1977 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 61-101. They scored 678 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Burroughs, who led the team with 41 home runs, 114 RBI. Jeff Burroughs and Gary Matthews were tied for the team lead in hits with 157.
The team allowed 895 runs and had a team ERA of 4.87. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 262 strikeouts. Dave Campbell was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rob Belloir | SS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Darrel Chaney | SS | 74 | 209 | 22 | 42 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .260 | .297 | .557 | .201 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 2B | 128 | 407 | 47 | 99 | 8 | 43 | 3 | .320 | .349 | .669 | .243 |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 136 | 544 | 70 | 156 | 20 | 68 | 1 | .328 | .458 | .786 | .287 |
| Junior Moore | 3B | 112 | 361 | 41 | 94 | 5 | 34 | 4 | .323 | .343 | .666 | .260 |
| Tom Paciorek | 1B | 72 | 155 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .262 | .348 | .610 | .239 |
| Craig Robinson | SS | 27 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .241 | .474 | .207 |
| Pat Rockett | SS | 93 | 264 | 27 | 67 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .330 | .303 | .633 | .254 |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | 140 | 445 | 64 | 96 | 6 | 28 | 28 | .278 | .288 | .566 | .216 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brian Asselstine | OF | 83 | 124 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .263 | .355 | .618 | .210 |
| Barry Bonnell | OF | 100 | 360 | 41 | 108 | 1 | 45 | 7 | .368 | .339 | .707 | .300 |
| Jeff Burroughs | OF | 154 | 579 | 91 | 157 | 41 | 114 | 4 | .362 | .520 | .882 | .271 |
| Cito Gaston | OF | 56 | 85 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .301 | .424 | .725 | .271 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 148 | 555 | 89 | 157 | 17 | 64 | 22 | .362 | .438 | .800 | .283 |
| Rowland Office | OF | 124 | 428 | 42 | 103 | 5 | 39 | 2 | .282 | .311 | .593 | .241 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Vic Correll | C | 54 | 144 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2 | .314 | .403 | .717 | .208 |
| Dale Murphy | C | 18 | 76 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .316 | .526 | .842 | .316 |
| Joe Nolan | C | 62 | 82 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .375 | .427 | .802 | .280 |
| Biff Pocoroba | C | 113 | 321 | 46 | 93 | 8 | 44 | 3 | .394 | .445 | .839 | .290 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Larry Whisenton | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5534 | 678 | 1404 | 139 | 638 | 82 | .316 | .376 | .691 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Beard | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.64 | 3.404 | |||
| Larry Bradford | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.111 | |||
| Rick Camp | 54 | 0 | 78.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 10 | 51 | 47 | 4.00 | 1.728 | |||
| Dave Campbell | 65 | 0 | 88.7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 13 | 42 | 33 | 3.05 | 1.251 | |||
| Buzz Capra | 45 | 16 | 139.3 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 5.36 | 1.594 | |||
| Don Collins | 40 | 6 | 70.7 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 27 | 41 | 5.09 | 1.740 | |||
| Mike Davey | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5.06 | 1.750 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 22 | 5 | 58.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 6.14 | 1.738 | |||
| Preston Hanna | 17 | 9 | 60 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 37 | 34 | 4.95 | 1.717 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 16 | 5 | 36.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 6.87 | 1.771 | |||
| Bob Johnson | 15 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 7.25 | 1.704 | |||
| Steve Kline | 16 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 6.64 | 1.626 | |||
| Frank LaCorte | 14 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 11.68 | 2.595 | |||
| Max Leon | 31 | 9 | 81.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 44 | 25 | 3.97 | 1.395 | |||
| Mickey Mahler | 5 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6.26 | 1.739 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Joey McLaughlin | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15.00 | 2.167 | |||
| Andy Messersmith | 16 | 16 | 102.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 69 | 39 | 4.40 | 1.369 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 44 | 43 | 330.3 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 0 | 262 | 164 | 4.03 | 1.450 | |||
| Dick Ruthven | 25 | 23 | 151 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 0 | 84 | 62 | 4.23 | 1.457 | |||
| Eddie Solomon | 18 | 16 | 88.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 54 | 34 | 4.57 | 1.623 | |||
| Duane Theiss | 17 | 0 | 20.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 6.53 | 2.029 | |||
| Team Totals | 489 | 162 | 1445.5 | 61 | 101 | .377 | 31 | 915 | 701 | 4.87 | 1.579 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeff Burroughs | 154 |
| At Bats | Jeff Burroughs | 579 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jeff Burroughs | 671 |
| Batting Average | Willie Montanez | .287 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Burroughs and Gary Matthews | .362 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Burroughs | .520 |
| OPS | Jeff Burroughs | .882 |
| Runs | Jeff Burroughs | 91 |
| Hits | Jeff Burroughs and Gary Matthews | 157 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Burroughs | 301 |
| Doubles | Willie Montanez | 31 |
| Triples | Gary Matthews | 5 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Burroughs | 41 |
| RBI | Jeff Burroughs | 114 |
| Walks | Jeff Burroughs | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Burroughs | 126 |
| Stolen Bases | Jerry Royster | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Royster | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Junior Moore and Phil Niekro | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeff Burroughs | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Willie Montanez | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Niekro | 16 |
| Losses | Phil Niekro | 20 |
| Saves | Dave Campbell | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Niekro | .444 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 4.03 |
| WHIP | Phil Niekro | 1.450 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 330.3 |
| Games | Dave Campbell | 65 |
| Games Started | Phil Niekro | 43 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 262 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 20 |
| Shutouts | Phil Niekro and Dick Ruthven | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 1428 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 148 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Niekro | 315 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Niekro | 164 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Buzz Capra | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Phil Niekro | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Niekro | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 17 |
| Hit Batsmen | Max Leon | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Phil Niekro | 26 |
