1969 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 93-69. They scored 691 runs and belted 141 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 44 home runs and 97 RBI. Felix Millan led the team with 174 hits for a .267 average.
The team allowed 631 runs and had a team ERA of 3.53. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 193 strikeouts. Cecil Upshaw was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Aaron | 1B | 49 | 60 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .318 | .333 | .651 | .250 |
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 144 | 496 | 57 | 124 | 14 | 57 | 3 | .328 | .371 | .699 | .250 |
| Jim Breazeale | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 154 | 573 | 74 | 147 | 22 | 88 | 12 | .325 | .428 | .753 | .257 |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | 12 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .231 | .481 | .231 |
| Gil Garrido | SS | 82 | 227 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .272 | .251 | .523 | .220 |
| Sonny Jackson | SS | 98 | 318 | 41 | 76 | 1 | 27 | 12 | .317 | .289 | .606 | .239 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 162 | 652 | 98 | 174 | 6 | 57 | 14 | .310 | .345 | .655 | .267 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 147 | 547 | 100 | 164 | 44 | 97 | 9 | .396 | .607 | 1.003 | .300 |
| Felipe Alou | OF | 123 | 476 | 54 | 134 | 5 | 32 | 4 | .319 | .345 | .664 | .282 |
| Bob Aspromonte | OF | 82 | 198 | 16 | 50 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .304 | .348 | .652 | .253 |
| Dusty Baker | OF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Oscar Brown | OF | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Rico Carty | OF | 104 | 304 | 47 | 104 | 16 | 58 | 0 | .401 | .549 | .950 | .342 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 51 | 88 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .371 | .375 | .746 | .295 |
| Ralph Garr | OF | 22 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .259 | .535 | .222 |
| Tony Gonzalez | OF | 89 | 320 | 51 | 94 | 10 | 50 | 3 | .354 | .447 | .801 | .294 |
| Mike Lum | OF | 121 | 168 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .326 | .333 | .659 | .268 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Didier | C | 114 | 352 | 30 | 90 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .321 | .307 | .628 | .256 |
| Walt Hriniak | C | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 |
| Bob Tillman | C | 69 | 190 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 29 | 0 | .263 | .411 | .674 | .195 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5460 | 691 | 1411 | 141 | 640 | 59 | .316 | .380 | .696 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Britton | 24 | 13 | 88 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 60 | 49 | 3.78 | 1.341 | |||
| Paul Doyle | 36 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 2.08 | 1.205 | |||
| Garry Hill | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15.43 | 3.043 | |||
| Pat Jarvis | 37 | 33 | 217.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 123 | 73 | 4.43 | 1.275 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 9 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4.97 | 1.414 | |||
| Rick Kester | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Larry Maxie | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.667 | |||
| Mike McQueen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Gary Neibauer | 29 | 0 | 57.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 42 | 31 | 3.90 | 1.265 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 40 | 35 | 284.3 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 1 | 193 | 57 | 2.56 | 1.027 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 26 | 24 | 144 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 72 | 44 | 3.62 | 1.340 | |||
| Bob Priddy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Claude Raymond | 33 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5.25 | 1.438 | |||
| Ron Reed | 36 | 33 | 241.3 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 0 | 160 | 56 | 3.47 | 1.173 | |||
| George Stone | 36 | 20 | 165.3 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3 | 102 | 48 | 3.65 | 1.295 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 62 | 0 | 105.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 27 | 57 | 29 | 2.91 | 1.244 | |||
| Charlie Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 14 | 4 | .73 | 0.732 | |||
| Team Totals | 383 | 162 | 1444.8 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 42 | 893 | 438 | 3.53 | 1.226 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Felix Millan | 162 |
| At Bats | Felix Millan | 652 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Felix Millan | 708 |
| Batting Average | Hank Aaron | .300 |
| On-Base % | Hank Aaron | .396 |
| Slugging % | Hank Aaron | .607 |
| OPS | Hank Aaron | 1.003 |
| Runs | Hank Aaron | 100 |
| Hits | Felix Millan | 174 |
| Total Bases | Hank Aaron | 332 |
| Doubles | Hank Aaron | 30 |
| Triples | Sonny Jackson and Felix Millan | 5 |
| Home Runs | Hank Aaron | 44 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron | 97 |
| Walks | Hank Aaron | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Clete Boyer | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Felix Millan | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Hank Aaron | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ron Reed | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tito Francona and Tony Gonzalez | 4 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rico Carty and Felix Millan | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Niekro | 23 |
| Losses | Phil Niekro | 13 |
| Saves | Cecil Upshaw | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Ron Reed | .643 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 2.56 |
| WHIP | Phil Niekro | 1.027 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 284.3 |
| Games | Cecil Upshaw | 62 |
| Games Started | Phil Niekro | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 193 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 21 |
| Shutouts | Phil Niekro | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 1143 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Niekro | 235 |
| Walks Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Reed | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ron Reed | 18 |
