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1952 Boston Braves Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(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 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Vern Bickford 31 R R 6' 0" 185 Aug 17, 1920 5 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lew Burdette 25 R R 6' 2" 190 Nov 22, 1926 3 45 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Burris 28 R R 6' 0" 190 Jul 21, 1923 3 55 55 55 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Chipman 33 L L 6' 2" 190 Oct 11, 1918 12 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buzz Clarkson 37 R R 5' 11" 210 Mar 13, 1915 1st 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0
Dave Cole 21 R R 6' 2" 175 Aug 29, 1930 3 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Conley 21 R R 6' 8" 225 Nov 10, 1930 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker Cooper 37 R R 6' 3" 210 Jan 8, 1915 13 102 102 102 0 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Crowe 29 L L 6' 2" 212 Mar 22, 1923 1st 73 73 73 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Cusick 24 R R 6' 0" 170 Jun 12, 1928 2 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 3 28 0 0 0 0
Jack Daniels 24 L L 5' 10" 165 Dec 21, 1927 1st 106 106 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 75 87
Jack Dittmer 24 L R 6' 1" 175 Jan 10, 1928 1st 93 93 93 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Donovan 24 L R 6' 3" 205 Dec 7, 1927 3 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sid Gordon 34 R R 5' 10" 185 Aug 13, 1917 10 144 144 144 0 0 0 0 2 0 142 0 0 142
Roy Hartsfield 26 R R 5' 9" 165 Oct 25, 1925 3 38 38 38 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Hoover 26 L L 6' 0" 170 Dec 11, 1925 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Jester 24 R R 5' 11" 188 Jul 23, 1927 1st 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Jethroe 34 B R 6' 1" 178 Jan 20, 1918 3 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 150 0 151
Ernie Johnson 28 R R 6' 4" 195 Jun 16, 1924 2 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheldon Jones 30 R R 6' 0" 180 Feb 2, 1922 7 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Klaus 23 L R 5' 10" 165 Dec 9, 1928 1st 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Johnny Logan 25 R R 5' 11" 175 Mar 23, 1927 2 117 117 117 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 0 0 0
Willard Marshall 31 L R 6' 1" 205 Feb 8, 1921 8 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
Eddie Mathews HOF 20 L R 6' 1" 200 Oct 13, 1931 1st 145 145 145 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Reed 29 L R 175 Nov 12, 1922 1st 15 15 15 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sibby Sisti 31 R R 5' 11" 175 Jul 26, 1920 11 90 90 90 0 0 0 33 9 18 8 0 16 23
Warren Spahn HOF 31 L L 6' 0" 175 Apr 23, 1921 8 52 52 52 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Ebba St. Claire 30 B R 6' 1" 219 Aug 5, 1921 2 39 39 39 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max Surkont 30 R R 6' 0" 205 Jun 16, 1922 4 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Thiel 26 R R 5' 10" 185 May 4, 1926 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Thorpe 25 R R 190 Nov 19, 1926 2 81 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 70 72
Earl Torgeson 28 L L 6' 3" 180 Jan 1, 1924 6 122 122 122 0 0 105 0 0 0 2 0 3 5
Pete Whisenant 22 R R 6' 2" 200 Dec 14, 1929 1st 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 14
Jim Wilson 30 R R 200 Feb 20, 1922 6 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1951 / 1953 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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