1950 Boston Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 937,798, Avg. 13,591
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (83-71)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1950 Boston Braves Statistics
1950 Boston Braves Results

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Braves scored 785 runs and yielded 736 runs. Sid Gordon paced Boston with 27 home runs, while Earl Torgeson, Bob Elliott and Sam Jethroe each walloped 20 or more, too. Bob Elliott drove in 107 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .305 average. Warren Spahn led the squad with 21 wins, and Vern Bickford and Johnny Sain as well added 15 or more victories as well Warren Spahn recorded a 3.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Southworth coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AddisOFLRNovember 6, 19256'0"175Mineral, OH USA
Johnny AntonelliPLLApril 12, 19306'1"185Rochester, NY USA
Vern BickfordPRRAugust 17, 19206'0"180Hellier, KY USA
Paul BurrisCRRJuly 21, 19236'0"190Hickory, NC USA
Bob ChipmanPLLOctober 11, 19186'2"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Dave ColePRRAugust 29, 19306'2"175Williamsport, MD USA
Walker CooperCRRJanuary 8, 19156'3"210Atherton, MO USA
Del CrandallCRRMarch 5, 19306'1"180Ontario, CA USA
Dick DonovanPLRDecember 7, 19276'3"190Boston, MA USA
Bob Elliott3BRRNovember 26, 19166'0"185San Francisco, CA USA
Sid GordonLFRRAugust 13, 19175'10"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Mickey HaefnerPLLOctober 9, 19125'8"160Lenzburg, IL USA
Bob HallPRRDecember 22, 19236'2"195Swissvale, PA USA
Roy Hartsfield2BRROctober 25, 19255'9"165Chattahoochee, GA USA
Bobby HoguePRRApril 5, 19215'10"195Miami, FL USA
Tommy HolmesRFLLMarch 29, 19175'10"180Brooklyn, NY USA
Sam JethroeCFBRJanuary 23, 19176'1"178Lowndes County, MS USA
Ernie JohnsonPRRJune 16, 19246'3"190Brattleboro, VT USA
Buddy KerrSSRRNovember 6, 19226'2"175Astoria, NY USA
Walt LindenCRRMarch 27, 19246'1"190Chicago, IL USA
Dick ManvillePRRDecember 25, 19266'4"192Des Moines, IA USA
Willard MarshallRFLRFebruary 8, 19216'1"205Richmond, VA USA
Gene Mauch2BRRNovember 18, 19255'10"165Salina, KS USA
Luis OlmoOFRRAugust 11, 19195'11"185Arecibo, P.R.
Pete ReiserLFLRMarch 17, 19195'11"185St. Louis, MO USA
Normie RoyPRRNovember 15, 19286'0"200Newton, MA USA
Connie Ryan2BRRFebruary 27, 19205'11"175New Orleans, LA USA
Johnny SainPRRSeptember 25, 19176'2"185Havana, AR USA
Sibby SistiIFRRJuly 26, 19205'11"175Buffalo, NY USA
Warren SpahnPLLApril 23, 19216'0"172Buffalo, NY USA
Max SurkontPRRJune 16, 19226'1"195Central Falls, RI USA
Earl Torgeson1BLLJanuary 1, 19246'3"180Snohomish, WA USA
Emil Verban2BRRAugust 27, 19155'11"165Lincoln, IL USA
Murray WallPRRSeptember 19, 19266'3"185Dallas, TX USA
Bucky WaltersPRRApril 19, 19096'1"180Philadelphia, PA USA