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1952 Boston Braves Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(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 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 64-89, Final Rank:7, GB: 32.0
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind33last on Friday, Sep 26, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500never
Most Games under .50026last on Friday, Sep 26
Longest Winning Streak5Friday, Jul 11 to Tuesday, Jul 15
Longest Losing Streak10Sunday, Sep 14 to Friday, Sep 26
Most Runs Allowed14Wednesday, Apr 16
Most Runs Scored16Friday, Sep 12
Times Shutout by Opponent16 
Times Opponent Shutout11 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 64 89 569 651 .418
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 31 45 258 313 .408
Road 33 44 311 338 .429
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 5 9 52 76 .357
May 8 13 73 86 .381
June 14 20 134 157 .412
July 14 13 95 99 .519
August 14 17 108 124 .452
September 9 17 107 109 .346
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 30 46 274 344 .395
Second Half 34 43 295 307 .442
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 22 27 159 164 .449
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 14 24 183 236 .368
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 3 18 76 125 .143
CHC 12 10 68 71 .545
CIN 9 13 81 84 .409
NYG 9 13 83 96 .409
PHI 9 13 64 83 .409
PIT 15 7 112 74 .682
STL 7 15 85 118 .318

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 15 BSN BRO L 2 3 0-1 6 1.0 Roe 2:07 4,694 -
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 16 BSN BRO L 8 14 0-2 7 2.0 Van Cuyk 3:04 5,646 --
3 3 Thursday, Apr 17 BSN BRO L 2 8 0-3 8 3.0 Schmitz 2:18 4,042 ---
4 4 Friday, Apr 18 BSN @ PHI W 3 2 1-3 8 3.0 Burdette 2:16 15,911 +
5 5 Saturday, Apr 19 BSN @ PHI W 9 7 2-3 4 3.0 Thiel 2:41 9,466 ++
6 6 Sunday, Apr 20 BSN @ PHI L 3 4 2-4 5 2.5 Roberts 1:57 0 -
7 7 Sunday, Apr 20 BSN @ PHI W 2 1 3-4 5 2.5 Cole 2:05 26,011 +
8 8 Tuesday, Apr 22 BSN @ BRO L 1 2 3-5 6 4.5 Van Cuyk 2:13 -
9 9 Tuesday, Apr 22 BSN @ BRO L 1 3 3-6 6 4.5 Roe 2:17 25,002 --
10 10 Wednesday, Apr 23 BSN @ NYG L 5 9 3-7 6 5.0 Wilhelm 2:44 4,611 ---
11 11 Thursday, Apr 24 BSN @ NYG W 6 3 4-7 6 4.5 Burdette 3:05 4,733 +
12 12 Saturday, Apr 26 BSN PHI L 0 8 4-8 7 5.0 Roberts 2:17 1,893 -
13 13 Tuesday, Apr 29 BSN @ PIT W 5 1 5-8 7 5.0 Spahn 2:24 10,008 +
14 14 Wednesday, Apr 30 BSN @ PIT L 5 11 5-9 7 5.0 Dickson 2:33 2,861 -
15 15 Thursday, May 1 BSN @ CIN L 6 7 5-10 7 5.5 Wehmeier 2:25 2,497 --
16 16 Friday, May 2 BSN @ CIN W 2 1 6-10 7 5.0 Wilson 2:07 11,050 +
17 17 Saturday, May 3 BSN @ CIN L 1 8 6-11 7 5.5 Hiller 2:20 3,682 -
18 18 Sunday, May 4 BSN @ STL L 3 4 6-12 6 6.0 Staley 2:23 --
19 19 Sunday, May 4 BSN @ STL W 5 1 7-12 6 6.0 Surkont 2:35 19,141 +
20 20 Tuesday, May 6 BSN @ CHC L 0 2 7-13 7 7.0 Klippstein 1:38 5,490 -
21 21 Thursday, May 8 BSN @ CHC W 6 4 8-13 6 7.0 Wilson 2:36 2,046 +
22 22 Saturday, May 10 BSN NYG L 2 4 8-14 7 8.0 Hearn 2:34 5,964 -
23 23 Tuesday, May 13 BSN PIT W 3 1 9-14 7 8.0 Bickford 2:14 2,831 +
24 24 Wednesday, May 14 BSN PIT W 4 3 10-14 7 8.0 Surkont 2:38 1,105 ++
25 25 Friday, May 16 BSN STL W 8 3 11-14 6 6.5 Spahn 2:10 7,496 +++
26 26 Saturday, May 17 BSN STL L 4 5 11-15 7 7.5 Chambers 2:28 5,483 -
27 27 Thursday, May 22 BSN CHC L 0 3 11-16 7 9.0 Rush 1:41 0 --
28 28 Thursday, May 22 BSN CHC W 5 0 12-16 7 9.0 Spahn 1:56 2,544 +
29 29 Friday, May 23 BSN @ NYG L 3 5 12-17 7 10.0 Maglie 1:50 24,812 -
30 30 Saturday, May 24 BSN @ NYG L 4 5 12-18 7 11.0 Wilhelm 2:11 13,387 --
31 31 Tuesday, May 27 BSN @ PHI W 4 2 13-18 7 11.5 Spahn 3:03 +
32 32 Tuesday, May 27 BSN @ PHI L 4 5 13-19 7 11.5 Hansen 2:21 27,255 -
33 33 Thursday, May 29 BSN @ BRO L 3 7 13-20 7 12.0 Van Cuyk 2:18 5,008 --
34 34 Friday, May 30 BSN @ BRO L 4 5 13-21 7 13.0 Labine 2:13 ---
35 35 Friday, May 30 BSN @ BRO L 2 11 13-22 7 13.0 Erskine 2:45 30,708 ----
36 36 Sunday, Jun 1 BSN @ CIN L 0 1 13-23 7 13.0 Raffensberger 1:49 0 -----
37 37 Sunday, Jun 1 BSN @ CIN W 9 4 14-23 7 13.0 Spahn 2:33 10,614 +
38 38 Monday, Jun 2 BSN @ CIN W 4 1 15-23 7 12.0 Surkont 2:13 4,919 ++
39 39 Tuesday, Jun 3 BSN @ STL W 3 2 16-23 7 12.0 Wilson 2:30 6,677 +++
40 40 Wednesday, Jun 4 BSN @ STL L 0 6 16-24 7 13.0 Boyer 2:23 6,732 -
41 41 Thursday, Jun 5 BSN @ STL W 8 3 17-24 7 13.0 Spahn 2:07 4,974 +
42 42 Friday, Jun 6 BSN @ CHC L 2 7 17-25 7 14.0 Lown 2:14 7,572 -
43 43 Saturday, Jun 7 BSN @ CHC L 3 9 17-26 7 15.0 Hacker 2:06 18,131 --
44 44 Sunday, Jun 8 BSN @ CHC L 5 7 17-27 7 16.0 Ramsdell 2:22 0 ---
45 45 Sunday, Jun 8 BSN @ CHC W 7 6 18-27 7 16.0 Johnson 2:32 38,514 +
46 46 Monday, Jun 9 BSN @ PIT W 3 2 19-27 7 16.0 Wilson 2:31 6,973 ++
47 47 Tuesday, Jun 10 BSN @ PIT L 5 7 19-28 7 16.0 Wilks 2:23 10,934 -
48 48 Wednesday, Jun 11 BSN @ PIT L 0 5 19-29 7 16.0 Dickson 2:06 9,415 --
49 49 Thursday, Jun 12 BSN @ PIT W 11 2 20-29 6 15.0 Burdette 2:19 3,223 +
50 50 Friday, Jun 13 BSN CHC L 0 5 20-30 6 15.5 Rush 2:12 4,976 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Saturday, Jun 14 BSN CHC L 1 3 20-31 7 17.0 Klippstein 3:14 3,053 --
52 52 Sunday, Jun 15 BSN CHC W 4 1 21-31 6 15.5 Wilson 2:04 0 +
53 53 Sunday, Jun 15 BSN CHC W 2 0 22-31 6 15.5 Surkont 1:43 9,100 ++
54 54 Tuesday, Jun 17 BSN CIN W 5 1 23-31 6 15.5 Bickford 2:15 6,455 +++
55 55 Wednesday, Jun 18 BSN CIN L 6 7 23-32 7 17.0 Wehmeier 2:50 -
56 56 Wednesday, Jun 18 BSN CIN L 1 3 23-33 7 17.0 Raffensberger 1:59 6,197 --
57 57 Thursday, Jun 19 BSN CIN L 4 7 23-34 7 18.0 Smith 2:15 2,198 ---
58 58 Friday, Jun 20 BSN STL W 12 7 24-34 7 18.0 Wilson 2:50 6,458 +
59 59 Saturday, Jun 21 BSN STL L 0 9 24-35 7 19.0 Mizell 2:23 3,479 -
60 60 Sunday, Jun 22 BSN STL L 2 7 24-36 7 20.0 Brazle 2:05 0 --
61 61 Sunday, Jun 22 BSN STL L 2 7 24-37 7 20.0 Brecheen 1:51 10,026 ---
62 62 Monday, Jun 23 BSN PIT W 9 3 25-37 7 19.5 Johnson 2:26 2,654 +
63 63 Tuesday, Jun 24 BSN PIT W 4 3 26-37 7 19.0 Wilson 2:08 3,736 ++
64 64 Wednesday, Jun 25 BSN PIT W 5 2 27-37 7 19.0 Surkont 2:03 1,414 +++
65 65 Friday, Jun 27 BSN @ BRO L 3 8 27-38 7 19.5 Branca 2:35 16,619 -
66 66 Saturday, Jun 28 BSN @ BRO L 2 4 27-39 7 20.5 Black 2:18 17,862 --
67 67 Sunday, Jun 29 BSN @ BRO L 5 6 27-40 7 21.5 Wade 2:43 16,630 ---
68 68 Monday, Jun 30 BSN NYG L 7 8 27-41 7 22.0 Maglie 2:38 ----
69 69 Monday, Jun 30 BSN NYG L 0 4 27-42 7 22.0 Jansen 2:10 9,010 -----
70 70 Tuesday, Jul 1 BSN NYG L 3 6 27-43 7 23.0 Wilhelm 2:23 5,442 ------
71 71 Wednesday, Jul 2 BSN NYG W 2 1 28-43 7 21.5 Spahn 1:54 1,923 +
72 72 Thursday, Jul 3 BSN PHI L 0 2 28-44 7 21.5 Simmons 2:09 1,232 -
73 73 Friday, Jul 4 BSN PHI W 2 1 29-44 7 21.0 Burdette 2:37 0 +
74 74 Friday, Jul 4 BSN PHI W 3 2 30-44 7 21.0 Bickford 2:00 7,610 ++
75 75 Saturday, Jul 5 BSN BRO L 3 5 30-45 7 22.0 Erskine 2:46 13,405 -
76 76 Sunday, Jul 6 BSN BRO L 2 8 30-46 7 23.0 Wade 2:27 7,218 --
77 77 Thursday, Jul 10 BSN @ CIN L 3 5 30-47 7 23.0 Raffensberger 1:57 9,530 ---
78 78 Friday, Jul 11 BSN @ CIN W 6 1 31-47 7 23.0 Spahn 2:20 1,771 +
79 79 Saturday, Jul 12 BSN @ PIT W 5 2 32-47 7 23.0 Bickford 2:27 4,999 ++
80 80 Sunday, Jul 13 BSN @ PIT W 4 2 33-47 7 22.0 Surkont 2:13 0 +++
81 81 Sunday, Jul 13 BSN @ PIT W 2 1 34-47 7 22.0 Jester 1:50 12,373 ++++
82 82 Tuesday, Jul 15 BSN @ CHC W 10 3 35-47 6 22.0 Wilson 2:29 6,694 +++++
83 83 Wednesday, Jul 16 BSN @ CHC L 2 3 35-48 6 23.0 Leonard 3:15 6,899 -
84 84 Thursday, Jul 17 BSN @ CHC W 1 0 36-48 6 23.0 Bickford 2:03 5,963 +
85 85 Friday, Jul 18 BSN @ STL L 2 7 36-49 6 24.0 Brecheen 2:06 8,535 -
86 86 Saturday, Jul 19 BSN @ STL W 6 2 37-49 6 24.0 Wilson 2:47 12,833 +
87 87 Sunday, Jul 20 BSN @ STL L 4 8 37-50 6 25.0 Mizell 2:12 12,363 -
88 88 Tuesday, Jul 22 BSN CHC W 6 4 38-50 6 25.0 Bickford 2:07 5,280 +
89 89 Wednesday, Jul 23 BSN CHC L 2 6 38-51 6 25.0 Rush 2:10 4,308 -
90 90 Thursday, Jul 24 BSN CHC W 3 1 39-51 6 24.5 Wilson 1:59 1,691 +
91 91 Friday, Jul 25 BSN PIT L 2 3 39-52 6 24.5 Dickson 2:11 4,126 -
92 92 Saturday, Jul 26 BSN PIT L 4 6 39-53 6 24.5 Pollet 2:17 2,006 --
93 93 Sunday, Jul 27 BSN PIT W 5 2 40-53 6 23.5 Bickford 2:01 0 +
94 94 Sunday, Jul 27 BSN PIT T 3 3 40-53 6 23.5 2:49 3,719 +
95 95 Tuesday, Jul 29 BSN STL L 5 6 40-54 6 23.0 Brazle 3:11 6,360 -
96 96 Wednesday, Jul 30 BSN STL W 2 1 41-54 6 23.0 Spahn 1:46 5,514 +
97 97 Thursday, Jul 31 BSN STL L 3 8 41-55 6 24.5 Mizell 2:28 2,543 -
98 98 Friday, Aug 1 BSN CIN L 0 2 41-56 6 24.5 Raffensberger 2:00 4,081 --
99 99 Saturday, Aug 2 BSN CIN L 3 8 41-57 6 25.0 Perkowski 2:20 1,567 ---
100 100 Sunday, Aug 3 BSN CIN W 7 4 42-57 6 26.0 Spahn 2:06 0 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Sunday, Aug 3 BSN CIN L 0 4 42-58 6 26.0 Church 1:52 6,091 -
102 102 Thursday, Aug 7 BSN PHI L 1 2 42-59 6 26.5 Roberts 2:03 0 --
103 103 Thursday, Aug 7 BSN PHI L 2 10 42-60 6 26.5 Meyer 2:13 4,829 ---
104 104 Friday, Aug 8 BSN NYG W 2 0 43-60 6 26.5 Surkont 1:44 4,151 +
105 105 Saturday, Aug 9 BSN NYG W 2 0 44-60 6 27.0 Spahn 2:02 3,553 ++
106 106 Monday, Aug 11 BSN NYG W 11 10 45-60 6 26.0 Chipman 2:52 0 +++
107 107 Monday, Aug 11 BSN NYG W 4 2 46-60 6 26.0 Burdette 2:01 3,463 ++++
108 108 Wednesday, Aug 13 BSN @ PHI L 0 3 46-61 6 26.0 Drews 1:56 -
109 109 Wednesday, Aug 13 BSN @ PHI W 9 3 47-61 6 26.0 Surkont 2:31 11,280 +
110 110 Thursday, Aug 14 BSN @ PHI L 3 5 47-62 6 26.0 Meyer 2:05 3,391 -
111 111 Friday, Aug 15 BSN @ NYG W 4 3 48-62 6 25.5 Johnson 2:24 0 +
112 112 Friday, Aug 15 BSN @ NYG L 1 3 48-63 6 25.5 Lanier 2:05 13,969 -
113 113 Sunday, Aug 17 BSN @ NYG W 7 3 49-63 6 25.5 Surkont 2:42 0 +
114 114 Sunday, Aug 17 BSN @ NYG L 2 4 49-64 6 25.5 Koslo 1:49 22,918 -
115 115 Tuesday, Aug 19 BSN @ STL L 5 7 49-65 6 26.0 Staley 2:09 10,403 --
116 116 Wednesday, Aug 20 BSN @ STL L 2 9 49-66 6 27.0 Haddix 2:01 8,779 ---
117 117 Thursday, Aug 21 BSN @ STL L 2 3 49-67 6 27.5 Mizell 2:11 7,826 ----
118 118 Friday, Aug 22 BSN @ CHC W 4 3 50-67 6 27.0 Surkont 1:53 7,883 +
119 119 Saturday, Aug 23 BSN @ CHC W 2 1 51-67 6 27.0 Wilson 2:13 13,702 ++
120 120 Sunday, Aug 24 BSN @ PIT L 3 4 51-68 6 27.5 Necciai 2:03 0 -
121 121 Sunday, Aug 24 BSN @ PIT W 5 3 52-68 6 27.5 Burdette 2:25 12,349 +
122 122 Tuesday, Aug 26 BSN @ CIN W 2 0 53-68 6 28.5 Spahn 1:52 4,779 ++
123 123 Wednesday, Aug 27 BSN @ CIN W 12 7 54-68 6 27.5 Jones 2:51 6,066 +++
124 124 Thursday, Aug 28 BSN @ CIN L 4 5 54-69 6 28.5 Smith 2:26 2,346 -
125 125 Saturday, Aug 30 BSN PHI L 2 4 54-70 6 28.5 Drews 2:28 0 --
126 126 Saturday, Aug 30 BSN PHI L 6 8 54-71 6 28.5 Hansen 2:34 5,277 ---
127 127 Sunday, Aug 31 BSN PHI W 1 0 55-71 6 29.0 Jester 2:02 0 +
128 128 Sunday, Aug 31 BSN PHI L 0 4 55-72 6 29.0 Konstanty 1:44 6,920 -
129 129 Monday, Sep 1 BSN NYG L 1 3 55-73 6 29.0 Lanier 1:52 0 --
130 130 Monday, Sep 1 BSN NYG W 5 1 56-73 6 29.0 Johnson 2:16 7,253 +
131 131 Wednesday, Sep 3 BSN BRO L 5 6 56-74 7 29.0 Black 2:26 6,756 -
132 132 Thursday, Sep 4 BSN BRO W 6 5 57-74 7 28.0 Surkont 3:10 6,280 +
133 133 Friday, Sep 5 BSN BRO W 3 1 58-74 6 27.0 Wilson 2:08 2,749 ++
134 134 Saturday, Sep 6 BSN @ PHI L 6 7 58-75 7 26.0 Roberts 3:50 -
135 135 Saturday, Sep 6 BSN @ PHI W 3 1 59-75 7 26.0 Johnson 1:47 12,474 +
136 136 Sunday, Sep 7 BSN @ PHI L 1 2 59-76 7 27.0 Ridzik 2:00 6,011 -
137 137 Tuesday, Sep 9 BSN CIN W 1 0 60-76 7 26.5 Spahn 1:37 0 +
138 138 Tuesday, Sep 9 BSN CIN L 0 2 60-77 7 26.5 Perkowski 1:57 3,175 -
139 139 Wednesday, Sep 10 BSN CIN L 5 6 60-78 7 28.0 Smith 2:29 2,147 --
140 140 Friday, Sep 12 BSN PIT L 1 8 60-79 7 28.0 Friend 2:00 0 ---
141 141 Friday, Sep 12 BSN PIT W 16 0 61-79 7 28.0 Johnson 2:32 2,608 +
142 142 Saturday, Sep 13 BSN PIT W 8 0 62-79 7 27.0 Spahn 2:23 1,957 ++
143 143 Sunday, Sep 14 BSN CHC W 1 0 63-79 7 26.5 Surkont 1:25 0 +++
144 144 Sunday, Sep 14 BSN CHC L 2 3 63-80 7 26.5 Schultz 2:02 3,482 -
145 145 Tuesday, Sep 16 BSN STL L 6 8 63-81 7 28.5 Miller 2:55 0 --
146 146 Tuesday, Sep 16 BSN STL L 1 5 63-82 7 28.5 Brecheen 2:02 5,240 ---
147 147 Friday, Sep 19 BSN BRO L 2 4 63-83 7 29.0 Hughes 1:59 2,306 ----
148 148 Saturday, Sep 20 BSN BRO L 0 1 63-84 7 30.0 Erskine 2:17 6,038 -----
149 149 Sunday, Sep 21 BSN BRO L 2 8 63-85 7 31.0 Black 2:12 8,822 ------
150 150 Wednesday, Sep 24 BSN @ NYG L 8 11 63-86 7 31.5 Wilhelm 2:50 0 -------
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Wednesday, Sep 24 BSN @ NYG L 2 8 63-87 7 31.5 Koslo 2:05 3,018 --------
152 152 Thursday, Sep 25 BSN @ NYG L 2 3 63-88 7 32.0 Wilhelm 2:15 1,269 ---------
153 153 Friday, Sep 26 BSN @ BRO L 4 8 63-89 7 33.0 Lehman 2:06 1,440 ----------
154 154 Saturday, Sep 27 BSN @ BRO W 11 3 64-89 7 32.0 Jester 2:13 4,903 +
155 155 Sunday, Sep 28 BSN @ BRO T 5 5 64-89 7 32.0 2:53 9,453 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1951 / 1953 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits