1952 Boston Braves season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1952 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 64 89 y 7th Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Tommy Holmes, Charlie Grimm WNACWBZ-TV(Jim Britt, Bump Hadley) WNAC(Jim Britt, Les Smith) 1953 Milwaukee Braves season The 1952 Boston Braves season was the 82nd season of the franchise; the team went 64 89 y and was seventh in the eight-team National League, 32 games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers. Home attendance for the season at Braves Field was under 282,000.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=trs_AAAAIBAJ&pg=1100%2C788686 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Hand Jack Transfer of Braves to Milwaukee viewed as first in series of future changes March 19, 1953 38 This was the final season for the franchise in Boston, Massachusetts, and the last home game at Braves Field was played on September 21. Several weeks prior to the 1953 season, the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l3QxAAAAIBAJ&pg=6030%2C3692108 Milwaukee Sentinel Larson Lloyd Big league ball here this year! March 14, 1953 1, part 1 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o2MbAAAAIBAJ&pg=6044%2C448338 Pittsburgh Press United Press Boston Braves go to Milwaukee March 18, 1953 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mnQxAAAAIBAJ&pg=5326%2C4842774 Milwaukee Sentinel Thisted Red We're home of the Braves! March 19, 1953 1, part 1 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot which was the first franchise relocation in the majors in a half century. By 1958, four other teams had moved. The Braves stayed for thirteen years in Milwaukee, and then went to Atlanta prior to the 1966 season. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1952 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 24 Vern Bickford 33 Lew Burdette 16 Bob Chipman 29,30 Dave Cole 56 Gene Conley 20 Dick Donovan 30 Dick Hoover 22 Virgil Jester 32 Ernie Johnson 11 Sheldon Jones 21 Warren Spahn 36 Max Surkont 22 Bert Thiel 19 Jim Wilson Catchers 14 Paul Burris 39 Walker Cooper 42 Ebba St. Claire Infielders 40,44 Buzz Clarkson 37 George Crowe 10 Jack Cusick  6 Jack Dittmer 12 Roy Hartsfield  2 Billy Klaus 23 Johnny Logan 41 Eddie Mathews  6 Billy Reed 13 Sibby Sisti  9 Earl Torgeson Outfielders  7 Jack Daniels  4 Sid Gordon  5 Sam Jethroe 27 Willard Marshall 18 Bob Thorpe  8 Pete Whisenant Manager 40 Charlie Grimm  1 Tommy Holmes Coaches 28 Johnny Cooney 35 Bob Keely 31 Bucky Walters Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position 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 102 349 82 .235 10 55 1B Earl Torgeson 122 382 88 .230 5 34 2B Jack Dittmer 93 326 63 .193 7 41 SS Johnny Logan Johnny Logan (baseball) 117 456 129 .283 4 42 3B Eddie Mathews 145 528 128 .242 25 58 OF Sid Gordon 144 522 151 .289 25 75 OF Bob Thorpe 81 292 76 .260 3 26 OF Sam Jethroe 151 608 141 .232 13 58 Other batters 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 90 245 52 .212 4 24 Jack Daniels 106 219 41 .187 2 14 George Crowe 73 217 56 .258 4 20 Paul Burris Paul Burris (baseball) 55 168 37 .220 2 21 Ebba St. Claire 39 108 23 .213 2 4 Roy Hartsfield 38 107 28 .262 0 4 Jack Cusick 49 78 13 .167 0 6 Willard Marshall 21 66 15 .227 2 11 Pete Whisenant 24 52 10 .192 0 7 Billy Reed 15 52 13 .250 0 0 Buzz Clarkson 14 25 5 .200 0 1 Billy Klaus 7 4 0 .000 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers 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 40 290.0 14 19 2.98 183 Jim Wilson 33 234.0 12 14 4.23 104 Max Surkont 31 215.0 12 13 3.77 125 Vern Bickford 26 161.1 7 12 3.74 62 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ernie Johnson Sr. 29 92.0 6 3 4.11 45 Virgil Jester 19 73.0 3 5 3.33 25 Dick Donovan 7 13.0 0 2 5.54 6 Gene Conley 4 12.2 0 3 7.82 6 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Lew Burdette 47 6 11 7 3.61 47 Sheldon Jones 39 1 4 1 4.76 40 Bob Chipman 29 1 1 0 2.81 16 Dave Cole 22 1 1 0 4.03 22 Bert Thiel 4 1 1 0 7.71 6 Dick Hoover 2 0 0 0 7.71 0 Awards and honors All-Star Game Warren Spahn, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Charlie Grimm, Red Smith and Bucky Walters AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association Dixie Walker A Hartford Chiefs Eastern League Del Bissonette B Wichita Falls Spudders Big State League Frank Mancuso B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman B Hagerstown Braves Interstate League Dutch Dorman C Ventura Braves California League Bobby Sturgeon and Jose Perez C Eau Claire Bears Northern League Bill Adair C Quebec Braves Provincial League George McQuinn D Welch Miners Appalachian League Jack Crosswhite D Danville Dans Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Virl Minnis D Harlan Smokies Mountain States League Rex Carr D Appleton Papermakers Wisconsin State League Travis Jackson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown, Quebec, Harlan References External links 1952 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1950s in Boston Category:Long stubs with short prose