1952 Boston Braves season
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Record | 64–89 (.418) |
League place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini |
General manager(s) | John J. Quinn |
Manager(s) | Tommy Holmes, Charlie Grimm |
Local television | WNAC WBZ-TV (Jim Britt, Bump Hadley) |
Local radio | WNAC (Jim Britt, Les Smith) |
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The 1952 Boston Braves season was the 82nd season of the franchise; the team went 64–89 (.418) 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.[1]
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,[2][3][4] which was the first franchise relocation in the majors in a half century.[1] 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[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 57 | 0.627 | — | 45–33 | 51–24 |
New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 4½ | 50–27 | 42–35 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 8½ | 48–29 | 40–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 9½ | 47–29 | 40–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 19½ | 42–35 | 35–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 27½ | 38–39 | 31–46 |
Boston Braves | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 32 | 31–45 | 33–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 112 | 0.273 | 54½ | 23–54 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 3–18–1 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | 7–15 | |||||
Brooklyn | 18–3–1 | — | 13–9–1 | 17–5 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 19–3 | 11–11 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 6–16 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 16–6 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15–1 | 3–19 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | |||||
St. Louis | 15–7 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 17–5 | — |
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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 | 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[]
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 |
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Warren Spahn | 40 | 290 | 14 | 19 | 2.98 | 183 |
Jim Wilson | 33 | 234 | 12 | 14 | 4.23 | 104 |
Max Surkont | 31 | 215 | 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 |
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Ernie Johnson Sr. | 29 | 92 | 6 | 3 | 4.11 | 45 |
Virgil Jester | 19 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 3.33 | 25 |
Dick Donovan | 7 | 13 | 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 |
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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 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
C | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Bill Adair |
C | Quebec Braves | Provincial League | George McQuinn |
D | Welch Miners | Appalachian League | |
D | Danville Dans | Mississippi–Ohio Valley League | |
D | Harlan Smokies | Mountain States League | |
D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Travis Jackson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown, Quebec, Harlan
References[]
- ^ a b Hand, Jack (March 19, 1953). "Transfer of Braves to Milwaukee viewed as first in series of future changes". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 38.
- ^ Larson, Lloyd (March 14, 1953). "Big league ball here this year!". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ "Boston Braves go to Milwaukee". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. March 18, 1953. p. 1.
- ^ Thisted, Red (March 19, 1953). "We're home of the Braves!". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
External links[]
- Boston Braves seasons
- 1952 Major League Baseball season
- 1952 in sports in Massachusetts
- 1950s in Boston
- Atlanta Braves season stubs
- Massachusetts sport stubs