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Record: 69-92 .429.... 5th in National League West
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,217,402

Top Draft Pick: Derek Lilliquist (#6) 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 [44]
RBI: Murphy [105]
2B: James [37]
SB: Perry [42]
W: Smith [15]
SV: Acker [14]
SO: Smith [130]

Oldest Player: Phil Niekro [48]
Youngest Player: Tom Glavine [21]
Longest Tenure: Dale Murphy [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Jeff Blauser (Jul 5) Ron Gant (Sep 6)
Pitchers: Marty Clary (Sep 5) Kevin Coffman (Sep 5) Tom Glavine (Aug 17) Pete Smith (Sep 8) Steve Ziem (Apr 30)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Patrick Abbatiello			Idaho Falls	Rk
Jim Acker	P	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Sid Akins	P	24	Greenville	AA
	P		Durham	A+
John Albertson	C		Durham	A+
	C		Pulaski	Rk
Doyle Alexander	P	37	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jeff Allison	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
John Alva	IF		Greenville	AA
	IF		Durham	A+
Jose Alvarez	P	31	Richmond	AAA
Oswaldo Apolinario			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Paul Assenmacher	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Brian Aviles	P		Durham	A+
James Bailey			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Anthony Baldwin	OF		Pulaski	Rk
Jose Bautista	P	23	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Bell	1B	19	Sumter	A
Terry Bell	C	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bruce Benedict	C	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Richard Berg			Pulaski	Rk
Kevin Blankenship	P	24	Greenville	AA
Jeff Blauser	SS	21	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	SS		Richmond	AAA
	SS		Greenville	AA
Pete Blohm			Idaho Falls	Rk
Joe Boever	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Scott Bohike			Durham	A+
Kevin Brown	P	21	Durham	A+
	P		Sumter	A
Mike Brown	OF	27	Richmond	AAA
Chris Bryant	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Dave Butts	3B		Sumter	A
Junior Carrion			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Chuck Cary	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Rich Casarotti	2B	20	Pulaski	Rk
Brian Champion	SS		Pulaski	Rk
Floyd Chiffer	P	31	Richmond	AAA
Chip Childress	SS-P		Richmond	AAA
	SS-P		Greenville	AA
Shon Chmielewski			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mark Clark			Sumter	A
Marty Clary	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Stan Cliburn	C	30	Richmond	AAA
Greg Cloninger	SS		Sumter	A
	SS		Pulaski	Rk
Kevin Coffman	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Greenville	AA
Daniel Cohen			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Robert Cole			Idaho Falls	Rk
David Colon			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Darren Cox	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Tim Criswell	P		Durham	A+
Johnny Cuevas			Durham	A+
Brian Cummings			Pulaski	Rk
Wesley Currin			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jim Czajkowski	P	23	Sumter	A
Sal D'Alessandro	C		Richmond	AAA
	C		Greenville	AA
Mark Davis			Sumter	A
			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Trench Davis	OF	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	OF		Richmond	AAA
Brian Deak	C	19	Sumter	A
Jeff Dedmon	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Maximo Del Rosario			Durham	A+
Drew Denson	1B	21	Greenville	AA
Todd Dewey	OF		Greenville	AA
Jeff Dodig	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Gregory Doss			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Richard Duke	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Alan Duncan			Idaho Falls	Rk
Gary Eave	P	24	Greenville	AA
	P		Durham	A+
Juan Eichelberger	P	33	Richmond	AAA
Bryan Farmer			Greenville	AA
Mike Fischlin	SS-2B	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	SS-2B		Richmond	AAA
Erroll Flynn			Pulaski	Rk
Mike Fowler	3B-C		Pulaski	Rk
Juan Fredymond			Durham	A+
Jerald Frost	SS		Sumter	A
Ron Gant	LF-CF	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	LF-CF		Greenville	AA
Gene Garber	P	39	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Damaso Garcia	2B	30	Richmond	AAA
Greg Gilbert	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Steve Glass	SS-3B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Tom Glavine	P	21	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Craig Gourlay	P		Pulaski	Rk
Jeff Greene	P	23	Durham	A+
Tommy Greene	P	20	Greenville	AA
Ken Griffey	OF	37	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Dave Griffin	1B	26	Richmond	AAA
Inocencio Guerrero			Richmond	AAA
			Greenville	AA
Albert Hall	CF-OF	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Lamar Hall	SS		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Greg Harper	C		Pulaski	Rk
Randall Hartsfield			Pulaski	Rk
Johnny Hatcher	OF		Richmond	AAA
	OF		Greenville	AA
Walter Hawkins			Idaho Falls	Rk
Kelly Heath	2B	30	Richmond	AAA
Larry Heise			Greenville	AA
Chuck Hensley	P	28	Richmond	AAA
Dale Holman			Richmond	AAA
Dennis Hood	OF		Durham	A+
Glenn Hubbard	2B	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brian Hunter	1B	19	Pulaski	Rk
Randy Ingle	SS-2B	32	Greenville	AA
Dion James	LF-CF	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Cesar Jimenez			Durham	A+
Dodd Johnson	3B-OF		Durham	A+
Jay Johnson	2B		Sumter	A
David Jones	P	23	Durham	A+
Labarry Jones			Durham	A+
Carl Jones-Pointer	OF		Sumter	A
Dave Justice	RF-LF	21	Greenville	AA
Douglas Keelan			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
John Kilner	P		Greenville	AA
Ken Kinnard	1B		Greenville	AA
Larry Knight	OF		Pulaski	Rk
Joseph Koh			Idaho Falls	Rk
Charles Lavrusky			Idaho Falls	Rk
Jim LeMasters	P	22	Sumter	A
Mark Lemke	2B	22	Greenville	AA
	2B		Durham	A+
Derek Lilliquist	P	21	Durham	A+
	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Lomeli	P	22	Idaho Falls	Rk
Lee Long			Pulaski	Rk
Richard Longuil	P		Sumter	A
Rick Mahler	P	34	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Johnny Maldonado	P	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Phil Maldonado	C		Idaho Falls	Rk
Rich Maloney	SS		Durham	A+
	SS		Sumter	A
Paul Marak	P	22	Sumter	A
Miguel Marrero			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Al Martin	LF	19	Sumter	A
Mark Martin			Idaho Falls	Rk
Edward Mathews			Greenville	AA
			Durham	A+
Kevin Mcnee			Idaho Falls	Rk
Larry McWilliams	P	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ralph Meister	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jesus Mendoza			Sumter	A
			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Kent Mercker	P	19	Durham	A+
David Miller			Durham	A+
Jesse Minton	1B		Sumter	A
	1B		Pulaski	Rk
Glenn Mitchell			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
John Mitchell	1B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Keith Mitchell	LF-RF	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
James Mittan			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
John Mizerock	C	26	Richmond	AAA
Charlie Mobley	OF	20	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rick Morris	OF		Durham	A+
Darryl Motley	OF	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	OF		Richmond	AAA
Brian Murphy			Sumter	A
			Pulaski	Rk
Dale Murphy	OF-RF	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Graig Nettles	3B	43	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Gary Newsom	2B		Richmond	AAA
	2B		Durham	A+
Andy Nezelek	P	21	Sumter	A
Phil Niekro	P	48	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mike Nipper	2B		Greenville	AA
	2B		Durham	A+
James Nowlin			Sumter	A
Ken Oberkfell	3B-2B	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Roberto Oliva			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ed Olwine	P	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Randy O'Neal	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
David Palmer	P	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Al Pardo	C	25	Richmond	AAA
Jarrod Parker			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ken Pennington	SS		Sumter	A
Eddie Perez	C	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Gerald Perry	1B	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bob Pfaff	C		Durham	A+
David Plumb	C		Sumter	A
Dale Polley	P	22	Sumter	A
	P		Pulaski	Rk
Andres Polo			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Charlie Puleo	P	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
John Rabb	C-1B	27	Richmond	AAA
Francisco Ramirez			Idaho Falls	Rk
Rafael Ramirez	SS	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Tom Redington	3B	18	Sumter	A
Seth Reeser	P		Pulaski	Rk
John Reilley			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Paulo Reis	SS-2B		Pulaski	Rk
	SS-2B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rusty Richards	P	22	Durham	A+
	P		Sumter	A
Carlos Rios			Richmond	AAA
			Greenville	AA
Bienvenido Rivera			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Lynn Robinson	OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ellis Roby	2B		Greenville	AA
	2B		Durham	A+
Gary Roenicke	OF	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Danilo Rogers			Sumter	A
Sean Ross	OF	19	Sumter	A
Paul Runge	3B-2B	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	3B-2B		Richmond	AAA
Miguel Sabino			Sumter	A
Jim Salisbury	P		Durham	A+
Stan Scarborough	P		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dave Schuler	P	33	Richmond	AAA
Mike Scott	P		Greenville	AA
	P		Durham	A+
Rick Siebert	P		Durham	A+
Ted Simmons	C-1B	38	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Terry Sloan	C		Sumter	A
Alex Smith	SS		Greenville	AA
	SS		Durham	A+
Chad Smith	P		Pulaski	Rk
Pete Smith	P	21	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Greenville	AA
Zane Smith	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
John Smoltz	P	20	Richmond	AAA
Cliff Speck	P	31	Richmond	AAA
Mike Stanton	P	20	Pulaski	Rk
John Stewart	P		Durham	A+
Douglas Stockam			Pulaski	Rk
Bean Stringfellow	P		Greenville	AA
Mark Strucher	1B-C		Richmond	AAA
	1B-C		Greenville	AA
Robert Stuart	SS		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Andres Thomas	SS	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Pat Tilmon	P	21	Pulaski	Rk
Theron Todd	OF		Pulaski	Rk
Andy Tomberlin	RF-LF	20	Pulaski	Rk
Greg Tubbs	CF-LF	25	Greenville	AA
Bob Tumpane	1B		Richmond	AAA
	1B		Greenville	AA
Matt Turner	P	20	Sumter	A
Mike Urman	C		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Marcos Vazquez	P	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ozzie Virgil	C	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Gerald Wagner			Sumter	A
Randy Ward	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Allen Waznik			Idaho Falls	Rk
Jeff Weiss	OF		Durham	A+
Matt West			Richmond	AAA
Jeff Wetherby	LF-RF	23	Greenville	AA
Theodore Williams			Idaho Falls	Rk
Walt Williams	P	22	Durham	A+
	P		Sumter	A
Michael Wilson			Idaho Falls	Rk
Brian Wright	C		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
William Wright			Idaho Falls	Rk
Kenneth Yochum			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ned Yost	C	32	Richmond	AAA
	C		Greenville	AA
Greg Ziegler	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Steve Ziem	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jim Acker	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Sid Akins	24	Greenville	AA
	24	Durham	A+
Doyle Alexander	37	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jose Alvarez	31	Richmond	AAA
	31	Greenville	AA
Paul Assenmacher	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Brian Aviles		Durham	A+
Jorge Barcelo		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Kevin Blankenship	24	Greenville	AA
Pete Blohm		Idaho Falls	Rk
Joe Boever	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Kevin Brown	21	Durham	A+
	21	Sumter	A
Chuck Cary	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	27	Richmond	AAA
Brian Champion		Pulaski	Rk
Floyd Chiffer	31	Richmond	AAA
Shon Chmielewski		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mark Clark		Sumter	A
Marty Clary	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	25	Richmond	AAA
Kevin Coffman	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	22	Greenville	AA
Darren Cox		Idaho Falls	Rk
Brian Cummings		Pulaski	Rk
Wesley Currin		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jim Czajkowski	23	Sumter	A
Jeff Dedmon	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Maximo Del Rosario		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Gary Eave	24	Greenville	AA
	24	Durham	A+
Juan Eichelberger	33	Richmond	AAA
Bryan Farmer		Greenville	AA
Tony Ferrebee		Idaho Falls	Rk
Erroll Flynn		Pulaski	Rk
Gene Garber	39	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bob Gillund		Idaho Falls	Rk
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tom Glavine	21	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	21	Richmond	AAA
Craig Gourlay		Pulaski	Rk
Jeff Greene	23	Durham	A+
Tommy Greene	20	Greenville	AA
Randall Hartsfield		Pulaski	Rk
Larry Heise		Greenville	AA
Chuck Hensley	28	Richmond	AAA
Cesar Jimenez		Durham	A+
D.J. Jones		Durham	A+
John Kilner		Greenville	AA
Larry Knight		Pulaski	Rk
Charles Lavrusky		Idaho Falls	Rk
Jim LeMasters	22	Sumter	A
Derek Lilliquist	21	Durham	A+
	21	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Lomeli	22	Idaho Falls	Rk
Richard Longuil		Sumter	A
Rick Mahler	34	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Johnny Maldonado	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Paul Marak	22	Sumter	A
Miguel Marrero		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Edward Mathews		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Larry McWilliams	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	33	Greenville	AA
Ralph Meister		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Kent Mercker	19	Durham	A+
David Miller		Durham	A+
Glenn Mitchell		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Brian Murphy		Sumter	A
		Pulaski	Rk
Yonny Nevada		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Andy Nezelek	21	Sumter	A
Phil Niekro	48	Atlanta Braves	MLB
James Nowlin		Sumter	A
Ed Olwine	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	29	Richmond	AAA
Randy O'Neal	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	27	Richmond	AAA
Steven O'Quinn		Durham	A+
David Palmer	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	29	Greenville	AA
Jarrod Parker		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dale Polley	22	Sumter	A
	22	Pulaski	Rk
Charlie Puleo	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Francisco Ramirez		Idaho Falls	Rk
Seth Reeser		Pulaski	Rk
John Reilley		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
		Pulaski	Rk
Rusty Richards	22	Durham	A+
	22	Sumter	A
Bienvenido Rivera		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Manuel Rosario		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jim Salisbury		Durham	A+
Stan Scarborough		Pulaski	Rk
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dave Schuler	33	Richmond	AAA
Mike Scott		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Rick Siebert		Durham	A+
Terry Sloan		Sumter	A
Chad Smith		Pulaski	Rk
Pete Smith	21	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	21	Greenville	AA
Zane Smith	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
John Smoltz	20	Richmond	AAA
Cliff Speck	31	Richmond	AAA
Mike Stanton	20	Pulaski	Rk
John Stewart		Durham	A+
Douglas Stockam		Pulaski	Rk
Bean Stringfellow		Richmond	AAA
		Greenville	AA
Pat Tilmon	21	Pulaski	Rk
Andy Tomberlin	20	Pulaski	Rk
Matt Turner	20	Sumter	A
Marcos Vazquez	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Gerald Wagner		Sumter	A
Randy Ward		Idaho Falls	Rk
Allen Waznik		Idaho Falls	Rk
Matt West		Richmond	AAA
Walt Williams	22	Durham	A+
	22	Sumter	A
Michael Wilson		Idaho Falls	Rk
William Wright		Idaho Falls	Rk
Kenneth Yochum		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Greg Ziegler		Idaho Falls	Rk
Steve Ziem	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	25	Richmond	AAA