1979 Atlanta Braves

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W-L Record: 66-94 -- 6th in National League West Manager: Bobby Cox Location: Atlanta,GA Baseball Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Top Draft Pick: Brad Komminsk (#4) Attendance: 769,465 Youngest Player: Glenn Hubbard (21) Oldest Player: Phil Niekro (40) Longest Tenure: Phil Niekro (14)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1979 Atlanta Braves

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
30	Brian Asselstine	OF	25	L	R	6-1	175	9/23/1953	Santa Barbara,California	MLB	1976-1981
25	Bob Beall	1B	31	B	L	5-11	180	4/24/1948	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1975-1980
20	Bruce Benedict	C	23	R	R	6-2	195	8/18/1955	Birmingham,Alabama	MLB	1978-1989
40	Tommy Boggs	P	23	R	R	6-2	200	10/25/1955	Poughkeepsie,New York	MLB	1976-1985
2	Barry Bonnell	OF	25	R	R	6-3	200	10/27/1953	Milford,Ohio	MLB	1977-1986
34	Larry Bradford	P	29	R	L	6-1	200	12/21/1949	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1977-1981
43	Tony Brizzolara	P	22	R	R	6-5	215	1/14/1957	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1979-1984
7	Jeff Burroughs	OF	28	R	R	6-1	200	3/7/1951	Long Beach,California	MLB	1970-1985
15	Darrel Chaney	SS-2B	31	B	R	6-1	190	3/9/1948	Hammond,Indiana	MLB	1969-1979
38	Adrian Devine	P	27	R	R	6-4	205	12/2/1951	Galveston,Texas	MLB	1973-1980
45	Jamie Easterly	P	26	L	L	5-9	180	2/17/1953	Houston,Texas	MLB	1974-1987
9	Pepe Frias	SS-2B	30	R	R	5-10	159	7/14/1948	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1973-1981
26	Gene Garber	P	31	R	R	5-10	175	11/13/1947	Lancaster,Pennsylvania	MLB	1969-1988
49	Preston Hanna	P	24	R	R	6-1	195	9/10/1954	Pensacola,Florida	MLB	1975-1982
5	Bob Horner	3B-1B	21	R	R	6-1	190	8/6/1957	Junction City,Kansas	MLB	1978-1988
17	Glenn Hubbard	2B	21	R	R	5-7	170	9/25/1957	Hann AFB,Germany	MLB	1978-1989
42	Frank LaCorte	P	27	R	R	6-1	180	10/13/1951	San Jose,California	MLB	1975-1984
28	Mike Lum	OF-1B	33	L	L	6-0	180	10/27/1945	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1967-1981
31	Mike Macha	3B	25	R	R	5-11	180	2/17/1954	Victoria,Texas	MLB	1979-1980
24	Mickey Mahler	P	26	B	L	6-3	189	7/30/1952	Montgomery,Alabama	MLB	1977-1986
39	Rick Mahler	P	25	R	R	6-1	202	8/5/1953	Austin,Texas	MLB	1979-1991
36	Gary Matthews	OF	28	R	R	6-3	205	7/5/1950	San Fernando,California	MLB	1972-1987
29	Rick Matula	P	25	R	R	6-0	190	11/22/1953	Wharton,Texas	MLB	1979-1981
32	Bo McLaughlin	P	25	R	R	6-5	210	10/23/1953	Oakland,California	MLB	1976-1982
50	Joey McLaughlin	P	22	R	R	6-2	205	7/11/1956	Tulsa,Oklahoma	MLB	1977-1984
27	Larry McWilliams	P	25	L	L	6-5	180	2/10/1954	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	1978-1990
14	Eddie Miller	OF	22	B	R	5-9	175	6/29/1957	San Pablo,California	MLB	1977-1984
3	Dale Murphy	OF-RF	23	R	R	6-5	215	3/12/1956	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1976-1993
35	Phil Niekro	P	40	R	R	6-1	180	4/1/1939	Blaine,Ohio	MLB	1964-1987
11	Joe Nolan	C	28	L	R	6-0	190	5/12/1951	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1972-1985
22	Rowland Office	OF	26	L	L	6-0	170	10/25/1952	Sacramento,California	MLB	1972-1983
4	Biff Pocoroba	C	25	B	R	5-10	180	7/25/1953	Burbank,California	MLB	1975-1984
1	Jerry Royster	3B-2B	26	R	R	6-0	165	10/18/1952	Sacramento,California	MLB	1973-1988
48	Craig Skok	P	31	R	L	6-0	190	9/1/1947	Dobbs Ferry,New York	MLB	1973-1979
37	Eddie Solomon	P	28	R	R	6-3	190	2/9/1951	Perry,Georgia	MLB	1973-1982
46	Charlie Spikes	OF	28	R	R	6-3	220	1/23/1951	Bogalusa,Louisiana	MLB	1972-1980
16	Jim Wessinger	2B	23	R	R	5-10	165	9/25/1955	Utica,New York	MLB	1979-1979
18	Larry Whisenton	OF	22	L	L	6-1	190	7/3/1956	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1977-1982

Team Personnel

Tommie Aaron (Third Base Coach)
Cloyd Boyer (Pitching Coach)
Skip Caray (Broadcaster)
Bobby Cox (Manager)
Bobby Dews (Bullpen Coach)
Alex Grammas (First Base Coach)
Ernie Johnson Sr (Broadcaster)
Bill Lucas (General Manager)
Pete Van Wieren (Broadcaster)

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