| Boston Braves | |
| Season: | 1952 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Braves Field |
| City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| League Place: | 7th |
| Owners: | Louis R. Perini |
| General Managers: | John J. Quinn |
| Managers: | Tommy Holmes, Charlie Grimm |
| Television: | WNAC WBZ-TV (Jim Britt, Bump Hadley) |
| Radio: | WNAC (Jim Britt, Les Smith) |
| Next Season: | 1953 Milwaukee Braves season |
The 1952 Boston Braves season was the 82nd season of the franchise; the team went and was seventh in the eight-team National League, 32 games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers. Home attendance for the season at Braves Field was under 282,000.[1]
This was the final season for the franchise in Boston, Massachusetts, and the last home game at Braves Field was played on September 21. Several weeks prior to the 1953 season, the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,[2] [3] [4] which was the first franchise relocation in the majors in a half century.[1] By, four other teams had moved. The Braves stayed for thirteen years in Milwaukee, and then went to Atlanta prior to the 1966 season.
| 1952 Boston Braves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 102 | 349 | 82 | .235 | 10 | 55 | ||
| 1B | 122 | 382 | 88 | .230 | 5 | 34 | ||
| 2B | 93 | 326 | 63 | .193 | 7 | 41 | ||
| SS | 117 | 456 | 129 | .283 | 4 | 42 | ||
| 3B | 145 | 528 | 128 | .242 | 25 | 58 | ||
| OF | 144 | 522 | 151 | .289 | 25 | 75 | ||
| OF | 81 | 292 | 76 | .260 | 3 | 26 | ||
| OF | 151 | 608 | 141 | .232 | 13 | 58 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 245 | 52 | .212 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 106 | 219 | 41 | .187 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 73 | 217 | 56 | .258 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 55 | 168 | 37 | .220 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 39 | 108 | 23 | .213 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 107 | 28 | .262 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 78 | 13 | .167 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 66 | 15 | .227 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 24 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 290.0 | 14 | 19 | 2.98 | 183 | |
| 33 | 234.0 | 12 | 14 | 4.23 | 104 | |
| 31 | 215.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.77 | 125 | |
| 26 | 161.1 | 7 | 12 | 3.74 | 62 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 92.0 | 6 | 3 | 4.11 | 45 | ||
| 19 | 73.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.33 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.54 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 12.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.82 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3.61 | 47 | ||
| 39 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.76 | 40 | ||
| 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.81 | 16 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 | 22 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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