1952 Boston Braves

64-89 • .418 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1952 Boston Braves went 64-89 (.418) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 569 runs, allowed 651, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Sid Gordon (25 HR, 75 RBI) and Warren Spahn (14-19, 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.

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📊 Season Record

64 Wins
89 Losses
.418 Win %
7th Rank
569 R 651 RA
Diff -82

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569 Runs Scored
651 Runs Allowed
-82 Run Diff
281K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 NL Average

Batting Avg .232 8% below the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .301 7% below the 1952 league average (.323)
SLG .343 8% below the 1952 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.78 1% worse than the 1952 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 569 12% below the 1952 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 281,558
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Avg per Game 3,656

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Sid Gordon 0.289 2 Johnny Logan 0.283 3 Roy Hartsfield 0.262 4 Bob Thorpe 0.260 5 George Crowe 0.258

Home Runs

1 Sid Gordon 25 2 Eddie Mathews 25 3 Sam Jethroe 13 4 Walker Cooper 10 5 Jack Dittmer 7

RBI

1 Sid Gordon 75 2 Sam Jethroe 58 3 Eddie Mathews 58 4 Walker Cooper 55 5 Johnny Logan 42
1952 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Jethroe 151 608 79 141 23 7 13 58 68 112 28 0.232
Eddie Mathews 145 528 80 128 23 5 25 58 59 115 6 0.242
Sid Gordon 144 522 69 151 22 2 25 75 77 49 0 0.289
Johnny Logan 117 456 56 129 21 3 4 42 31 33 1 0.283
Earl Torgeson 122 382 49 88 17 0 5 34 81 38 11 0.230
Walker Cooper 102 349 33 82 12 1 10 55 22 32 1 0.235
Jack Dittmer 93 326 26 63 7 2 7 41 26 26 1 0.193
Bob Thorpe 81 292 20 76 8 2 3 26 5 42 3 0.260
Sibby Sisti 90 245 19 52 10 1 4 24 14 43 2 0.212
Jack Daniels 106 219 31 41 5 1 2 14 28 30 3 0.187
George Crowe 73 217 25 56 13 1 4 20 18 25 0 0.258
Paul Burris 55 168 14 37 4 0 2 21 7 19 0 0.220
Warren Spahn 52 112 10 18 2 1 2 9 4 23 1 0.161
Ebba St. Claire 39 108 5 23 2 0 2 4 8 12 0 0.213
Roy Hartsfield 38 107 13 28 4 3 0 4 5 12 0 0.262
Jim Wilson 33 86 4 14 2 0 0 8 2 15 0 0.163
Jack Cusick 49 78 5 13 1 0 0 6 6 9 0 0.167
Willard Marshall 21 66 5 15 4 1 2 11 4 4 0 0.227
Max Surkont 31 63 2 7 3 0 0 3 3 16 0 0.111
Billy Reed 15 52 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.250
Pete Whisenant 24 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 4 13 1 0.192
Vern Bickford 26 51 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.176
Lew Burdette 45 35 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.114
Bus Clarkson 14 25 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.200
Ernie Johnson 29 22 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.091
Virgil Jester 19 19 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 0.211
Dave Cole 22 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Sheldon Jones 39 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.125
Bob Chipman 29 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.400
Gene Conley 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.400
Billy Klaus 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Dick Donovan 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dick Hoover 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Thiel 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Bob Chipman 2.81 2 Warren Spahn 2.98 3 Virgil Jester 3.33 4 Lew Burdette 3.61 5 Vern Bickford 3.74

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 14 2 Max Surkont 12 3 Jim Wilson 12 4 Vern Bickford 7 5 Lew Burdette 6

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 183 2 Max Surkont 125 3 Jim Wilson 104 4 Vern Bickford 62 5 Lew Burdette 47
1952 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 14 19 2.98 40 35 3 290.0 263 96 73 183
Jim Wilson 12 14 4.23 33 33 0 234.0 234 110 90 104
Max Surkont 12 13 3.77 31 29 0 215.0 201 90 76 125
Vern Bickford 7 12 3.74 26 22 0 161.1 165 67 64 62
Lew Burdette 6 11 3.61 45 9 7 137.0 138 55 47 47
Ernie Johnson 6 3 4.11 29 10 1 92.0 100 42 31 45
Virgil Jester 3 5 3.33 19 8 0 73.0 80 27 23 25
Sheldon Jones 1 4 4.76 39 1 1 70.0 81 37 31 40
Dave Cole 1 1 4.03 22 3 0 44.2 38 20 42 22
Bob Chipman 1 1 2.81 29 0 0 41.2 28 13 20 16
Dick Donovan 0 2 5.54 7 2 1 13.0 18 8 12 6
Gene Conley 0 3 7.82 4 3 0 12.2 23 11 9 6
Bert Thiel 1 1 7.71 4 0 0 7.0 11 6 4 6
Dick Hoover 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 4.2 8 4 3 0

👥 Roster (34)

Vern Bickford Lew Burdette Paul Burris Bob Chipman Bus Clarkson Dave Cole Gene Conley Walker Cooper George Crowe Jack Cusick Jack Daniels Jack Dittmer +22 more

34 players

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The 1952 Boston Braves in brief

A 64-89 record (.418) put the 1952 Boston Braves 7th in the NL. With 569 runs scored and 651 given up, the 1952 differential was -82. At the plate the Boston Braves hit .232, 8% worse than the league's .252. The staff ERA of 3.78 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.73.

Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 12% behind. Attendance at Braves Field totaled 281,558 for the year. Sid Gordon topped the Boston Braves with 25 home runs. Warren Spahn was the top winner, with 14 victories. The 1952 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Boston Braves

What was the 1952 Boston Braves record?
The 1952 Boston Braves finished 64-89 (.418 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Boston Braves in home runs?
Sid Gordon led the 1952 Boston Braves with 25 home runs.
What was the 1952 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1952 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1952 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Boston Braves play?
The 1952 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1952 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sid Gordon (25 HR, 75 RBI) and Warren Spahn (14-19, 2.98 ERA).
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