1988 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 54-106. They scored 555 runs and belted 96 home runs to go along with a .242 batting average. The offense was powered by Dale Murphy, who led the team with 24 home runs and 77 RBI. Gerald Perry led the team with 164 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 741 runs and had a team ERA of 4.10. Rick Mahler led the pitching staff with 9 wins and 131 strikeouts. Bruce Sutter was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Blauser | 2B | 18 | 67 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .268 | .403 | .671 | .239 |
| Ron Gant | 2B | 146 | 563 | 85 | 146 | 19 | 60 | 19 | .317 | .439 | .756 | .259 |
| Damaso Garcia | 2B | 21 | 60 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .159 | .183 | .342 | .117 |
| Mark Lemke | 2B | 16 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .293 | .567 | .224 |
| Jim Morrison | 3B | 51 | 92 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .229 | .239 | .468 | .152 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B | 120 | 422 | 42 | 117 | 3 | 40 | 4 | .325 | .365 | .690 | .277 |
| Gerald Perry | 1B | 141 | 547 | 61 | 164 | 8 | 74 | 29 | .338 | .400 | .738 | .300 |
| Paul Runge | 3B | 52 | 76 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .330 | .276 | .606 | .211 |
| Ted Simmons | 1B | 78 | 107 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .293 | .308 | .601 | .196 |
| Andres Thomas | SS | 153 | 606 | 54 | 153 | 13 | 68 | 7 | .268 | .360 | .628 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Terry Blocker | OF | 66 | 198 | 13 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .250 | .283 | .533 | .212 |
| Tommy Gregg | OF | 11 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .387 | .448 | .835 | .345 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 69 | 193 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .307 | .306 | .613 | .249 |
| Albert Hall | OF | 85 | 231 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 15 | 15 | .314 | .299 | .613 | .247 |
| Dion James | OF | 132 | 386 | 46 | 99 | 3 | 30 | 9 | .353 | .350 | .703 | .256 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | 156 | 592 | 77 | 134 | 24 | 77 | 3 | .313 | .421 | .734 | .226 |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 49 | 114 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .279 | .298 | .577 | .228 |
| Jerry Royster | OF | 68 | 102 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .206 | .428 | .176 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 43 | 114 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .296 | .342 | .638 | .237 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Benedict | C | 90 | 236 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .296 | .271 | .567 | .242 |
| Jody Davis | C | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .625 | .875 | .250 |
| Ozzie Virgil | C | 107 | 320 | 23 | 82 | 9 | 31 | 2 | .313 | .372 | .685 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5440 | 555 | 1319 | 96 | 527 | 95 | .295 | .348 | .642 | .242 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Acker | 21 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 4.71 | 1.405 | |||
| Jose Alvarez | 60 | 0 | 102.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 81 | 53 | 2.99 | 1.378 | |||
| Paul Assenmacher | 64 | 0 | 79.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5 | 71 | 32 | 3.06 | 1.311 | |||
| Kevin Blankenship | 2 | 2 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3.38 | 1.308 | |||
| Joe Boever | 16 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1.77 | 0.640 | |||
| Chuck Cary | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6.48 | 1.446 | |||
| Kevin Coffman | 18 | 11 | 67 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 5.78 | 1.731 | |||
| Gary Eave | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Juan Eichelberger | 20 | 0 | 37.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3.86 | 1.448 | |||
| Tom Glavine | 34 | 34 | 195.3 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 0 | 84 | 63 | 4.56 | 1.352 | |||
| German Jimenez | 15 | 9 | 55.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5.01 | 1.382 | |||
| Rick Mahler | 39 | 34 | 249 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 131 | 42 | 3.69 | 1.289 | |||
| Jim Morrison | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 1.351 | |||
| Ed Olwine | 16 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6.75 | 1.390 | |||
| Charlie Puleo | 53 | 3 | 106.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 70 | 47 | 3.47 | 1.392 | |||
| Pete Smith | 32 | 32 | 195.3 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 0 | 124 | 88 | 3.69 | 1.388 | |||
| Zane Smith | 23 | 22 | 140.3 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 59 | 44 | 4.30 | 1.447 | |||
| John Smoltz | 12 | 12 | 64 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 5.48 | 1.672 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 38 | 0 | 45.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 4.76 | 1.325 | |||
| Team Totals | 478 | 160 | 1445.8 | 54 | 106 | .338 | 25 | 810 | 524 | 4.10 | 1.387 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dale Murphy | 156 |
| At Bats | Andres Thomas | 606 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dale Murphy | 671 |
| Batting Average | Gerald Perry | .300 |
| On-Base % | Gerald Perry | .338 |
| Slugging % | Ron Gant | .439 |
| OPS | Ron Gant | .756 |
| Runs | Ron Gant | 85 |
| Hits | Gerald Perry | 164 |
| Total Bases | Dale Murphy | 249 |
| Doubles | Dale Murphy | 35 |
| Triples | Ron Gant | 8 |
| Home Runs | Dale Murphy | 24 |
| RBI | Dale Murphy | 77 |
| Walks | Dale Murphy | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Murphy | 125 |
| Stolen Bases | Gerald Perry | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | Gerald Perry | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rick Mahler | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gerald Perry | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dale Murphy | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Mahler | 9 |
| Losses | Tom Glavine | 17 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Paul Assenmacher | .533 |
| ERA | Rick Mahler and Pete Smith | 3.69 |
| WHIP | Rick Mahler | 1.289 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Mahler | 249 |
| Games | Paul Assenmacher | 64 |
| Games Started | Tom Glavine and Rick Mahler | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Mahler | 131 |
| Complete Games | Rick Mahler and Pete Smith | 5 |
| Shutouts | Pete Smith | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Mahler | 1063 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Mahler | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Mahler | 279 |
| Walks Allowed | Pete Smith | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Mahler | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Mahler | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Kevin Coffman, Rick Mahler, and Pete Smith | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Kevin Coffman | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Glavine and Rick Mahler | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Glavine and Zane Smith | 18 |
