1951 Boston Braves season

The 1951 Boston Braves season was the 81st season of the franchise and its penultimate in Boston.

1951 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	76–78 (.494)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General manager(s)	John J. Quinn
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth, Tommy Holmes
Local television	WNAC WBZ-TV
Local radio	WNAC (Jim Britt, Bump Hadley, Les Smith)
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Offseason

• Prior to 1951 season: Georges Maranda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	98	59	0.624	—	50–28	48–31
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	60	0.618	1	49–29	48–31
St. Louis Cardinals	81	73	0.526	15½	44–34	37–39
Boston Braves	76	78	0.494	20½	42–35	34–43
Philadelphia Phillies	73	81	0.474	23½	38–39	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	68	86	0.442	28½	35–42	33–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	90	0.416	32½	32–45	32–45
Chicago Cubs	62	92	0.403	34½	32–45	30–47

Record vs. opponents

1951 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12–1	10–12	10–12	8–14	12–10	13–9	13–9
Brooklyn	12–10–1	—	14–8	14–8	14–11	15–7	10–12	18–4
Chicago	12–10	8–14	—	10–12	7–15	7–15	9–13	9–13–1
Cincinnati	12–10	8–14	12–10	—	5–17	11–11	12–10–1	8–14
New York	14–8	11–14	15–7	17–5	—	16–6	14–8	11–11
Philadelphia	10–12	7–15	15–7	11–11	6–16	—	15–7	9–13
Pittsburgh	9–13	12–10	13–9	10–12–1	8–14	7–15	—	5–17
St. Louis	9–13	4–18	13–9–1	14–8	11–11	13–9	17–5	—

Roster

1951 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers 24 Vern Bickford 33 Lew Burdette 14,44 Bob Chipman 16,26 Dave Cole 11 Blix Donnelly 20 Dick Donovan 22 George Estock 37 Bobby Hogue 17 Chet Nichols 11 Phil Paine 33 Johnny Sain 11 Sid Schacht 21 Warren Spahn 36 Max Surkont 19 Jim Wilson		Catchers 39 Walker Cooper 1,8 Ray Mueller  7 Ebba St. Claire Infielders  3 Bob Elliott 12 Roy Hartsfield 10 Buddy Kerr 23 Johnny Logan  2 Gene Mauch 13 Sibby Sisti  9 Earl Torgeson		Outfielders  6 Bob Addis  4 Sid Gordon  1 Tommy Holmes  5 Sam Jethroe 18 Luis Márquez 27 Willard Marshall 15 Luis Olmo Other batters  8 Bob Thorpe		Manager  1 Tommy Holmes 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 29 Jimmy Brown 28 Johnny Cooney 35 Bob Keely 31 Bucky Walters

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B	Bob Elliott	136	480	137	.285	15	70
OF	Sid Gordon	150	550	158	.287	29	109

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Johnny Logan	62	169	37	.219	0	16
Luis Márquez	68	122	24	.197	0	11
Tommy Holmes	27	29	5	.172	0	5
Bob Thorpe	2	2	1	.500	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Warren Spahn	39	310.2	22	14	2.98	164
Vern Bickford	25	164.2	11	9	3.12	76
Jim Wilson	20	110	7	7	5.40	33

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Chet Nichols	33	156	11	8	2.88	71
Dave Cole	23	67.2	2	4	4.26	33
Dick Donovan	8	13.2	0	0	5.27	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bob Chipman	33	4	3	4	4.85	17
Phil Paine	21	2	0	0	3.06	17
Blix Donnelly	6	0	1	0	7.36	3
Lew Burdette	3	0	0	0	6.23	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Milwaukee Brewers	American Association	Charlie Grimm
AA	Atlanta Crackers	Southern Association	Dixie Walker and Whit Wyatt
A	Hartford Chiefs	Eastern League	Tommy Holmes and Travis Jackson
A	Denver Bears	Western League	Andy Cohen
B	Evansville Braves	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bob Coleman
B	Hagerstown Braves	Interstate League	Dutch Dorman
C	Ventura Braves	California League	Gene Lillard
C	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	Bill Adair
C	Quebec Braves	Provincial League	George McQuinn
D	Bluefield Blue-Grays	Appalachian League	Travis Jackson and Xavier Rescigno

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee

References

1. Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1951 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference