1951 Boston Braves

76-78 • .494 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1951 Boston Braves went 76-78 (.494) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 723 runs, allowed 662, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Sid Gordon (29 HR, 109 RBI) and Warren Spahn (22-14, 2.98 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
78 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
723 R 662 RA
Diff +61

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723 Runs Scored
662 Runs Allowed
+61 Run Diff
485K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1951 league average (.259)
OBP .336 2% above the 1951 league average (.331)
SLG .393 1% above the 1951 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.75 5% better than the 1951 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 723 4% above the 1951 league average (694 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 485,575
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Avg per Game 6,225

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Walker Cooper 0.313 2 Sid Gordon 0.287 3 Bob Elliott 0.285 4 Ebba St. Claire 0.282 5 Willard Marshall 0.281

Home Runs

1 Sid Gordon 29 2 Earl Torgeson 24 3 Walker Cooper 18 4 Sam Jethroe 18 5 Bob Elliott 15

RBI

1 Sid Gordon 109 2 Earl Torgeson 92 3 Bob Elliott 70 4 Sam Jethroe 65 5 Willard Marshall 62
1951 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earl Torgeson 155 581 99 153 21 4 24 92 102 70 20 0.263
Sam Jethroe 148 572 101 160 29 10 18 65 57 88 35 0.280
Sid Gordon 150 550 96 158 28 1 29 109 80 32 2 0.287
Bob Elliott 136 480 73 137 29 2 15 70 65 56 2 0.285
Willard Marshall 136 469 65 132 24 7 11 62 48 18 0 0.281
Roy Hartsfield 120 450 63 122 11 2 6 31 41 73 7 0.271
Sibby Sisti 114 362 46 101 20 2 2 38 32 50 4 0.279
Walker Cooper 109 342 42 107 14 1 18 59 28 18 1 0.313
Ebba St. Claire 72 220 22 62 17 2 1 25 12 24 2 0.282
Bob Addis 85 199 23 55 7 0 1 24 9 10 3 0.276
Buddy Kerr 69 172 18 32 4 0 1 18 22 20 0 0.186
Johnny Logan 62 169 14 37 7 1 0 16 18 13 0 0.219
Luis Márquez 68 122 19 24 5 1 0 11 10 20 4 0.197
Warren Spahn 42 116 8 22 6 1 1 18 6 27 0 0.190
Max Surkont 37 73 2 11 1 0 0 4 7 17 0 0.151
Ray Mueller 28 70 8 11 2 0 1 9 7 11 0 0.157
Luis Olmo 21 56 4 11 1 1 0 4 4 4 0 0.196
Vern Bickford 25 52 1 6 1 0 0 4 2 12 0 0.115
Johnny Sain 26 52 4 11 2 0 1 4 1 3 0 0.212
Chet Nichols 33 51 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 0.137
Jim Wilson 20 39 4 7 1 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.179
Tommy Holmes 27 29 1 5 2 0 0 5 3 4 0 0.172
Gene Mauch 19 20 5 2 0 0 0 1 7 4 0 0.100
Dave Cole 23 17 1 6 1 1 1 6 0 4 0 0.353
Bob Chipman 33 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.100
George Estock 37 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.286
Phil Paine 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Donovan 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.333
Bobby Hogue 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Bob Thorpe 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Lew Burdette 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blix Donnelly 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Schacht 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Chet Nichols 2.88 2 Warren Spahn 2.98 3 Phil Paine 3.06 4 Vern Bickford 3.12 5 Max Surkont 3.99

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 22 2 Max Surkont 12 3 Vern Bickford 11 4 Chet Nichols 11 5 Jim Wilson 7

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 164 2 Max Surkont 110 3 Vern Bickford 76 4 Chet Nichols 71 5 Johnny Sain 63
1951 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 22 14 2.98 39 36 0 310.2 278 103 109 164
Max Surkont 12 16 3.99 37 33 1 237.0 230 105 89 110
Vern Bickford 11 9 3.12 25 20 0 164.2 146 57 76 76
Johnny Sain 5 13 4.21 26 22 1 160.1 195 75 45 63
Chet Nichols 11 8 2.88 33 19 2 156.0 142 50 69 71
Jim Wilson 7 7 5.40 20 15 1 110.0 131 66 40 33
Dave Cole 2 4 4.26 23 7 0 67.2 64 32 64 33
George Estock 0 1 4.33 37 1 3 60.1 56 29 37 11
Bob Chipman 4 3 4.85 33 0 4 52.0 59 28 19 17
Phil Paine 2 0 3.06 21 0 0 35.1 36 12 20 17
Dick Donovan 0 0 5.27 8 2 0 13.2 17 8 11 4
Blix Donnelly 0 1 7.36 6 0 0 7.1 8 6 6 3
Bobby Hogue 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 5.0 4 3 3 0
Sid Schacht 0 2 1.93 5 0 0 4.2 6 1 2 1
Lew Burdette 0 0 6.23 3 0 0 4.1 6 3 5 1

👥 Roster (33)

Bob Addis Vern Bickford Lew Burdette Bob Chipman Dave Cole Walker Cooper Blix Donnelly Dick Donovan Bob Elliott George Estock Sid Gordon Roy Hartsfield +21 more

33 players

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The 1951 Boston Braves in brief

A 76-78 record (.494) put the 1951 Boston Braves 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 723 scored against 662 allowed (+61). Against a league average of .259, the 1951 Boston Braves batted .261. Pitchers allowed 3.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.96. League clubs averaged 694 runs that year, so the Boston Braves scored 4% more.

Braves Field was home in 1951, drawing a total attendance of 485,575. For power, Sid Gordon led the way with 29 homers. Sam Jethroe collected the most hits, 160. Warren Spahn was the top winner, with 22 victories. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1950 season and the 1952 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Boston Braves

What was the 1951 Boston Braves record?
The 1951 Boston Braves finished 76-78 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Boston Braves in home runs?
Sid Gordon led the 1951 Boston Braves with 29 home runs.
What was the 1951 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1951 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1951 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Boston Braves play?
The 1951 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1951 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sid Gordon (29 HR, 109 RBI) and Warren Spahn (22-14, 2.98 ERA).
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