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Record: 66-94 .413.... 6th in National League West
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 769,465

Top Draft Pick: Brad Komminsk (#4) MLB
Manager - Bobby Cox

Affiliates - AAA Richmond Braves AA Savannah Braves A Greenwood Braves Rk Kingsport Braves Rk Gulf Coast Braves

Team Leaders

HR: Horner [33]
RBI: Horner [98]
2B: Matthews [34]
SB: Royster [35]
W: Niekro [21]
SV: Garber [25]
SO: Niekro [208]

Oldest Player: Phil Niekro [40]
Youngest Player: Glenn Hubbard [21]
Longest Tenure: Phil Niekro [14]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Mike Macha (Apr 20) Jim Wessinger (Aug 4)
Pitchers: Tony Brizzolara (May 19) Rick Mahler (Apr 20) Rick Matula (Apr 8)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Juan Alduey			Greenwood	A
Roger Alexander	P		Richmond	AAA
Jose Alvarez	P	23	Savannah	AA
James Arline	OF		Richmond	AAA
Felipe Arroyo	P		Greenwood	A
Brian Asselstine	OF	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	OF		Richmond	AAA
Eric Ayala			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Buddy Bailey	C	22	Kingsport	Rk
Bob Beall	1B	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	1B		Richmond	AAA
Steve Bedrosian	P	21	Savannah	AA
Rick Behenna	P	19	Greenwood	A
	P		Kingsport	Rk
Bruce Benedict	C	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Chuck Black	SS		Greenwood	A
	SS		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
	SS		Kingsport	Rk
Glenn Bockhorn	2B		Greenwood	A
Tommy Boggs	P	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Barry Bonnell	OF	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Eugene Boozer			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Billy Bowen	OF		Kingsport	Rk
Larry Bradford	P	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Tim Brill	OF		Savannah	AA
Tony Brizzolara	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Jeff Burroughs	OF	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brett Butler	CF-OF	22	Greenwood	A
	CF-OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rick Camp	P	26	Richmond	AAA
Darrel Chaney	SS-2B	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Dom Chiti	P		Savannah	AA
Tim Cole	P		Savannah	AA
Don Collins	P	27	Richmond	AAA
Gary Cooper	OF	22	Savannah	AA
Joe Cowley	P	21	Savannah	AA
Miguelito De La Cruz			Savannah	AA
			Greenwood	A
Adrian Devine	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Greg Dikos	3B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
John Dyer	P		Greenwood	A
Jamie Easterly	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Clayton Elliott	SS		Savannah	AA
Bret Ferguson	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Andres Forbes			Savannah	AA
			Greenwood	A
Pepe Frias	SS-2B	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Gene Garber	P	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mike Garcia	2B		Kingsport	Rk
Lance Gore	P		Greenwood	A
Inocencio Guerrero			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Albert Hall	CF-OF	20	Greenwood	A
Steve Hammond	OF	22	Savannah	AA
	OF		Greenwood	A
Preston Hanna	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Terry Harper	OF	24	Richmond	AAA
Billy Haslerig			Savannah	AA
Bob Horner	3B-1B	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Glenn Hubbard	2B	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	2B		Richmond	AAA
Randy Ingle	SS-2B	24	Savannah	AA
	SS-2B		Kingsport	Rk
Brook Jacoby	3B	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
	3B		Kingsport	Rk
Jerry Keller	C-1B		Richmond	AAA
Brad Komminsk	OF-CF	18	Kingsport	Rk
Frank LaCorte	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Terry Leach	P	25	Richmond	AAA
	P		Savannah	AA
Rufino Linares	OF	28	Richmond	AAA
	OF		Savannah	AA
Stuart Livingstone			Richmond	AAA
Mark Lucas			Savannah	AA
			Greenwood	A
Daniel Lucia	P		Greenwood	A
Mike Lum	OF-1B	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bob Luzon	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Macha	3B	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	3B		Richmond	AAA
Jerry Maddox	3B	26	Richmond	AAA
Mickey Mahler	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Rick Mahler	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Mark Martin	C		Greenwood	A
Alexander Matos			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Gary Matthews	OF	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jeffrey Matthews	SS-2B		Greenwood	A
Rick Matula	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bo McLaughlin	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Joey McLaughlin	P	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Larry McWilliams	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Eddie Miller	OF	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	OF		Richmond	AAA
Michael Miller	SS		Savannah	AA
Dan Morogiello	P	24	Richmond	AAA
Dale Murphy	OF-RF	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Arthur Neal	OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Phil Niekro	P	40	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Joe Nolan	C	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Hector Nunez			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rowland Office	OF	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Larry Owen	C	24	Richmond	AAA
Kevin Patten	OF		Kingsport	Rk
Gerald Perry	1B	18	Greenwood	A
Biff Pocoroba	C	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Joe Pocoroba	OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Bob Porter	OF	20	Savannah	AA
Louis Pratt			Savannah	AA
Rafael Quezada			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rafael Ramirez	SS	21	Savannah	AA
George Ramos	P		Greenwood	A
Gary Reiter	P	23	Kingsport	Rk
Mike Reynolds	OF		Richmond	AAA
Pat Rockett	SS	24	Richmond	AAA
James Rogers	P		Greenwood	A
Mark Roush	P		Greenwood	A
Jerry Royster	3B-2B	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ronald Rudd	3B		Greenwood	A
Chico Ruiz	3B-2B	27	Richmond	AAA
Paul Runge	3B-2B	21	Kingsport	Rk
Gil Ryan	P		Greenwood	A
Ken Scanlon	P		Greenwood	A
	P		Kingsport	Rk
Michael Shields			Greenwood	A
Matt Sinatro	C	19	Greenwood	A
Craig Skok	P	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Hank Small	1B	26	Richmond	AAA
Ken Smith	1B	21	Savannah	AA
Michael Smith	P		Greenwood	A
Brian Snitker	C		Savannah	AA
Eddie Solomon	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Miguel Sosa			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Charlie Spikes	OF	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Steve Stieb	C		Kingsport	Rk
Bobby Supel	3B		Greenwood	A
Pete Teixeira	P		Greenwood	A
Scott Thayer			Savannah	AA
			Greenwood	A
Duane Theiss	P	25	Richmond	AAA
Milt Thompson	CF-LF	20	Greenwood	A
	CF-LF		Kingsport	Rk
Tommy Thompson	OF		Kingsport	Rk
Leonel Vargas			Greenwood	A
Jerry Veale	P		Greenwood	A
Jim Wessinger	2B	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	2B		Richmond	AAA
	2B		Savannah	AA
Larry Whisenton	OF	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	OF		Richmond	AAA
	OF		Savannah	AA
Randy Whistler	C		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Richard Wieters	P		Savannah	AA
Harold Williams	1B		Kingsport	Rk
Preston Williams	1B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Luis Wilson			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Kris Yoder	C		Savannah	AA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Juan Alduey		Greenwood	A
Roger Alexander		Richmond	AAA
Jose Alvarez	23	Savannah	AA
Ken Ames		Kingsport	Rk
Felipe Arroyo		Greenwood	A
Kevin Balogh		Greenwood	A
Bob Beall	31	Richmond	AAA
Steve Bedrosian	21	Savannah	AA
Rick Behenna	19	Greenwood	A
	19	Kingsport	Rk
Tommy Boggs	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	23	Richmond	AAA
Eugene Boozer		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Larry Bradford	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	29	Richmond	AAA
Tony Brizzolara	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	22	Richmond	AAA
Rick Camp	26	Richmond	AAA
Arcilio Castaigne		Kingsport	Rk
Dom Chiti		Savannah	AA
Rick Coatney		Kingsport	Rk
David Coghill		Kingsport	Rk
Tim Cole		Savannah	AA
Don Collins	27	Richmond	AAA
Joe Cowley	21	Savannah	AA
Miguelito De La Cruz		Greenwood	A
Adrian Devine	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Joe Driestadt		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jamie Easterly	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Bret Ferguson		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tim Fuller		Kingsport	Rk
Gene Garber	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mike Garcia		Kingsport	Rk
Lance Gore		Greenwood	A
Tim Graven		Savannah	AA
William Haley		Kingsport	Rk
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Preston Hanna	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Wendell Hibbett		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
		Kingsport	Rk
Robert Kennedy		Kingsport	Rk
Russell Kerdolff		Greenwood	A
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
DeWayne Kitts		Greenwood	A
		Kingsport	Rk
Frank LaCorte	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Steve Lawrence		Greenwood	A
Terry Leach	25	Richmond	AAA
	25	Savannah	AA
Stuart Livingstone		Richmond	AAA
		Savannah	AA
Mark Lucas		Greenwood	A
Daniel Lucia		Savannah	AA
		Greenwood	A
Mickey Mahler	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Rick Mahler	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Mark Martin		Greenwood	A
Alexander Matos		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jeffrey Matthews		Greenwood	A
Rick Matula	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bo McLaughlin	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Joey McLaughlin	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	23	Richmond	AAA
Larry McWilliams	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Michael Miller		Savannah	AA
Dan Morogiello	24	Richmond	AAA
Phil Niekro	40	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Greg Norris		Kingsport	Rk
Roy North		Greenwood	A
		Kingsport	Rk
Mike Payne	17	Kingsport	Rk
Felix Pettaway		Savannah	AA
Louis Pratt		Savannah	AA
Ken Rabun	21	Kingsport	Rk
	21	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Gary Reiter	23	Kingsport	Rk
James Rogers		Greenwood	A
Mark Roush		Greenwood	A
Gil Ryan		Greenwood	A
Carlos Rymer		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Willie Sellers		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Michael Shields		Savannah	AA
		Greenwood	A
Craig Skok	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	32	Richmond	AAA
Michael Smith		Greenwood	A
Eddie Solomon	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Pete Teixeira		Greenwood	A
Scott Thayer		Greenwood	A
Duane Theiss	25	Richmond	AAA
Milt Thompson	20	Kingsport	Rk
Juan Valdez		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jerry Veale		Greenwood	A
Richard Wieters		Savannah	AA
Jesse Wright		Savannah	AA