1986 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1986 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 72-89. They scored 615 runs and belted 138 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Dale Murphy, who led the team with 29 home runs and 163 hits. Bob Horner knocked in 87 runs.
The team allowed 719 runs and had a team ERA of 3.99. Rick Mahler was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. David Palmer struck out 170 batters to lead the team. Gene Garber led the team with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 97 | 122 | 13 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .384 | .426 | .810 | .311 |
| Bob Horner | 1B | 141 | 517 | 70 | 141 | 27 | 87 | 1 | .336 | .472 | .808 | .273 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 2B | 143 | 408 | 42 | 94 | 4 | 36 | 3 | .340 | .304 | .644 | .230 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B | 151 | 503 | 62 | 136 | 5 | 48 | 7 | .373 | .360 | .733 | .270 |
| Rafael Ramirez | SS | 134 | 496 | 57 | 119 | 8 | 33 | 19 | .273 | .335 | .608 | .240 |
| Paul Runge | 2B | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Ted Simmons | 1B | 76 | 127 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .313 | .386 | .699 | .252 |
| Andres Thomas | SS | 102 | 323 | 26 | 81 | 6 | 32 | 4 | .267 | .372 | .639 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Griffey | OF | 80 | 292 | 36 | 90 | 12 | 32 | 12 | .351 | .503 | .854 | .308 |
| Albert Hall | OF | 16 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .309 | .280 | .589 | .240 |
| Terry Harper | OF | 106 | 265 | 26 | 68 | 8 | 30 | 3 | .330 | .392 | .722 | .257 |
| Brad Komminsk | OF | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 118 | 359 | 46 | 84 | 4 | 27 | 17 | .276 | .351 | .627 | .234 |
| Darryl Motley | OF | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .300 | .573 | .200 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | 160 | 614 | 89 | 163 | 29 | 83 | 7 | .347 | .477 | .824 | .265 |
| Gerald Perry | OF | 29 | 70 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .342 | .386 | .728 | .271 |
| Billy Sample | OF | 92 | 200 | 23 | 57 | 6 | 14 | 4 | .338 | .430 | .768 | .285 |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 40 | 137 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 4 | .336 | .460 | .796 | .270 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Benedict | C | 64 | 160 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .298 | .300 | .598 | .225 |
| Ozzie Virgil | C | 114 | 359 | 45 | 80 | 15 | 48 | 1 | .343 | .373 | .716 | .223 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5384 | 615 | 1348 | 138 | 575 | 93 | .315 | .381 | .696 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Acker | 21 | 14 | 95 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 37 | 26 | 3.79 | 1.326 | |||
| Doyle Alexander | 17 | 17 | 117.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 74 | 17 | 3.84 | 1.296 | |||
| Paul Assenmacher | 61 | 0 | 68.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 7 | 56 | 26 | 2.50 | 1.274 | |||
| Jeff Dedmon | 57 | 0 | 99.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 58 | 39 | 2.98 | 1.294 | |||
| Gene Garber | 61 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 24 | 56 | 20 | 2.54 | 1.231 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 17 | 15 | 87 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 49 | 35 | 4.97 | 1.563 | |||
| Rick Mahler | 39 | 39 | 237.7 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 0 | 137 | 95 | 4.88 | 1.590 | |||
| Craig McMurtry | 37 | 5 | 79.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 4.74 | 1.568 | |||
| Ed Olwine | 37 | 0 | 47.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 3.40 | 1.090 | |||
| David Palmer | 35 | 35 | 209.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 170 | 102 | 3.65 | 1.350 | |||
| Charlie Puleo | 5 | 3 | 24.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 2.96 | 1.029 | |||
| Steve Shields | 6 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7.11 | 1.575 | |||
| Zane Smith | 38 | 32 | 204.7 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 1 | 139 | 105 | 4.05 | 1.534 | |||
| Cliff Speck | 13 | 1 | 28.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 4.13 | 1.413 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 16 | 0 | 18.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4.34 | 1.390 | |||
| Duane Ward | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7.31 | 1.875 | |||
| Team Totals | 470 | 161 | 1424.8 | 72 | 89 | .447 | 39 | 932 | 576 | 3.99 | 1.417 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dale Murphy | 160 |
| At Bats | Dale Murphy | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dale Murphy | 692 |
| Batting Average | Bob Horner | .273 |
| On-Base % | Ken Oberkfell | .373 |
| Slugging % | Dale Murphy | .477 |
| OPS | Dale Murphy | .824 |
| Runs | Dale Murphy | 89 |
| Hits | Dale Murphy | 163 |
| Total Bases | Dale Murphy | 293 |
| Doubles | Dale Murphy | 29 |
| Triples | Dale Murphy | 7 |
| Home Runs | Dale Murphy | 29 |
| RBI | Bob Horner | 87 |
| Walks | Ken Oberkfell | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Murphy | 141 |
| Stolen Bases | Rafael Ramirez | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Omar Moreno | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | David Palmer | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Horner | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Horner and Rafael Ramirez | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Mahler | 14 |
| Losses | Rick Mahler | 18 |
| Saves | Gene Garber | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | David Palmer | .524 |
| ERA | David Palmer | 3.65 |
| WHIP | David Palmer | 1.350 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Mahler | 237.7 |
| Games | Paul Assenmacher and Gene Garber | 61 |
| Games Started | Rick Mahler | 39 |
| Strikeouts | David Palmer | 170 |
| Complete Games | Rick Mahler | 7 |
| Shutouts | Rick Mahler and Zane Smith | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Mahler | 1056 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Mahler | 129 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Mahler | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Zane Smith | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Mahler | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Zane Smith | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Rick Mahler | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | David Palmer | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | David Palmer and Zane Smith | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Zane Smith | 35 |
