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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 References  




6 External links  













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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 →

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

Offseason

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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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    1951 National League record
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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

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    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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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    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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    1. ^ Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference
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