1951 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 76-78
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 485,575, Avg. 7,587
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (28-31)
Manager: Tommy Holmes (48-47)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1951 Boston Braves Statistics
1951 Boston Braves Roster

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1951 season with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Braves scored 723 runs and allowed 662 runs. Sid Gordon led Boston with 29 home runs, while Bob Elliott, Sam Jethroe, Earl Torgeson and Walker Cooper each walloped 20 or more also. Sid Gordon drove in 109 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .287 average. Warren Spahn paced the squad with 22 wins, and Chet Nichols recorded a 2.88 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Southworth and Tommy Holmes coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 716
Regular Season Runs Against: 650

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 17, 1951 New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 0 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 18, 1951 New York Giants 5 at Boston Braves 8 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 19, 1951 New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 2 L 1-2 0-0 1-2
April 19, 1951 New York Giants 12 at Boston Braves 13 W 2-2 0-0 2-2
April 20, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 2-2 1-0 3-2
April 21, 1951 Boston Braves 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 2-2 2-0 4-2
April 22, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 2-2 2-1 4-3
April 23, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 2-2 2-2 4-4
April 24, 1951 Boston Braves 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 2-2 3-2 5-4
April 25, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 2-2 4-2 6-4
April 26, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 0 W 2-2 5-2 7-4
April 27, 1951 Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 3 W 2-2 6-2 8-4
April 28, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 3 W 3-2 6-2 9-4
April 29, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Boston Braves 9 L 3-3 6-2 9-5
April 29, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 1 W 4-3 6-2 10-5
May 1, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 L 4-4 6-2 10-6
May 2, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 5 W 5-4 6-2 11-6
May 3, 1951 Chicago Cubs 9 at Boston Braves 3 L 5-5 6-2 11-7
May 4, 1951 Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 9 W 6-5 6-2 12-7
May 5, 1951 Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 0 L 6-6 6-2 12-8
May 6, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 0 L 6-7 6-2 12-9
May 6, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 6 W 7-7 6-2 13-9
May 8, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 2 W 8-7 6-2 14-9
May 9, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 4 W 9-7 6-2 15-9
May 10, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 1 L 9-8 6-2 15-10
May 13, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 at Boston Braves 6 L 9-9 6-2 15-11
May 15, 1951 Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 9-9 6-3 15-12
May 16, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 9-9 6-4 15-13
May 17, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 9-9 6-5 15-14
May 18, 1951 Boston Braves 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 9-9 7-5 16-14
May 19, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 9-9 8-5 17-14
May 20, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 9-9 8-6 17-15
May 20, 1951 Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 9-9 8-7 17-16
May 22, 1951 Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 9-9 9-7 18-16
May 23, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 9-9 9-8 18-17
May 25, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 9-9 9-9 18-18
May 26, 1951 Boston Braves 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 W 9-9 10-9 19-18
May 28, 1951 Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 1 W 9-9 11-9 20-18
May 30, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at New York Giants 6 L 9-9 11-10 20-19
May 30, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 3 W 9-9 12-10 21-19
June 1, 1951 Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 3 W 10-9 12-10 22-19
June 2, 1951 Chicago Cubs 7 at Boston Braves 5 L 10-10 12-10 22-20
June 3, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 2 L 10-11 12-10 22-21
June 3, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Braves 1 L 10-12 12-10 22-22
June 4, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 10 at Boston Braves 7 L 10-13 12-10 22-23
June 5, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Braves 0 L 10-14 12-10 22-24
June 6, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 5 W 11-14 12-10 23-24
June 7, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 5 W 12-14 12-10 24-24
June 8, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 1 L 12-15 12-10 24-25
June 9, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 6 W 13-15 12-10 25-25
June 10, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 4 L 13-16 12-10 25-26
June 12, 1951 Boston Braves 13 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 13-16 13-10 26-26
June 14, 1951 Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 L 13-16 13-11 26-27
June 15, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 13-16 13-12 26-28
June 16, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 13-16 14-12 27-28
June 17, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 13-16 14-13 27-29
June 17, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 13-16 15-13 28-29
June 18, 1951 Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 13-16 15-14 28-30
June 19, 1951 Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 13-16 15-15 28-31
June 20, 1951 Boston Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 13-16 16-15 29-31
June 22, 1951 Boston Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 13-16 17-15 30-31
June 24, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 13-16 17-16 30-32
June 26, 1951 Boston Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 13-16 17-17 30-33
June 28, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 13-16 17-18 30-34
June 30, 1951 New York Giants 7 at Boston Braves 19 W 14-16 17-18 31-34
July 1, 1951 New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 1 L 14-17 17-18 31-35
July 2, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Braves 1 L 14-18 17-18 31-36
July 3, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 4 W 15-18 17-18 32-36
July 4, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 1 L 15-19 17-18 32-37
July 4, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 1 L 15-20 17-18 32-38
July 5, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Boston Braves 7 W 16-20 17-18 33-38
July 6, 1951 Boston Braves 10 at New York Giants 12 L 16-20 17-19 33-39
July 7, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 7 L 16-20 17-20 33-40
July 8, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 5 W 16-20 18-20 34-40
July 13, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 0 L 16-21 18-20 34-41
July 14, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Boston Braves 0 L 16-22 18-20 34-42
July 15, 1951 Chicago Cubs 10 at Boston Braves 4 L 16-23 18-20 34-43
July 15, 1951 Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 7 W 17-23 18-20 35-43
July 16, 1951 Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 9 W 18-23 18-20 36-43
July 17, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 5 W 19-23 18-20 37-43
July 18, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 6 L 19-24 18-20 37-44
July 20, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Boston Braves 11 W 20-24 18-20 38-44
July 21, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Boston Braves 11 W 21-24 18-20 39-44
July 22, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Braves 2 L 21-25 18-20 39-45
July 22, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 5 W 22-25 18-20 40-45
July 23, 1951 Boston Braves 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 14 W 22-25 19-20 41-45
July 24, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 22-25 20-20 42-45
July 26, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 22-25 21-20 43-45
July 27, 1951 Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 22-25 21-21 43-46
July 28, 1951 Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 22-25 21-22 43-47
July 29, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 22-25 21-23 43-48
July 29, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 22-25 22-23 44-48
July 30, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 22-25 22-24 44-49
July 31, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 22-25 23-24 45-49
August 1, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 22-25 24-24 46-49
August 2, 1951 Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 22-25 25-24 47-49
August 3, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 22-25 25-25 47-50
August 4, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 22-25 25-26 47-51
August 5, 1951 Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 22-25 26-26 48-51
August 5, 1951 Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 22-25 27-26 49-51
August 7, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 22-25 27-27 49-52
August 7, 1951 Boston Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 22-25 27-28 49-53
August 8, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 22-25 27-29 49-54
August 9, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 22-25 28-29 50-54
August 11, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 22-25 28-30 50-55
August 11, 1951 Boston Braves 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 22-25 29-30 51-55
August 12, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 22-25 29-31 51-56
August 13, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 22-25 29-32 51-57
August 14, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 4 W 23-25 29-32 52-57
August 15, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 9 W 24-25 29-32 53-57
August 17, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 4 W 25-25 29-32 54-57
August 17, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 1 L 25-26 29-32 54-58
August 18, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Braves 3 L 25-27 29-32 54-59
August 19, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 13 W 26-27 29-32 55-59
August 21, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 3 W 27-27 29-32 56-59
August 22, 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 5 W 28-27 29-32 57-59
August 24, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 5 W 29-27 29-32 58-59
August 24, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 2 W 30-27 29-32 59-59
August 25, 1951 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Boston Braves 6 W 31-27 29-32 60-59
August 26, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Boston Braves 10 L 31-28 29-32 60-60
August 26, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 9 W 32-28 29-32 61-60
August 27, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 6 W 33-28 29-32 62-60
August 27, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 4 W 34-28 29-32 63-60
August 28, 1951 Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 0 L 34-29 29-32 63-61
August 29, 1951 Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 4 W 35-29 29-32 64-61
August 30, 1951 Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 16 W 36-29 29-32 65-61
September 1, 1951 Boston Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 36-29 30-32 66-61
September 2, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 36-29 30-33 66-62
September 3, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 36-29 30-34 66-63
September 5, 1951 New York Giants 9 at Boston Braves 1 L 36-30 30-34 66-64
September 5, 1951 New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 2 L 36-31 30-34 66-65
September 7, 1951 New York Giants 7 at Boston Braves 3 L 36-32 30-34 66-66
September 8, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 5 W 37-32 30-34 67-66
September 9, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 5 W 38-32 30-34 68-66
September 9, 1951 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 4 W 39-32 30-34 69-66
September 11, 1951 Boston Braves 11 at Chicago Cubs 13 L 39-32 30-35 69-67
September 12, 1951 Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 39-32 31-35 70-67
September 13, 1951 Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 39-32 32-35 71-67 StL 2nd G that day
September 14, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 39-32 33-35 72-67
September 15, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 L 39-32 33-36 72-68
September 16, 1951 Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 39-32 34-36 73-68
September 16, 1951 Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 39-32 34-37 73-69
September 18, 1951 Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 39-32 34-38 73-70
September 19, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 39-32 34-39 73-71
September 22, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 4 L 39-32 34-40 73-72
September 23, 1951 Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 4 L 39-32 34-41 73-73
September 24, 1951 Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 4 L 39-32 34-42 73-74
September 25, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 14 W 40-32 34-42 74-74
September 25, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 6 W 41-32 34-42 75-74
September 26, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 15 at Boston Braves 5 L 41-33 34-42 75-75
September 27, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 4 W 42-33 34-42 76-75
September 29, 1951 New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 0 L 42-34 34-42 76-76
September 30, 1951 New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 2 L 42-35 34-42 76-77