1951 Boston Braves Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Warren Spahn2214.6112.98393632670310.72781111032010901641171289
Max Surkont1216.4293.99373331121237.0230119105218901107051022
Chet Nichols118.5792.88331961232156.01426150469071108663
Vern Bickford119.5503.12252051230164.71466857776076600697
Jim Wilson77.5005.4020153501110.013167661440033401491
Johnny Sain513.2784.2126222611160.319588751645063300711
Bob Chipman43.5714.853302200452.0592928519017202233
Phil Paine201.0003.06210900035.3361512220017402158
Dave Cole24.3334.26237410067.7644332364033212320
Dick Donovan005.2782300013.7171180110400069
Bobby Hogue005.403010005.0433130000020
Lew Burdette006.233000004.3643050110123
George Estock01.0004.333711600360.3563329237011002263
Blix Donnelly01.0007.366010007.3866160311138
Sid Schacht02.0001.935040004.7641020100022
Totals7678.4943.75319155827316121389.01378662578965950604323316019

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Sam Jethroe148644572101160291018653555788.280.356.460.816263711400
Sid Gordon1506415509615828129109208032.287.383.500.883275285600
Earl Torgeson155690581991532142492201110270.263.375.437.812254182500
Bob Elliott136547480731372921570206556.285.371.448.819215160200
Willard Marshall136523469651322471162034818.281.351.433.784203182400
Roy Hartsfield12049745063122112631724173.271.333.344.67815551500
Walker Cooper109372342421071411859112818.313.367.518.884177101100
Sibby Sisti11439936246101202238453250.279.341.362.70313152300
Ebba St. Claire722332202262172125201224.282.322.391.7138621000
Bob Addis8521119923557012432910.276.308.327.6346540300
Johnny Logan62193169143771016001813.219.298.272.5704661500
Buddy Kerr69200172183240118002220.186.282.227.5093921500
Luis Marquez68138122192451011441020.197.274.254.5283123300
Warren Spahn421261168226111800627.190.230.284.5143300400
Johnny Sain26585241120140013.212.241.308.5481661400
Luis Olmo21605641111040144.196.250.250.5001400000
Ray Mueller287970811201900711.157.234.229.4621630200
Max Surkont378873211100400717.151.225.164.3891240800
Jim Wilson20433947100200110.179.200.205.405800300
Chet Nichols33555127000100018.137.137.137.275700400
Dave Cole2317171611160004.353.353.7061.0591200000
Vern Bickford25605216100400212.115.148.135.283720600
Tommy Holmes2732291520050034.172.250.241.491700000
George Estock37970200000012.286.375.286.661200100
Gene Mauch1928205200010074.100.333.100.433200100
Bobby Hogue3220100020001.500.500.5001.000100000
Bob Thorpe2221101010000.500.5001.5002.000300000
Dick Donovan8531110000021.333.600.6671.267200000
Bob Chipman3310100100020006.100.100.100.200100000
Phil Paine21440000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Lew Burdette3110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Blix Donnelly6110000000000.000.000.000.000010000
Sid Schacht5000000000000000000
Totals1843596852937231385234371306838034565617.262.336.394.7302083139317900


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Earl Torgeson1B15500.0133010717137.9889.2710000
Sibby Sisti1B100.080001.0008.0000000
Sibby Sisti2B5200.0129114623.9764.6730000
Gene Mauch2B200.010001.000.5000000
Buddy Kerr2B500.054031.0001.8000000
Roy Hartsfield2B11400.03362932087.9695.5180000
Sibby Sisti3B600.033001.0001.0000000
Gene Mauch3B300.00010.000.0000000
Sid Gordon3B3400.0517158.9613.5880000
Bob Elliott3B12700.01382422431.9412.9920000
Ebba St. ClaireC6200.02672975.9774.7745000
Ray MuellerC2300.08515021.0004.3480000
Walker CooperC9000.03675789.9814.7118000
Sibby SistiOF100.00000.0000000
Luis OlmoOF1600.0232001.0001.5630000
Willard MarshallOF13600.022011031.0001.6990000
Luis MarquezOF4300.01002001.0002.3720000
Sam JethroeOF14000.035618104.9742.6710000
Tommy HolmesOF300.020001.000.6670000
Sid GordonOF12200.0249441.9842.0740000
Bob AddisOF4600.0107121.9822.3480000
Jim WilsonP2000.0416021.0001.0000000
Max SurkontP3700.0113122.9551.1350000
Warren SpahnP3900.075031.9501.4620000
Sid SchachtP500.00000.0000000
Johnny SainP2600.0132813.9761.5770000
Phil PaineP2100.025001.000.3330000
Chet NicholsP3300.0636021.0001.2730000
Bobby HogueP300.00000.0000000
George EstockP3700.041311.944.4590000
Dick DonovanP800.014001.000.6250000
Blix DonnellyP600.012001.000.5000000
Dave ColeP2300.041312.944.7390000
Bob ChipmanP3300.095011.000.4240000
Lew BurdetteP300.001001.000.3330000
Vern BickfordP2500.0143814.9812.0800000
Sibby SistiSS5500.0911131224.9443.7090000
Gene MauchSS1000.01516021.0003.1000000
Johnny LoganSS5800.0981551131.9584.3620000
Buddy KerrSS6300.0110173931.9694.4920000
Totals168600.041671672145420.9763.46313000




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