1968 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 81-81. They scored 514 runs and belted 80 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 29 home runs and 86 RBI. Felipe Alou led the team with 210 hits for a .317 average.
The team allowed 549 runs and had a team ERA of 2.92. Pat Jarvis led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 157 strikeouts. Cecil Upshaw led the team with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 71 | 273 | 19 | 62 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .275 | .311 | .586 | .227 |
| Wayne Causey | 2B | 16 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .103 | .243 | .346 | .108 |
| Gil Garrido | SS | 18 | 53 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .228 | .208 | .436 | .208 |
| Sonny Jackson | SS | 105 | 358 | 37 | 81 | 1 | 19 | 16 | .282 | .268 | .550 | .226 |
| Bob Johnson | 3B | 59 | 187 | 15 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .298 | .299 | .597 | .262 |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 127 | 342 | 29 | 71 | 8 | 33 | 0 | .285 | .316 | .601 | .208 |
| Marty Martinez | SS | 113 | 356 | 34 | 82 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .291 | .261 | .552 | .230 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 149 | 570 | 49 | 165 | 1 | 33 | 6 | .321 | .340 | .661 | .289 |
| Woody Woodward | SS | 12 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .208 | .408 | .167 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 160 | 606 | 84 | 174 | 29 | 86 | 28 | .354 | .498 | .852 | .287 |
| Tommie Aaron | OF | 98 | 283 | 21 | 69 | 1 | 25 | 3 | .295 | .311 | .606 | .244 |
| Felipe Alou | OF | 160 | 662 | 72 | 210 | 11 | 57 | 12 | .365 | .438 | .803 | .317 |
| Dusty Baker | OF | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 122 | 346 | 32 | 99 | 2 | 47 | 3 | .376 | .347 | .723 | .286 |
| Mike Lum | OF | 122 | 232 | 22 | 52 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .277 | .319 | .596 | .224 |
| Mike Page | OF | 20 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .179 | .386 | .179 |
| Sandy Valdespino | OF | 36 | 86 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .320 | .279 | .599 | .233 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walt Hriniak | C | 9 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .346 | .346 | .692 | .346 |
| Bob Tillman | C | 86 | 236 | 16 | 52 | 5 | 20 | 1 | .278 | .301 | .579 | .220 |
| Joe Torre | C | 115 | 424 | 45 | 115 | 10 | 55 | 1 | .332 | .377 | .709 | .271 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ralph Garr | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5552 | 514 | 1399 | 80 | 480 | 83 | .302 | .339 | .641 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Britton | 34 | 9 | 90 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | 61 | 34 | 3.10 | 1.278 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 10 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4.84 | 1.435 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4.26 | 1.368 | |||
| Ted Davidson | 4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.75 | 2.090 | |||
| Skip Guinn | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.60 | 1.200 | |||
| Pat Jarvis | 34 | 34 | 256 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 157 | 50 | 2.60 | 0.984 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 31 | 16 | 135 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 57 | 25 | 3.47 | 1.259 | |||
| Dick Kelley | 31 | 11 | 98 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 73 | 45 | 2.76 | 1.337 | |||
| Rick Kester | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5.68 | 1.746 | |||
| Stu Miller | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27.00 | 3.846 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 37 | 34 | 257 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 2 | 140 | 45 | 2.59 | 1.062 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 22 | 19 | 121.3 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 75 | 22 | 2.37 | 1.096 | |||
| Claude Raymond | 36 | 0 | 60.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 10 | 37 | 18 | 2.83 | 1.227 | |||
| Ron Reed | 35 | 28 | 201.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 111 | 49 | 3.35 | 1.180 | |||
| Al Santorini | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.333 | |||
| George Stone | 17 | 10 | 75 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 52 | 19 | 2.76 | 1.093 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 52 | 0 | 116.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 13 | 74 | 24 | 2.47 | 1.045 | |||
| Team Totals | 362 | 163 | 1474.6 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 29 | 871 | 362 | 2.92 | 1.145 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Aaron and Felipe Alou | 160 |
| At Bats | Felipe Alou | 662 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Felipe Alou | 718 |
| Batting Average | Felipe Alou | .317 |
| On-Base % | Felipe Alou | .365 |
| Slugging % | Hank Aaron | .498 |
| OPS | Hank Aaron | .852 |
| Runs | Hank Aaron | 84 |
| Hits | Felipe Alou | 210 |
| Total Bases | Hank Aaron | 302 |
| Doubles | Felipe Alou | 37 |
| Triples | Felipe Alou | 5 |
| Home Runs | Hank Aaron | 29 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron | 86 |
| Walks | Hank Aaron | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Deron Johnson | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Hank Aaron | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Felipe Alou | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Niekro | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hank Aaron | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Aaron | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pat Jarvis | 16 |
| Losses | Pat Jarvis and Phil Niekro | 12 |
| Saves | Cecil Upshaw | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Pat Jarvis | .571 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 2.59 |
| WHIP | Pat Jarvis | 0.984 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 257 |
| Games | Cecil Upshaw | 52 |
| Games Started | Pat Jarvis and Phil Niekro | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Jarvis | 157 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 15 |
| Shutouts | Phil Niekro | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 1019 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ron Reed | 75 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Niekro | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 50 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Reed | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Pat Jarvis and Ken Johnson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Johnson | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Phil Niekro | 21 |
