1951 Boston Braves Starters
(76-78) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Vern Bickford Apr 17 @NYG 7.0 34 L 4 4 8 3 5 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Apr 18 @NYG 8.0 36 5 5 11 2 1 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Apr 19 @NYG 8.0 38 L 4 4 7 6 8 0 None None None None
Dick Donovan Apr 19 (2) @NYG 5.0 26 4 5 5 1 6 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Apr 20 PHI 9.0 33 W 0 1 2 6 3 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Apr 21 PHI 5.1 24 W 3 4 6 0 3 1 None None None None
Johnny Sain Apr 22 PHI 8.1 41 L 5 6 13 4 2 1 None None None None
Warren Spahn Apr 23 BRK 15.2 56 L 1 2 10 8 2 1 180 116 64 .64
Max Surkont Apr 24 BRK 9.0 36 W 4 4 10 5 2 2 128 84 44 .66
Vern Bickford Apr 25 BRK 8.0 36 W 3 5 10 4 4 1 103 55 48 .53
Johnny Sain Apr 26 NYG 9.0 36 W 0 0 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Apr 27 NYG 9.0 35 W 3 3 5 6 4 3 None None None None
Max Surkont Apr 28 @PHI 9.0 36 W 0 0 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Apr 29 @PHI 9.0 33 W 0 0 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Dick Donovan Apr 29 (2) @PHI 1.1 11 3 3 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain May 1 @STL 6.0 24 L 5 5 3 3 3 2 None None None None
Warren Spahn May 2 @STL 9.0 36 W 0 0 6 2 4 0 None None None None
Max Surkont May 3 @CHC 6.1 29 L 7 7 7 2 3 2 None None None None
Vern Bickford May 4 @CHC 9.0 36 W 3 3 5 5 5 1 None None None None
Johnny Sain May 5 @CHC 9.0 35 L 1 2 6 6 3 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn May 6 @PIT 9.0 36 W 0 0 8 4 2 0 None None None None
George Estock May 6 (2) @PIT 8.0 37 L 3 3 8 2 5 0 None None None None
Max Surkont May 8 @CIN 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 0 1 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford May 9 @CIN 9.0 31 W 0 0 2 9 2 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain May 10 @CIN 7.0 32 L 4 4 9 0 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn May 12 @BRK 12.0 52 5 5 16 6 1 1 183 114 69 .62
Max Surkont May 13 @BRK 3.2 21 5 5 7 0 3 0 78 49 29 .63
Vern Bickford May 15 CIN 8.0 29 L 1 1 2 4 1 1 None None None None
Johnny Sain May 16 CIN 8.0 32 L 3 4 8 4 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn May 17 CIN 6.0 26 L 6 6 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Max Surkont May 18 PIT 9.0 40 W 3 3 10 2 3 2 None None None None
Vern Bickford May 19 PIT 9.0 34 W 2 2 8 5 1 1 None None None None
Johnny Sain May 20 CHC 7.0 30 3 3 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson May 20 (2) CHC 4.1 21 3 3 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn May 22 STL 9.0 35 W 2 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont May 23 STL 5.0 23 L 5 6 10 0 1 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford May 25 BRK 8.0 40 L 3 4 8 4 8 1 166 93 73 .56
Johnny Sain May 26 BRK 8.2 43 W 9 10 16 5 3 3 146 93 53 .64
Warren Spahn May 28 NYG 9.0 39 W 1 1 7 8 5 1 None None None None
Max Surkont May 30 NYG 10.0 43 L 6 6 8 6 3 3 None None None None
Vern Bickford May 30 (2) NYG 9.0 34 W 3 3 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jun 1 @CHC 9.0 36 W 2 2 9 4 2 1 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jun 2 @CHC 1.2 13 L 4 4 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jun 3 @CIN 9.0 37 L 2 3 5 4 6 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Jun 3 (2) @CIN 9.0 39 L 4 4 12 2 1 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 4 @CIN 8.0 34 6 6 9 3 3 1 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jun 5 @PIT 4.0 26 L 5 6 12 3 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jun 6 @PIT 9.0 32 W 2 2 5 4 1 1 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jun 7 @PIT 9.0 35 W 0 0 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 8 @STL 8.0 35 L 0 2 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Jun 9 @STL 9.0 38 W 1 1 6 4 4 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jun 10 @STL 8.0 39 L 3 5 12 0 2 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jun 12 PIT 9.0 43 W 3 3 11 2 4 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jun 14 PIT 3.2 19 L 6 6 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 15 CIN 6.0 26 L 4 4 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jun 16 CIN 9.0 32 W 0 0 4 4 2 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jun 17 CIN 7.0 28 L 1 2 5 2 0 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Jun 17 (2) CIN 9.0 35 W 0 0 8 4 2 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jun 18 CHC 6.0 31 4 4 9 1 4 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 19 CHC 2.0 12 L 3 3 4 0 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jun 20 CHC 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 8 2 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Jun 22 STL 0.2 7 3 3 3 0 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jun 24 STL 8.1 38 5 5 9 3 4 1 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jun 26 PHI 6.0 25 L 3 3 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 28 PHI 4.0 21 2 2 9 1 0 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jun 30 @NYG 7.0 33 W 1 7 7 5 4 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jul 1 @NYG 7.0 29 L 4 4 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jul 2 @BRK 8.0 38 L 1 5 12 2 2 1 109 72 37 .66
Max Surkont Jul 3 @BRK 9.0 35 W 1 3 7 4 1 0 106 68 38 .64
Chet Nichols Jul 4 @PHI 6.2 33 L 4 4 7 1 8 0 None None None None
Dave Cole Jul 4 (2) @PHI 7.1 32 L 2 3 7 0 5 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jul 5 @PHI 4.0 19 3 3 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jul 6 NYG 2.0 15 6 6 7 0 2 2 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 7 NYG 8.0 34 4 4 7 4 1 2 None None None None
Dave Cole Jul 8 NYG 6.0 28 5 5 7 3 5 2 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 13 @CIN 7.0 28 L 2 2 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jul 14 @CIN 6.0 28 L 5 5 10 3 1 1 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jul 15 @CHC 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Jul 15 (2) @CHC 0.1 6 2 4 4 0 0 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Jul 16 @CHC 7.1 37 W 4 4 11 2 5 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 17 @STL 9.0 37 W 0 0 9 5 3 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jul 18 @STL 2.1 15 L 6 6 8 0 0 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jul 20 @PIT 9.0 42 W 4 6 10 7 5 1 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jul 21 @PIT 9.0 42 W 6 6 11 5 8 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 22 @PIT 7.1 34 3 3 7 6 5 2 None None None None
Jim Wilson Jul 22 (2) @PIT 4.2 23 L 5 5 8 2 1 2 None None None None
Dave Cole Jul 23 PIT 0.0 4 4 4 1 0 3 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jul 24 CIN 9.0 34 W 1 1 7 6 1 0 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jul 26 CIN 8.2 35 W 2 2 6 2 5 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 27 PIT 0.0 3 L 3 3 2 0 1 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Jul 28 PIT 5.2 29 L 5 6 8 2 4 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Jul 29 PIT 4.0 16 L 4 4 5 4 0 3 None None None None
Jim Wilson Jul 29 (2) PIT 8.1 34 W 4 4 9 2 1 2 None None None None
Vern Bickford Jul 30 STL 8.0 36 L 4 4 10 3 2 1 None None None None
Chet Nichols Jul 31 STL 9.0 31 W 0 0 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Aug 1 STL 9.0 38 W 1 1 5 2 7 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 2 STL 6.1 31 W 3 3 7 6 5 1 None None None None
Vern Bickford Aug 3 CHC 8.0 29 L 2 2 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Aug 4 CHC 3.1 17 3 4 6 0 0 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Aug 5 CHC 9.0 37 W 4 4 8 7 1 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Aug 5 (2) CHC 4.0 17 3 3 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 7 PHI 7.0 27 L 1 1 3 6 1 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Aug 7 (2) PHI 10.0 37 0 0 5 0 5 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Aug 8 PHI 8.0 29 L 3 3 5 2 3 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Aug 9 PHI 9.0 36 W 4 4 8 5 5 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Aug 11 BRK 5.2 28 L 7 7 11 3 1 1 90 57 33 .63
Max Surkont Aug 11 (2) BRK 9.0 41 W 3 4 9 5 5 2 141 84 57 .60
Johnny Sain Aug 12 BRK 7.0 27 L 1 3 6 5 0 1 95 65 30 .68
Jim Wilson Aug 13 BRK 7.1 33 L 7 7 11 2 3 2 130 83 47 .64
Chet Nichols Aug 14 @PHI 9.0 39 W 2 2 8 7 4 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Aug 15 @PHI 9.0 37 W 0 0 8 5 3 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 17 @BRK 8.0 33 L 1 2 6 2 3 1 123 76 47 .62
Johnny Sain Aug 17 (2) @BRK 6.1 32 W 3 3 8 5 4 0 127 74 53 .58
Chet Nichols Aug 18 @BRK 8.0 32 L 1 3 4 2 4 1 113 66 47 .58
Warren Spahn Aug 19 @BRK 9.0 38 W 4 4 7 3 4 1 127 81 46 .64
Jim Wilson Aug 21 @PIT 9.0 37 W 1 1 8 1 4 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 22 @PIT 7.0 32 3 3 5 6 7 1 None None None None
Warren Spahn Aug 24 @CIN 9.0 34 W 1 1 9 6 3 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Aug 24 (2) @CIN 9.0 33 W 0 1 4 6 2 0 None None None None
Johnny Sain Aug 25 @CIN 4.0 18 0 1 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 26 @STL 3.1 20 L 8 8 10 1 2 1 None None None None
Jim Wilson Aug 26 (2) @STL 9.0 33 W 1 1 8 3 0 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Aug 27 @STL 9.0 36 W 3 3 6 11 3 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 27 (2) @STL 9.0 33 W 0 2 2 9 4 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Aug 28 @CHC 9.0 35 L 1 1 5 2 4 0 None None None None
Dave Cole Aug 29 @CHC 8.1 33 W 1 1 3 6 6 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Aug 30 @CHC 9.0 38 W 2 2 11 3 2 1 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 1 PHI 9.0 38 W 3 4 9 9 2 1 None None None None
Dave Cole Sep 2 PHI 5.0 22 L 0 5 5 1 3 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 3 BRK 5.0 22 L 4 4 6 4 1 1 None None None None
Chet Nichols Sep 3 (2) BRK 2.1 14 L 5 5 6 0 1 1 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 5 @NYG 9.0 39 L 3 3 5 7 8 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Sep 5 (2) @NYG 3.2 22 L 7 7 8 1 3 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 7 @NYG 5.0 25 L 5 6 8 0 2 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Sep 8 @PHI 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 5 3 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 9 @PHI 9.0 39 W 4 4 10 3 2 2 None None None None
Dave Cole Sep 9 (2) @PHI 9.0 40 W 1 1 7 1 9 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Sep 11 CHC 1.1 10 5 5 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 12 CHC 9.0 33 W 2 3 4 3 2 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 13 (2) STL 9.0 29 W 0 0 1 2 1 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Sep 14 STL 9.0 39 W 4 5 8 3 4 0 None None None None
Dave Cole Sep 15 STL 0.0 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 16 CIN 9.0 34 W 5 5 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 16 (2) CIN 7.0 30 L 3 4 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Sep 18 PIT 6.1 31 L 6 6 9 6 1 1 None None None None
Chet Nichols Sep 19 PIT 7.0 30 L 5 5 8 3 3 1 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 22 NYG 8.0 34 L 4 4 9 1 4 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 23 NYG 5.0 21 L 2 2 4 0 5 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Sep 24 NYG 8.2 37 L 2 4 7 8 4 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 25 @BRK 9.0 39 W 3 3 9 5 2 1 None None None None
Jim Wilson Sep 25 (2) @BRK 9.0 35 W 2 2 3 4 4 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 26 @BRK 4.2 25 L 8 8 7 4 3 0 None None None None
Chet Nichols Sep 27 @BRK 9.0 41 W 2 3 6 5 6 0 None None None None
Warren Spahn Sep 29 @NYG 8.0 31 L 2 2 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Jim Wilson Sep 30 @NYG 6.0 26 L 3 3 8 1 1 1 None None None None