The 1951 Boston Braves season was the 81st season of the franchise and its penultimate in Boston.
Offseason Prior to 1951 season: Georges Maranda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1951 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader 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 C Walker Cooper 109 342 107 .313 18 59 1B Earl Torgeson 155 581 153 .263 24 92 2B Roy Hartsfield 120 450 122 .271 6 31 SS Buddy Kerr 69 172 32 .186 1 18 3B 136 480 137 .285 15 70 OF 150 550 158 .287 29 109 OF Willard Marshall 136 469 132 .281 11 62 OF Sam Jethroe 148 572 160 .280 18 65
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 Sibby Sisti 114 362 101 .279 2 38 Ebba St. Claire 72 220 62 .282 1 25 Bob Addis 85 199 55 .276 1 24 62 169 37 .219 0 16 68 122 24 .197 0 11 Ray Mueller 28 70 11 .157 1 9 Luis Olmo 21 56 11 .196 0 4 27 29 5 .172 0 5 Gene Mauch 19 20 2 .100 0 1 2 2 1 .500 0 1
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 39 310.2 22 14 2.98 164* Max Surkont 37 237.0 12 16 3.99 110 25 164.2 11 9 3.12 76 Johnny Sain 26 160.1 5 13 4.21 63 20 110.0 7 7 5.40 33 Tied with Don Newcombe (Brooklyn) for league lead
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 33 156.0 11 8 2.88 71 23 67.2 2 4 4.26 33 8 13.2 0 0 5.27 4
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 George Estock 37 0 1 3 4.33 11 33 4 3 4 4.85 17 21 2 0 0 3.06 17 6 0 1 0 7.36 3 Sid Schacht 5 0 2 0 1.93 1 Bobby Hogue 3 0 0 0 5.40 0 3 0 0 0 6.23 1
Awards and honors
All-Star Game Warren Spahn, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee
References
External links 1951 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference