1952 Boston Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 64-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 281,558, Avg. 4,693
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Tommy Holmes (13-22)
Manager: Charlie Grimm (51-67)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1952 Boston Braves Statistics
1952 Boston Braves Results

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1952 season with a record of 64 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Braves tallied 569 runs and allowed 651 runs. Sid Gordon and Eddie Mathews paced Boston with 25 home runs apiece. Sid Gordon drove in 75 runs and topped all regular batters with a .289 average. Warren Spahn led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.98 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Tommy Holmes and Charlie Grimm coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Vern BickfordPRRAugust 17, 19206'0"180Hellier, KY USA
Lew BurdettePRRNovember 22, 19266'2"180Nitro, WV USA
Paul BurrisCRRJuly 21, 19236'0"190Hickory, NC USA
Bob ChipmanPLLOctober 11, 19186'2"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Buzz ClarksonSSRRMarch 13, 19155'11"210Hopkins, SC USA
Dave ColePRRAugust 29, 19306'2"175Williamsport, MD USA
Gene ConleyPRRNovember 10, 19306'8"225Muskogee, OK USA
Walker CooperCRRJanuary 8, 19156'3"210Atherton, MO USA
George Crowe1BLLMarch 22, 19216'2"210Whiteland, IN USA
Jack CusickSSRRJune 12, 19286'0"170Weehawken, NJ USA
Jack DanielsRFLLDecember 21, 19275'10"165Chester, PA USA
Jack Dittmer2BLRJanuary 10, 19286'1"175Elkader, IA USA
Dick DonovanPLRDecember 7, 19276'3"190Boston, MA USA
Sid GordonLFRRAugust 13, 19175'10"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Roy Hartsfield2BRROctober 25, 19255'9"165Chattahoochee, GA USA
Dick HooverPLLDecember 11, 19256'0"170Columbus, OH USA
Virgil JesterPRRJuly 23, 19275'11"188Denver, CO USA
Sam JethroeCFBRJanuary 23, 19176'1"178Lowndes County, MS USA
Ernie JohnsonPRRJune 16, 19246'3"190Brattleboro, VT USA
Sheldon JonesPRRFebruary 2, 19226'0"180Tecumseh, NE USA
Billy KlausSSLRDecember 9, 19285'9"160Spring Grove, IL USA
Johnny LoganSSRRMarch 23, 19265'11"175Endicott, NY USA
Willard MarshallRFLRFebruary 8, 19216'1"205Richmond, VA USA
Eddie Mathews3BLROctober 13, 19316'1"190Texarkana, TX USA
Billy Reed2BLRNovember 12, 19225'10"175Shawano, WI USA
Sibby SistiIFRRJuly 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
Bert ThielPRRMay 4, 19265'10"185Marion, WI USA
Bob ThorpeRFRRNovember 19, 19266'1"190Caryville, FL USA
Earl Torgeson1BLLJanuary 1, 19246'3"180Snohomish, WA USA
Pete WhisenantLFRRDecember 14, 19296'2"190Asheville, NC USA
Jim WilsonPRRFebruary 20, 19226'1"200San Diego, CA USA



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