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1978 Atlanta Braves

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1978 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 69-93. They scored 600 runs and belted 123 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. Jeff Burroughs, Bob Horner, and Dale Murphy were tied for the team lead in home runs with 23. Dale Murphy was the best run producer with 79 RBI. Jeff Burroughs led the team with 147 hits for a .301 average.

The team allowed 750 runs and had a team ERA of 4.10. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 248 strikeouts. Gene Garber led the team with 22 saves.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Bob Beall 1B 108 185 29 45 1 16 4 .368 .303 .671 .243
Rob Belloir 3B 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000 1.000
Darrel Chaney SS 89 245 27 55 3 20 1 .295 .306 .601 .224
Rod Gilbreath 3B 116 326 22 80 3 31 7 .300 .331 .631 .245
Bob Horner 3B 89 323 50 86 23 63 0 .313 .539 .852 .266
Glenn Hubbard 2B 44 163 15 42 2 13 2 .309 .319 .628 .258
Jerry Maddox 3B 7 14 1 3 0 1 0 .267 .214 .481 .214
Dale Murphy 1B 151 530 66 120 23 79 11 .284 .394 .678 .226
Tom Paciorek 1B 5 9 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .666 .333
Pat Rockett SS 55 142 6 20 0 4 1 .212 .155 .367 .141
Jerry Royster 2B 140 529 67 137 2 35 27 .331 .333 .664 .259
Chico Ruiz 2B 18 46 3 13 0 2 0 .313 .348 .661 .283
Hank Small 1B 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Outfielders
Brian Asselstine OF 39 103 11 28 2 13 2 .339 .417 .756 .272
Barry Bonnell OF 117 304 36 73 1 16 12 .287 .306 .593 .240
Jeff Burroughs OF 153 488 72 147 23 77 1 .432 .529 .961 .301
Cito Gaston OF 60 118 5 27 1 9 0 .244 .263 .507 .229
Gary Matthews OF 129 474 75 135 18 62 8 .366 .462 .828 .285
Eddie Miller OF 6 21 5 3 0 2 3 .250 .190 .440 .143
Rowland Office OF 146 404 40 101 9 40 8 .297 .354 .651 .250
Larry Whisenton OF 6 16 1 3 0 2 0 .235 .250 .485 .188
Catchers
Bruce Benedict C 22 52 3 13 0 1 0 .328 .288 .616 .250
Joe Nolan C 95 213 22 49 4 22 3 .339 .347 .686 .230
Biff Pocoroba C 92 289 21 70 6 34 0 .312 .332 .644 .242
Team Totals - - 5381 600 1313 123 558 90 .312 .363 .674 .244


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Tommy Boggs 16 12 59 2 8 .200 0 21 26 6.71 1.797
Jim Bouton 5 5 29 1 3 .250 0 10 21 4.97 1.586
Rick Camp 42 4 74.3 2 4 .333 0 23 32 3.75 1.763
Dave Campbell 53 0 69.3 4 4 .500 1 45 49 4.80 1.674
Mike Davey 3 0 2.7 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .00 0.741
Adrian Devine 31 6 65.3 5 4 .556 3 26 25 5.92 1.669
Jamie Easterly 37 6 78 3 6 .333 1 42 45 5.65 1.744
Gene Garber 43 0 78.3 4 4 .500 22 61 13 2.53 0.907
Preston Hanna 29 28 140.3 7 13 .350 0 90 93 5.13 1.604
Frank LaCorte 2 2 14.7 0 1 .000 0 7 4 3.68 0.884
Max Leon 5 0 5.7 0 0 .000 0 1 4 6.35 1.754
Mickey Mahler 34 21 134.7 4 11 .267 0 92 66 4.68 1.455
Larry McWilliams 15 15 99.3 9 3 .750 0 42 35 2.81 1.198
Phil Niekro 44 42 334.3 19 18 .514 1 248 102 2.88 1.188
Dick Ruthven 13 13 81 2 6 .250 0 45 28 4.11 1.309
Craig Skok 43 0 62 3 2 .600 2 28 27 4.35 1.468
Eddie Solomon 37 8 106 4 6 .400 2 64 50 4.08 1.396
Duane Theiss 3 0 6.3 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.42 0.952
Team Totals 455 162 1440.2 69 93 .426 32 848 624 4.10 1.408

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Jeff Burroughs 153
At Bats Dale Murphy 530
Plate Appearances (approx.) Jeff Burroughs 611
Batting Average Jeff Burroughs .301
On-Base % Jeff Burroughs .432
Slugging % Jeff Burroughs .529
OPS Jeff Burroughs .961
Runs Gary Matthews 75
Hits Jeff Burroughs 147
Total Bases Jeff Burroughs 258
Doubles Jeff Burroughs 30
Triples Jerry Royster 8
Home Runs Jeff Burroughs, Bob Horner, and Dale Murphy 23
RBI Dale Murphy 79
Walks Jeff Burroughs 117
Strikeouts Dale Murphy 145
Stolen Bases Jerry Royster 27
Caught Stealing Jerry Royster 17
Sacrifice Hits Jerry Royster 8
Sacrifice Flies Bob Horner 9
Grounded into Double Plays Jeff Burroughs and Gary Matthews 16

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Phil Niekro 19
Losses Phil Niekro 18
Saves Gene Garber 22
Won-Loss % Phil Niekro .514
ERA Phil Niekro 2.88
WHIP Phil Niekro 1.188
Innings Pitched Phil Niekro 334.3
Games Dave Campbell 53
Games Started Phil Niekro 42
Strikeouts Phil Niekro 248
Complete Games Phil Niekro 22
Shutouts Phil Niekro 4
Batters Faced Phil Niekro 1389
Earned Runs Allowed Phil Niekro 107
Hits Allowed Phil Niekro 295
Walks Allowed Phil Niekro 102
Home Runs Allowed Mickey Mahler and Phil Niekro 16
Doubles Allowed Phil Niekro 42
Triples Allowed Phil Niekro 10
Wild Pitches Mickey Mahler 12
Hit Batsmen Phil Niekro 13
Double Plays Induced Phil Niekro 13

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