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1951 Boston Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1950/1952)
76-78, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 723 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71
Managed by Billy Southworth and Tommy Holmes

Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 487,475 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 93, Pitching - 93
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 Stats / Schedule (1950/1952) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   76-78 , Final Rank: 4, GB:   20.0
Days in First:                  17 (last on May 19, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           6 (last on May 9)
Most Games under .500:           8 (last on July 15)

Biggest Lead:                  2.0 (last on May 9)
Farthest Behind Leader:       21.0 (last on August 13)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (April 24 to April 29 and August 19 to August 25)
Longest Losing Streak:           6 (September 2 to September 7 and September 16 to September 24)

Most Runs Allowed:              15 (September 26)
Most Runs Scored:               19 (June 30)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      13
Times Opponent Shutout:         16

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        76  78     723     662    .494

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           42  35     367     310    .545
Road           34  43     356     352    .442

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April          10   5      75      62    .667
May            11  14     118     101    .440
June           10  15     113     102    .400
July           14  15     148     147    .483
August         20  12     156     109    .625
September      11  17     113     141    .393

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     34  40     343     315    .459
Second Half    42  38     380     347    .525
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        23  29     217     223    .442

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        25  16     259     184    .610

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO            10  12     116     129    .455
CHC            10  12     116      90    .455
CIN            10  12      66      67    .455
NYG             8  14     103     110    .364
PHI            12  10      86      73    .545
PIT            13   9     126     108    .591
STL            13   9     110      85    .591

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 17     BSN  NYG  L   0-4        0-1     5     1.5  2:20 L Jansen                    6,081 -
  2 Wed, Apr 18     BSN  NYG  W   8-5        1-1     3     1.0  2:22 J Wilson                    2,784 +
  3 Thu, Apr 19     BSN  NYG  L   2-4        1-2     3     1.0  2:36 J Hearn                         0 -
  4                 BSN  NYG  W  13-12       2-2     3     1.0  3:39 C Nichols                  12,682 +
  5 Fri, Apr 20     BSN @PHI  W   2-1        3-2     2     0.5  1:55 M Surkont                  17,423 ++
  6 Sat, Apr 21     BSN @PHI  W   8-6        4-2     1    Tied  2:25 V Bickford                 10,945 +++
  7 Sun, Apr 22     BSN @PHI  L   5-6        4-3     4     1.0  2:15 B Church                   11,261 -
  8 Mon, Apr 23     BSN @BRO  L   1-2        4-4     4     2.0  3:53 C King                      7,454 --
  9 Tue, Apr 24     BSN @BRO  W   7-4        5-4     4     1.0  2:43 M Surkont                   8,449 +
 10 Wed, Apr 25     BSN @BRO  W   6-5        6-4     1    Tied  2:44 V Bickford                 23,261 ++
 11 Thu, Apr 26     BSN @NYG  W   3-0        7-4     1    Tied  1:55 J Sain                     15,134 +++
 12 Fri, Apr 27     BSN @NYG  W   7-3        8-4     1  up 0.5  2:17 W Spahn                     6,981 ++++
 13 Sat, Apr 28     BSN  PHI  W   3-0        9-4     1  up 1.0  1:43 M Surkont                   7,848 +++++
 14 Sun, Apr 29     BSN  PHI  W   1-0       10-4     1  up 0.5  1:49 V Bickford                        ++++++
 15                 BSN  PHI  L   9-10      10-5     1  up 0.5  3:20 L Cristante                18,518 -
 16 Tue, May  1     BSN  STL  L   2-5       10-6     1    Tied  1:55 T Poholsky                 15,213 --
 17 Wed, May  2     BSN  STL  W   5-0       11-6     1  up 1.0  1:47 W Spahn                     4,145 +
 18 Thu, May  3     BSN  CHC  L   3-9       11-7     1    Tied  2:15 B Schultz                   4,740 -
 19 Fri, May  4     BSN  CHC  W   9-3       12-7     1  up 1.0  2:05 V Bickford                  6,022 +
 20 Sat, May  5     BSN  CHC  L   0-2       12-8     1    Tied  1:47 C McLish                    5,504 -
 21 Sun, May  6     BSN  PIT  W   6-0       13-8     2     0.5  2:03 W Spahn                         0 +
 22                 BSN  PIT  L   0-3       13-9     2     0.5  2:01 C Chambers                 15,492 -
 23 Tue, May  8     BSN  CIN  W   2-1       14-9     1  up 1.0  2:05 M Surkont                   6,313 +
 24 Wed, May  9     BSN  CIN  W   4-0       15-9     1  up 2.0  1:30 V Bickford                  4,902 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Thu, May 10     BSN  CIN  L   1-4       15-10    1  up 1.0  1:52 E Blackwell                 2,302 -
 26 Sat, May 12     BSN  BRO  -   5-5       15-10    1  up 1.0  3:28                            15,981 -
 27 Sun, May 13     BSN  BRO  L   6-12      15-11    1    Tied  3:06 E Palica                   15,633 --
 28 Tue, May 15     BSN @CIN  L   0-1       15-12    2     1.0  1:34 E Blackwell                12,176 ---
 29 Wed, May 16     BSN @CIN  L   3-4       15-13    2     1.0  1:53 F Smith                     2,930 ----
 30 Thu, May 17     BSN @CIN  L   5-6       15-14    2     1.0  2:12 W Ramsdell                  2,730 -----
 31 Fri, May 18     BSN @PIT  W  12-3       16-14    2     1.0  2:24 M Surkont                  30,890 +
 32 Sat, May 19     BSN @PIT  W   6-2       17-14    1    Tied  2:01 V Bickford                 13,217 ++
 33 Sun, May 20     BSN @CHC  L   3-4       17-15    3     2.0  2:09 D Leonard                       0 -
 34                 BSN @CHC  L   4-5       17-16    3     2.0  2:45 D Leonard                  42,068 --
 35 Tue, May 22     BSN @STL  W   7-2       18-16    3     2.0  2:25 W Spahn                     7,492 +
 36 Wed, May 23     BSN @STL  L   5-6       18-17    4     3.0  2:04 T Poholsky                  5,454 -
 37 Fri, May 25     BSN @BRO  L   3-4       18-18    4     4.0  2:50 P Roe                      32,309 --
 38 Sat, May 26     BSN @BRO  W  12-10      19-18    3     3.0  2:40 J Sain                     17,541 +
 39 Mon, May 28     BSN @NYG  W   4-1       20-18    3     3.0  2:28 W Spahn                    23,101 ++
 40 Wed, May 30     BSN @NYG  L   5-6       20-19    3     3.0  2:23 L Jansen                        0 -
 41                 BSN @NYG  W   6-3       21-19    3     3.0  2:13 V Bickford                 46,490 +
 42 Fri, Jun  1     BSN  CHC  W   3-2       22-19    3     2.5  1:57 J Sain                      9,591 ++
 43 Sat, Jun  2     BSN  CHC  L   5-7       22-20    3     3.5  2:23 J Klippstein                9,984 -
 44 Sun, Jun  3     BSN  CIN  L   1-3       22-21    4     5.5  2:13 K Raffensber                    0 --
 45                 BSN  CIN  L   2-4       22-22    4     5.5  2:11 E Blackwell                 9,379 ---
 46 Mon, Jun  4     BSN  CIN  L   7-10      22-23    6     6.0  2:36 B Byerly                    1,577 ----
 47 Tue, Jun  5     BSN  PIT  L   0-8       22-24    6     7.0  2:30 P LaPalme                   4,302 -----
 48 Wed, Jun  6     BSN  PIT  W   5-2       23-24    6     7.0  1:57 W Spahn                     5,030 +
 49 Thu, Jun  7     BSN  PIT  W   5-0       24-24    4     7.0  1:57 V Bickford                  4,916 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun  8     BSN  STL  L   1-2       24-25    5     7.5  1:58 J Presko                   10,697 -
 51 Sat, Jun  9     BSN  STL  W   6-1       25-25    5     6.5  2:05 C Nichols                   7,875 +
 52 Sun, Jun 10     BSN  STL  L   4-5       25-26    5     7.0  2:05 H Brecheen                  8,858 -
 53 Tue, Jun 12     BSN @PIT  W  13-3       26-26    5     7.0  2:29 J Sain                     16,054 +
 54 Thu, Jun 14     BSN @PIT  L   4-9       26-27    3     8.5  2:23 M Dickson                   4,277 -
 55 Fri, Jun 15     BSN @CIN  L   1-6       26-28    5     9.5  2:08 W Ramsdell                 11,498 --
 56 Sat, Jun 16     BSN @CIN  W   3-0       27-28    4     8.5  1:58 W Spahn                     4,664 +
 57 Sun, Jun 17     BSN @CIN  L   1-2       27-29    4     9.0  1:49 H Perkowski                     0 -
 58                 BSN @CIN  W   5-0       28-29    4     9.0  1:58 C Nichols                  19,584 +
 59 Mon, Jun 18     BSN @CHC  L   4-5       28-30    5     9.5  2:27 J Klippstein                6,546 -
 60 Tue, Jun 19     BSN @CHC  L   0-3       28-31    5    10.5  1:45 B Rush                      6,496 --
 61 Wed, Jun 20     BSN @CHC  W   9-0       29-31    5     9.5  2:26 W Spahn                     8,458 +
 62 Fri, Jun 22     BSN @STL  W   8-7       30-31    4    10.0  2:59 M Surkont                   9,311 ++
 63 Sun, Jun 24     BSN @STL  L   5-6       30-32    5    10.0  3:27 M Lanier                   20,300 -
 64 Tue, Jun 26     BSN @PHI  L   0-7       30-33    6    10.0  2:06 B Church                   18,802 --
 65 Thu, Jun 28     BSN @PHI  L   2-3       30-34    6    10.5  2:22 J Konstanty                 5,119 ---
 66 Sat, Jun 30     BSN  NYG  W  19-7       31-34    6    10.0  2:52 V Bickford                 10,812 +
 67 Sun, Jul  1     BSN  NYG  L   1-4       31-35    7    11.0  2:02 L Jansen                    5,985 -
 68 Mon, Jul  2     BSN  BRO  L   1-6       31-36    7    12.0  2:18 P Roe                      17,197 --
 69 Tue, Jul  3     BSN  BRO  W   4-3       32-36    5    11.0  2:14 M Surkont                   6,990 +
 70 Wed, Jul  4     BSN  PHI  L   1-4       32-37    6    13.0  2:17 R Roberts                       0 -
 71                 BSN  PHI  L   1-3       32-38    6    13.0  2:05 B Church                   13,910 --
 72 Thu, Jul  5     BSN  PHI  W   7-6       33-38    6    13.0  2:49 C Nichols                   2,902 +
 73 Fri, Jul  6     BSN @NYG  L  10-12      33-39    6    14.0  2:43 D Koslo                     7,443 -
 74 Sat, Jul  7     BSN @NYG  L   6-7       33-40    6    15.0  3:13 L Jansen                   11,307 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sun, Jul  8     BSN @NYG  W   6-5       34-40    5    15.0  3:06 B Chipman                  17,431 +
 76 Fri, Jul 13     BSN  CIN  L   0-2       34-41    6    16.5  2:12 H Fox                       6,987 -
 77 Sat, Jul 14     BSN  CIN  L   0-5       34-42    6    16.0  2:09 K Raffensber                2,733 --
 78 Sun, Jul 15     BSN  CHC  W   7-0       35-42    6    15.0  1:59 W Spahn                         0 +
 79                 BSN  CHC  L   4-10      35-43    6    15.0  2:35 D Leonard                   6,338 -
 80 Mon, Jul 16     BSN  CHC  W   9-4       36-43    6    15.0  2:21 J Wilson                    1,545 +
 81 Tue, Jul 17     BSN  STL  W   5-0       37-43    6    14.0  1:58 M Surkont                   6,403 ++
 82 Wed, Jul 18     BSN  STL  L   6-9       37-44    6    14.0  2:29 J Presko                    6,022 -
 83 Fri, Jul 20     BSN  PIT  W  11-6       38-44    6    14.0  2:34 W Spahn                     5,767 +
 84 Sat, Jul 21     BSN  PIT  W  11-6       39-44    6    14.0  2:20 V Bickford                  3,263 ++
 85 Sun, Jul 22     BSN  PIT  W   5-3       40-44    6    14.5  2:32 B Chipman                       0 +++
 86                 BSN  PIT  L   2-5       40-45    6    14.5  1:50 M Dickson                   8,514 -
 87 Mon, Jul 23     BSN @PIT  W  15-14      41-45    6    14.0  3:04 P Paine                     8,112 +
 88 Tue, Jul 24     BSN @CIN  W   6-1       42-45    6    14.0  2:18 W Spahn                     9,805 ++
 89 Thu, Jul 26     BSN @CIN  W   6-2       43-45    5    14.5  2:31 V Bickford                  3,293 +++
 90 Fri, Jul 27     BSN @PIT  L   4-8       43-46    5    15.5  2:20 H Pollet                   17,256 -
 91 Sat, Jul 28     BSN @PIT  L   4-8       43-47    5    16.5  2:18 M Dickson                   6,848 --
 92 Sun, Jul 29     BSN @PIT  L   2-6       43-48    5    17.0  2:04 B Friend                        0 ---
 93                 BSN @PIT  W   5-4       44-48    5    17.0  2:25 J Wilson                        0 +
 94 Mon, Jul 30     BSN @STL  L   3-4       44-49    5    17.5  2:03 C Chambers                  8,495 -
 95 Tue, Jul 31     BSN @STL  W   6-0       45-49    5    17.5  2:14 C Nichols                   8,192 +
 96 Wed, Aug  1     BSN @STL  W   2-1       46-49    4    16.5  2:19 W Spahn                     7,485 ++
 97 Thu, Aug  2     BSN @STL  W   7-4       47-49    4    16.5  2:48 M Surkont                   7,140 +++
 98 Fri, Aug  3     BSN @CHC  L   1-2       47-50    4    16.5  1:48 P Minner                    7,303 -
 99 Sat, Aug  4     BSN @CHC  L   6-7       47-51    4    16.5  3:08 J Hatten                   13,866 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sun, Aug  5     BSN @CHC  W   7-4       48-51    4    16.5  2:06 W Spahn                         0 +
101                 BSN @CHC  W   4-3       49-51    4    16.5  2:13 P Paine                    31,525 ++
102 Tue, Aug  7     BSN @PHI  L   1-3       49-52    4    17.5  1:47 R Roberts                       0 -
103                 BSN @PHI  L   0-1       49-53    4    17.5  3:18 K Heintzelma               19,125 --
104 Wed, Aug  8     BSN @PHI  L   2-3       49-54    4    19.0  1:51 K Johnson                  12,759 ---
105 Thu, Aug  9     BSN @PHI  W   5-4       50-54    4    19.0  2:09 C Nichols                   4,840 +
106 Sat, Aug 11     BSN @BRO  L   1-8       50-55    5    19.0  2:25 R Branca                        0 -
107                 BSN @BRO  W   8-4       51-55    5    19.0  2:40 M Surkont                  22,308 +
108 Sun, Aug 12     BSN @BRO  L   2-7       51-56    5    20.0  2:05 D Newcombe                 17,001 -
109 Mon, Aug 13     BSN @BRO  L   6-7       51-57    5    21.0  2:17 C Erskine                  24,560 --
110 Tue, Aug 14     BSN  PHI  W   4-2       52-57    5    20.0  1:50 C Nichols                   5,578 +
111 Wed, Aug 15     BSN  PHI  W   9-0       53-57    4    19.0  2:36 W Spahn                     2,907 ++
112 Fri, Aug 17     BSN  BRO  L   1-3       53-58    5    18.5  2:04 C Erskine                       0 -
113                 BSN  BRO  W   4-3       54-58    5    18.5  2:24 J Sain                     15,448 +
114 Sat, Aug 18     BSN  BRO  L   3-5       54-59    5    19.5  2:13 P Roe                      13,513 -
115 Sun, Aug 19     BSN  BRO  W  13-4       55-59    5    18.5  2:26 W Spahn                    18,713 +
116 Tue, Aug 21     BSN  PIT  W   3-1       56-59    5    18.0  1:58 J Wilson                        0 ++
117 Wed, Aug 22     BSN  PIT  W   5-4       57-59    4    18.5  2:42 B Chipman                   4,585 +++
118 Fri, Aug 24     BSN  CIN  W   5-1       58-59    3    17.5  2:18 W Spahn                         0 ++++
119                 BSN  CIN  W   2-1       59-59    3    17.5  2:19 C Nichols                   8,807 +++++
120 Sat, Aug 25     BSN  CIN  W   6-5       60-59    3    16.5  2:29 B Chipman                   3,763 ++++++
121 Sun, Aug 26     BSN  STL  L  10-12      60-60    3    16.5  2:56 C Chambers                      0 -
122                 BSN  STL  W   9-1       61-60    3    16.5  1:48 J Wilson                   13,508 +
123 Mon, Aug 27     BSN  STL  W   6-3       62-60    3    15.5  2:22 W Spahn                         0 ++
124                 BSN  STL  W   4-2       63-60    3    15.5  1:57 M Surkont                  10,337 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Tue, Aug 28     BSN  CHC  L   0-1       63-61    3    16.5  2:06 T Lown                      3,831 -
126 Wed, Aug 29     BSN  CHC  W   4-1       64-61    3    16.5  1:59 D Cole                      4,956 +
127 Thu, Aug 30     BSN  CHC  W  16-2       65-61    3    16.5  2:11 J Wilson                    5,941 ++
128 Sat, Sep  1     BSN @PHI  W   9-4       66-61    3    15.5  2:28 W Spahn                     7,439 +++
129 Sun, Sep  2     BSN @PHI  L   3-5       66-62    3    15.5  1:35 A Hansen                    5,544 -
130 Mon, Sep  3     BSN @BRO  L   2-7       66-63    3    17.5  2:20 C Erskine                       0 --
131                 BSN @BRO  L   2-7       66-64    3    17.5  2:06 C Labine                   33,353 ---
132 Wed, Sep  5     BSN  NYG  L   2-3       66-65    4    19.0  2:33 S Jones                         0 ----
133                 BSN  NYG  L   1-9       66-66    4    19.0  2:17 S Maglie                   11,985 -----
134 Fri, Sep  7     BSN  NYG  L   3-7       66-67    4    20.0  2:07 L Jansen                    1,500 ------
135 Sat, Sep  8     BSN  PHI  W   5-0       67-67    4    20.0  1:53 C Nichols                   2,629 +
136 Sun, Sep  9     BSN  PHI  W   5-4       68-67    4    18.5  2:14 W Spahn                         0 ++
137                 BSN  PHI  W   4-1       69-67    4    18.5  2:07 D Cole                      8,588 +++
138 Tue, Sep 11     BSN @CHC  L  11-13      69-68    4    19.5  2:46 J Klippstein                    0 -
139 Wed, Sep 12     BSN @CHC  W   7-3       70-68    4    18.5  2:06 M Surkont                   3,633 +
140 Thu, Sep 13     BSN @STL  W   2-0       71-68    4    18.0  1:48 W Spahn                     4,706 ++
141 Fri, Sep 14     BSN @STL  W   6-5       72-68    4    18.0  2:36 C Nichols                   6,295 +++
142 Sat, Sep 15     BSN @STL  L   1-10      72-69    4    18.0  2:17 C Chambers                  5,259 -
143 Sun, Sep 16     BSN @CIN  W   6-5       73-69    4    18.5  2:09 W Spahn                         0 +
144                 BSN @CIN  L   0-4       73-70    4    18.5  1:47 K Raffensber                6,881 -
145 Tue, Sep 18     BSN @PIT  L   5-6       73-71    4    18.0  2:36 L Yochim                    8,036 --
146 Wed, Sep 19     BSN @PIT  L   3-7       73-72    4    19.0  1:45 M Dickson                   2,793 ---
147 Sat, Sep 22     BSN @NYG  L   1-4       73-73    4    19.0  2:01 L Jansen                   11,925 ----
148 Sun, Sep 23     BSN @NYG  L   1-4       73-74    4    20.0  2:16 S Maglie                   17,774 -----
149 Mon, Sep 24     BSN @NYG  L   3-4       73-75    4    20.5  2:29 D Koslo                     6,059 ------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 25     BSN  BRO  W   6-3       74-75    4    18.5  2:17 W Spahn                         0 +
151                 BSN  BRO  W  14-2       75-75    4    18.5  2:10 J Wilson                    5,670 ++
152 Wed, Sep 26     BSN  BRO  L   5-15      75-76    4    19.5  2:24 D Newcombe                  2,444 -
153 Thu, Sep 27     BSN  BRO  W   4-3       76-76    4    18.5  2:21 C Nichols                   2,086 +
154 Sat, Sep 29     BSN  NYG  L   0-3       76-77    4    19.0  1:55 S Maglie                    7,091 -
155 Sun, Sep 30     BSN  NYG  L   2-3       76-78    4    20.0  2:01 L Jansen                   13,209 --

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