1989 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1989 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 63-97. They scored 584 runs and belted 128 home runs to go along with a .234 batting average. The offense was powered by Lonnie Smith, who led the team with 21 home runs and 152 hits. Dale Murphy was the best run producer with 84 RBI.
The team allowed 680 runs and had a team ERA of 3.71. Leading the team in wins was Tom Glavine, with 14. John Smoltz struck out 168 batters to lead the team. Joe Boever was the team's best fireman, with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Blauser | 3B | 142 | 456 | 63 | 123 | 12 | 46 | 5 | .325 | .410 | .735 | .270 |
| Francisco Cabrera | 1B | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .357 | .571 | .214 |
| Drew Denson | 1B | 12 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .308 | .278 | .586 | .250 |
| Darrell Evans | 1B | 107 | 276 | 31 | 57 | 11 | 39 | 0 | .303 | .355 | .658 | .207 |
| Ron Gant | 3B | 75 | 260 | 26 | 46 | 9 | 25 | 9 | .237 | .335 | .572 | .177 |
| Mark Lemke | 2B | 14 | 55 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .250 | .364 | .614 | .182 |
| Gerald Perry | 1B | 72 | 266 | 24 | 67 | 4 | 21 | 10 | .337 | .338 | .675 | .252 |
| Ed Romero | 2B | 7 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .474 | .737 | .263 |
| Andres Thomas | SS | 141 | 554 | 41 | 118 | 13 | 57 | 3 | .228 | .316 | .544 | .213 |
| Jeff Treadway | 2B | 134 | 473 | 58 | 131 | 8 | 40 | 3 | .317 | .378 | .695 | .277 |
| Ed Whited | 3B | 36 | 74 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .222 | .243 | .465 | .162 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Geronimo Berroa | OF | 81 | 136 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .301 | .338 | .639 | .265 |
| Terry Blocker | OF | 26 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .258 | .508 | .226 |
| Tommy Gregg | OF | 102 | 276 | 24 | 67 | 6 | 23 | 3 | .288 | .337 | .625 | .243 |
| Dion James | OF | 63 | 170 | 15 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .355 | .318 | .673 | .259 |
| David Justice | OF | 16 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .291 | .353 | .644 | .235 |
| Oddibe McDowell | OF | 76 | 280 | 56 | 85 | 7 | 24 | 15 | .365 | .471 | .836 | .304 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | 154 | 574 | 60 | 131 | 20 | 84 | 3 | .306 | .361 | .667 | .228 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 134 | 482 | 89 | 152 | 21 | 79 | 25 | .415 | .533 | .948 | .315 |
| Jeff Wetherby | OF | 52 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .264 | .354 | .618 | .208 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Benedict | C | 66 | 160 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .299 | .231 | .530 | .194 |
| Jody Davis | C | 78 | 231 | 12 | 39 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .246 | .242 | .488 | .169 |
| Kelly Mann | C | 7 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .292 | .532 | .208 |
| John Mizerock | C | 11 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| John Russell | C | 74 | 159 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .225 | .233 | .458 | .182 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5463 | 584 | 1281 | 128 | 544 | 83 | .294 | .350 | .644 | .234 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Acker | 59 | 0 | 97.7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 2 | 68 | 20 | 2.67 | 1.064 | |||
| Jay Aldrich | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2.19 | 1.057 | |||
| Jose Alvarez | 30 | 0 | 50.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 45 | 24 | 2.86 | 1.352 | |||
| Paul Assenmacher | 49 | 0 | 57.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 64 | 16 | 3.59 | 1.231 | |||
| Terry Blocker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Joe Boever | 66 | 0 | 82.3 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 21 | 68 | 34 | 3.94 | 1.361 | |||
| Tony Castillo | 12 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4.82 | 1.290 | |||
| Marty Clary | 18 | 17 | 108.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 3.15 | 1.233 | |||
| Gary Eave | 3 | 3 | 20.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1.31 | 1.304 | |||
| Mark Eichhorn | 45 | 0 | 68.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 4.35 | 1.303 | |||
| Tom Glavine | 29 | 29 | 186 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 90 | 40 | 3.68 | 1.140 | |||
| Tommy Greene | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4.10 | 1.065 | |||
| Dwayne Henry | 12 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4.26 | 1.339 | |||
| Derek Lilliquist | 32 | 30 | 165.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 79 | 34 | 3.97 | 1.424 | |||
| Kent Mercker | 2 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12.46 | 3.256 | |||
| Charlie Puleo | 15 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 4.66 | 1.448 | |||
| Rusty Richards | 2 | 2 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4.82 | 1.720 | |||
| John Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Pete Smith | 28 | 27 | 142 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 0 | 115 | 57 | 4.75 | 1.415 | |||
| Zane Smith | 17 | 17 | 99 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 0 | 58 | 33 | 4.45 | 1.364 | |||
| John Smoltz | 29 | 29 | 208 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 168 | 72 | 2.94 | 1.115 | |||
| Mike Stanton | 20 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 1.50 | 1.042 | |||
| Sergio Valdez | 19 | 1 | 32.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 6.06 | 1.468 | |||
| Team Totals | 501 | 161 | 1447.6 | 63 | 97 | .394 | 33 | 966 | 468 | 3.71 | 1.270 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dale Murphy | 154 |
| At Bats | Dale Murphy | 574 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dale Murphy | 647 |
| Batting Average | Lonnie Smith | .315 |
| On-Base % | Lonnie Smith | .415 |
| Slugging % | Lonnie Smith | .533 |
| OPS | Lonnie Smith | .948 |
| Runs | Lonnie Smith | 89 |
| Hits | Lonnie Smith | 152 |
| Total Bases | Lonnie Smith | 257 |
| Doubles | Lonnie Smith | 34 |
| Triples | Oddibe McDowell and Lonnie Smith | 4 |
| Home Runs | Lonnie Smith | 21 |
| RBI | Dale Murphy | 84 |
| Walks | Lonnie Smith | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Murphy | 142 |
| Stolen Bases | Lonnie Smith | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Lonnie Smith | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jeff Blauser | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lonnie Smith | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Andres Thomas | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Glavine | 14 |
| Losses | Pete Smith | 14 |
| Saves | Joe Boever | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Glavine | .636 |
| ERA | John Smoltz | 2.94 |
| WHIP | John Smoltz | 1.115 |
| Innings Pitched | John Smoltz | 208 |
| Games | Joe Boever | 66 |
| Games Started | Derek Lilliquist | 30 |
| Strikeouts | John Smoltz | 168 |
| Complete Games | Tom Glavine | 6 |
| Shutouts | Tom Glavine | 4 |
| Batters Faced | John Smoltz | 847 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Glavine | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Derek Lilliquist | 202 |
| Walks Allowed | John Smoltz | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Glavine | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Derek Lilliquist | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Zane Smith | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | John Smoltz | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Glavine, Derek Lilliquist, Zane Smith, and John Smoltz | 2 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Glavine | 14 |
