
1952 Boston Braves Roster
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 Results
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. Sid Gordon and Eddie Mathews 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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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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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 |
Paul Burris | C | R | R | July 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Hickory, NC USA |
Bob Chipman | P | L | L | October 11, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Buzz Clarkson | SS | R | R | March 13, 1915 | 5'11" | 210 | Hopkins, SC USA |
Dave Cole | P | R | R | August 29, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Williamsport, MD USA |
Gene Conley | P | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'8" | 225 | Muskogee, OK USA |
Walker Cooper | C | R | R | January 8, 1915 | 6'3" | 210 | Atherton, MO USA |
George Crowe | 1B | L | L | March 22, 1921 | 6'2" | 210 | Whiteland, IN USA |
Jack Cusick | SS | R | R | June 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Weehawken, NJ USA |
Jack Daniels | RF | L | L | December 21, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | Chester, PA USA |
Jack Dittmer | 2B | L | R | January 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Elkader, IA USA |
Dick Donovan | P | L | R | December 7, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | Boston, MA 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 |
Dick Hoover | P | L | L | December 11, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, OH USA |
Virgil Jester | P | R | R | July 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 188 | Denver, CO USA |
Sam Jethroe | CF | B | R | January 23, 1917 | 6'1" | 178 | Lowndes County, MS USA |
Ernie Johnson | P | R | R | June 16, 1924 | 6'3" | 190 | Brattleboro, VT USA |
Sheldon Jones | P | R | R | February 2, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Tecumseh, NE USA |
Billy Klaus | SS | L | R | December 9, 1928 | 5'9" | 160 | Spring Grove, IL USA |
Johnny Logan | SS | R | R | March 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Endicott, NY USA |
Willard Marshall | RF | L | R | February 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Richmond, VA USA |
Eddie Mathews | 3B | L | R | October 13, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Texarkana, TX USA |
Billy Reed | 2B | L | R | November 12, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Shawano, WI USA |
Sibby Sisti | IF | 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 |
Bert Thiel | P | R | R | May 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Marion, WI USA |
Bob Thorpe | RF | 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 |
Pete Whisenant | LF | R | R | December 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Asheville, NC USA |
Jim Wilson | P | R | R | February 20, 1922 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego, CA USA |