1952 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 64-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 281,278, Avg. 4,693
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Tommy Holmes (13-22)
Manager: Charlie Grimm (51-67)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1952 Boston Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 64-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 281,278, Avg. 4,693
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Tommy Holmes (13-22)
Manager: Charlie Grimm (51-67)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1952 Boston Braves Roster
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. Eddie Mathews and Sid Gordon 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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Regular Season Runs For: 559
Regular Season Runs Against: 636
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 16, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 14 at Boston Braves 8 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 17, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| April 18, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
| April 19, 1952 | Boston Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 0-3 | 2-0 | 2-3 | ||
| April 20, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 0-3 | 2-1 | 2-4 | ||
| April 20, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 0-3 | 3-1 | 3-4 | ||
| April 22, 1952 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 0-3 | 3-2 | 3-5 | ||
| April 22, 1952 | Boston Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | L | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3-6 | ||
| April 23, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at New York Giants 9 | L | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3-7 | ||
| April 24, 1952 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 3 | W | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||
| April 26, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 0-4 | 4-4 | 4-8 | ||
| April 29, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 0-4 | 5-4 | 5-8 | ||
| April 30, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 | L | 0-4 | 5-5 | 5-9 | ||
| May 1, 1952 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 0-4 | 5-6 | 5-10 | ||
| May 2, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 0-4 | 6-6 | 6-10 | ||
| May 3, 1952 | Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 0-4 | 6-7 | 6-11 | ||
| May 4, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 0-4 | 6-8 | 6-12 | ||
| May 4, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 0-4 | 7-8 | 7-12 | ||
| May 6, 1952 | Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 0-4 | 7-9 | 7-13 | ||
| May 8, 1952 | Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 0-4 | 8-9 | 8-13 | ||
| May 10, 1952 | New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 0-5 | 8-9 | 8-14 | ||
| May 13, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 1-5 | 8-9 | 9-14 | ||
| May 14, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 2-5 | 8-9 | 10-14 | ||
| May 16, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 3-5 | 8-9 | 11-14 | ||
| May 17, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 3-6 | 8-9 | 11-15 | ||
| May 22, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 4-6 | 8-9 | 12-15 | ||
| May 22, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 4-7 | 8-9 | 12-16 | ||
| May 23, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 5 | L | 4-7 | 8-10 | 12-17 | ||
| May 24, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 5 | L | 4-7 | 8-11 | 12-18 | ||
| May 27, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 4-7 | 9-11 | 13-18 | ||
| May 27, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 4-7 | 9-12 | 13-19 | ||
| May 29, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 4-7 | 9-13 | 13-20 | ||
| May 30, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 11 | L | 4-7 | 9-14 | 13-21 | ||
| May 30, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 4-7 | 9-15 | 13-22 | ||
| June 1, 1952 | Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 4-7 | 9-16 | 13-23 | ||
| June 1, 1952 | Boston Braves 9 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 4-7 | 10-16 | 14-23 | ||
| June 2, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 4-7 | 11-16 | 15-23 | ||
| June 3, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 4-7 | 12-16 | 16-23 | ||
| June 4, 1952 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 4-7 | 12-17 | 16-24 | ||
| June 5, 1952 | Boston Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 4-7 | 13-17 | 17-24 | ||
| June 6, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 4-7 | 13-18 | 17-25 | ||
| June 7, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 9 | L | 4-7 | 13-19 | 17-26 | ||
| June 8, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 4-7 | 13-20 | 17-27 | ||
| June 8, 1952 | Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 4-7 | 14-20 | 18-27 | ||
| June 9, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 4-7 | 15-20 | 19-27 | ||
| June 10, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 4-7 | 15-21 | 19-28 | ||
| June 11, 1952 | Boston Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 4-7 | 15-22 | 19-29 | ||
| June 12, 1952 | Boston Braves 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 4-7 | 16-22 | 20-29 | ||
| June 13, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 4-8 | 16-22 | 20-30 | ||
| June 14, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 4-9 | 16-22 | 20-31 | ||
| June 15, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 5-9 | 16-22 | 21-31 | ||
| June 15, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 6-9 | 16-22 | 22-31 | ||
| June 17, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 7-9 | 16-22 | 23-31 | ||
| June 18, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 7-10 | 16-22 | 23-32 | ||
| June 18, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 7-11 | 16-22 | 23-33 | ||
| June 19, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 7-12 | 16-22 | 23-34 | ||
| June 20, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Braves 12 | W | 8-12 | 16-22 | 24-34 | ||
| June 21, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 8-13 | 16-22 | 24-35 | ||
| June 22, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 8-14 | 16-22 | 24-36 | ||
| June 23, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 9-14 | 16-22 | 25-36 | ||
| June 24, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 10-14 | 16-22 | 26-36 | ||
| June 25, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 11-14 | 16-22 | 27-36 | ||
| June 27, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 11-14 | 16-23 | 27-37 | ||
| June 28, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 11-14 | 16-24 | 27-38 | ||
| June 29, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 11-14 | 16-25 | 27-39 | ||
| June 30, 1952 | New York Giants 4 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 11-15 | 16-25 | 27-40 | ||
| June 30, 1952 | New York Giants 8 at Boston Braves 7 | L | 11-16 | 16-25 | 27-41 | ||
| July 1, 1952 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 11-17 | 16-25 | 27-42 | ||
| July 2, 1952 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 12-17 | 16-25 | 28-42 | ||
| July 3, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 12-18 | 16-25 | 28-43 | ||
| July 4, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 13-18 | 16-25 | 29-43 | ||
| July 4, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 14-18 | 16-25 | 30-43 | ||
| July 5, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 14-19 | 16-25 | 30-44 | ||
| July 6, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 14-20 | 16-25 | 30-45 | ||
| July 10, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 14-20 | 16-26 | 30-46 | ||
| July 11, 1952 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 14-20 | 17-26 | 31-46 | ||
| July 12, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 14-20 | 18-26 | 32-46 | ||
| July 13, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 14-20 | 19-26 | 33-46 | ||
| July 13, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 14-20 | 20-26 | 34-46 | ||
| July 15, 1952 | Boston Braves 10 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 14-20 | 21-26 | 35-46 | ||
| July 16, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 14-20 | 21-27 | 35-47 | ||
| July 17, 1952 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 14-20 | 22-27 | 36-47 | ||
| July 18, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 14-20 | 22-28 | 36-48 | ||
| July 19, 1952 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 14-20 | 23-28 | 37-48 | ||
| July 20, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 14-20 | 23-29 | 37-49 | ||
| July 22, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 15-20 | 23-29 | 38-49 | ||
| July 23, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 15-21 | 23-29 | 38-50 | ||
| July 24, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 16-21 | 23-29 | 39-50 | ||
| July 25, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 16-22 | 23-29 | 39-51 | ||
| July 26, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 16-23 | 23-29 | 39-52 | ||
| July 27, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 17-23 | 23-29 | 40-52 | ||
| July 29, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 17-24 | 23-29 | 40-53 | ||
| July 30, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 18-24 | 23-29 | 41-53 | ||
| July 31, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 18-25 | 23-29 | 41-54 | ||
| August 1, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 18-26 | 23-29 | 41-55 | ||
| August 2, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 18-27 | 23-29 | 41-56 | ||
| August 3, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 18-28 | 23-29 | 41-57 | ||
| August 3, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 19-28 | 23-29 | 42-57 | ||
| August 7, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 19-29 | 23-29 | 42-58 | ||
| August 7, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 19-30 | 23-29 | 42-59 | ||
| August 8, 1952 | New York Giants 0 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 20-30 | 23-29 | 43-59 | ||
| August 9, 1952 | New York Giants 0 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 21-30 | 23-29 | 44-59 | ||
| August 11, 1952 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 22-30 | 23-29 | 45-59 | ||
| August 11, 1952 | New York Giants 10 at Boston Braves 11 | W | 23-30 | 23-29 | 46-59 | ||
| August 13, 1952 | Boston Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 23-30 | 23-30 | 46-60 | ||
| August 13, 1952 | Boston Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 23-30 | 24-30 | 47-60 | ||
| August 14, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 23-30 | 24-31 | 47-61 | ||
| August 15, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 3 | W | 23-30 | 25-31 | 48-61 | ||
| August 15, 1952 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 3 | L | 23-30 | 25-32 | 48-62 | ||
| August 17, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 4 | L | 23-30 | 25-33 | 48-63 | ||
| August 17, 1952 | Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 3 | W | 23-30 | 26-33 | 49-63 | ||
| August 19, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 23-30 | 26-34 | 49-64 | ||
| August 20, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 23-30 | 26-35 | 49-65 | ||
| August 21, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 23-30 | 26-36 | 49-66 | ||
| August 22, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 23-30 | 27-36 | 50-66 | ||
| August 23, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 23-30 | 28-36 | 51-66 | ||
| August 24, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 23-30 | 28-37 | 51-67 | ||
| August 24, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 23-30 | 29-37 | 52-67 | ||
| August 26, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 23-30 | 30-37 | 53-67 | ||
| August 27, 1952 | Boston Braves 12 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 23-30 | 31-37 | 54-67 | ||
| August 28, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 23-30 | 31-38 | 54-68 | ||
| August 30, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 23-31 | 31-38 | 54-69 | ||
| August 30, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 23-32 | 31-38 | 54-70 | ||
| August 31, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 23-33 | 31-38 | 54-71 | ||
| August 31, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 24-33 | 31-38 | 55-71 | ||
| September 1, 1952 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 24-34 | 31-38 | 55-72 | ||
| September 1, 1952 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 25-34 | 31-38 | 56-72 | ||
| September 3, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 25-35 | 31-38 | 56-73 | ||
| September 4, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 26-35 | 31-38 | 57-73 | ||
| September 5, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 27-35 | 31-38 | 58-73 | ||
| September 6, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 27-35 | 32-38 | 59-73 | ||
| September 6, 1952 | Boston Braves 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 27-35 | 32-39 | 59-74 | ||
| September 7, 1952 | Boston Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 27-35 | 32-40 | 59-75 | ||
| September 9, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 28-35 | 32-40 | 60-75 | ||
| September 9, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 28-36 | 32-40 | 60-76 | ||
| September 10, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 28-37 | 32-40 | 60-77 | ||
| September 12, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 16 | W | 29-37 | 32-40 | 61-77 | ||
| September 12, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 29-38 | 32-40 | 61-78 | ||
| September 13, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 30-38 | 32-40 | 62-78 | ||
| September 14, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 30-39 | 32-40 | 62-79 | ||
| September 14, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 31-39 | 32-40 | 63-79 | ||
| September 16, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 31-40 | 32-40 | 63-80 | ||
| September 16, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 31-41 | 32-40 | 63-81 | ||
| September 19, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 31-42 | 32-40 | 63-82 | ||
| September 20, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 31-43 | 32-40 | 63-83 | ||
| September 21, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 31-44 | 32-40 | 63-84 | ||
| September 24, 1952 | Boston Braves 8 at New York Giants 11 | L | 31-44 | 32-41 | 63-85 | ||
| September 24, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 8 | L | 31-44 | 32-42 | 63-86 | ||
| September 25, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 3 | L | 31-44 | 32-43 | 63-87 | ||
| September 26, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 31-44 | 32-44 | 63-88 | ||
| September 27, 1952 | Boston Braves 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 31-44 | 33-44 | 64-88 |
