1973 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 76-85. They scored 799 runs and belted 206 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Davey Johnson led the team in home runs with 43. Darrell Evans knocked in 104 runs. Ralph Garr led the team with 200 hits for a .299 average. Ralph Garr had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 774 runs and had a team ERA of 4.25. Leading the team in wins was Carl Morton, with 15. Phil Niekro led the team with 131 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larvell Blanks | 3B | 17 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .222 | .485 | .222 |
| Dick Dietz | 1B | 83 | 139 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .474 | .432 | .906 | .295 |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | 161 | 595 | 114 | 167 | 41 | 104 | 6 | .403 | .556 | .959 | .281 |
| Leo Foster | SS | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .500 | .167 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 3B | 29 | 74 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .341 | .338 | .679 | .284 |
| Chuck Goggin | 2B | 64 | 90 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .350 | .344 | .694 | .289 |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 157 | 559 | 84 | 151 | 43 | 99 | 5 | .370 | .546 | .916 | .270 |
| Mike Lum | 1B | 138 | 513 | 74 | 151 | 16 | 82 | 2 | .351 | .462 | .813 | .294 |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .364 | .781 | .364 |
| Marty Perez | SS | 141 | 501 | 66 | 125 | 8 | 57 | 2 | .316 | .347 | .663 | .250 |
| Jack Pierce | 1B | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .050 | .145 | .050 |
| Frank Tepedino | 1B | 74 | 148 | 20 | 45 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .354 | .419 | .773 | .304 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 120 | 392 | 84 | 118 | 40 | 96 | 1 | .402 | .643 | 1.045 | .301 |
| Dusty Baker | OF | 159 | 604 | 101 | 174 | 21 | 99 | 24 | .359 | .454 | .813 | .288 |
| Oscar Brown | OF | 22 | 58 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .259 | .505 | .207 |
| Ralph Garr | OF | 148 | 668 | 94 | 200 | 11 | 55 | 35 | .323 | .415 | .738 | .299 |
| Sonny Jackson | OF | 117 | 206 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .283 | .252 | .535 | .209 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .500 | .875 | 1.375 | .375 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Paul Casanova | C | 82 | 236 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .254 | .335 | .589 | .216 |
| Larry Howard | C | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .125 | .425 | .125 |
| Johnny Oates | C | 93 | 322 | 27 | 80 | 4 | 27 | 1 | .299 | .304 | .603 | .248 |
| Freddie Velazquez | C | 15 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .375 | .391 | .766 | .348 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5631 | 799 | 1497 | 206 | 758 | 84 | .335 | .427 | .762 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Cheadle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Al Closter | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14.54 | 2.558 | |||
| Adrian Devine | 24 | 1 | 32.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6.40 | 1.765 | |||
| Pat Dobson | 12 | 10 | 57.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4.99 | 1.594 | |||
| Wenty Ford | 4 | 2 | 16.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5.51 | 1.534 | |||
| Jimmy Freeman | 13 | 5 | 37.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 7.71 | 2.011 | |||
| Danny Frisella | 42 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 4.20 | 1.400 | |||
| Gary Gentry | 16 | 14 | 86.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 42 | 35 | 3.43 | 1.257 | |||
| Roric Harrison | 38 | 22 | 177.3 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 5 | 130 | 98 | 4.16 | 1.461 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 20 | 0 | 12.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6.39 | 1.654 | |||
| Tom House | 52 | 0 | 67.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4 | 42 | 31 | 4.68 | 1.322 | |||
| Tom Kelley | 7 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2.84 | 1.575 | |||
| Max Leon | 12 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 5.33 | 1.444 | |||
| Carl Morton | 38 | 37 | 256.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 112 | 70 | 3.41 | 1.264 | |||
| Gary Neibauer | 16 | 1 | 21.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 7.17 | 2.019 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 20 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4.12 | 1.417 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 42 | 30 | 245 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4 | 131 | 89 | 3.31 | 1.237 | |||
| Jim Panther | 23 | 0 | 30.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7.63 | 1.759 | |||
| Ron Reed | 20 | 19 | 116.3 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 1 | 64 | 31 | 4.41 | 1.410 | |||
| Ron Schueler | 39 | 20 | 186 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2 | 124 | 66 | 3.87 | 1.317 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 5 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9.82 | 2.703 | |||
| Team Totals | 449 | 162 | 1461.9 | 76 | 85 | .472 | 35 | 803 | 575 | 4.25 | 1.397 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Darrell Evans | 161 |
| At Bats | Ralph Garr | 668 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Darrell Evans | 733 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Garr | .299 |
| On-Base % | Darrell Evans | .403 |
| Slugging % | Darrell Evans | .556 |
| OPS | Darrell Evans | .959 |
| Runs | Darrell Evans | 114 |
| Hits | Ralph Garr | 200 |
| Total Bases | Darrell Evans | 331 |
| Doubles | Ralph Garr | 32 |
| Triples | Darrell Evans | 8 |
| Home Runs | Davey Johnson | 43 |
| RBI | Darrell Evans | 104 |
| Walks | Darrell Evans | 124 |
| Strikeouts | Darrell Evans | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Ralph Garr | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Ralph Garr | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Marty Perez | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dusty Baker | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Marty Perez | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carl Morton | 15 |
| Losses | Ron Reed | 11 |
| Saves | Danny Frisella | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Carl Morton | .600 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 3.31 |
| WHIP | Phil Niekro | 1.237 |
| Innings Pitched | Carl Morton | 256.3 |
| Games | Tom House | 52 |
| Games Started | Carl Morton | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 131 |
| Complete Games | Carl Morton | 10 |
| Shutouts | Carl Morton | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Carl Morton | 1074 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Carl Morton | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Carl Morton | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | Roric Harrison | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Schueler | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Schueler | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Niekro | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Phil Niekro | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Carl Morton | 22 |
