1952 Boston Braves season


The 1952 Boston Braves season was the 82nd season of the franchise; the team went and was seventh in the eight-team National League, 32 games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers. Home attendance for the season at Braves Field was under 282,000.
This was the final season for the franchise in Boston, Massachusetts, and the last home game at Braves Field was played on September 21. Several weeks prior to the 1953 season, the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which was the first franchise relocation in the majors in a half century. By, four other teams had moved. The Braves stayed for thirteen years in Milwaukee, and then went to Atlanta prior to the 1966 season.

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CWalker Cooper10234982.2351055
1BEarl Torgeson12238288.230534
2BJack Dittmer9332663.193741
SS117456129.283442
3BEddie Mathews145528128.2422558
OFSid Gordon144522151.2892575
OFBob Thorpe8129276.260326
OFSam Jethroe151608141.2321358

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Sibby Sisti9024552.212424
Jack Daniels10621941.187214
George Crowe7321756.258420
5516837.220221
Ebba St. Claire3910823.21324
Roy Hartsfield3810728.26204
Jack Cusick497813.16706
Willard Marshall216615.227211
Pete Whisenant245210.19207
Billy Reed155213.25000
Buzz Clarkson14255.20001
Billy Klaus740.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Warren Spahn40290.014192.98183
Jim Wilson33234.012144.23104
Max Surkont31215.012133.77125
26161.17123.7462

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ernie Johnson Sr.2992.0634.1145
Virgil Jester1973.0353.3325
Dick Donovan713.0025.546
Gene Conley412.2037.826

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
4761173.6147
Sheldon Jones391414.7640
291102.8116
Dave Cole221104.0322
Bert Thiel41107.716
Dick Hoover20007.710

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown, Quebec, Harlan