1951 Boston Braves season explained

Boston Braves
Season:	1951
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Braves Field
City:	Boston, Massachusetts
Record:	76–78 (.494)
League Place:	4th
Owners:	Louis R. Perini
General Managers:	John J. Quinn
Managers:	Billy Southworth, Tommy Holmes
Television:	WNAC WBZ-TV
Radio:	WNAC (Jim Britt, Bump Hadley, Les Smith)

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.^[1]

1951 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	109	342	107	.313	18	59
1B	155	581		153	.263	24	92
2B	120	450	122	.271	6	31
SS	69	172	32	.186	1	18
3B	136	480	137	.285	15	70
OF	150	550	158	.287	29	109
OF	136	469	132	.281	11	62
OF	148	572	160	.280	18	65

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
114	362	101	.279	2	38
72	220	62	.282	1	25
85	199	55	.276	1	24
62	169	37	.219	0	16
68	122	24	.197	0	11
28	70	11	.157	1	9
21	56	11	.196	0	4
27	29	5	.172	0	5
19	20	2	.100	0	1
2	2	1	.500	0	1

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
39	310.2	22	14	2.98	164
37	237.0	12	16	3.99	110
25	164.2	11	9	3.12	76
26	160.1	5	13	4.21	63
20	110.0	7	7	5.40	33

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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
5	0	2	0	1.93	1
3	0	0	0	5.40	0
3	0	0	0	6.23	1