1951 Boston Braves season

The 1951 Boston Braves season was the 81st season of the franchise and its penultimate in Boston.

1951 Boston Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkBraves Field
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record76–78 (.494)
League place4th
OwnersLouis R. Perini
General managersJohn J. Quinn
ManagersBilly Southworth, Tommy Holmes
TelevisionWNAC
WBZ-TV
RadioWNAC
(Jim Britt, Bump Hadley, Les Smith)
← 1950
1952 →

Offseason

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  • Prior to 1951 season: Georges Maranda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.[1]

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 98 59 .624 50‍–‍28 48‍–‍31
Brooklyn Dodgers 97 60 .618 1 49‍–‍29 48‍–‍31
St. Louis Cardinals 81 73 .526 15½ 44‍–‍34 37‍–‍39
Boston Braves 76 78 .494 20½ 42‍–‍35 34‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 73 81 .474 23½ 38‍–‍39 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 68 86 .442 28½ 35‍–‍42 33‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 90 .416 32½ 32‍–‍45 32‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs 62 92 .403 34½ 32‍–‍45 30‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 10–12–1 10–12 10–12 8–14 12–10 13–9 13–9
Brooklyn 12–10–1 14–8 14–8 14–11 15–7 10–12 18–4
Chicago 12–10 8–14 10–12 7–15 7–15 9–13 9–13–1
Cincinnati 12–10 8–14 12–10 5–17 11–11 12–10–1 8–14
New York 14–8 11–14 15–7 17–5 16–6 14–8 11–11
Philadelphia 10–12 7–15 15–7 11–11 6–16 15–7 9–13
Pittsburgh 9–13 12–10 13–9 10–12–1 8–14 7–15 5–17
St. Louis 9–13 4–18 13–9–1 14–8 11–11 13–9 17–5


Roster

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1951 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Walker Cooper 109 342 107 .313 18 59
1B Earl Torgeson 155 581 153 .263 24 92
2B Roy Hartsfield 120 450 122 .271 6 31
SS Buddy Kerr 69 172 32 .186 1 18
3B Bob Elliott 136 480 137 .285 15 70
OF Sid Gordon 150 550 158 .287 29 109
OF Willard Marshall 136 469 132 .281 11 62
OF Sam Jethroe 148 572 160 .280 18 65

Other batters

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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
Sibby Sisti 114 362 101 .279 2 38
Ebba St. Claire 72 220 62 .282 1 25
Bob Addis 85 199 55 .276 1 24
Johnny Logan 62 169 37 .219 0 16
Luis Márquez 68 122 24 .197 0 11
Ray Mueller 28 70 11 .157 1 9
Luis Olmo 21 56 11 .196 0 4
Tommy Holmes 27 29 5 .172 0 5
Gene Mauch 19 20 2 .100 0 1
Bob Thorpe 2 2 1 .500 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Warren Spahn 39 310.2 22 14 2.98 164
Max Surkont 37 237.0 12 16 3.99 110
Vern Bickford 25 164.2 11 9 3.12 76
Johnny Sain 26 160.1 5 13 4.21 63
Jim Wilson 20 110.0 7 7 5.40 33

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Chet Nichols Jr. 33 156.0 11 8 2.88 71
Dave Cole 23 67.2 2 4 4.26 33
Dick Donovan 8 13.2 0 0 5.27 4

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
George Estock 37 0 1 3 4.33 11
Bob Chipman 33 4 3 4 4.85 17
Phil Paine 21 2 0 0 3.06 17
Blix Donnelly 6 0 1 0 7.36 3
Sid Schacht 5 0 2 0 1.93 1
Bobby Hogue 3 0 0 0 5.40 0
Lew Burdette 3 0 0 0 6.23 1

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Charlie Grimm
AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association Dixie Walker and Whit Wyatt
A Hartford Chiefs Eastern League Tommy Holmes and Travis Jackson
A Denver Bears Western League Andy Cohen
B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman
B Hagerstown Braves Interstate League Dutch Dorman
C Ventura Braves California League Gene Lillard
C Eau Claire Bears Northern League Bill Adair
C Quebec Braves Provincial League George McQuinn
D Bluefield Blue-Grays Appalachian League Travis Jackson and Xavier Rescigno

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee

References

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