# 1951 Boston Braves season

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.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 98 | 59 | .624 | — | 50‍–‍28 | 48‍–‍31 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 60 | .618 | 1 | 49‍–‍29 | 48‍–‍31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | .526 | 15½ | 44‍–‍34 | 37‍–‍39 |
| Boston Braves | 76 | 78 | .494 | 20½ | 42‍–‍35 | 34‍–‍43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 81 | .474 | 23½ | 38‍–‍39 | 35‍–‍42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 86 | .442 | 28½ | 35‍–‍42 | 33‍–‍44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 90 | .416 | 32½ | 32‍–‍45 | 32‍–‍45 |
| Chicago Cubs | 62 | 92 | .403 | 34½ | 32‍–‍45 | 30‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1951 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 |
| Brooklyn | 12–10–1 | — | 14–8 | 14–8 | 14–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 18–4 |
| Chicago | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13–1 |
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | 5–17 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 |
| New York | 14–8 | 11–14 | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 11–11 |
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 6–16 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 |
| Pittsburgh | 9–13 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 |
| St. Louis | 9–13 | 4–18 | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — |

### Roster
## 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 |
| 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 | Bob Elliott | 136 | 480 | 137 | .285 | 15 | 70 |
| OF | Sid Gordon | 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 |
| Johnny Logan | 62 | 169 | 37 | .219 | 0 | 16 |
| Luis Márquez | 68 | 122 | 24 | .197 | 0 | 11 |
| Ray Mueller | 28 | 70 | 11 | .157 | 1 | 9 |
| Luis Olmo | 21 | 56 | 11 | .196 | 0 | 4 |
| Tommy Holmes | 27 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 5 |
| Gene Mauch | 19 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Thorpe | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| Warren Spahn | 39 | 310.2 | 22 | 14 | 2.98 | 164 |
| Max Surkont | 37 | 237.0 | 12 | 16 | 3.99 | 110 |
| Vern Bickford | 25 | 164.2 | 11 | 9 | 3.12 | 76 |
| Johnny Sain | 26 | 160.1 | 5 | 13 | 4.21 | 63 |
| Jim Wilson | 20 | 110.0 | 7 | 7 | 5.40 | 33 |

#### 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 |
| Chet Nichols Jr. | 33 | 156.0 | 11 | 8 | 2.88 | 71 |
| Dave Cole | 23 | 67.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.26 | 33 |
| Dick Donovan | 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 |
| Bob Chipman | 33 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.85 | 17 |
| Phil Paine | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | 17 |
| Blix Donnelly | 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 |
| Lew Burdette | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Charlie Grimm |
| AA | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | Dixie Walker and Whit Wyatt |
| A | Hartford Chiefs | Eastern League | Tommy Holmes and Travis Jackson |
| A | Denver Bears | Western League | Andy Cohen |
| B | Evansville Braves | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
| B | Hagerstown Braves | Interstate League | Dutch Dorman |
| C | Ventura Braves | California League | Gene Lillard |
| C | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Bill Adair |
| C | Quebec Braves | Provincial League | George McQuinn |
| D | Bluefield Blue-Grays | Appalachian League | Travis Jackson and Xavier Rescigno |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee