1987 Atlanta Braves season
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1987 Atlanta Braves season
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| Owner(s) | Ted Turner | |
| General manager(s) | Bobby Cox | |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Tanner | |
| Local television | WTBS Superstation WTBS |
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| Local radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, John Sterling) |
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Offseason
- November 17, 1986: Chuck Hensley was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [1]
- November 17, 1986: Trench Davis was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [2]
- February 2, 1987: Luis Leal was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Damaso Garcia to the Atlanta Braves for Craig McMurtry.[3]
Regular season
- May 1, 1987: Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan hit a home run off of Braves pitcher Charlie Puleo[4]
- August 17, 1987: Tom Glavine made his major league baseball debut. [5] It was against the Houston Astros and Glavine was the starting pitcher. Glavine pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 10 hits and six earned runs. Glavine had 5 bases on balls and one strikeout.[6]
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | -- | .556 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 78 | 6.0 | .519 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | 14.0 | .469 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | 17.0 | .451 |
| Atlanta Braves | 69 | 92 | 20.5 | .429 |
| San Diego Padres | 65 | 97 | 25.0 | .401 |
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [7]
- May 5, 1987: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[8]
- June 2, 1987: Mike Stanton was drafted by the Braves in the 13th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.[9]
- July 25, 1987: Joe Boever was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Randy O'Neal. [10]
- August 12, 1987: Doyle Alexander was traded by the Braves to the Detroit Tigers for John Smoltz.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Ozzie Virgil | 123 | 429 | 106 | .247 | 27 | 72 |
| 1B | Gerald Perry | 142 | 533 | 144 | .270 | 12 | 74 |
| 2B | Glenn Hubbard | 141 | 443 | 117 | .264 | 5 | 38 |
| 3B | Ken Oberkfell | 135 | 508 | 142 | .280 | 3 | 48 |
| SS | Andrés Thomas | 82 | 324 | 75 | .231 | 5 | 39 |
| LF | Ken Griffey | 122 | 399 | 114 | .286 | 14 | 64 |
| CF | Dion James | 134 | 494 | 154 | .312 | 10 | 61 |
| RF | Dale Murphy | 159 | 566 | 167 | .295 | 44 | 105 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Graig Nettles | 112 | 177 | 37 | .209 | 5 | 33 |
| Paul Runge | 27 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 3 | 8 |
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| David Palmer | 28 | 152.1 | 8 | 11 | 4.90 | 111 |
Relief pitchers
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
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Notes
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henslch01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davistr01.shtml
- ^ Luis Leal Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Nolan Ryan Home Run Log (Batting) - Baseball-Reference PI
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glavito02.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198708170HOU
- ^ Graig Nettles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boevejo01.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
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