1951 Boston Braves Roster

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 Results

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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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AddisLFLRNovember 6, 19256'0"175Mineral, OH USA
Vern BickfordPRRAugust 17, 19206'0"180Hellier, KY USA
Lew BurdettePRRNovember 22, 19266'2"180Nitro, WV 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
Blix DonnellyPRRJanuary 21, 19145'10"166Olivia, MN USA
Dick DonovanPLRDecember 7, 19276'3"190Boston, MA USA
Bob Elliott3BRRNovember 26, 19166'0"185San Francisco, CA USA
George EstockPRRNovember 2, 19246'0"185Stirling, NJ USA
Sid GordonLFRRAugust 13, 19175'10"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Roy Hartsfield2BRROctober 25, 19255'9"165Chattahoochee, GA USA
Bobby HoguePRRApril 5, 19215'10"195Miami, FL USA
Tommy HolmesLFLLMarch 29, 19175'10"180Brooklyn, NY USA
Sam JethroeCFBRJanuary 23, 19176'1"178Lowndes County, MS USA
Buddy KerrSSRRNovember 6, 19226'2"175Astoria, NY USA
Johnny LoganSSRRMarch 23, 19265'11"175Endicott, NY USA
Luis MarquezCFRROctober 28, 19255'10"174Aguadilla, P.R.
Willard MarshallRFLRFebruary 8, 19216'1"205Richmond, VA USA
Gene MauchSSRRNovember 18, 19255'10"165Salina, KS USA
Ray MuellerCRRMarch 8, 19125'9"175Pittsburg, KS USA
Chet NicholsPBLFebruary 22, 19316'1"165Pawtucket, RI USA
Luis OlmoLFRRAugust 11, 19195'11"185Arecibo, P.R.
Phil PainePRRJune 8, 19306'2"180Chepachet, RI USA
Johnny SainPRRSeptember 25, 19176'2"185Havana, AR USA
Sid SchachtPRRFebruary 3, 19185'11"170Bogota, NJ USA
Sibby SistiSSRRJuly 26, 19205'11"175Buffalo, NY USA
Warren SpahnPLLApril 23, 19216'0"172Buffalo, NY USA
Ebba St. ClaireCBRAugust 5, 19216'1"219Whitehall, NY USA
Max SurkontPRRJune 16, 19226'1"195Central Falls, RI USA
Bob ThorpePRRNovember 19, 19266'1"190Caryville, FL USA
Earl Torgeson1BLLJanuary 1, 19246'3"180Snohomish, WA USA
Jim WilsonPRRFebruary 20, 19226'1"200San Diego, CA USA