You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1952 Fielding Statistics

1952 Boston Braves Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
64-89, Finished 7th in National League
View League Standings and Leaders
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
BaseballAmerica.com: Franchise Executives
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms

1951 / 1953 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Vern Bickford 31 26 45 12 32 1 4 .978 1.69 P
Lew Burdette 25 45 39 9 29 1 3 .974 0.84 P
Paul Burris 28 50 224 208 16 0 3 1.000 4.48 6 C
Bob Chipman 33 29 12 3 8 1 1 .917 0.38 P
Buzz Clarkson 37 8 24 11 11 2 0 .917 2.75 SS-3B
Dave Cole 21 22 10 1 9 0 1 1.000 0.45 P
Gene Conley 21 4 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.75 P
Walker Cooper 37 89 480 417 55 8 8 .983 5.30 5 C
George Crowe 29 55 526 476 42 8 40 .985 9.42 1B
Jack Cusick 24 31 100 45 52 3 4 .970 3.13 SS-3B
Jack Daniels 24 87 13 0 75 128 119 6 3 2 .977 1.44 OF
Jack Dittmer 24 90 504 228 267 9 60 .982 5.50 2B
Dick Donovan 24 7 7 0 6 1 0 .857 0.86 P
Sid Gordon 34 144 142 0 0 280 266 13 1 0 .996 1.94 OF-3B
Roy Hartsfield 26 29 141 61 73 7 10 .950 4.62 2B
Dick Hoover 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Virgil Jester 24 19 15 6 8 1 1 .933 0.74 P
Sam Jethroe 34 151 1 150 0 436 413 10 13 3 .970 2.80 OF
Ernie Johnson 28 29 31 9 21 1 3 .968 1.03 P
Sheldon Jones 30 39 18 4 13 1 1 .944 0.44 P
Billy Klaus 23 4 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.25 SS
Johnny Logan 25 117 650 247 385 18 81 .972 5.40 SS
Willard Marshall 31 16 0 0 16 32 27 3 2 3 .938 1.88 OF
Eddie Mathews 20 142 438 160 259 19 21 .957 2.95 3B
Billy Reed 29 14 58 22 32 4 6 .931 3.86 2B
Sibby Sisti 31 83 8 0 16 287 142 129 16 22 .944 3.27 2B-OF-SS-3B
Warren Spahn 31 40 79 18 56 5 4 .937 1.85 P
Ebba St. Claire 30 34 177 151 21 5 4 .972 5.06 6 C
Max Surkont 30 31 52 9 38 5 3 .904 1.52 P
Bert Thiel 26 4 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Bob Thorpe 25 72 8 0 70 145 132 9 4 3 .972 1.96 OF
Earl Torgeson 28 110 2 0 3 1021 935 74 12 86 .988 9.17 1B-OF
Pete Whisenant 22 14 9 5 0 37 34 2 1 2 .973 2.57 OF
Jim Wilson 30 33 54 21 32 1 4 .981 1.61 P
Team Totals 28.3 155 6057 4189 1714 154 383 .975 3.53 17
Rank in 8 NL teams 2 7 5
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · League Register
Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Walker Cooper 37 89 480 417 55 8 8 .983 5.30
Paul Burris 28 50 224 208 16 0 3 1.000 4.48
Ebba St. Claire 30 34 177 151 21 5 4 .972 5.06
League Average .984 4.84
Team Total 155 881 776 92 13 15 .985 5.02

Player Standard Fielding--1B

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · League Register
Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Earl Torgeson 28 105 1015 931 73 11 86 .989 9.56
George Crowe 29 55 526 476 42 8 40 .985 9.42
League Average .990 9.16
Team Total 155 1541 1407 115 19 126 .988 9.51

Player Standard Fielding--2B

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · League Register
Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jack Dittmer 24 90 504 228 267 9 60 .982 5.50
Sibby Sisti 31 33 148 73 70 5 14 .966 4.33
Roy Hartsfield 26 29 141 61 73 7 10 .950 4.62
Billy Reed 29 14 58 22 32 4 6 .931 3.86
League Average .975 4.96
Team Total 155 851 384 442 25 90 .971 4.98

Player Standard Fielding--3B

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · League Register
Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Eddie Mathews 20 142 438 160 259 19 21 .957 2.95
Sibby Sisti 31 9 33 10 19 4 2 .879 3.22
Jack Cusick 24 3 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67
Buzz Clarkson 37 2 8 2 5 1 0 .875 3.50
Sid Gordon 34 2 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.50
League Average .954 2.92
Team Total 155 488 175 289 24 23 .951 2.94

Player Standard Fielding--SS

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · League Register
Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Johnny Logan 25 117 650 247 385 18 81 .972 5.40
Jack Cusick 24 28 98 45 50 3 4 .969 3.39
Sibby Sisti 31 18 70 25 40 5 6 .929 3.61
Buzz Clarkson 37 6 16 9 6 1 0 .938 2.50
Billy Klaus 23 4 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.25
League Average .960 4.67
Team Total 155 836 327 481 28 91 .967 4.67

Player Standard Fielding--OF

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · League Register
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Sam Jethroe 34 151 1 150 0 436 413 10 13 3 .970 2.80
Sid Gordon 34 142 142 0 0 273 263 9 1 0 .996 1.92
Jack Daniels 24 87 13 0 75 128 119 6 3 2 .977 1.44
Bob Thorpe 25 72 8 0 70 145 132 9 4 3 .972 1.96
Sibby Sisti 31 23 8 0 16 36 34 0 2 0 .944 1.48
Willard Marshall 31 16 0 0 16 32 27 3 2 3 .938 1.88
Pete Whisenant 22 14 9 5 0 37 34 2 1 2 .973 2.57
Earl Torgeson 28 5 2 0 3 6 4 1 1 0 .833 1.00
League Average .982 2.11
Team Total 155 1093 1026 40 27 13 .975 2.09

Player Standard Fielding--P

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · League Register
Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Lew Burdette 25 45 39 9 29 1 3 .974 0.84
Warren Spahn 31 40 79 18 56 5 4 .937 1.85
Sheldon Jones 30 39 18 4 13 1 1 .944 0.44
Jim Wilson 30 33 54 21 32 1 4 .981 1.61
Max Surkont 30 31 52 9 38 5 3 .904 1.52
Bob Chipman 33 29 12 3 8 1 1 .917 0.38
Ernie Johnson 28 29 31 9 21 1 3 .968 1.03
Vern Bickford 31 26 45 12 32 1 4 .978 1.69
Dave Cole 21 22 10 1 9 0 1 1.000 0.45
Virgil Jester 24 19 15 6 8 1 1 .933 0.74
Dick Donovan 24 7 7 0 6 1 0 .857 0.86
Gene Conley 21 4 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.75
Bert Thiel 26 4 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25
Dick Hoover 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50
League Average .953 0.98
Team Total 155 367 94 255 18 25 .951 1.06

1951 / 1953 Fielding Statistics

Compare     Other Links@google.com   Report an error