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1952 Boston Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951/1953)
64-89, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 569 runs, Allowed 651 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-86
Managed by Tommy Holmes and Charlie Grimm

Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 281,278 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 Stats / Schedule (1951/1953) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   64-89 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   32.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          26 (last on September 26)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       33.0 (last on September 26)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (July 11 to July 15)
Longest Losing Streak:          10 (September 14 to September 26)

Most Runs Allowed:              14 (April 16)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (September 12)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      16
Times Opponent Shutout:         11

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        64  89     569     651    .418

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           31  45     258     313    .408
Road           33  44     311     338    .429

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           5   9      52      76    .357
May             8  13      73      86    .381
June           14  20     134     157    .412
July           14  13      95      99    .519
August         14  17     108     124    .452
September       9  17     107     109    .346

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     30  46     274     344    .395
Second Half    34  43     295     307    .442
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        22  27     159     164    .449

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        14  24     183     236    .368

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             3  18      76     125    .143
CHC            12  10      68      71    .545
CIN             9  13      81      84    .409
NYG             9  13      83      96    .409
PHI             9  13      64      83    .409
PIT            15   7     112      74    .682
STL             7  15      85     118    .318

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 15     BSN  BRO  L   2-3        0-1     4     1.0  2:07 P Roe                       4,694 -
  2 Wed, Apr 16     BSN  BRO  L   8-14       0-2     7     2.0  3:04 C Van Cuyk                  5,646 --
  3 Thu, Apr 17     BSN  BRO  L   2-8        0-3     8     3.0  2:18 J Schmitz                   4,042 ---
  4 Fri, Apr 18     BSN @PHI  W   3-2        1-3     8     3.0  2:16 L Burdette                 15,911 +
  5 Sat, Apr 19     BSN @PHI  W   9-7        2-3     4     3.0  2:41 B Thiel                     9,466 ++
  6 Sun, Apr 20     BSN @PHI  L   3-4        2-4     5     2.5  1:57 R Roberts                       0 -
  7                 BSN @PHI  W   2-1        3-4     5     2.5  2:05 D Cole                     26,011 +
  8 Tue, Apr 22     BSN @BRO  L   1-2        3-5     6     4.5  2:13 C Van Cuyk                        -
  9                 BSN @BRO  L   1-3        3-6     6     4.5  2:17 P Roe                      25,002 --
 10 Wed, Apr 23     BSN @NYG  L   5-9        3-7     6     5.0  2:44 H Wilhelm                   4,611 ---
 11 Thu, Apr 24     BSN @NYG  W   6-3        4-7     6     4.5  3:05 L Burdette                  4,733 +
 12 Sat, Apr 26     BSN  PHI  L   0-8        4-8     7     5.0  2:17 R Roberts                   1,893 -
 13 Tue, Apr 29     BSN @PIT  W   5-1        5-8     7     5.0  2:24 W Spahn                    10,008 +
 14 Wed, Apr 30     BSN @PIT  L   5-11       5-9     7     5.0  2:33 M Dickson                   2,861 -
 15 Thu, May  1     BSN @CIN  L   6-7        5-10    7     5.5  2:25 H Wehmeier                  2,497 --
 16 Fri, May  2     BSN @CIN  W   2-1        6-10    7     5.0  2:07 J Wilson                   11,050 +
 17 Sat, May  3     BSN @CIN  L   1-8        6-11    7     5.5  2:20 F Hiller                    3,682 -
 18 Sun, May  4     BSN @STL  L   3-4        6-12    6     6.0  2:23 J Staley                          --
 19                 BSN @STL  W   5-1        7-12    6     6.0  2:35 M Surkont                  19,141 +
 20 Tue, May  6     BSN @CHC  L   0-2        7-13    7     7.0  1:38 J Klippstein                5,490 -
 21 Thu, May  8     BSN @CHC  W   6-4        8-13    6     7.0  2:36 J Wilson                    2,046 +
 22 Sat, May 10     BSN  NYG  L   2-4        8-14    7     8.0  2:34 J Hearn                     5,964 -
 23 Tue, May 13     BSN  PIT  W   3-1        9-14    7     8.0  2:14 V Bickford                  2,831 +
 24 Wed, May 14     BSN  PIT  W   4-3       10-14    7     8.0  2:38 M Surkont                   1,105 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 16     BSN  STL  W   8-3       11-14    6     6.5  2:10 W Spahn                     7,496 +++
 26 Sat, May 17     BSN  STL  L   4-5       11-15    7     7.5  2:28 C Chambers                  5,483 -
 27 Thu, May 22     BSN  CHC  L   0-3       11-16    7     9.0  1:41 B Rush                          0 --
 28                 BSN  CHC  W   5-0       12-16    7     9.0  1:56 W Spahn                     2,544 +
 29 Fri, May 23     BSN @NYG  L   3-5       12-17    7    10.0  1:50 S Maglie                   24,812 -
 30 Sat, May 24     BSN @NYG  L   4-5       12-18    7    11.0  2:11 H Wilhelm                  13,387 --
 31 Tue, May 27     BSN @PHI  W   4-2       13-18    7    11.5  3:03 W Spahn                           +
 32                 BSN @PHI  L   4-5       13-19    7    11.5  2:21 A Hansen                   27,255 -
 33 Thu, May 29     BSN @BRO  L   3-7       13-20    7    12.0  2:18 C Van Cuyk                  5,008 --
 34 Fri, May 30     BSN @BRO  L   4-5       13-21    7    13.0  2:13 C Labine                          ---
 35                 BSN @BRO  L   2-11      13-22    7    13.0  2:45 C Erskine                  30,708 ----
 36 Sun, Jun  1     BSN @CIN  L   0-1       13-23    7    13.0  1:49 K Raffensber                    0 -----
 37                 BSN @CIN  W   9-4       14-23    7    13.0  2:33 W Spahn                    10,614 +
 38 Mon, Jun  2     BSN @CIN  W   4-1       15-23    7    12.0  2:13 M Surkont                   4,919 ++
 39 Tue, Jun  3     BSN @STL  W   3-2       16-23    7    12.0  2:30 J Wilson                    6,677 +++
 40 Wed, Jun  4     BSN @STL  L   0-6       16-24    7    13.0  2:23 C Boyer                     6,732 -
 41 Thu, Jun  5     BSN @STL  W   8-3       17-24    7    13.0  2:07 W Spahn                     4,974 +
 42 Fri, Jun  6     BSN @CHC  L   2-7       17-25    7    14.0  2:14 T Lown                      7,572 -
 43 Sat, Jun  7     BSN @CHC  L   3-9       17-26    7    15.0  2:06 W Hacker                   18,131 --
 44 Sun, Jun  8     BSN @CHC  L   5-7       17-27    7    16.0  2:22 W Ramsdell                      0 ---
 45                 BSN @CHC  W   7-6       18-27    7    16.0  2:32 E Johnson                  38,514 +
 46 Mon, Jun  9     BSN @PIT  W   3-2       19-27    7    16.0  2:31 J Wilson                    6,973 ++
 47 Tue, Jun 10     BSN @PIT  L   5-7       19-28    7    16.0  2:23 T Wilks                    10,934 -
 48 Wed, Jun 11     BSN @PIT  L   0-5       19-29    7    16.0  2:06 M Dickson                   9,415 --
 49 Thu, Jun 12     BSN @PIT  W  11-2       20-29    6    15.0  2:19 L Burdette                  3,223 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 13     BSN  CHC  L   0-5       20-30    6    15.5  2:12 B Rush                      4,976 -
 51 Sat, Jun 14     BSN  CHC  L   1-3       20-31    7    17.0  3:14 J Klippstein                3,053 --
 52 Sun, Jun 15     BSN  CHC  W   4-1       21-31    6    15.5  2:04 J Wilson                        0 +
 53                 BSN  CHC  W   2-0       22-31    6    15.5  1:43 M Surkont                   9,100 ++
 54 Tue, Jun 17     BSN  CIN  W   5-1       23-31    6    15.5  2:15 V Bickford                  6,455 +++
 55 Wed, Jun 18     BSN  CIN  L   6-7       23-32    7    17.0  2:50 H Wehmeier                        -
 56                 BSN  CIN  L   1-3       23-33    7    17.0  1:59 K Raffensber                6,197 --
 57 Thu, Jun 19     BSN  CIN  L   4-7       23-34    7    18.0  2:15 F Smith                     2,198 ---
 58 Fri, Jun 20     BSN  STL  W  12-7       24-34    7    18.0  2:50 J Wilson                    6,458 +
 59 Sat, Jun 21     BSN  STL  L   0-9       24-35    7    19.0  2:23 V Mizell                    3,479 -
 60 Sun, Jun 22     BSN  STL  L   2-7       24-36    7    20.0  2:05 A Brazle                        0 --
 61                 BSN  STL  L   2-7       24-37    7    20.0  1:51 H Brecheen                 10,026 ---
 62 Mon, Jun 23     BSN  PIT  W   9-3       25-37    7    19.5  2:26 E Johnson                   2,654 +
 63 Tue, Jun 24     BSN  PIT  W   4-3       26-37    7    19.0  2:08 J Wilson                    3,736 ++
 64 Wed, Jun 25     BSN  PIT  W   5-2       27-37    7    19.0  2:03 M Surkont                   1,414 +++
 65 Fri, Jun 27     BSN @BRO  L   3-8       27-38    7    19.5  2:35 R Branca                   16,619 -
 66 Sat, Jun 28     BSN @BRO  L   2-4       27-39    7    20.5  2:18 J Black                    17,862 --
 67 Sun, Jun 29     BSN @BRO  L   5-6       27-40    7    21.5  2:43 B Wade                     16,630 ---
 68 Mon, Jun 30     BSN  NYG  L   7-8       27-41    7    22.0  2:38 S Maglie                          ----
 69                 BSN  NYG  L   0-4       27-42    7    22.0  2:10 L Jansen                    9,010 -----
 70 Tue, Jul  1     BSN  NYG  L   3-6       27-43    7    23.0  2:23 H Wilhelm                   5,442 ------
 71 Wed, Jul  2     BSN  NYG  W   2-1       28-43    7    21.5  1:54 W Spahn                     1,923 +
 72 Thu, Jul  3     BSN  PHI  L   0-2       28-44    7    21.5  2:09 C Simmons                   1,232 -
 73 Fri, Jul  4     BSN  PHI  W   2-1       29-44    7    21.0  2:37 L Burdette                      0 +
 74                 BSN  PHI  W   3-2       30-44    7    21.0  2:00 V Bickford                  7,610 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul  5     BSN  BRO  L   3-5       30-45    7    22.0  2:46 C Erskine                  13,405 -
 76 Sun, Jul  6     BSN  BRO  L   2-8       30-46    7    23.0  2:27 B Wade                      7,218 --
 77 Thu, Jul 10     BSN @CIN  L   3-5       30-47    7    23.0  1:57 K Raffensber                9,530 ---
 78 Fri, Jul 11     BSN @CIN  W   6-1       31-47    7    23.0  2:20 W Spahn                     1,771 +
 79 Sat, Jul 12     BSN @PIT  W   5-2       32-47    7    23.0  2:27 V Bickford                  4,999 ++
 80 Sun, Jul 13     BSN @PIT  W   4-2       33-47    7    22.0  2:13 M Surkont                       0 +++
 81                 BSN @PIT  W   2-1       34-47    7    22.0  1:50 V Jester                   12,373 ++++
 82 Tue, Jul 15     BSN @CHC  W  10-3       35-47    6    22.0  2:29 J Wilson                    6,694 +++++
 83 Wed, Jul 16     BSN @CHC  L   2-3       35-48    6    23.0  3:15 D Leonard                   6,899 -
 84 Thu, Jul 17     BSN @CHC  W   1-0       36-48    6    23.0  2:03 V Bickford                  5,963 +
 85 Fri, Jul 18     BSN @STL  L   2-7       36-49    6    24.0  2:06 H Brecheen                  8,535 -
 86 Sat, Jul 19     BSN @STL  W   6-2       37-49    6    24.0  2:47 J Wilson                   12,833 +
 87 Sun, Jul 20     BSN @STL  L   4-8       37-50    6    25.0  2:12 V Mizell                   12,363 -
 88 Tue, Jul 22     BSN  CHC  W   6-4       38-50    6    25.0  2:07 V Bickford                  5,280 +
 89 Wed, Jul 23     BSN  CHC  L   2-6       38-51    6    25.0  2:10 B Rush                      4,308 -
 90 Thu, Jul 24     BSN  CHC  W   3-1       39-51    6    24.5  1:59 J Wilson                    1,691 +
 91 Fri, Jul 25     BSN  PIT  L   2-3       39-52    6    24.5  2:11 M Dickson                   4,126 -
 92 Sat, Jul 26     BSN  PIT  L   4-6       39-53    6    24.5  2:17 H Pollet                    2,006 --
 93 Sun, Jul 27     BSN  PIT  W   5-2       40-53    6    23.5  2:01 V Bickford                      0 +
 94                 BSN  PIT  -   3-3       40-53    6    23.5  2:49                             3,719 +
 95 Tue, Jul 29     BSN  STL  L   5-6       40-54    6    23.0  3:11 A Brazle                    6,360 -
 96 Wed, Jul 30     BSN  STL  W   2-1       41-54    6    23.0  1:46 W Spahn                     5,514 +
 97 Thu, Jul 31     BSN  STL  L   3-8       41-55    6    24.5  2:28 V Mizell                    2,543 -
 98 Fri, Aug  1     BSN  CIN  L   0-2       41-56    6    24.5  2:00 K Raffensber                4,081 --
 99 Sat, Aug  2     BSN  CIN  L   3-8       41-57    6    25.0  2:20 H Perkowski                 1,567 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sun, Aug  3     BSN  CIN  W   7-4       42-57    6    26.0  2:06 W Spahn                         0 +
101                 BSN  CIN  L   0-4       42-58    6    26.0  1:52 B Church                    6,091 -
102 Thu, Aug  7     BSN  PHI  L   1-2       42-59    6    26.5  2:03 R Roberts                       0 --
103                 BSN  PHI  L   2-10      42-60    6    26.5  2:13 R Meyer                     4,829 ---
104 Fri, Aug  8     BSN  NYG  W   2-0       43-60    6    26.5  1:44 M Surkont                   4,151 +
105 Sat, Aug  9     BSN  NYG  W   2-0       44-60    6    27.0  2:02 W Spahn                     3,553 ++
106 Mon, Aug 11     BSN  NYG  W  11-10      45-60    6    26.0  2:52 B Chipman                       0 +++
107                 BSN  NYG  W   4-2       46-60    6    26.0  2:01 L Burdette                  3,463 ++++
108 Wed, Aug 13     BSN @PHI  L   0-3       46-61    6    26.0  1:56 K Drews                           -
109                 BSN @PHI  W   9-3       47-61    6    26.0  2:31 M Surkont                  11,280 +
110 Thu, Aug 14     BSN @PHI  L   3-5       47-62    6    26.0  2:05 R Meyer                     3,391 -
111 Fri, Aug 15     BSN @NYG  W   4-3       48-62    6    25.5  2:24 E Johnson                       0 +
112                 BSN @NYG  L   1-3       48-63    6    25.5  2:05 M Lanier                   13,969 -
113 Sun, Aug 17     BSN @NYG  W   7-3       49-63    6    25.5  2:42 M Surkont                       0 +
114                 BSN @NYG  L   2-4       49-64    6    25.5  1:49 D Koslo                    22,918 -
115 Tue, Aug 19     BSN @STL  L   5-7       49-65    6    26.0  2:09 J Staley                   10,403 --
116 Wed, Aug 20     BSN @STL  L   2-9       49-66    6    27.0  2:01 H Haddix                    8,779 ---
117 Thu, Aug 21     BSN @STL  L   2-3       49-67    6    27.5  2:11 V Mizell                    7,826 ----
118 Fri, Aug 22     BSN @CHC  W   4-3       50-67    6    27.0  1:53 M Surkont                   7,883 +
119 Sat, Aug 23     BSN @CHC  W   2-1       51-67    6    27.0  2:13 J Wilson                   13,702 ++
120 Sun, Aug 24     BSN @PIT  L   3-4       51-68    6    27.5  2:03 R Necciai                       0 -
121                 BSN @PIT  W   5-3       52-68    6    27.5  2:25 L Burdette                 12,349 +
122 Tue, Aug 26     BSN @CIN  W   2-0       53-68    6    28.5  1:52 W Spahn                     4,779 ++
123 Wed, Aug 27     BSN @CIN  W  12-7       54-68    6    27.5  2:51 S Jones                     6,066 +++
124 Thu, Aug 28     BSN @CIN  L   4-5       54-69    6    28.5  2:26 F Smith                     2,346 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sat, Aug 30     BSN  PHI  L   2-4       54-70    6    28.5  2:28 K Drews                         0 --
126                 BSN  PHI  L   6-8       54-71    6    28.5  2:34 A Hansen                    5,277 ---
127 Sun, Aug 31     BSN  PHI  W   1-0       55-71    6    29.0  2:02 V Jester                        0 +
128                 BSN  PHI  L   0-4       55-72    6    29.0  1:44 J Konstanty                 6,920 -
129 Mon, Sep  1     BSN  NYG  L   1-3       55-73    6    29.0  1:52 M Lanier                        0 --
130                 BSN  NYG  W   5-1       56-73    6    29.0  2:16 E Johnson                   7,253 +
131 Wed, Sep  3     BSN  BRO  L   5-6       56-74    7    29.0  2:26 J Black                     6,756 -
132 Thu, Sep  4     BSN  BRO  W   6-5       57-74    7    28.0  3:10 M Surkont                   6,280 +
133 Fri, Sep  5     BSN  BRO  W   3-1       58-74    6    27.0  2:08 J Wilson                    2,749 ++
134 Sat, Sep  6     BSN @PHI  L   6-7       58-75    7    26.0  3:50 R Roberts                         -
135                 BSN @PHI  W   3-1       59-75    7    26.0  1:47 E Johnson                  12,474 +
136 Sun, Sep  7     BSN @PHI  L   1-2       59-76    7    27.0  2:00 S Ridzik                    6,011 -
137 Tue, Sep  9     BSN  CIN  W   1-0       60-76    7    26.5  1:37 W Spahn                         0 +
138                 BSN  CIN  L   0-2       60-77    7    26.5  1:57 H Perkowski                 3,175 -
139 Wed, Sep 10     BSN  CIN  L   5-6       60-78    7    28.0  2:29 F Smith                     2,147 --
140 Fri, Sep 12     BSN  PIT  L   1-8       60-79    7    28.0  2:00 B Friend                        0 ---
141                 BSN  PIT  W  16-0       61-79    7    28.0  2:32 E Johnson                   2,608 +
142 Sat, Sep 13     BSN  PIT  W   8-0       62-79    7    27.0  2:23 W Spahn                     1,957 ++
143 Sun, Sep 14     BSN  CHC  W   1-0       63-79    7    26.5  1:25 M Surkont                       0 +++
144                 BSN  CHC  L   2-3       63-80    7    26.5  2:02 B Schultz                   3,482 -
145 Tue, Sep 16     BSN  STL  L   6-8       63-81    7    28.5  2:55 S Miller                        0 --
146                 BSN  STL  L   1-5       63-82    7    28.5  2:02 H Brecheen                  5,240 ---
147 Fri, Sep 19     BSN  BRO  L   2-4       63-83    7    29.0  1:59 J Hughes                    2,306 ----
148 Sat, Sep 20     BSN  BRO  L   0-1       63-84    7    30.0  2:17 C Erskine                   6,038 -----
149 Sun, Sep 21     BSN  BRO  L   2-8       63-85    7    31.0  2:12 J Black                     8,822 ------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Wed, Sep 24     BSN @NYG  L   8-11      63-86    7    31.5  2:50 H Wilhelm                       0 -------
151                 BSN @NYG  L   2-8       63-87    7    31.5  2:05 D Koslo                     3,018 --------
152 Thu, Sep 25     BSN @NYG  L   2-3       63-88    7    32.0  2:15 H Wilhelm                   1,269 ---------
153 Fri, Sep 26     BSN @BRO  L   4-8       63-89    7    33.0  2:06 K Lehman                    1,440 ----------
154 Sat, Sep 27     BSN @BRO  W  11-3       64-89    7    32.0  2:13 V Jester                    4,903 +
155 Sun, Sep 28     BSN @BRO  -   5-5       64-89    7    32.0  2:53                             9,453 +

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