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1952 Boston Braves Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
64-89, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 569 runs, Allowed 651 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-86
Manager: Tommy Holmes (13-22) and Charlie Grimm (51-67)
Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
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
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1951 / 1953 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Walker Cooper 37 102 375 349 33 82 12 1 10 55 1 0 22 32 .235 .282 .361 .643 79 126 7 1 3
2 1B Earl Torgeson* 28 122 471 382 49 88 17 0 5 34 11 7 81 38 .230 .366 .314 .681 93 120 8 1 7
3 2B Jack Dittmer* 24 93 355 326 26 63 7 2 7 41 1 0 26 26 .193 .255 .291 .546 53 95 9 1 2
4 SS Johnny Logan 25 117 500 456 56 129 21 3 4 42 1 2 31 33 .283 .334 .368 .702 97 168 10 4 9
5 3B Eddie Mathews* 20 145 593 528 80 128 23 5 25 58 6 4 59 115 .242 .320 .447 .767 113 236 9 1 5
6 OF Sid Gordon 34 144 606 522 69 151 22 2 25 75 0 4 77 49 .289 .384 .483 .866 142 252 10 3 4
7 OF Sam Jethroe# 34 151 688 608 79 141 23 7 13 58 28 9 68 112 .232 .318 .357 .675 89 217 8 9 3
8 OF Jack Daniels* 24 106 256 219 31 41 5 1 2 14 3 3 28 30 .187 .288 .247 .535 51 54 1 3 6
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Bob Thorpe 25 81 302 292 20 76 8 2 3 26 3 1 5 42 .260 .275 .332 .607 70 97 7 1 4
10 UT Sibby Sisti 31 90 269 245 19 52 10 1 4 24 2 0 14 43 .212 .255 .310 .565 58 76 9 0 10
11 1B George Crowe* 29 73 240 217 25 56 13 1 4 20 0 1 18 25 .258 .329 .382 .712 99 83 5 5 0
12 C Paul Burris 28 55 178 168 14 37 4 0 2 21 0 0 7 19 .220 .256 .280 .535 50 47 9 1 2
13 C Ebba St. Claire# 30 39 117 108 5 23 2 0 2 4 0 1 8 12 .213 .267 .287 .554 56 31 3 0 1
14 2B Roy Hartsfield 26 38 116 107 13 28 4 3 0 4 0 0 5 12 .262 .295 .355 .650 82 38 2 0 4
15 SS Jack Cusick 24 49 84 78 5 13 1 0 0 6 0 1 6 9 .167 .226 .179 .406 15 14 6 0 0
16 OF Willard Marshall* 31 21 70 66 5 15 4 1 2 11 0 0 4 4 .227 .271 .409 .681 89 27 3 0 0
17 OF Pete Whisenant 22 24 56 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 1 1 4 13 .192 .250 .231 .481 36 12 2 0 0
18 2B Billy Reed* 29 15 55 52 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 .264 .250 .514 45 13 2 1 2
19 IF Buzz Clarkson 37 14 28 25 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 .286 .200 .486 39 5 0 0 0
20 SS Billy Klaus* 23 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
21 P Warren Spahn* 31 52 118 112 10 18 2 1 2 9 1 0 4 23 .161 .190 .250 .440 23 28 0 0 2
22 P Jim Wilson 30 33 91 86 4 14 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 15 .163 .182 .186 .368 3 16 0 0 3
23 P Max Surkont 30 31 73 63 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 16 .111 .152 .159 .310 -13 10 1 0 7
24 P Vern Bickford 31 26 56 51 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .176 .176 .196 .373 4 10 2 0 5
25 P Lew Burdette 25 45 45 35 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .114 .205 .114 .319 -8 4 2 1 6
26 P Ernie Johnson 28 29 28 22 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .091 .167 .136 .303 -14 3 1 0 4
27 P Virgil Jester 24 19 22 19 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .211 .250 .316 .566 58 6 0 0 2
28 P Sheldon Jones 30 39 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 1
29 P Dave Cole 21 22 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
30 P Bob Chipman* 33 29 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 .500 .400 .900 156 2 0 0 0
31 P Gene Conley 21 4 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 125 2 1 0 0
32 P Dick Donovan* 24 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
33 P Dick Hoover* 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 P Bert Thiel 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 28.5 155 5828 5221 569 1214 187 31 110 530 58 34 483 711 .233 .301 .343 .645 81 1793 117 32 92 0 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 5 7 7 6 7 3 3 6 6 3 7 7 7 7 7
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Vern Bickford 31 56 49 2 1.1 95 .214 .176 .258 .176 .330 .196 .384 .373 .714 4 .080 -6.6 -0.7 .227 .020 .020 1
Lew Burdette 25 45 39 1 0.7 95 .148 .114 .258 .205 .330 .114 .384 .319 .714 -8 .036 -5.1 -0.5 .242 .086 .000 1
Paul Burris 28 178 142 12 2.3 95 .238 .220 .258 .256 .330 .280 .384 .535 .714 50 .247 -11.6 -1.2 .393 .101 .060 .0 2
*Bob Chipman 33 6 3 1 8.9 95 .667 .400 .258 .500 .330 .400 .384 .900 .714 156 .802 0.5 0.0 1.000 .200 .000 1
Buzz Clarkson 37 28 20 1 1.3 95 .227 .200 .258 .286 .330 .200 .384 .486 .714 39 .112 -2.0 -0.2 .400 .120 .000 /65
Dave Cole 21 8 8 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .258 .000 .330 .000 .384 .000 .714 -100 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .000 .000 .000 1
Gene Conley 21 5 4 1 6.7 95 .400 .400 .258 .400 .330 .400 .384 .800 .714 125 .706 0.1 0.0 .500 .000 .000 /1
Walker Cooper 37 375 277 35 3.4 95 .235 .235 .258 .282 .330 .361 .384 .643 .714 79 .407 -10.8 -1.1 .547 .192 .126 1.8 2
*George Crowe 29 240 167 26 4.2 95 .277 .258 .258 .329 .330 .382 .384 .712 .714 99 .502 0.1 0.0 .629 .203 .124 .0 3
Jack Cusick 24 84 72 3 1.1 95 .188 .167 .258 .226 .330 .179 .384 .406 .714 15 .082 -8.9 -0.9 .264 .077 .013 6/5
*Jack Daniels 24 256 188 15 2.1 95 .209 .187 .258 .288 .330 .247 .384 .535 .714 51 .229 -13.7 -1.4 .467 .187 .059 2.4 O
*Jack Dittmer 24 355 274 24 2.3 95 .191 .193 .258 .255 .330 .291 .384 .546 .714 53 .260 -21.6 -2.3 .452 .181 .098 1.8 4
*Dick Donovan 24 3 3 0 0.0 95 .000 .258 .000 .330 .000 .384 .000 .714 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Sid Gordon 34 606 389 94 6.5 95 .281 .289 .258 .384 .330 .483 .384 .866 .714 142 .693 31.2 3.2 .852 .333 .193 .0 *O/5
Roy Hartsfield 26 116 85 11 3.5 95 .295 .262 .258 .295 .330 .355 .384 .650 .714 82 .418 -3.1 -0.3 .531 .140 .093 4
*Dick Hoover 26 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Virgil Jester 24 22 17 2 3.2 95 .267 .211 .258 .250 .330 .316 .384 .566 .714 58 .376 -1.2 -0.1 .467 .158 .105 1
#Sam Jethroe 34 688 487 69 3.8 95 .265 .232 .258 .318 .330 .357 .384 .675 .714 89 .459 -8.3 -0.9 .647 .268 .125 17.8 *O
Ernie Johnson 28 28 25 1 1.1 95 .105 .091 .258 .167 .330 .136 .384 .303 .714 -14 .077 -3.4 -0.4 .238 .136 .045 1
Sheldon Jones 30 9 8 0 0.0 95 .143 .125 .258 .125 .330 .125 .384 .250 .714 -30 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .143 .000 .000 1
*Billy Klaus 23 5 4 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .258 .200 .330 .000 .384 .200 .714 -39 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .250 .000 /6
Johnny Logan 25 500 348 55 4.2 95 .298 .283 .258 .334 .330 .368 .384 .702 .714 97 .509 -1.7 -0.2 .596 .151 .086 1.6 *6
*Willard Marshall 31 70 54 7 3.5 95 .217 .227 .258 .271 .330 .409 .384 .681 .714 89 .419 -1.3 -0.1 .574 .242 .182 .0 O
*Eddie Mathews 20 593 418 75 4.8 95 .265 .242 .258 .320 .330 .447 .384 .767 .714 113 .566 7.9 0.8 .722 .320 .205 9.7 *5
*Billy Reed 29 55 43 3 1.9 95 .277 .250 .258 .264 .330 .250 .384 .514 .714 45 .189 -4.0 -0.4 .341 .000 .000 4
Sibby Sisti 31 269 212 20 2.5 95 .242 .212 .258 .255 .330 .310 .384 .565 .714 58 .286 -14.5 -1.5 .455 .163 .098 2.7 4O6/5
*Warren Spahn 31 118 96 5 1.4 95 .184 .161 .258 .190 .330 .250 .384 .440 .714 23 .119 -12.2 -1.3 .351 .134 .089 1.3 1
#Ebba St. Claire 30 117 90 8 2.4 95 .223 .213 .258 .267 .330 .287 .384 .554 .714 56 .266 -6.7 -0.7 .427 .139 .074 .0 2
Max Surkont 30 73 64 2 0.8 95 .149 .111 .258 .152 .330 .159 .384 .310 .714 -13 .051 -9.6 -1.0 .228 .095 .048 1
Bert Thiel 26 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Bob Thorpe 25 302 228 27 3.2 95 .296 .260 .258 .275 .330 .332 .384 .607 .714 70 .379 -13.1 -1.4 .469 .096 .072 3.0 O
*Earl Torgeson 28 471 316 44 3.7 95 .245 .230 .258 .366 .330 .314 .384 .681 .714 93 .451 1.2 0.1 .667 .306 .084 6.9 *3/O
Pete Whisenant 22 56 45 3 1.8 95 .256 .192 .258 .250 .330 .231 .384 .481 .714 36 .175 -4.5 -0.5 .356 .115 .038 .0 O
Jim Wilson 30 91 75 3 1.1 95 .197 .163 .258 .182 .330 .186 .384 .368 .714 3 .077 -11.3 -1.2 .250 .047 .023 1
League Average 4.1 97 .271 .253 .262 .323 .335 .373 .389 .696 .724 92 .497 .617 .221 .120
Team Total 5828 4250 550 3.5 95 .251 .233 .258 .301 .330 .343 .384 .645 .714 81 .418 -139.3 -14.7 .561 .208 .111 76.0
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Vern Bickford 31 27 53 53 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 26 26
Lew Burdette 25 47 42 37 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 .135 .238 .135 .373 1 45 45
Paul Burris 28 57 187 178 16 41 4 0 2 24 0 8 20 .230 .267 .287 .554 14 55 55
*Bob Chipman 33 30 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 .500 .400 .900 1 29 29
Buzz Clarkson 37 15 31 27 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 .222 .323 .222 .545 2 14 14
Dave Cole 21 23 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 22 22
Gene Conley 21 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4 4
Walker Cooper 37 107 395 370 38 91 13 1 11 63 1 24 33 .246 .294 .376 .669 41 102 102
*George Crowe 29 76 254 229 28 61 14 1 4 23 0 20 26 .266 .339 .389 .727 29 73 73
Jack Cusick 24 51 87 81 5 13 1 0 0 6 0 6 9 .160 .218 .173 .391 3 49 49
*Jack Daniels 24 111 263 230 35 44 5 1 2 16 3 30 31 .191 .293 .248 .541 17 106 106
*Jack Dittmer 24 97 373 344 29 69 8 2 8 46 1 28 27 .201 .263 .305 .568 27 93 93
*Dick Donovan 24 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7 7
Sid Gordon 34 151 640 553 79 165 24 2 27 86 0 84 51 .298 .394 .495 .889 108 144 144
Roy Hartsfield 26 40 118 113 15 30 4 3 0 4 0 5 13 .265 .297 .354 .651 13 38 38
Virgil Jester 24 20 22 21 4 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 .238 .273 .333 .606 2 19 19
#Sam Jethroe 34 158 731 645 90 157 26 8 14 66 31 76 117 .243 .332 .374 .706 78 151 151
Ernie Johnson 28 30 27 24 4 3 2 0 0 4 0 3 3 .125 .222 .208 .431 1 29 29
Sheldon Jones 30 41 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 39 39
*Billy Klaus 23 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 7 7
Johnny Logan 25 122 522 484 64 142 23 3 4 48 1 34 34 .293 .345 .378 .723 63 117 117
*Willard Marshall 31 134 534 488 64 131 29 2 11 64 0 44 26 .268 .331 .404 .735 65 128 128
*Eddie Mathews 20 152 624 558 91 140 25 5 27 66 7 65 120 .251 .330 .459 .789 85 145 145
*Billy Reed 29 16 55 54 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .018 .000 .018 4 15 15
Sibby Sisti 31 94 274 259 21 57 11 1 4 27 2 15 45 .220 .263 .317 .579 22 90 90
*Warren Spahn 31 54 122 118 12 20 2 1 2 10 1 4 24 .169 .197 .254 .451 6 52 52
#Ebba St. Claire 30 41 123 114 6 25 2 0 2 5 0 9 13 .219 .276 .289 .566 9 39 39
Max Surkont 30 32 72 68 3 9 4 0 0 4 0 4 17 .132 .181 .191 .372 2 31 31
Bob Thorpe 25 85 317 310 23 84 9 2 3 30 3 6 44 .271 .287 .342 .629 30 81 81
*Earl Torgeson 28 128 494 404 56 97 19 0 6 39 12 89 40 .240 .379 .332 .710 50 122 122
Pete Whisenant 22 25 58 54 3 10 2 0 0 8 1 4 14 .185 .241 .222 .464 3 24 24
Jim Wilson 30 34 92 90 4 15 2 0 0 9 0 2 16 .167 .185 .189 .374 3 33 33
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Vern Bickford 31 5 394 161 394 349 22 56 4 0 0 28 0 0 9 77 .160 .182 .172 .353 -3 60 9 0 36
Lew Burdette 25 3 46 50 46 36 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .111 .200 .111 .311 -11 4 2 1 6 0 0
Paul Burris 28 3 207 67 207 195 15 43 5 0 2 24 0 0 8 21 .221 .255 .277 .532 48 54 11 1 3
*Bob Chipman 33 12 278 294 278 250 18 32 1 0 0 10 0 0 15 82 .128 .177 .132 .309 -13 33 4 0 13 0 0
Buzz Clarkson 37 1 28 14 28 25 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 .286 .200 .486 39 5 0 0 0
Dave Cole 21 3 26 49 26 26 1 6 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 8 .231 .231 .462 .692 88 12 0 0 0
Gene Conley 21 1 5 4 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 125 2 1 0 0
Walker Cooper 37 13 4453 1207 4453 4135 517 1189 204 35 151 724 17 1 260 281 .288 .332 .463 .796 117 1916 135 18 40
*George Crowe 29 1 240 73 240 217 25 56 13 1 4 20 0 1 18 25 .258 .329 .382 .712 99 83 5 5 0
Jack Cusick 24 2 269 114 269 242 21 42 4 2 2 22 2 2 23 38 .174 .245 .231 .477 30 56 10 0 4
*Jack Daniels 24 1 256 106 256 219 31 41 5 1 2 14 3 3 28 30 .187 .288 .247 .535 51 54 1 3 6
*Jack Dittmer 24 1 355 93 355 326 26 63 7 2 7 41 1 0 26 26 .193 .255 .291 .546 53 95 9 1 2
*Dick Donovan 24 3 18 25 18 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 .167 .444 .250 .694 96 3 0 0 0
Sid Gordon 34 10 4599 1122 4599 3974 609 1134 179 38 164 655 18 4 566 271 .285 .377 .473 .851 133 1881 147 20 39
Roy Hartsfield 26 3 1063 265 1063 976 138 266 30 7 13 59 14 2 73 146 .273 .324 .358 .682 87 349 10 2 12
*Dick Hoover 26 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Jester 24 1 22 19 22 19 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .211 .250 .316 .566 58 6 0 0 2
#Sam Jethroe 34 3 1974 440 1974 1762 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 14 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 737 23 25 10
Ernie Johnson 28 2 30 45 30 24 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .125 .192 .167 .359 1 4 1 0 4
Sheldon Jones 30 7 284 238 284 250 12 35 4 3 0 13 0 0 7 69 .140 .163 .180 .343 -8 45 6 0 27
*Billy Klaus 23 1 5 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 0 0 0 0
Johnny Logan 25 2 693 179 693 625 70 166 28 4 4 58 1 2 49 46 .266 .324 .342 .666 87 214 16 5 14
*Willard Marshall 31 8 4197 1055 4197 3764 519 1040 147 33 112 529 14 4 393 181 .276 .347 .422 .769 110 1589 97 13 27
*Eddie Mathews 20 1 593 145 593 528 80 128 23 5 25 58 6 4 59 115 .242 .320 .447 .767 113 236 9 1 5
*Billy Reed 29 1 55 15 55 52 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 .264 .250 .514 45 13 2 1 2
Sibby Sisti 31 11 3340 969 3340 2976 391 727 120 19 27 256 30 5 278 438 .244 .312 .325 .637 79 966 61 16 70
*Warren Spahn 31 8 750 281 750 682 56 120 14 3 7 67 3 0 33 179 .176 .216 .236 .452 24 161 5 2 33
#Ebba St. Claire 30 2 350 111 350 328 27 85 19 2 3 29 2 1 20 36 .259 .304 .357 .660 83 117 5 1 1
Max Surkont 30 4 211 121 211 181 9 29 6 0 1 14 0 0 15 48 .160 .224 .210 .434 21 38 5 0 15
Bert Thiel 26 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Thorpe 25 2 304 83 304 294 21 77 8 3 3 27 3 1 5 42 .262 .277 .340 .617 72 100 7 1 4
*Earl Torgeson 28 6 2993 720 2993 2476 428 657 116 19 82 377 80 18 478 294 .265 .385 .427 .812 122 1057 52 6 33
Pete Whisenant 22 1 56 24 56 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 1 1 4 13 .192 .250 .231 .481 36 12 2 0 0
Jim Wilson 30 6 195 85 195 181 13 34 6 0 0 13 0 0 5 33 .188 .214 .221 .435 23 40 1 1 8 0 0
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1951 / 1953 Batting Statistics