1952 Boston Braves Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 64-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 281,278, Avg. 4,693
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Tommy Holmes (13-22)
Manager: Charlie Grimm (51-67)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1952 Boston Braves Roster
1952 Boston Braves Results

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1952 season with a record of 64 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Braves tallied 569 runs and allowed 651 runs. Sid Gordon and Eddie Mathews paced Boston with 25 home runs apiece. Sid Gordon drove in 75 runs and topped all regular batters with a .289 average. Warren Spahn led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.98 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Tommy Holmes and Charlie Grimm coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Warren Spahn1419.4242.98403551953290.026310996197301836051190
Max Surkont1213.4803.77312911230215.0201959019760125307914
Jim Wilson1214.4624.23333301400234.023411411019900104401998
Vern Bickford712.3683.7426223710161.31657367764062204690
Ernie Johnson63.6674.1129101021192.01005342731045212405
Lew Burdette611.3533.6145922507137.01385855847047222579
Virgil Jester35.3753.33198541073.0803127523025110312
Bob Chipman11.5002.812901200041.7281513520016001172
Dave Cole11.5004.032231000044.7382120242022303207
Bert Thiel11.5007.714010007.01176140620039
Sheldon Jones14.2004.763911800170.0814537831040103321
Dick Hoover007.712010004.7844130000026
Dick Donovan02.0005.5472300113.0181081120620070
Gene Conley03.0007.8243100012.7231611490620072
Totals6489.4183.78330155926311131396.013886515861065250687304285995

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Sid Gordon144606522691512222575047749.289.384.483.866252103400
Sam Jethroe15168860879141237135828968112.232.318.357.67521789300
Johnny Logan11750045656129213442123133.283.334.368.702168104900
Eddie Mathews1455935288012823525586459115.242.320.447.76723691500
Earl Torgeson12247138249881705341178138.230.366.314.68112081700
Walker Cooper10237534933821211055102232.235.282.361.64312671300
Bob Thorpe8130229220768232631542.260.275.332.6079771400
Jack Dittmer93355326266372741102626.193.255.291.5469591200
George Crowe732402172556131420011825.258.329.382.7128355000
Sibby Sisti902692451952101424201443.212.255.310.56576901000
Jack Daniels106256219314151214332830.187.288.247.5355413600
Paul Burris5517816814374022100719.220.256.280.5354791200
Roy Hartsfield381161071328430400512.262.295.355.6503820400
Ebba St. Claire39117108523202401812.213.267.287.5543130100
Warren Spahn521181121018212910423.161.190.250.4402800200
Willard Marshall217066515412110044.227.271.409.6812730000
Jim Wilson339186414200800215.163.182.186.3681600300
Billy Reed15555241300000005.250.264.250.5141321200
Jack Cusick49847851310060169.167.226.179.4061460000
Pete Whisenant245652310200711413.192.250.231.4811220000
Vern Bickford2656512910030009.176.176.196.3731020500
Max Surkont31736327300300316.111.152.159.3101010700
Buzz Clarkson1428253500010033.200.286.200.486500000
Virgil Jester1922193401020014.211.250.316.566600200
Lew Burdette4545351400000038.114.205.114.319421600
Gene Conley4550200010000.400.400.400.800210000
Bob Chipman29652200000012.400.500.400.900200000
Ernie Johnson2928222210020023.091.167.136.303310400
Sheldon Jones39981100010001.125.125.125.250100100
Dick Donovan7330000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Billy Klaus7543000000011.000.200.000.200000000
Dave Cole22880000000004.000.000.000.000000000
Dick Hoover2000000000000000000
Bert Thiel4000000000000000000
Totals1828582852215691214187311105305834483711.233.301.343.6451793117329200


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Earl Torgeson1B10500.0931731186.9899.5620000
George Crowe1B5500.047642840.9859.4180000
Sibby Sisti2B3300.07370514.9664.3330000
Billy Reed2B1400.0223246.9313.8570000
Roy Hartsfield2B2900.06173710.9504.6210000
Jack Dittmer2B9000.0228267960.9825.5000000
Sibby Sisti3B900.0101942.8793.2220000
Eddie Mathews3B14200.01602591921.9572.9510000
Sid Gordon3B200.034001.0003.5000000
Jack Cusick3B300.002001.000.6670000
Buzz Clarkson3B200.02510.8753.5000000
Ebba St. ClaireC3400.01512154.9725.0596000
Walker CooperC8900.04175588.9835.3035000
Paul BurrisC5000.020816031.0004.4806000
Pete WhisenantOF1400.034212.9732.5710000
Earl TorgesonOF500.04110.8331.0000000
Bob ThorpeOF7200.0132943.9721.9580000
Sibby SistiOF2300.034020.9441.4780000
Willard MarshallOF1600.027323.9381.8750000
Sam JethroeOF15100.041310133.9702.8010000
Sid GordonOF14200.0263910.9961.9150000
Jack DanielsOF8700.0119632.9771.4370000
Jim WilsonP3300.0213214.9811.6060000
Bert ThielP400.001001.000.2500000
Max SurkontP3100.093853.9041.5160000
Warren SpahnP4000.0185654.9371.8500000
Sheldon JonesP3900.041311.944.4360000
Ernie JohnsonP2900.092113.9681.0340000
Virgil JesterP1900.06811.933.7370000
Dick HooverP200.010001.000.5000000
Dick DonovanP700.00610.857.8570000
Gene ConleyP400.012001.000.7500000
Dave ColeP2200.019011.000.4550000
Bob ChipmanP2900.03811.917.3790000
Lew BurdetteP4500.092913.974.8440000
Vern BickfordP2600.0123214.9781.6920000
Sibby SistiSS1800.0254056.9293.6110000
Johnny LoganSS11700.02473851881.9725.4020000
Billy KlausSS400.01010.500.2500000
Jack CusickSS2800.0455034.9693.3930000
Buzz ClarksonSS600.09610.9382.5000000
Totals167000.041891714154383.9753.53517000




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