1951 Boston Braves Roster (40-man)

1950 Season 1952 Season

Record: 76-78-1, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Billy Southworth (28-31-1) and Tommy Holmes (48-47)

General Manager: John Quinn

Ballpark: Braves Field

Attendance: 487,475 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 93
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98

Pythagorean W-L: 83-71, 723 Runs, 662 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bob Addis	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 6, 1925	2	85	40	85	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	10	8	46	40	1	0.0	$6,600
Vern Bickford	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 17, 1920	4	25	20	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	$20,000
Lew Burdette	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Nov 22, 1926	2	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$5,000
Bob Chipman	32	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Oct 11, 1918	11	33	0	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$9,000
Dave Cole	20	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Aug 29, 1930	2	23	7	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$5,500
Walker Cooper	36	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 8, 1915	12	109	84	109	90	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	3.9	$18,500
Blix Donnelly	37	us US	R	R	5' 10"	166	Jan 21, 1914	8	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Dick Donovan	23	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Dec 7, 1927	2	8	2	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$5,000
Bob Elliott	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 26, 1916	13	136	126	136	127	0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	3.5	$30,000	All-Star
George Estock	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 2, 1924	1st	37	1	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Sid Gordon	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 13, 1917	9	150	150	150	150	0	0	0	0	34	0	103	0	23	122	0	0	4.9	$30,000
Roy Hartsfield	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 25, 1925	2	120	107	120	114	0	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0.7	$8,000
Bobby Hogue	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	195	Apr 5, 1921	4	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Tommy Holmes	34	us US	L	L	5' 10"	180	Mar 29, 1917	10	27	2	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	24	0	-0.3	$20,000
Sam Jethroe	34	us US	B	R	6' 1"	178	Jan 23, 1917	10	148	139	148	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	126	3	140	6	3	4.7	$10,000
Buddy Kerr	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 6, 1922	9	69	57	69	68	0	0	0	5	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.2	$13,250
Johnny Logan	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 23, 1926	1st	62	50	62	58	0	0	0	0	0	58	0	0	0	0	3	2	0.0	$6,000
Luis Márquez	25	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	174	Oct 28, 1925	4	68	28	68	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	23	3	43	12	22	-0.4
Willard Marshall	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	205	Feb 8, 1921	7	136	123	136	127	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	127	127	9	1	1.7	$16,000
Gene Mauch	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 18, 1925	6	19	5	19	14	0	0	0	1	3	10	0	0	0	0	3	5	0.0
Ray Mueller	39	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Mar 8, 1912	14	28	18	28	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	-0.1
Chet Nichols	20	us US	B	L	6' 1"	165	Feb 22, 1931	1st	33	19	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	$6,000
Luis Olmo	31	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	185	Aug 11, 1919	6	21	12	21	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6	2	16	6	0	-0.4
Phil Paine	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jun 8, 1930	1st	21	0	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Johnny Sain	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Sep 25, 1917	7	26	22	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Sid Schacht	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Feb 3, 1918	2	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Sibby Sisti	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jul 26, 1920	10	114	91	114	105	0	0	1	52	6	55	0	0	1	1	5	6	1.2	$11,000
Warren Spahn HOF	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	172	Apr 23, 1921	7	42	36	42	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.9	$32,000	All-Star
Ebba St. Claire	29	us US	B	R	6' 1"	219	Aug 5, 1921	1st	72	53	72	62	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1	1.0	$5,000
Max Surkont	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jun 16, 1922	3	37	33	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$10,000
Bob Thorpe	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 19, 1926	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	$4,200
Earl Torgeson	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Jan 1, 1924	5	155	155	155	155	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	$19,000
Jim Wilson	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 20, 1922	5	20	15	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$11,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Billy Southworth HOF	58	us US	Mar 9, 1893	Manager	Apr 17	Jun 19
Tommy Holmes	34	us US	Mar 29, 1917	Manager	Jun 20	Sep 30
Jimmy Brown	41	us US	Apr 25, 1910		Apr 17	Sep 30
Johnny Cooney	50	us US	Mar 18, 1901		Apr 17	Sep 30
Bob Keely	41	us US	Aug 22, 1909		Apr 17	Sep 30
Bucky Walters	42	us US	Apr 19, 1909		Apr 17	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date