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.
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, which was the first franchise relocation in the majors in a half century. By , four other teams had moved. The Braves stayed for thirteen years in Milwaukee, and then went to Atlanta prior to the 1966 season.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1952 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders 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 102 349 82 .235 10 55 1B Earl Torgeson 122 382 88 .230 5 34 2B Jack Dittmer 93 326 63 .193 7 41 SS 117 456 129 .283 4 42 3B Eddie Mathews 145 528 128 .242 25 58 OF Sid Gordon 144 522 151 .289 25 75 OF Bob Thorpe 81 292 76 .260 3 26 OF Sam Jethroe 151 608 141 .232 13 58
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 90 245 52 .212 4 24 Jack Daniels 106 219 41 .187 2 14 George Crowe 73 217 56 .258 4 20 55 168 37 .220 2 21 Ebba St. Claire 39 108 23 .213 2 4 Roy Hartsfield 38 107 28 .262 0 4 Jack Cusick 49 78 13 .167 0 6 Willard Marshall 21 66 15 .227 2 11 Pete Whisenant 24 52 10 .192 0 7 Billy Reed 15 52 13 .250 0 0 Buzz Clarkson 14 25 5 .200 0 1 Billy Klaus 7 4 0 .000 0 0
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 Warren Spahn 40 290.0 14 19 2.98 183 Jim Wilson 33 234.0 12 14 4.23 104 Max Surkont 31 215.0 12 13 3.77 125 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 Ernie Johnson Sr. 29 92.0 6 3 4.11 45 Virgil Jester 19 73.0 3 5 3.33 25 Dick Donovan 7 13.0 0 2 5.54 6 Gene Conley 4 12.2 0 3 7.82 6
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 47 6 11 7 3.61 47 Sheldon Jones 39 1 4 1 4.76 40 29 1 1 0 2.81 16 Dave Cole 22 1 1 0 4.03 22 Bert Thiel 4 1 1 0 7.71 6 Dick Hoover 2 0 0 0 7.71 0
Awards and honors
All-Star Game Warren Spahn, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown, Quebec, Harlan
References
External links 1952 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference