-17 | 20-31 | 43-48 | ||
| July 28, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 23-18 | 20-31 | 43-49 | ||
| July 29, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 24-18 | 20-31 | 44-49 | ||
| July 31, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 25-18 | 20-31 | 45-49 | ||
| August 3, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 26-18 | 20-31 | 46-49 | ||
| August 4, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 27-18 | 20-31 | 47-49 | ||
| August 4, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 28-18 | 20-31 | 48-49 | ||
| August 5, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 28-19 | 20-31 | 48-50 | ||
| August 6, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 28-19 | 21-31 | 49-50 | ||
| August 8, 1946 | Boston Braves 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 | L | 28-19 | 21-32 | 49-51 | ||
| August 8, 1946 | Boston Braves 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 28-19 | 22-32 | 50-51 | ||
| August 9, 1946 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 29-19 | 22-32 | 51-51 | ||
| August 11, 1946 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 10 | W | 30-19 | 22-32 | 52-51 | ||
| August 11, 1946 | New York Giants 9 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 30-20 | 22-32 | 52-52 | ||
| August 14, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 31-20 | 22-32 | 53-52 | ||
| August 15, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 15 at Boston Braves 11 | L | 31-21 | 22-32 | 53-53 | ||
| August 15, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 32-21 | 22-32 | 54-53 | ||
| August 18, 1946 | Boston Braves 5 at New York Giants 8 | L | 32-21 | 22-33 | 54-54 | ||
| August 18, 1946 | Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 1 | W | 32-21 | 23-33 | 55-54 | ||
| August 20, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 32-21 | 23-34 | 55-55 | ||
| August 21, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 32-21 | 24-34 | 56-55 | ||
| August 22, 1946 | Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 32-21 | 25-34 | 57-55 | ||
| August 23, 1946 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 32-21 | 25-35 | 57-56 | ||
| August 24, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 32-21 | 25-36 | 57-57 | ||
| August 25, 1946 | Boston Braves 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 32-21 | 26-36 | 58-57 | ||
| August 25, 1946 | Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 32-21 | 27-36 | 59-57 | ||
| August 26, 1946 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 32-21 | 27-37 | 59-58 | ||
| August 27, 1946 | Boston Braves 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 32-21 | 28-37 | 60-58 | ||
| August 28, 1946 | Boston Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 32-21 | 29-37 | 61-58 | ||
| August 28, 1946 | Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 32-21 | 29-38 | 61-59 | ||
| August 29, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 32-21 | 30-38 | 62-59 | ||
| August 31, 1946 | Boston Braves 14 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 32-21 | 31-38 | 63-59 | ||
| August 31, 1946 | Boston Braves 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 | L | 32-21 | 31-39 | 63-60 | ||
| September 1, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 32-21 | 32-39 | 64-60 | ||
| September 1, 1946 | Boston Braves 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 32-21 | 33-39 | 65-60 | ||
| September 2, 1946 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 33-21 | 33-39 | 66-60 | ||
| September 2, 1946 | New York Giants 8 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 33-22 | 33-39 | 66-61 | ||
| September 3, 1946 | New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 34-22 | 33-39 | 67-61 | ||
| September 4, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 34-23 | 33-39 | 67-62 | ||
| September 5, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 34-24 | 33-39 | 67-63 | ||
| September 7, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 35-24 | 33-39 | 68-63 | ||
| September 8, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 35-25 | 33-39 | 68-64 | ||
| September 8, 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 36-25 | 33-39 | 69-64 | ||
| September 10, 1946 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 10 | W | 37-25 | 33-39 | 70-64 | ||
| September 12, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 37-26 | 33-39 | 70-65 | ||
| September 12, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 38-26 | 33-39 | 71-65 | ||
| September 13, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 38-27 | 33-39 | 71-66 | ||
| September 13, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 38-28 | 33-39 | 71-67 | ||
| September 14, 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 39-28 | 33-39 | 72-67 | ||
| September 15, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 40-28 | 33-39 | 73-67 | ||
| September 15, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 41-28 | 33-39 | 74-67 | ||
| September 16, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 42-28 | 33-39 | 75-67 | ||
| September 17, 1946 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 43-28 | 33-39 | 76-67 | ||
| September 18, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 44-28 | 33-39 | 77-67 | ||
| September 19, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 44-29 | 33-39 | 77-68 | ||
| September 21, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 44-30 | 33-39 | 77-69 | ||
| September 22, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 45-30 | 33-39 | 78-69 | ||
| September 22, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 45-31 | 33-39 | 78-70 | ||
| September 25, 1946 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 5 | W | 45-31 | 34-39 | 79-70 | ||
| September 26, 1946 | Boston Braves 8 at New York Giants 0 | W | 45-31 | 35-39 | 80-70 | ||
| September 26, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 5 | L | 45-31 | 35-40 | 80-71 | ||
| September 28, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 45-31 | 35-41 | 80-72 | ||
| September 29, 1946 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 45-31 | 36-41 | 81-72 |
