1952 Boston Braves Roster (40-man)

1951 Season 1953 Season

Record: 64-89-2, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Tommy Holmes (13-22) and Charlie Grimm (51-67-2)

General Manager: John Quinn

Ballpark: Braves Field

Attendance: 281,278 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 67-86, 569 Runs, 651 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
Vern Bickford	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 17, 1920	5	26	22	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$20,000
Lew Burdette	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Nov 22, 1926	3	45	9	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	$6,000
Paul Burris	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 21, 1923	3	55	43	55	50	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	-0.6	$5,000
Bob Chipman	33	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Oct 11, 1918	12	29	0	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Buster Clarkson	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Mar 13, 1915	6	14	6	14	8	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.2
Dave Cole	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Aug 29, 1930	3	22	3	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Gene Conley	21	us US	R	R	6' 8"	225	Nov 10, 1930	1st	4	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Walker Cooper	37	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 8, 1915	13	102	87	102	89	0	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	1.2
George Crowe	31	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 22, 1921	3	73	55	73	55	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0.8
Jack Cusick	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jun 12, 1928	2	49	23	49	31	0	0	0	0	3	28	0	0	0	0	9	9	-0.7
Jack Daniels	24	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Dec 21, 1927	1st	106	53	106	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	74	87	23	9	-1.4
Jack Dittmer	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 10, 1928	1st	93	89	93	90	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.9
Dick Donovan	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Dec 7, 1927	3	7	2	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Sid Gordon	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 13, 1917	10	144	144	144	144	0	0	0	0	2	0	142	0	0	142	0	0	5.0
Roy Hartsfield	26	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 25, 1925	3	38	28	38	29	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0.1
Dick Hoover	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	170	Dec 11, 1925	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Virgil Jester	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	188	Jul 23, 1927	1st	19	8	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Sam Jethroe	35	us US	B	R	6' 1"	178	Jan 23, 1917	11	151	150	151	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	151	0	1	1.0
Ernie Johnson	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jun 16, 1924	2	29	10	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Sheldon Jones	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Feb 2, 1922	7	39	1	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Billy Klaus	23	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Dec 9, 1928	1st	7	0	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	3	-0.1
Johnny Logan	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 23, 1926	2	117	117	117	117	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Willard Marshall	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	205	Feb 8, 1921	8	21	16	21	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	16	5	0	0.0
Eddie Mathews HOF	20	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 13, 1931	1st	145	142	145	142	0	0	0	0	142	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.4	$6,000
Billy Reed	29	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 12, 1922	1st	15	12	15	14	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.3
Sibby Sisti	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jul 26, 1920	11	90	66	90	78	0	0	0	33	9	18	6	0	18	23	17	2	-1.1	$12,000
Warren Spahn HOF	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	172	Apr 23, 1921	8	52	35	52	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3	6.9		All-Star
Ebba St. Claire	30	us US	B	R	6' 1"	219	Aug 5, 1921	2	39	25	39	34	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.3
Max Surkont	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jun 16, 1922	4	31	29	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7
Bert Thiel	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	May 4, 1926	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bob Thorpe	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 19, 1926	2	81	68	81	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	69	72	10	2	-0.5
Earl Torgeson	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Jan 1, 1924	6	122	105	122	109	0	0	105	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	13	0	1.2
Pete Whisenant	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 14, 1929	1st	24	11	24	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	14	9	4	-0.4
Jim Wilson	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 20, 1922	6	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	$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
Tommy Holmes	35	us US	Mar 29, 1917	Manager	Apr 15	May 30
Charlie Grimm	53	us US	Aug 28, 1898	Manager	Jun 1	Sep 28
Johnny Cooney	51	us US	Mar 18, 1901		Apr 15	Sep 28
Bob Keely	42	us US	Aug 22, 1909		Apr 15	Sep 28
Bucky Walters	43	us US	Apr 19, 1909		Apr 15	Sep 28
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date