
1951 Boston Braves Roster
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 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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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bob Addis | LF | L | R | November 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Mineral, OH USA |
Vern Bickford | P | R | R | August 17, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Hellier, KY USA |
Lew Burdette | P | R | R | November 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | Nitro, WV USA |
Bob Chipman | P | L | L | October 11, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Dave Cole | P | R | R | August 29, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Williamsport, MD USA |
Walker Cooper | C | R | R | January 8, 1915 | 6'3" | 210 | Atherton, MO USA |
Blix Donnelly | P | R | R | January 21, 1914 | 5'10" | 166 | Olivia, MN USA |
Dick Donovan | P | L | R | December 7, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | Boston, MA USA |
Bob Elliott | 3B | R | R | November 26, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
George Estock | P | R | R | November 2, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Stirling, NJ USA |
Sid Gordon | LF | R | R | August 13, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Roy Hartsfield | 2B | R | R | October 25, 1925 | 5'9" | 165 | Chattahoochee, GA USA |
Bobby Hogue | P | R | R | April 5, 1921 | 5'10" | 195 | Miami, FL USA |
Tommy Holmes | LF | L | L | March 29, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Sam Jethroe | CF | B | R | January 23, 1917 | 6'1" | 178 | Lowndes County, MS USA |
Buddy Kerr | SS | R | R | November 6, 1922 | 6'2" | 175 | Astoria, NY USA |
Johnny Logan | SS | R | R | March 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Endicott, NY USA |
Luis Marquez | CF | R | R | October 28, 1925 | 5'10" | 174 | Aguadilla, P.R. |
Willard Marshall | RF | L | R | February 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Richmond, VA USA |
Gene Mauch | SS | R | R | November 18, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Salina, KS USA |
Ray Mueller | C | R | R | March 8, 1912 | 5'9" | 175 | Pittsburg, KS USA |
Chet Nichols | P | B | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Pawtucket, RI USA |
Luis Olmo | LF | R | R | August 11, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Arecibo, P.R. |
Phil Paine | P | R | R | June 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Chepachet, RI USA |
Johnny Sain | P | R | R | September 25, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | Havana, AR USA |
Sid Schacht | P | R | R | February 3, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Bogota, NJ USA |
Sibby Sisti | SS | R | R | July 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY USA |
Warren Spahn | P | L | L | April 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 172 | Buffalo, NY USA |
Ebba St. Claire | C | B | R | August 5, 1921 | 6'1" | 219 | Whitehall, NY USA |
Max Surkont | P | R | R | June 16, 1922 | 6'1" | 195 | Central Falls, RI USA |
Bob Thorpe | P | R | R | November 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Caryville, FL USA |
Earl Torgeson | 1B | L | L | January 1, 1924 | 6'3" | 180 | Snohomish, WA USA |
Jim Wilson | P | R | R | February 20, 1922 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego, CA USA |