1950 Boston Braves Roster

The 1950 Boston Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1950 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1950 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1950 Boston Braves salary list, a 1950 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1950 Boston Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1950 Boston Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

34 Johnny Antonelli 6-00 190 Left Left 1930-04-12
24 Vern Bickford 6-00 185 Right Right 1920-08-17
17 Bob Chipman 6-02 190 Left Left 1918-10-11
16 Dave Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1930-08-29
20, 36 Dick Donovan 6-03 205 Right Left 1927-12-07
22 Mickey Haefner 5-08 160 Left Left 1912-10-09
25 Bob Hall 6-02 195 Right Right 1923-12-22
37 Bobby Hogue 5-10 195 Right Right 1921-04-05
19, 50 Ernie Johnson 6-04 195 Right Right 1924-06-16
39 Dick Manville 6-04 192 Right Right 1926-12-25
26 Normie Roy 6-00 200 Right Right 1928-11-15
33 Johnny Sain 6-02 200 Right Right 1917-09-25
21 Warren Spahn 6-00 175 Left Left 1921-04-23
36 Max Surkont 6-00 205 Right Right 1922-06-16
6 Murray Wall 6-03 185 Right Right 1926-09-19
31 Bucky Walters 6-01 180 Right Right 1909-04-19
14 Paul Burris 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-07-21
39 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
23 Del Crandall 6-01 195 Right Right 1930-03-05
22 Walt Linden 6-01 190 Right Right 1924-03-27
3 Bob Elliott 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-11-26
12 Roy Hartsfield 5-09 165 Right Right 1925-10-25
10 Buddy Kerr 6-02 180 Right Right 1922-11-06
2 Gene Mauch 5-10 165 Right Right 1925-11-18
8 Connie Ryan 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-02-27
7 Sibby Sisti 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
9 Earl Torgeson 6-03 180 Left Left 1924-01-01
18 Emil Verban 5-11 165 Right Right 1915-08-27
6 Bob Addis 6-00 175 Right Left 1925-11-06
4 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
1 Tommy Holmes 5-10 180 Left Left 1917-03-29
5 Sam Jethroe 6-01 178 Right Both 1918-01-20
27 Willard Marshall 6-01 205 Right Left 1921-02-08
15 Luis Olmo 5-11½ 190 Right Right 1919-08-11
11 Pete Reiser 5-10½ 185 Right Left 1919-03-17
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The 1950 Boston Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 71 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Braves Field (Park Factors: 94/93) where 944,391 fans witnessed their 1950 Braves finish the season with a .539 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1950 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1950 Boston Braves salary list, a 1950 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1950 Boston Braves primary starters list:

1950 Boston Braves
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1950 Boston Braves
Most Games by Position

C Walker Cooper (88)
1B Earl Torgeson (156)
2B Roy Hartsfield (96)
3B Bob Elliott (137)
SS Buddy Kerr (155)
LF Sid Gordon (123)
CF Sam Jethroe (141)
RF Tommy Holmes (88)
  
SP Vern Bickford
SP Johnny Sain
SP Warren Spahn
  
RP Johnny Antonelli
RP Bob Hall
CL Bobby Hogue


1950 Boston Braves
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1950 Boston Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tommy Holmes
#2 Gene Mauch
#3 Bob Elliott
#4 Sid Gordon
#5 Sam Jethroe
#6 Bob Addis
#6 Murray Wall
#7 Sibby Sisti
#8 Connie Ryan
#9 Earl Torgeson
#10 Buddy Kerr
#11 Pete Reiser
#12 Roy Hartsfield
#14 Paul Burris
#15 Luis Olmo
#16 Dave Cole
#17 Bob Chipman
#18 Emil Verban
#19 Ernie Johnson
#20 Dick Donovan
#21 Warren Spahn
#22 Mickey Haefner
#22 Walt Linden
#23 Del Crandall
#24 Vern Bickford
#25 Bob Hall
#26 Normie Roy
#27 Willard Marshall
#31 Bucky Walters
#33 Johnny Sain
#34 Johnny Antonelli
#36 Dick Donovan
#36 Max Surkont
#37 Bobby Hogue
#39 Walker Cooper
#39 Dick Manville
#50 Ernie Johnson

Did you know that a 1950 Boston Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?