1967 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1967 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 631 runs and belted 158 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 39 home runs, 109 RBI, and 184 hits.
The team allowed 640 runs and had a team ERA of 3.47. Pat Jarvis was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Denny Lemaster racked up 148 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Felipe Alou | 1B | 140 | 574 | 76 | 157 | 15 | 43 | 6 | .318 | .408 | .726 | .274 |
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 154 | 572 | 63 | 140 | 26 | 96 | 6 | .292 | .423 | .715 | .245 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 2B | 74 | 143 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .224 | .287 | .511 | .203 |
| Tito Francona | 1B | 82 | 254 | 28 | 63 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .304 | .346 | .650 | .248 |
| Remy Hermoso | SS | 11 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .308 | .665 | .308 |
| Marty Martinez | SS | 44 | 73 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .384 | .342 | .726 | .288 |
| Denis Menke | SS | 129 | 418 | 37 | 95 | 7 | 39 | 5 | .333 | .325 | .658 | .227 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 41 | 136 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .266 | .346 | .612 | .235 |
| Woody Woodward | 2B | 136 | 429 | 30 | 97 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .287 | .270 | .557 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 155 | 600 | 113 | 184 | 39 | 109 | 17 | .369 | .573 | .942 | .307 |
| Rico Carty | OF | 134 | 444 | 41 | 113 | 15 | 64 | 4 | .329 | .401 | .730 | .255 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Cito Gaston | OF | 9 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .120 | .200 | .320 | .120 |
| Gary Geiger | OF | 69 | 117 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .285 | .214 | .499 | .162 |
| Mack Jones | OF | 140 | 454 | 72 | 115 | 17 | 50 | 10 | .355 | .434 | .789 | .253 |
| Mike Lum | OF | 9 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .231 | .490 | .231 |
| Dave Nicholson | OF | 10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Oliver | C | 17 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .281 | .412 | .693 | .196 |
| Joe Torre | C | 135 | 477 | 67 | 132 | 20 | 68 | 2 | .345 | .444 | .789 | .277 |
| Bob Uecker | C | 62 | 158 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .236 | .215 | .451 | .146 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Glen Clark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Charlie Lau | 52 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .265 | .289 | .554 | .200 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5450 | 631 | 1307 | 158 | 596 | 55 | .304 | .372 | .677 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Wade Blasingame | 10 | 4 | 25.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 4.62 | 1.897 | |||
| Jim Britton | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6.07 | 1.278 | |||
| Bob Bruce | 12 | 7 | 38.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 4.89 | 1.473 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 42 | 7 | 93 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 5.52 | 1.505 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 16 | 16 | 76.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 55 | 31 | 5.17 | 1.512 | |||
| Ramon Hernandez | 46 | 0 | 51.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 4.18 | 1.431 | |||
| Pat Jarvis | 32 | 30 | 194 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 118 | 62 | 3.66 | 1.325 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 29 | 29 | 210.3 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 2.74 | 1.089 | |||
| Dick Kelley | 39 | 9 | 98 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 2 | 75 | 42 | 3.77 | 1.327 | |||
| Denny Lemaster | 31 | 31 | 215.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 148 | 72 | 3.34 | 1.189 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 46 | 20 | 207 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 9 | 129 | 55 | 1.87 | 1.058 | |||
| Ed Rakow | 17 | 3 | 39.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 5.26 | 1.298 | |||
| Claude Raymond | 28 | 0 | 34.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 2.62 | 1.283 | |||
| Ron Reed | 3 | 3 | 21.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2.95 | 1.127 | |||
| Jay Ritchie | 52 | 0 | 82.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 57 | 29 | 3.17 | 1.264 | |||
| Don Schwall | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.429 | |||
| George Stone | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.91 | 1.233 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 30 | 0 | 45.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 2.58 | 1.104 | |||
| Team Totals | 438 | 162 | 1453.8 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 32 | 862 | 449 | 3.47 | 1.256 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Aaron | 155 |
| At Bats | Hank Aaron | 600 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hank Aaron | 669 |
| Batting Average | Hank Aaron | .307 |
| On-Base % | Hank Aaron | .369 |
| Slugging % | Hank Aaron | .573 |
| OPS | Hank Aaron | .942 |
| Runs | Hank Aaron | 113 |
| Hits | Hank Aaron | 184 |
| Total Bases | Hank Aaron | 344 |
| Doubles | Hank Aaron | 37 |
| Triples | Mack Jones | 4 |
| Home Runs | Hank Aaron | 39 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron | 109 |
| Walks | Denis Menke | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Mack Jones | 108 |
| Stolen Bases | Hank Aaron | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Denis Menke | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Denny Lemaster | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hank Aaron and Clete Boyer | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Torre | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pat Jarvis | 15 |
| Losses | Clay Carroll | 12 |
| Saves | Phil Niekro | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Pat Jarvis | .600 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 1.87 |
| WHIP | Phil Niekro | 1.058 |
| Innings Pitched | Denny Lemaster | 215.3 |
| Games | Jay Ritchie | 52 |
| Games Started | Denny Lemaster | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Denny Lemaster | 148 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 10 |
| Shutouts | Denny Lemaster | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Denny Lemaster | 890 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Denny Lemaster | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 195 |
| Walks Allowed | Denny Lemaster | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Denny Lemaster | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ken Johnson | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Denny Lemaster | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 19 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Johnson and Phil Niekro | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ken Johnson and Phil Niekro | 21 |
