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Record: 72-89 .447.... 6th in National League West
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,387,181

Top Draft Pick: Kent Mercker (#5) MLB
Manager - Chuck Tanner

Affiliates - AAA Richmond Braves AA Greenville Braves A+ Durham Bulls A Sumter Braves Rk Pulaski Braves Rk Idaho Falls Braves Rk Gulf Coast Braves

Team Leaders

HR: Murphy [29]
RBI: Horner [87]
2B: Murphy [29]
SB: Ramirez [19]
W: Mahler [14]
SV: Garber [24]
SO: Palmer [170]

Oldest Player: Gene Garber [38]
Youngest Player: Duane Ward [22]
Longest Tenure: Dale Murphy [11]

Major League Debuts

Pitchers: Paul Assenmacher (Apr 12) Ed Olwine (Jun 2) Cliff Speck (Jul 30) Duane Ward (Apr 12)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Tom Abrell	P		Sumter	A
	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Jim Acker	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Sid Akins	P	23	Sumter	A
	P		Pulaski	Rk
Doyle Alexander	P	36	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Eric Alexander			Idaho Falls	Rk
John Alva	IF		Sumter	A
Jose Alvarez	P	30	Greenville	AA
Paul Assenmacher	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ruben Bautista			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Bruce Benedict	C	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ron Bianco	SS		Sumter	A
William Birchfield			Idaho Falls	Rk
Morris Bland	IF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Kevin Blankenship	P	23	Greenville	AA
Jeff Blauser	SS	20	Durham	A+
Kevin Brown	P	20	Idaho Falls	Rk
Richard Browne	P	26	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Chris Bryant	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Dave Butts	3B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Joe Campos			Idaho Falls	Rk
Tom Cantrell	SS		Pulaski	Rk
Jermaine Casey	OF	1	Idaho Falls	Rk
Johnny Cash			Durham	A+
Chris Chambliss	1B	37	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brian Champion	SS		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Floyd Chiffer	P	30	Richmond	AAA
Chip Childress	SS-P		Greenville	AA
Mark Clark			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Marty Clary	P	24	Richmond	AAA
Wiliam Clossen			Sumter	A
Kevin Coffman	P	21	Greenville	AA
	P		Sumter	A
Tim Criswell	P		Greenville	AA
	P		Durham	A+
Chris Cron	1B	22	Durham	A+
Johnny Cuevas			Sumter	A
Steve Curry	IF		Richmond	AAA
	IF		Greenville	AA
Jim Czajkowski	P	22	Idaho Falls	Rk
Sal D'Alessandro	C		Greenville	AA
Joe Datin	1B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Brian Deak	C	18	Pulaski	Rk
Jeff Dedmon	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Maximo Del Rosario			Durham	A+
Darryl Denby	OF		Greenville	AA
	OF		Durham	A+
Drew Denson	1B	20	Durham	A+
Todd Dewey	OF		Durham	A+
Mike Dowless	P		Greenville	AA
Gary Eave	P	23	Sumter	A
Juan Eichelberger	P	32	Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Doc Estes	OF		Richmond	AAA
Bryan Farmer			Durham	A+
			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Michael Featherstone			Pulaski	Rk
Shawn Frazier			Sumter	A
Juan Fredymond			Durham	A+
Jerald Frost	SS		Idaho Falls	Rk
Stephen Gangi	3B	22	Sumter	A
	3B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ron Gant	LF-CF	21	Durham	A+
Gene Garber	P	38	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Tom Glavine	P	20	Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Paul Gnacinski			Greenville	AA
Lee Graham	OF-CF	27	Richmond	AAA
Jeff Greene	P	22	Durham	A+
	P		Sumter	A
Tommy Greene	P	19	Sumter	A
Ken Griffey	OF	36	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Dave Griffin	1B	25	Greenville	AA
Jeff Groves	P		Greenville	AA
	P		Durham	A+
Inocencio Guerrero			Greenville	AA
Rudolfo Guzman			Sumter	A
Roger Hackett	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Albert Hall	CF-OF	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	CF-OF		Richmond	AAA
Michael Hamilton	C-1B	21	Pulaski	Rk
Terry Harper	OF	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Wayne Harrison	OF		Durham	A+
Johnny Hatcher	OF		Greenville	AA
	OF		Durham	A+
Kelly Heath	2B	29	Richmond	AAA
Larry Heise			Durham	A+
Mike Hennessy	OF		Sumter	A
Julio Hernandez			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dale Holman			Greenville	AA
Dennis Hood	OF		Sumter	A
Bob Horner	3B-1B	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Glenn Hubbard	2B	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ronald Hunt	1B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Randy Ingle	SS-2B	31	Richmond	AAA
	SS-2B		Greenville	AA
Cesar Jimenez			Durham	A+
Dodd Johnson	3B-OF		Sumter	A
Jay Johnson	2B		Pulaski	Rk
Joe Johnson	P	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
David Jones	P	22	Sumter	A
Labarry Jones			Durham	A+
			Sumter	A
Mike Jones	P	27	Richmond	AAA
Carl Jones-Pointer	OF		Pulaski	Rk
Miguel Joseph			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dave Justice	RF-LF	20	Durham	A+
	RF-LF		Sumter	A
David Karasinski	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Scott Kickbush	C		Pulaski	Rk
John Kilner	P		Durham	A+
Brad Komminsk	OF-CF	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	OF-CF		Richmond	AAA
Jeffrey Kyle			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Todd Lamb	P		Durham	A+
Jim LeMasters	P	21	Pulaski	Rk
Mark Lemke	2B	21	Sumter	A
Richard Longuil	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Larry Lyons			Idaho Falls	Rk
Rick Mahler	P	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Phil Maldonado	C		Idaho Falls	Rk
Rich Maloney	SS		Pulaski	Rk
Paul Marak	P	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Miguel Marrero			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Greg Marshall	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Al Martin	LF	18	Sumter	A
	LF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Edward Mathews			Sumter	A
Craig McMurtry	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Greenville	AA
Robert McNally			Durham	A+
			Sumter	A
			Pulaski	Rk
Jesus Mendoza			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Kent Mercker	P	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
David Miller			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jesse Minton	1B		Pulaski	Rk
James Morelock	P		Durham	A+
Omar Moreno	OF	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
David Morris	P		Durham	A+
Rick Morris	OF		Durham	A+
Jose Mota			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Darryl Motley	OF	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Christopher Mullins			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dale Murphy	OF-RF	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
George Naumczik	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Andy Nezelek	P	20	Pulaski	Rk
Mike Nipper	2B		Greenville	AA
	2B		Durham	A+
James Nowlin			Idaho Falls	Rk
Ken Oberkfell	3B-2B	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Roberto Oliva			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ed Olwine	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Steven O'Quinn			Pulaski	Rk
Jacobo Ortiz			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Larry Owen	C	31	Richmond	AAA
David Palmer	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mike Payne	P	24	Sumter	A
Ken Pennington	SS		Pulaski	Rk
Gerald Perry	1B	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	1B		Richmond	AAA
Bob Pfaff	C		Sumter	A
David Plumb	C		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Bob Posey	3B		Durham	A+
Charlie Puleo	P	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
John Rabb	C-1B	26	Richmond	AAA
William Ragland			Pulaski	Rk
Randy Ralstin	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Rafael Ramirez	SS	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mike Reynolds	OF		Durham	A+
Rusty Richards	P	21	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Carlos Rios			Greenville	AA
Lynn Robinson	OF		Pulaski	Rk
Ellis Roby	2B		Sumter	A
James Rockey	OF		Durham	A+
	OF		Sumter	A
Ernie Rodriguez	2B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Danilo Rogers			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
MacArthur Rogers			Greenville	AA
Sean Ross	OF	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Matt Rowe	P		Sumter	A
Paul Runge	3B-2B	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	3B-2B		Richmond	AAA
Jim Salisbury	P		Sumter	A
Miguel Sambino			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Billy Sample	OF	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mike Scott	P		Greenville	AA
	P		Durham	A+
David Seitz	P		Sumter	A
Steve Shields	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
David Shotkoski	P	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Rick Siebert	P		Durham	A+
Ted Simmons	C-1B	37	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Matt Sinatro	C	26	Richmond	AAA
Terry Sloan	C		Idaho Falls	Rk
Alex Smith	SS		Sumter	A
	SS		Pulaski	Rk
Arthur Smith	OF		Pulaski	Rk
Chad Smith	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Keith Smith			Idaho Falls	Rk
Pete Smith	P	20	Greenville	AA
Terrance Smith			Durham	A+
			Sumter	A
Zane Smith	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Cliff Speck	P	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
John Spurlin			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
John Stewart	P		Pulaski	Rk
Bean Stringfellow	P		Greenville	AA
Mark Strucher	1B-C		Richmond	AAA
Robert Stuart	SS		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Bruce Sutter	P	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Andres Thomas	SS	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Kevin Thomas			Idaho Falls	Rk
Fredrick Tiburcio			Richmond	AAA
			Greenville	AA
Ron Tingley	C	27	Richmond	AAA
Andy Tomberlin	RF-LF	19	Sumter	A
	RF-LF		Pulaski	Rk
Andre Treadway	P		Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Greg Tubbs	CF-LF	24	Greenville	AA
Bob Tumpane	1B		Richmond	AAA
	1B		Greenville	AA
Matt Turner	P	19	Pulaski	Rk
Ozzie Virgil	C	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Gerald Wagner			Durham	A+
Duane Ward	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Claudell Washington	OF	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Thomas Watson			Pulaski	Rk
Danny Weems	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jeff Weiss	OF		Sumter	A
	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Phillip Wellman			Durham	A+
Jeff Wetherby	LF-RF	22	Durham	A+
	LF-RF		Sumter	A
Walt Williams	P	21	Pulaski	Rk
Adrian Wills	C		Sumter	A
	C		Pulaski	Rk
	C		Idaho Falls	Rk
Allen Wilson	C		Greenville	AA
	C		Durham	A+
William Wilson			Pulaski	Rk
Ned Yost	C	31	Richmond	AAA
	C		Greenville	AA
Steve Ziem	P	24	Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Paul Zuvella	SS-2B	27	Richmond	AAA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Tom Abrell		Sumter	A
		Idaho Falls	Rk
Jim Acker	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Sid Akins	23	Sumter	A
	23	Pulaski	Rk
Doyle Alexander	36	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jose Alvarez	30	Richmond	AAA
	30	Greenville	AA
Paul Assenmacher	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brian Aviles		Greenville	AA
Jorge Barcelo		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dave Beard	26	Richmond	AAA
William Birchfield		Idaho Falls	Rk
Kevin Blankenship	23	Greenville	AA
Kevin Brown	20	Idaho Falls	Rk
Joe Campos		Idaho Falls	Rk
Johnny Cash		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Floyd Chiffer	30	Richmond	AAA
Chip Childress		Greenville	AA
Mark Clark		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Marty Clary	24	Richmond	AAA
Wiliam Clossen		Durham	A+
		Sumter	A
Kevin Coffman	21	Greenville	AA
	21	Durham	A+
	21	Sumter	A
Tim Criswell		Greenville	AA
Jim Czajkowski	22	Idaho Falls	Rk
Joe Datin		Idaho Falls	Rk
Jeff Dedmon	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Maximo Del Rosario		Durham	A+
Mike Dowless		Greenville	AA
Gary Eave	23	Sumter	A
Juan Eichelberger	32	Richmond	AAA
	32	Greenville	AA
Doc Estes		Richmond	AAA
Bryan Farmer		Durham	A+
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Michael Featherstone		Pulaski	Rk
Gene Garber	38	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Tom Glavine	20	Richmond	AAA
	20	Greenville	AA
Paul Gnacinski		Richmond	AAA
		Greenville	AA
Jeff Greene	22	Durham	A+
	22	Sumter	A
Tommy Greene	19	Sumter	A
Jeff Groves		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Rudolfo Guzman		Sumter	A
Roger Hackett		Idaho Falls	Rk
Larry Heise		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Mike Hennessy		Sumter	A
Roger Huff		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Randy Ingle	31	Greenville	AA
Cesar Jimenez		Durham	A+
Joe Johnson	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
David Jones	22	Greenville	AA
	22	Sumter	A
Mike Jones	27	Richmond	AAA
David Karasinski		Idaho Falls	Rk
John Kilner		Durham	A+
Todd Lamb		Durham	A+
Jim LeMasters	21	Pulaski	Rk
Bob Long	31	Richmond	AAA
	31	Greenville	AA
Richard Longuil		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Larry Lyons		Idaho Falls	Rk
Rick Mahler	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Paul Marak	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Miguel Marrero		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Edward Mathews		Greenville	AA
		Sumter	A
Craig McMurtry	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Greenville	AA
Kent Mercker	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
David Miller		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
		Pulaski	Rk
James Morelock		Durham	A+
David Morris		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Jose Mota		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
George Naumczik		Idaho Falls	Rk
Andy Nezelek	20	Pulaski	Rk
James Nowlin		Idaho Falls	Rk
Ed Olwine	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	28	Richmond	AAA
Steven O'Quinn		Pulaski	Rk
Jacobo Ortiz		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
David Palmer	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mike Payne	24	Sumter	A
Charlie Puleo	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	31	Richmond	AAA
Randy Ralstin		Idaho Falls	Rk
Mike Reynolds		Durham	A+
Rusty Richards	21	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
MacArthur Rogers		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Rex Roth		Pulaski	Rk
Matt Rowe		Sumter	A
Jim Salisbury		Sumter	A
Stan Scarborough		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Scott		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
David Seitz		Sumter	A
Steve Shields	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	27	Richmond	AAA
David Shotkoski	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Rick Siebert		Durham	A+
Terry Sloan		Idaho Falls	Rk
Chad Smith		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Keith Smith		Idaho Falls	Rk
Pete Smith	20	Greenville	AA
Zane Smith	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Cliff Speck	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	30	Richmond	AAA
John Stewart		Pulaski	Rk
Bean Stringfellow		Greenville	AA
Bruce Sutter	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Richard Taylor		Pulaski	Rk
Kevin Thomas		Idaho Falls	Rk
Andy Tomberlin	19	Sumter	A
	19	Pulaski	Rk
Mike Trapasso		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Andre Treadway		Richmond	AAA
		Greenville	AA
Matt Turner	19	Pulaski	Rk
Gerald Wagner		Durham	A+
Duane Ward	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	22	Richmond	AAA
Thomas Watson		Pulaski	Rk
Danny Weems		Sumter	A
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Matt West		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Walt Williams	21	Pulaski	Rk
William Wilson		Pulaski	Rk
Steve Ziem	24	Richmond	AAA
	24	Greenville	AA