1975 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 67-94. They scored 583 runs and belted 107 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. The offense was powered by Darrell Evans, who led the team with 22 home runs and 73 RBI. Ralph Garr led the team with 174 hits for a .278 average.
The team allowed 739 runs and had a team ERA of 3.93. Carl Morton led the team with 17 wins. Phil Niekro struck out 144 batters to lead the team. 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 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Beall | 1B | 20 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .351 | .290 | .641 | .226 |
| Rob Belloir | SS | 43 | 105 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .268 | .257 | .525 | .219 |
| Larvell Blanks | SS | 141 | 471 | 49 | 110 | 3 | 38 | 4 | .292 | .293 | .585 | .234 |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | 156 | 567 | 82 | 138 | 22 | 73 | 12 | .361 | .406 | .767 | .243 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 2B | 90 | 202 | 24 | 49 | 2 | 16 | 5 | .323 | .297 | .620 | .243 |
| Ed Goodson | 1B | 47 | 76 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .228 | .276 | .504 | .211 |
| Mike Lum | 1B | 124 | 364 | 32 | 83 | 8 | 36 | 2 | .302 | .327 | .629 | .228 |
| Marty Perez | 2B | 120 | 461 | 50 | 127 | 2 | 34 | 2 | .327 | .328 | .655 | .275 |
| Craig Robinson | SS | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .118 | .059 |
| Earl Williams | 1B | 111 | 383 | 42 | 92 | 11 | 50 | 0 | .305 | .360 | .665 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | OF | 142 | 494 | 63 | 129 | 19 | 72 | 12 | .346 | .421 | .767 | .261 |
| Ralph Garr | OF | 151 | 625 | 74 | 174 | 6 | 31 | 14 | .327 | .384 | .711 | .278 |
| Cito Gaston | OF | 64 | 141 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .321 | .397 | .718 | .241 |
| Dave May | OF | 82 | 203 | 28 | 56 | 12 | 40 | 1 | .361 | .493 | .854 | .276 |
| Rowland Office | OF | 126 | 355 | 30 | 103 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .337 | .361 | .698 | .290 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Vic Correll | C | 103 | 325 | 37 | 70 | 11 | 39 | 0 | .305 | .360 | .665 | .215 |
| Joe Nolan | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Johnny Oates | C | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .278 | .541 | .222 |
| Biff Pocoroba | C | 67 | 188 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .325 | .319 | .644 | .255 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Davey Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 | |
| Frank Tepedino | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .000 | .125 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5424 | 583 | 1323 | 107 | 541 | 55 | .309 | .346 | .656 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Beard | 34 | 2 | 70.3 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 3.20 | 1.408 | |||
| Buzz Capra | 12 | 12 | 78.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 4.25 | 1.341 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 26 | 9 | 67 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 3.36 | 1.299 | |||
| Adrian Devine | 5 | 2 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4.41 | 1.595 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 21 | 13 | 68.7 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 4.98 | 1.674 | |||
| Gary Gentry | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4.95 | 1.650 | |||
| Preston Hanna | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.59 | 2.105 | |||
| Roric Harrison | 15 | 7 | 54.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 4.77 | 1.408 | |||
| Tom House | 58 | 0 | 79.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 3.18 | 1.450 | |||
| Frank LaCorte | 3 | 2 | 13.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5.27 | 1.387 | |||
| Max Leon | 50 | 1 | 85 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 4.13 | 1.447 | |||
| Carl Morton | 39 | 39 | 277.7 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 0 | 78 | 82 | 3.50 | 1.383 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 39 | 37 | 275.7 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 0 | 144 | 72 | 3.20 | 1.295 | |||
| Blue Moon Odom | 15 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 7.07 | 1.893 | |||
| Ron Reed | 10 | 10 | 74.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 4.22 | 1.459 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 25 | 5 | 66.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 4.21 | 1.418 | |||
| Elias Sosa | 43 | 0 | 62.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 31 | 29 | 4.48 | 1.589 | |||
| Mike Thompson | 16 | 10 | 51.7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 4.70 | 1.779 | |||
| Pablo Torrealba | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.35 | 1.493 | |||
| Team Totals | 428 | 161 | 1430.1 | 67 | 94 | .416 | 24 | 669 | 519 | 3.93 | 1.442 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Darrell Evans | 156 |
| At Bats | Ralph Garr | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Darrell Evans | 681 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Garr | .278 |
| On-Base % | Darrell Evans | .361 |
| Slugging % | Dusty Baker | .421 |
| OPS | Dusty Baker and Darrell Evans | .767 |
| Runs | Darrell Evans | 82 |
| Hits | Ralph Garr | 174 |
| Total Bases | Ralph Garr | 240 |
| Doubles | Ralph Garr | 26 |
| Triples | Ralph Garr | 11 |
| Home Runs | Darrell Evans | 22 |
| RBI | Darrell Evans | 73 |
| Walks | Darrell Evans | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Darrell Evans | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Ralph Garr | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Ralph Garr | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rod Gilbreath | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dusty Baker and Darrell Evans | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Marty Perez and Earl Williams | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carl Morton | 17 |
| Losses | Carl Morton | 16 |
| Saves | Tom House | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Carl Morton | .515 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Phil Niekro | 1.295 |
| Innings Pitched | Carl Morton | 277.7 |
| Games | Tom House | 58 |
| Games Started | Carl Morton | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 144 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 13 |
| Shutouts | Carl Morton | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Carl Morton | 1199 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Carl Morton | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Carl Morton | 302 |
| Walks Allowed | Carl Morton | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Phil Niekro | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Carl Morton | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Phil Niekro | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Phil Niekro | 26 |
