1974 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 661 runs and belted 120 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Darrell Evans, who led the team with 25 home runs and 79 RBI. Ralph Garr led the team with 214 hits for a .353 average.
The team allowed 563 runs and had a team ERA of 3.06. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 195 strikeouts. Tom House was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larvell Blanks | SS | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | 160 | 571 | 99 | 137 | 25 | 79 | 4 | .381 | .419 | .800 | .240 |
| Leo Foster | SS | 72 | 112 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .254 | .241 | .495 | .196 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 2B | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Davey Johnson | 1B | 136 | 454 | 56 | 114 | 15 | 62 | 1 | .358 | .390 | .748 | .251 |
| Mike Lum | 1B | 106 | 361 | 50 | 84 | 11 | 50 | 0 | .319 | .366 | .685 | .233 |
| Marty Perez | 2B | 127 | 447 | 51 | 116 | 2 | 34 | 2 | .314 | .340 | .654 | .260 |
| Jack Pierce | 1B | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Craig Robinson | SS | 145 | 452 | 52 | 104 | 0 | 29 | 11 | .280 | .265 | .545 | .230 |
| Frank Tepedino | 1B | 78 | 169 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .272 | .272 | .544 | .231 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 112 | 340 | 47 | 91 | 20 | 69 | 1 | .341 | .491 | .832 | .268 |
| Dusty Baker | OF | 149 | 574 | 80 | 147 | 20 | 69 | 18 | .335 | .422 | .757 | .256 |
| John Fuller | OF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Ralph Garr | OF | 143 | 606 | 87 | 214 | 11 | 54 | 26 | .383 | .503 | .886 | .353 |
| Sonny Jackson | OF | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .858 | .429 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 42 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .292 | .268 | .560 | .171 |
| Ivan Murrell | OF | 73 | 133 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .273 | .316 | .589 | .248 |
| Rowland Office | OF | 131 | 248 | 20 | 61 | 3 | 31 | 5 | .288 | .355 | .643 | .246 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Paul Casanova | C | 42 | 104 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .232 | .202 | .434 | .202 |
| Vic Correll | C | 73 | 202 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .317 | .381 | .698 | .238 |
| Johnny Oates | C | 100 | 291 | 22 | 65 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .278 | .268 | .546 | .223 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5533 | 661 | 1375 | 120 | 599 | 72 | .314 | .363 | .677 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 17 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3.78 | 1.557 | |||
| Mike Beard | 6 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.89 | 0.645 | |||
| Buzz Capra | 39 | 27 | 217 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 137 | 84 | 2.28 | 1.138 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16.88 | 3.704 | |||
| Danny Frisella | 36 | 1 | 41.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 5.18 | 1.559 | |||
| Gary Gentry | 3 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.35 | 0.896 | |||
| Roric Harrison | 20 | 20 | 126 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 46 | 49 | 4.71 | 1.563 | |||
| Tom House | 56 | 0 | 102.7 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 11 | 64 | 27 | 1.93 | 0.983 | |||
| Lew Krausse | 29 | 4 | 66.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 4.18 | 1.454 | |||
| Max Leon | 34 | 2 | 75 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 2.64 | 1.093 | |||
| Carl Morton | 38 | 38 | 274.7 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 113 | 89 | 3.15 | 1.391 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 27 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 3.56 | 1.256 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 41 | 39 | 302.3 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 1 | 195 | 88 | 2.38 | 1.115 | |||
| Ron Reed | 28 | 28 | 186 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 78 | 41 | 3.39 | 1.140 | |||
| Mike Thompson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.250 | |||
| Team Totals | 378 | 163 | 1474.5 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 22 | 772 | 488 | 3.06 | 1.242 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Darrell Evans | 160 |
| At Bats | Ralph Garr | 606 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Darrell Evans | 710 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Garr | .353 |
| On-Base % | Ralph Garr | .383 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Garr | .503 |
| OPS | Ralph Garr | .886 |
| Runs | Darrell Evans | 99 |
| Hits | Ralph Garr | 214 |
| Total Bases | Ralph Garr | 305 |
| Doubles | Dusty Baker | 35 |
| Triples | Ralph Garr | 17 |
| Home Runs | Darrell Evans | 25 |
| RBI | Darrell Evans | 79 |
| Walks | Darrell Evans | 126 |
| Strikeouts | Darrell Evans | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Ralph Garr | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Ralph Garr | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Craig Robinson | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dusty Baker | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Davey Johnson | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Niekro | 20 |
| Losses | Phil Niekro | 13 |
| Saves | Tom House | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Buzz Capra | .667 |
| ERA | Buzz Capra | 2.28 |
| WHIP | Phil Niekro | 1.115 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 302.3 |
| Games | Tom House | 56 |
| Games Started | Phil Niekro | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 195 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 18 |
| Shutouts | Phil Niekro | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 1219 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Carl Morton | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Carl Morton | 293 |
| Walks Allowed | Carl Morton | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Phil Niekro | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Niekro | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Buzz Capra | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Phil Niekro | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Carl Morton | 35 |
