1952 Boston Braves Roster

The 1952 Boston Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1952 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 1952 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1952 Boston Braves salary list, a 1952 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1952 Boston Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1952 Boston Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
24 Vern Bickford 6-00 185 Right Right 1920-08-17
33 Lew Burdette 6-02 190 Right Right 1926-11-22
16 Bob Chipman 6-02 190 Left Left 1918-10-11
29, 30 Dave Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1930-08-29
56 Gene Conley 6-08 225 Right Right 1930-11-10
20 Dick Donovan 6-03 205 Right Left 1927-12-07
30 Dick Hoover 6-00 170 Left Left 1925-12-11
22 Virgil Jester 5-11 188 Right Right 1927-07-23
32 Ernie Johnson 6-04 195 Right Right 1924-06-16
11 Sheldon Jones 6-00 180 Right Right 1922-02-02
21 Warren Spahn 6-00 175 Left Left 1921-04-23
36 Max Surkont 6-00 205 Right Right 1922-06-16
22 Bert Thiel 5-10 185 Right Right 1926-05-04
19 Jim Wilson 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1922-02-20
14 Paul Burris 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-07-21
39 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
42 Ebba St. Claire 6-01 219 Right Both 1921-08-05
40, 44 Buzz Clarkson 5-11 210 Right Right 1915-03-13
37 George Crowe 6-02 212 Left Left 1921-03-22
10 Jack Cusick 6-00 170 Right Right 1928-06-12
6 Jack Dittmer 6-01 175 Right Left 1928-01-10
12 Roy Hartsfield 5-09 165 Right Right 1925-10-25
2 Billy Klaus 5-10 165 Right Left 1928-12-09
23 Johnny Logan 5-11 175 Right Right 1927-03-23
41 Eddie Mathews 6-01 200 Right Left 1931-10-13
6 Billy Reed 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1922-11-12
13 Sibby Sisti 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
9 Earl Torgeson 6-03 180 Left Left 1924-01-01
7 Jack Daniels 5-10 165 Left Left 1927-12-21
4 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
5 Sam Jethroe 6-01 178 Right Both 1918-01-20
27 Willard Marshall 6-01 205 Right Left 1921-02-08
18 Bob Thorpe 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1926-11-19
8 Pete Whisenant 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-14
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The 1952 Boston Braves played 153 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 89 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Braves Field (Park Factors: 97/97) where 281,278 fans witnessed their 1952 Braves finish the season with a .418 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 1952 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1952 Boston Braves salary list, a 1952 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1952 Boston Braves primary starters list:

1952 Boston Braves
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1952 Boston Braves
Most Games by Position

C Walker Cooper (89)
1B Earl Torgeson (105)
2B Jack Dittmer (90)
3B Eddie Mathews (142)
SS Johnny Logan (117)
LF Sid Gordon (142)
CF Sam Jethroe (150)
RF Jack Daniels (75)
  
SP Vern Bickford
SP Warren Spahn
SP Max Surkont
SP Jim Wilson
  
RP Bob Chipman
RP Dave Cole
RP Sheldon Jones
CL Lew Burdette


1952 Boston Braves
Salaries

Warren Spahn $25,000.00


1952 Boston Braves
Uniform Numbers

#2 Billy Klaus
#4 Sid Gordon
#5 Sam Jethroe
#6 Jack Dittmer
#6 Billy Reed
#7 Jack Daniels
#8 Pete Whisenant
#9 Earl Torgeson
#10 Jack Cusick
#11 Sheldon Jones
#12 Roy Hartsfield
#13 Sibby Sisti
#14 Paul Burris
#16 Bob Chipman
#18 Bob Thorpe
#19 Jim Wilson
#20 Dick Donovan
#21 Warren Spahn
#22 Virgil Jester
#22 Bert Thiel
#23 Johnny Logan
#24 Vern Bickford
#27 Willard Marshall
#29 Dave Cole
#30 Dave Cole
#30 Dick Hoover
#32 Ernie Johnson
#33 Lew Burdette
#36 Max Surkont
#37 George Crowe
#39 Walker Cooper
#40 Buzz Clarkson
#41 Eddie Mathews
#42 Ebba St. Claire
#44 Buzz Clarkson
#56 Gene Conley

Did you know that a 1952 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)?
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