1986 Atlanta Braves

Major League Baseball

Record: 72-89 .447.... 6th in NL West
Manager(s): Chuck Tanner
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,387,181
Payroll: Top Draft Pick: Kent Mercker (#5) MLB

Affiliates

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

HR: Dale Murphy [29]
RBI: Bob Horner [87]
2B: Dale Murphy [29]
SB: Rafael Ramirez [19]

W: Rick Mahler [14]
SV: Gene Garber [24]
SO: David 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)

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

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