1966 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1966 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 782 runs and belted 207 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 44 home runs and 127 RBI. Felipe Alou led the team with 218 hits for a .327 average.
The team allowed 683 runs and had a team ERA of 3.68. Tony Cloninger and Ken Johnson were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Tony Cloninger struck out 178 batters to lead the team. Clay Carroll led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | 2B | 31 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 | .114 | .225 | .091 |
| Felipe Alou | 1B | 154 | 666 | 122 | 218 | 31 | 74 | 5 | .361 | .533 | .894 | .327 |
| Lee Bales | 2B | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .126 | .063 |
| Frank Bolling | 2B | 75 | 227 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .244 | .256 | .500 | .211 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 3B | 71 | 110 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .550 | .218 |
| Marty Keough | 1B | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .059 | .170 | .059 |
| George Kopacz | 1B | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| Eddie Mathews | 3B | 134 | 452 | 72 | 113 | 16 | 53 | 1 | .341 | .420 | .761 | .250 |
| Denis Menke | SS | 138 | 454 | 55 | 114 | 15 | 60 | 0 | .355 | .412 | .767 | .251 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 37 | 91 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .290 | .341 | .631 | .275 |
| Lee Thomas | 1B | 39 | 126 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .261 | .365 | .626 | .198 |
| Woody Woodward | 2B | 144 | 455 | 46 | 120 | 0 | 43 | 2 | .323 | .327 | .650 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 158 | 603 | 117 | 168 | 44 | 127 | 21 | .356 | .539 | .895 | .279 |
| Rico Carty | OF | 151 | 521 | 73 | 170 | 15 | 76 | 4 | .391 | .468 | .859 | .326 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 42 | 71 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .303 | .254 | .557 | .254 |
| Adrian Garrett | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gary Geiger | OF | 78 | 126 | 23 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .367 | .444 | .811 | .262 |
| John Herrnstein | OF | 17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Mack Jones | OF | 118 | 417 | 60 | 110 | 23 | 66 | 16 | .335 | .468 | .803 | .264 |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .455 | .728 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Oliver | C | 76 | 191 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 24 | 2 | .255 | .377 | .632 | .194 |
| Ed Sadowski | C | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Joe Torre | C | 148 | 546 | 83 | 172 | 36 | 101 | 0 | .382 | .560 | .942 | .315 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5617 | 782 | 1476 | 207 | 734 | 59 | .323 | .424 | .747 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 38 | 0 | 65.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 42 | 36 | 3.86 | 1.440 | |||
| Wade Blasingame | 16 | 12 | 67.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 5.32 | 1.418 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 73 | 3 | 144.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 11 | 67 | 29 | 2.37 | 1.081 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 39 | 38 | 257.7 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 1 | 178 | 116 | 4.12 | 1.432 | |||
| Hank Fischer | 14 | 8 | 48.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 3.91 | 1.429 | |||
| Herb Hippauf | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.593 | |||
| Pat Jarvis | 10 | 9 | 62.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 2.31 | 0.931 | |||
| Joey Jay | 9 | 8 | 29.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 7.89 | 1.987 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 32 | 31 | 215.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 105 | 46 | 3.30 | 1.201 | |||
| Dick Kelley | 20 | 13 | 81 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 3.22 | 1.185 | |||
| Denny Lemaster | 27 | 27 | 171 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 139 | 41 | 3.74 | 1.234 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 28 | 0 | 50.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 4.11 | 1.412 | |||
| Billy O'Dell | 24 | 0 | 41.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2.40 | 1.501 | |||
| Chi-Chi Olivo | 47 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 7 | 41 | 19 | 4.23 | 1.182 | |||
| Ron Reed | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2.16 | 1.325 | |||
| Jay Ritchie | 22 | 0 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 4.08 | 1.246 | |||
| Dan Schneider | 14 | 0 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3.42 | 1.521 | |||
| Don Schwall | 11 | 8 | 45.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 4.37 | 1.391 | |||
| Arnold Umbach | 22 | 3 | 40.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 3.10 | 1.425 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Charlie Vaughan | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.57 | 1.571 | |||
| Team Totals | 453 | 163 | 1469.2 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 36 | 884 | 485 | 3.68 | 1.303 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Aaron | 158 |
| At Bats | Felipe Alou | 666 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Felipe Alou | 706 |
| Batting Average | Felipe Alou | .327 |
| On-Base % | Rico Carty | .391 |
| Slugging % | Joe Torre | .560 |
| OPS | Joe Torre | .942 |
| Runs | Felipe Alou | 122 |
| Hits | Felipe Alou | 218 |
| Total Bases | Felipe Alou | 355 |
| Doubles | Felipe Alou | 32 |
| Triples | Felipe Alou | 6 |
| Home Runs | Hank Aaron | 44 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron | 127 |
| Walks | Hank Aaron | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Aaron | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Hank Aaron | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Mack Jones | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Woody Woodward | 17 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hank Aaron | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Torre | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tony Cloninger and Ken Johnson | 14 |
| Losses | Tony Cloninger | 11 |
| Saves | Clay Carroll | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Ken Johnson | .636 |
| ERA | Ken Johnson | 3.30 |
| WHIP | Ken Johnson | 1.201 |
| Innings Pitched | Tony Cloninger | 257.7 |
| Games | Clay Carroll | 73 |
| Games Started | Tony Cloninger | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Cloninger | 178 |
| Complete Games | Tony Cloninger and Ken Johnson | 11 |
| Shutouts | Denny Lemaster | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Tony Cloninger | 1132 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 116 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Tony Cloninger | 27 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tony Cloninger | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tony Cloninger | 19 |
