1952 Boston Braves season
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Record | 64–89 (.418) |
League place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini |
Manager(s) | Tommy Holmes, Charlie Grimm |
Local television |
WNAC WBZ-TV (Jim Britt, Bump Hadley) |
Local radio |
WNAC (Jim Britt, Les Smith) |
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The 1952 Boston Braves season involved the 64–89 team finishing seventh in the National League, 32 games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers. This was the 82nd and final season for the franchise in Boston, Massachusetts, as the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the 1953 season.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 57 | -- | .627 |
New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 4.5 | .597 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 66 | 8.5 | .571 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 67 | 9.5 | .565 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 77 | 19.5 | .500 |
Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 85 | 27.5 | .448 |
Boston Braves | 64 | 89 | 32 | .418 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 112 | 54.5 | .273 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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SS | Logan, JohnnyJohnny Logan | 117 | 456 | 129 | .283 | 4 | 42 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Thorpe, BobBob Thorpe | 81 | 292 | 76 | .260 | 3 | 26 |
Burris, PaulPaul Burris | 55 | 168 | 37 | .220 | 2 | 21 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bickford, VernVern Bickford | 26 | 161.1 | 7 | 12 | 3.74 | 62 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Burdette, LewLew Burdette | 47 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3.61 | 47 |
Chipman, BobBob Chipman | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.81 | 16 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Charlie Grimm, Red Smith and Bucky Walters |
AA | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | Dixie Walker |
A | Hartford Chiefs | Eastern League | Del Bissonette |
B | Wichita Falls Spudders | Big State League | Frank Mancuso |
B | Evansville Braves | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
B | Hagerstown Braves | Interstate League | Dutch Dorman |
C | Ventura Braves | California League | Bobby Sturgeon and Jose Perez |
C | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Bill Adair |
C | Quebec Braves | Provincial League | George McQuinn |
D | Welch Miners | Appalachian League | Jack Crosswhite |
D | Danville Dans | Mississippi-Ohio Valley League | Virl Minnis |
D | Harlan Smokies | Mountain States League | Rex Carr |
D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Travis Jackson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown, Quebec, Harlan
References
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