1951 Boston Braves season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1951 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 76–78 (.494) 4th Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Billy Southworth, Tommy Holmes WNACWBZ-TV WNAC(Jim Britt, Bump Hadley, Les Smith) The 1951 Boston Braves season was the 81st season of the franchise and its penultimate in Boston. Offseason Prior to 1951 season: Georges Maranda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1951 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 24 Vern Bickford 33 Lew Burdette 14,44 Bob Chipman 16,26 Dave Cole 11 Blix Donnelly 20 Dick Donovan 22 George Estock 37 Bobby Hogue 17 Chet Nichols Jr. 11 Phil Paine 33 Johnny Sain 11 Sid Schacht 21 Warren Spahn 36 Max Surkont 19 Jim Wilson Catchers 39 Walker Cooper 1,8 Ray Mueller  7 Ebba St. Claire Infielders  3 Bob Elliott 12 Roy Hartsfield 10 Buddy Kerr 23 Johnny Logan  2 Gene Mauch 13 Sibby Sisti  9 Earl Torgeson Outfielders  6 Bob Addis  4 Sid Gordon  1 Tommy Holmes  5 Sam Jethroe 18 Luis Márquez 27 Willard Marshall 15 Luis Olmo Other batters  8 Bob Thorpe Manager  1 Tommy Holmes 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 29 Jimmy Brown 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 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 Bob Elliott (baseball) 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 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 Johnny Logan (baseball) 62 169 37 .219 0 16 Luis Márquez Luis Márquez (baseball) 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 Bob Thorpe (outfielder) 2 2 1 .500 0 1 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 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 Jim Wilson (pitcher) 20 110.0 7 7 5.40 33 Tied with Don Newcombe (Brooklyn) for league lead 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 Chet Nichols Jr. 33 156.0 11 8 2.88 71 Dave Cole baseball 23 67.2 2 4 4.26 33 Dick Donovan 8 13.2 0 0 5.27 4 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 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 Awards and honors All-Star Game Warren Spahn, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 2 External links 1951 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1950s in Boston