“DIARY OF A WINNER”

BOSTON BRAVES ...
SPAHN & SAIN and PRAY FOR RAIN ...

September 24, 1948 ... No game scheduled ... By noon, general manager, John Quinn announced that all the reserved seats have been sold for the World Series.  2500 standing-room-only tickets would be available for each game, along with 1500 bleacher seats.

 

 

 

1948 NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

BOSTON BRAVES

86 59 -

 

 

St. Louis Cardinals 80 66 6 1/2

 

 

Brooklyn Dodgers 80 67 7

 

 

Pittsburgh Pirates 78 68 8 1/2

 

 

New York Giants 75 72 12

 

 

Philadelphia Phillies 64 84 23 1/2

 

 

Cincinnati Reds 62 83 24

 

 

Chicago Cubs 60 86 26 1/2

 

 

Number to clinch - 2