1951 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 76-78
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 487,475, Avg. 7,587
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (28-31)
Manager: Tommy Holmes (48-47)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1951 Boston Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 76-78
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 487,475, Avg. 7,587
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (28-31)
Manager: Tommy Holmes (48-47)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1951 Boston Braves Roster
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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Regular Season Runs For: 716
Regular Season Runs Against: 650
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 1951 | New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 18, 1951 | New York Giants 5 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 19, 1951 | New York Giants 12 at Boston Braves 13 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 19, 1951 | New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 20, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 21, 1951 | Boston Braves 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 22, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 23, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | L | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 24, 1951 | Boston Braves 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 25, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | W | 2-2 | 4-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 26, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 0 | W | 2-2 | 5-2 | 7-4 | ||
| April 27, 1951 | Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 3 | W | 2-2 | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||
| April 28, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 3-2 | 6-2 | 9-4 | ||
| April 29, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Boston Braves 9 | L | 3-3 | 6-2 | 9-5 | ||
| April 29, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 4-3 | 6-2 | 10-5 | ||
| May 1, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 4-4 | 6-2 | 10-6 | ||
| May 2, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 5-4 | 6-2 | 11-6 | ||
| May 3, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 5-5 | 6-2 | 11-7 | ||
| May 4, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 6-5 | 6-2 | 12-7 | ||
| May 5, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 6-6 | 6-2 | 12-8 | ||
| May 6, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 7-6 | 6-2 | 13-8 | ||
| May 6, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 7-7 | 6-2 | 13-9 | ||
| May 8, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 8-7 | 6-2 | 14-9 | ||
| May 9, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 9-7 | 6-2 | 15-9 | ||
| May 10, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 9-8 | 6-2 | 15-10 | ||
| May 13, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 12 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 9-9 | 6-2 | 15-11 | ||
| May 15, 1951 | Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 9-9 | 6-3 | 15-12 | ||
| May 16, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 9-9 | 6-4 | 15-13 | ||
| May 17, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 9-9 | 6-5 | 15-14 | ||
| May 18, 1951 | Boston Braves 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 9-9 | 7-5 | 16-14 | ||
| May 19, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 9-9 | 8-5 | 17-14 | ||
| May 20, 1951 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 9-9 | 8-6 | 17-15 | ||
| May 20, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 9-9 | 8-7 | 17-16 | ||
| May 22, 1951 | Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 9-9 | 9-7 | 18-16 | ||
| May 23, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 9-9 | 9-8 | 18-17 | ||
| May 25, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 9-9 | 9-9 | 18-18 | ||
| May 26, 1951 | Boston Braves 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | W | 9-9 | 10-9 | 19-18 | ||
| May 28, 1951 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 1 | W | 9-9 | 11-9 | 20-18 | ||
| May 30, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 3 | W | 9-9 | 12-9 | 21-18 | ||
| May 30, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 9-9 | 12-10 | 21-19 | ||
| June 1, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 10-9 | 12-10 | 22-19 | ||
| June 2, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 10-10 | 12-10 | 22-20 | ||
| June 3, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 10-11 | 12-10 | 22-21 | ||
| June 3, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 10-12 | 12-10 | 22-22 | ||
| June 4, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Boston Braves 7 | L | 10-13 | 12-10 | 22-23 | ||
| June 5, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 10-14 | 12-10 | 22-24 | ||
| June 6, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 11-14 | 12-10 | 23-24 | ||
| June 7, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 12-14 | 12-10 | 24-24 | ||
| June 8, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 12-15 | 12-10 | 24-25 | ||
| June 9, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 13-15 | 12-10 | 25-25 | ||
| June 10, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 13-16 | 12-10 | 25-26 | ||
| June 12, 1951 | Boston Braves 13 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 13-16 | 13-10 | 26-26 | ||
| June 14, 1951 | Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 13-16 | 13-11 | 26-27 | ||
| June 15, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 13-16 | 13-12 | 26-28 | ||
| June 16, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 13-16 | 14-12 | 27-28 | ||
| June 17, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 13-16 | 14-13 | 27-29 | ||
| June 17, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 13-16 | 15-13 | 28-29 | ||
| June 18, 1951 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 13-16 | 15-14 | 28-30 | ||
| June 19, 1951 | Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 13-16 | 15-15 | 28-31 | ||
| June 20, 1951 | Boston Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 13-16 | 16-15 | 29-31 | ||
| June 22, 1951 | Boston Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 13-16 | 17-15 | 30-31 | ||
| June 24, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 13-16 | 17-16 | 30-32 | ||
| June 26, 1951 | Boston Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 13-16 | 17-17 | 30-33 | ||
| June 28, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 13-16 | 17-18 | 30-34 | ||
| June 30, 1951 | New York Giants 7 at Boston Braves 19 | W | 14-16 | 17-18 | 31-34 | ||
| July 1, 1951 | New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 14-17 | 17-18 | 31-35 | ||
| July 2, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 14-18 | 17-18 | 31-36 | ||
| July 3, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 15-18 | 17-18 | 32-36 | ||
| July 4, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 15-19 | 17-18 | 32-37 | ||
| July 4, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 15-20 | 17-18 | 32-38 | ||
| July 5, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 16-20 | 17-18 | 33-38 | ||
| July 6, 1951 | Boston Braves 10 at New York Giants 12 | L | 16-20 | 17-19 | 33-39 | ||
| July 7, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 7 | L | 16-20 | 17-20 | 33-40 | ||
| July 8, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 5 | W | 16-20 | 18-20 | 34-40 | ||
| July 13, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 16-21 | 18-20 | 34-41 | ||
| July 14, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 16-22 | 18-20 | 34-42 | ||
| July 15, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 10 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 16-23 | 18-20 | 34-43 | ||
| July 15, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 17-23 | 18-20 | 35-43 | ||
| July 16, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 18-23 | 18-20 | 36-43 | ||
| July 17, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 19-23 | 18-20 | 37-43 | ||
| July 18, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 19-24 | 18-20 | 37-44 | ||
| July 20, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Boston Braves 11 | W | 20-24 | 18-20 | 38-44 | ||
| July 21, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Boston Braves 11 | W | 21-24 | 18-20 | 39-44 | ||
| July 22, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 21-25 | 18-20 | 39-45 | ||
| July 22, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 22-25 | 18-20 | 40-45 | ||
| July 23, 1951 | Boston Braves 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 14 | W | 22-25 | 19-20 | 41-45 | ||
| July 24, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 22-25 | 20-20 | 42-45 | ||
| July 26, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 22-25 | 21-20 | 43-45 | ||
| July 27, 1951 | Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 22-25 | 21-21 | 43-46 | ||
| July 28, 1951 | Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 22-25 | 21-22 | 43-47 | ||
| July 29, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 22-25 | 21-23 | 43-48 | ||
| July 29, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 22-25 | 22-23 | 44-48 | ||
| July 30, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 22-25 | 22-24 | 44-49 | ||
| July 31, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 22-25 | 23-24 | 45-49 | ||
| August 1, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 22-25 | 24-24 | 46-49 | ||
| August 2, 1951 | Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 22-25 | 25-24 | 47-49 | ||
| August 3, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 22-25 | 25-25 | 47-50 | ||
| August 4, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 22-25 | 25-26 | 47-51 | ||
| August 5, 1951 | Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 22-25 | 26-26 | 48-51 | ||
| August 5, 1951 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 22-25 | 27-26 | 49-51 | ||
| August 7, 1951 | Boston Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 22-25 | 27-27 | 49-52 | ||
| August 7, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 22-25 | 27-28 | 49-53 | ||
| August 8, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 22-25 | 27-29 | 49-54 | ||
| August 9, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 22-25 | 28-29 | 50-54 | ||
| August 11, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 22-25 | 28-30 | 50-55 | ||
| August 11, 1951 | Boston Braves 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 22-25 | 29-30 | 51-55 | ||
| August 12, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 22-25 | 29-31 | 51-56 | ||
| August 13, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 22-25 | 29-32 | 51-57 | ||
| August 14, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 23-25 | 29-32 | 52-57 | ||
| August 15, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 24-25 | 29-32 | 53-57 | ||
| August 17, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 25-25 | 29-32 | 54-57 | ||
| August 17, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 25-26 | 29-32 | 54-58 | ||
| August 18, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 25-27 | 29-32 | 54-59 | ||
| August 19, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 13 | W | 26-27 | 29-32 | 55-59 | ||
| August 21, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 27-27 | 29-32 | 56-59 | ||
| August 22, 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 28-27 | 29-32 | 57-59 | ||
| August 24, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 29-27 | 29-32 | 58-59 | ||
| August 24, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 30-27 | 29-32 | 59-59 | ||
| August 25, 1951 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 31-27 | 29-32 | 60-59 | ||
| August 26, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 32-27 | 29-32 | 61-59 | ||
| August 26, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Boston Braves 10 | L | 32-28 | 29-32 | 61-60 | ||
| August 27, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 33-28 | 29-32 | 62-60 | ||
| August 27, 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 34-28 | 29-32 | 63-60 | ||
| August 28, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 34-29 | 29-32 | 63-61 | ||
| August 29, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 35-29 | 29-32 | 64-61 | ||
| August 30, 1951 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 16 | W | 36-29 | 29-32 | 65-61 | ||
| September 1, 1951 | Boston Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 36-29 | 30-32 | 66-61 | ||
| September 2, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 36-29 | 30-33 | 66-62 | ||
| September 3, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 36-29 | 30-34 | 66-63 | ||
| September 5, 1951 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 36-30 | 30-34 | 66-64 | ||
| September 5, 1951 | New York Giants 9 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 36-31 | 30-34 | 66-65 | ||
| September 7, 1951 | New York Giants 7 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 36-32 | 30-34 | 66-66 | ||
| September 8, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 37-32 | 30-34 | 67-66 | ||
| September 9, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 38-32 | 30-34 | 68-66 | ||
| September 9, 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 39-32 | 30-34 | 69-66 | ||
| September 11, 1951 | Boston Braves 11 at Chicago Cubs 13 | L | 39-32 | 30-35 | 69-67 | ||
| September 12, 1951 | Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 39-32 | 31-35 | 70-67 | ||
| September 13, 1951 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 39-32 | 32-35 | 71-67 | StL 2nd G that day | |
| September 14, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 39-32 | 33-35 | 72-67 | ||
| September 15, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | L | 39-32 | 33-36 | 72-68 | ||
| September 16, 1951 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 39-32 | 34-36 | 73-68 | ||
| September 16, 1951 | Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 39-32 | 34-37 | 73-69 | ||
| September 18, 1951 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 39-32 | 34-38 | 73-70 | ||
| September 19, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 39-32 | 34-39 | 73-71 | ||
| September 22, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 4 | L | 39-32 | 34-40 | 73-72 | ||
| September 23, 1951 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 4 | L | 39-32 | 34-41 | 73-73 | ||
| September 24, 1951 | Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 4 | L | 39-32 | 34-42 | 73-74 | ||
| September 25, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 40-32 | 34-42 | 74-74 | ||
| September 25, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 14 | W | 41-32 | 34-42 | 75-74 | ||
| September 26, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 15 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 41-33 | 34-42 | 75-75 | ||
| September 27, 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 42-33 | 34-42 | 76-75 | ||
| September 29, 1951 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 42-34 | 34-42 | 76-76 | ||
| September 30, 1951 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 42-35 | 34-42 | 76-77 |
