1987 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 69-92. They scored 747 runs and belted 152 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Dale Murphy, who led the team with 44 home runs, 105 RBI, and 167 hits. Gerald Perry had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 829 runs and had a team ERA of 4.63. Zane Smith led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 130 strikeouts. Jim Acker led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Blauser | SS | 51 | 165 | 11 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 7 | .328 | .352 | .680 | .242 |
| Ron Gant | 2B | 21 | 83 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .271 | .386 | .657 | .265 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 2B | 141 | 443 | 69 | 117 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .378 | .381 | .759 | .264 |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 112 | 177 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .294 | .350 | .644 | .209 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B | 135 | 508 | 59 | 142 | 3 | 48 | 3 | .342 | .362 | .704 | .280 |
| Gerald Perry | 1B | 142 | 533 | 77 | 144 | 12 | 74 | 42 | .329 | .411 | .740 | .270 |
| Rafael Ramirez | SS | 56 | 179 | 22 | 47 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .300 | .346 | .646 | .263 |
| Paul Runge | 3B | 27 | 47 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .288 | .426 | .714 | .213 |
| Ted Simmons | 1B | 73 | 177 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .350 | .390 | .740 | .277 |
| Andres Thomas | SS | 82 | 324 | 29 | 75 | 5 | 39 | 6 | .268 | .312 | .580 | .231 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Griffey | OF | 122 | 399 | 65 | 114 | 14 | 64 | 4 | .358 | .456 | .814 | .286 |
| Albert Hall | OF | 92 | 292 | 54 | 83 | 3 | 24 | 33 | .369 | .411 | .780 | .284 |
| Dion James | OF | 134 | 494 | 80 | 154 | 10 | 61 | 10 | .397 | .472 | .869 | .312 |
| Darryl Motley | OF | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | 159 | 566 | 115 | 167 | 44 | 105 | 16 | .417 | .580 | .997 | .295 |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 67 | 151 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 28 | 0 | .353 | .450 | .803 | .219 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Benedict | C | 37 | 95 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .277 | .189 | .466 | .147 |
| Ozzie Virgil | C | 123 | 429 | 57 | 106 | 27 | 72 | 0 | .331 | .471 | .802 | .247 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Terry Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Trench Davis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Mike Fischlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5428 | 747 | 1401 | 152 | 696 | 135 | .334 | .403 | .737 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Acker | 68 | 0 | 114.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 14 | 68 | 51 | 4.16 | 1.395 | |||
| Doyle Alexander | 16 | 16 | 117.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 64 | 27 | 4.13 | 1.206 | |||
| Paul Assenmacher | 52 | 0 | 54.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 5.10 | 1.499 | |||
| Joe Boever | 14 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 7.36 | 2.240 | |||
| Chuck Cary | 13 | 0 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3.78 | 1.257 | |||
| Marty Clary | 7 | 1 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6.14 | 1.633 | |||
| Kevin Coffman | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 4.62 | 2.095 | |||
| Jeff Dedmon | 53 | 3 | 89.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 40 | 42 | 3.91 | 1.382 | |||
| Gene Garber | 49 | 0 | 69.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 10 | 48 | 28 | 4.41 | 1.659 | |||
| Tom Glavine | 9 | 9 | 50.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 5.54 | 1.750 | |||
| Rick Mahler | 39 | 28 | 197 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 95 | 85 | 4.98 | 1.508 | |||
| Larry McWilliams | 9 | 2 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5.75 | 1.576 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Ed Olwine | 27 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5.01 | 1.416 | |||
| Randy O'Neal | 16 | 10 | 61 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 5.61 | 1.689 | |||
| David Palmer | 28 | 28 | 152.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 111 | 64 | 4.90 | 1.530 | |||
| Charlie Puleo | 35 | 16 | 123.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 99 | 40 | 4.23 | 1.314 | |||
| Pete Smith | 6 | 6 | 31.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 4.83 | 1.672 | |||
| Zane Smith | 36 | 36 | 242 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 130 | 91 | 4.09 | 1.388 | |||
| Steve Ziem | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 2.174 | |||
| Team Totals | 485 | 161 | 1427.6 | 69 | 92 | .429 | 32 | 837 | 587 | 4.63 | 1.482 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dale Murphy | 159 |
| At Bats | Dale Murphy | 566 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dale Murphy | 693 |
| Batting Average | Dion James | .312 |
| On-Base % | Dale Murphy | .417 |
| Slugging % | Dale Murphy | .580 |
| OPS | Dale Murphy | .997 |
| Runs | Dale Murphy | 115 |
| Hits | Dale Murphy | 167 |
| Total Bases | Dale Murphy | 328 |
| Doubles | Dion James | 37 |
| Triples | Dion James | 6 |
| Home Runs | Dale Murphy | 44 |
| RBI | Dale Murphy | 105 |
| Walks | Dale Murphy | 115 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Murphy | 136 |
| Stolen Bases | Gerald Perry | 42 |
| Caught Stealing | Gerald Perry | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Zane Smith | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dale Murphy and Gerald Perry | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gerald Perry and Ozzie Virgil | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Zane Smith | 15 |
| Losses | Rick Mahler | 13 |
| Saves | Jim Acker | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Zane Smith | .600 |
| ERA | Zane Smith | 4.09 |
| WHIP | Zane Smith | 1.388 |
| Innings Pitched | Zane Smith | 242 |
| Games | Jim Acker | 68 |
| Games Started | Zane Smith | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Zane Smith | 130 |
| Complete Games | Zane Smith | 9 |
| Shutouts | Zane Smith | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Zane Smith | 1035 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Zane Smith | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Zane Smith | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Zane Smith | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Mahler | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Zane Smith | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Rick Mahler and David Palmer | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Randy O'Neal | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | David Palmer | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Zane Smith | 35 |
