1976 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 70-92. They scored 620 runs and belted 82 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Wynn, who led the team with 17 home runs and 66 RBI. Willie Montanez led the team with 135 hits for a .321 average.
The team allowed 700 runs and had a team ERA of 3.86. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 173 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rob Belloir | SS | 30 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .262 | .233 | .495 | .200 |
| Darrel Chaney | SS | 153 | 496 | 42 | 125 | 1 | 50 | 5 | .324 | .331 | .655 | .252 |
| Mike Eden | 2B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Darrell Evans | 1B | 44 | 139 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .320 | .194 | .514 | .173 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 2B | 116 | 383 | 57 | 96 | 1 | 32 | 7 | .329 | .329 | .658 | .251 |
| Lee Lacy | 2B | 50 | 180 | 25 | 49 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .299 | .367 | .666 | .272 |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 103 | 420 | 52 | 135 | 9 | 64 | 0 | .353 | .419 | .772 | .321 |
| Junior Moore | 3B | 20 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .387 | .308 | .695 | .269 |
| Marty Perez | 2B | 31 | 96 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .305 | .323 | .628 | .250 |
| Craig Robinson | 2B | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .391 | .235 | .626 | .235 |
| Pat Rockett | SS | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | 149 | 533 | 65 | 132 | 5 | 45 | 24 | .313 | .304 | .617 | .248 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brian Asselstine | OF | 11 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .229 | .303 | .532 | .212 |
| Cito Gaston | OF | 69 | 134 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .354 | .410 | .764 | .291 |
| Ken Henderson | OF | 133 | 435 | 52 | 114 | 13 | 61 | 5 | .352 | .395 | .747 | .262 |
| Dave May | OF | 105 | 214 | 27 | 46 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .300 | .308 | .608 | .215 |
| Rowland Office | OF | 99 | 359 | 51 | 101 | 4 | 34 | 2 | .348 | .368 | .716 | .281 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 111 | 324 | 39 | 94 | 4 | 36 | 2 | .333 | .383 | .716 | .290 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 148 | 449 | 75 | 93 | 17 | 66 | 16 | .377 | .367 | .744 | .207 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Vic Correll | C | 69 | 200 | 26 | 45 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .302 | .350 | .652 | .225 |
| Dale Murphy | C | 19 | 65 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .333 | .354 | .687 | .262 |
| Biff Pocoroba | C | 54 | 174 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .313 | .282 | .595 | .241 |
| Pete Varney | C | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Earl Williams | C | 61 | 184 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 26 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .661 | .212 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Terry Crowley | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5345 | 620 | 1309 | 82 | 586 | 74 | .314 | .334 | .648 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Autry | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.400 | |||
| Mike Beard | 30 | 0 | 33.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4.28 | 1.543 | |||
| Rick Camp | 5 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6.35 | 1.327 | |||
| Buzz Capra | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8.68 | 1.613 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 42 | 1 | 73.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 36 | 42 | 3.56 | 1.487 | |||
| Adrian Devine | 48 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 9 | 48 | 26 | 3.21 | 1.342 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 4 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 4.91 | 1.636 | |||
| Preston Hanna | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.875 | |||
| Frank LaCorte | 19 | 17 | 105.3 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 79 | 53 | 4.70 | 1.425 | |||
| Max Leon | 30 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2.75 | 1.306 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 24 | 0 | 36.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3.19 | 1.335 | |||
| Andy Messersmith | 29 | 28 | 207.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 135 | 74 | 3.04 | 1.158 | |||
| Roger Moret | 27 | 12 | 77.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 5.00 | 1.436 | |||
| Carl Morton | 26 | 24 | 140.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 42 | 45 | 4.17 | 1.547 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 38 | 37 | 270.7 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 173 | 101 | 3.29 | 1.293 | |||
| Dick Ruthven | 36 | 36 | 240.3 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 0 | 142 | 90 | 4.19 | 1.436 | |||
| Elias Sosa | 21 | 0 | 35.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 5.35 | 1.530 | |||
| Pablo Torrealba | 36 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 3.57 | 1.679 | |||
| Team Totals | 426 | 162 | 1437.8 | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27 | 818 | 564 | 3.86 | 1.390 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Darrel Chaney | 153 |
| At Bats | Jerry Royster | 533 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jerry Royster | 605 |
| Batting Average | Ken Henderson | .262 |
| On-Base % | Jim Wynn | .377 |
| Slugging % | Ken Henderson | .395 |
| OPS | Ken Henderson | .747 |
| Runs | Jim Wynn | 75 |
| Hits | Willie Montanez | 135 |
| Total Bases | Willie Montanez | 176 |
| Doubles | Darrel Chaney | 20 |
| Triples | Darrel Chaney and Rod Gilbreath | 8 |
| Home Runs | Jim Wynn | 17 |
| RBI | Jim Wynn | 66 |
| Walks | Jim Wynn | 127 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Wynn | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Jerry Royster | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Royster | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rod Gilbreath | 20 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jim Wynn | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Willie Montanez | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Niekro | 17 |
| Losses | Dick Ruthven | 17 |
| Saves | Adrian Devine | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Niekro | .607 |
| ERA | Andy Messersmith | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Andy Messersmith | 1.158 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 270.7 |
| Games | Adrian Devine | 48 |
| Games Started | Phil Niekro | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 173 |
| Complete Games | Andy Messersmith | 12 |
| Shutouts | Dick Ruthven | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 1157 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Ruthven | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Ruthven | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Niekro | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Phil Niekro | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Andy Messersmith and Phil Niekro | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Phil Niekro and Dick Ruthven | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Ruthven | 26 |
