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Record: 70-84   .455.... 4th in National League West
Stadium: Atlanta Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 752,973

Top Draft Pick: Preston Hanna (#11)   MLB

General Manager - Paul Richards
Manager - Lum Harris, Eddie Mathews

Hitting Coach - Eddie Mathews  Pitching Coach - Lew Burdette  Third Base Coach - Jim Busby  Bullpen Coach - Ken Silvestri

Team Leaders

HR: Aaron [34]
RBI: Williams [87]
2B: Baker [27]
SB: Garr [25]
W: Niekro [16]
SV: Upshaw [13]
SO: Niekro [164]

Oldest Player: Hank Aaron [38]
Youngest Player: Rowland Office [19]
Longest Tenure: Hank Aaron, Pat Jarvis, Felix Millan, Phil Niekro, Ron Reed [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Larvell Blanks (Jul 19) Rod Gilbreath (Jun 17) Rowland Office (Aug 5)
Pitchers: Jimmy Freeman (Sep 1) Ron Schueler (Apr 16)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
44	Hank Aaron	OF	38	R	R	6-0	180	2/5/1934	Mobile, AL	MLB	1954-1976
	Dusty Baker	OF	23	R	R	6-2	200	6/15/1949	Riverside, CA	MLB	1968-1986
	Steve Barber	P	34	L	L	6-0	200	2/22/1938	Takoma Park, MD	MLB	1960-1974
	Larvell Blanks	SS-2B	22	R	R	5-8	167	1/28/1950	Del Rio, TX	MLB	1972-1980
	Jim Breazeale	1B	22	L	R	6-2	210	10/3/1949	Houston, TX	MLB	1969-1978
	Oscar Brown	OF	26	R	R	6-0	175	2/8/1946	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1969-1973
	Rico Carty	OF	32	R	R	6-3	200	9/1/1939	San Pedro de Macoris, DR	MLB	1963-1979
	Paul Casanova	C	30	R	R	6-4	200	12/21/1941	Colon, CU	MLB	1965-1974
30	Orlando Cepeda	1B	34	R	R	6-2	210	9/17/1937	Ponce, PR	MLB	1958-1974
	Bob Didier	C	23	B	R	6-0	190	2/16/1949	Hattiesburg, MS	MLB	1969-1974
	Darrell Evans	3B-1B	25	L	R	6-2	205	5/26/1947	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1969-1989
	Jimmy Freeman	P	21	L	L	6-4	180	6/29/1951	Carlsbad, NM	MLB	1972-1973
	Ralph Garr	OF	26	L	R	5-11	197	12/12/1945	Monroe, LA	MLB	1968-1980
	Gil Garrido	SS-2B	31	R	R	5-8	160	6/26/1941	Panama City, PN	MLB	1964-1972
	Rod Gilbreath	2B-3B	19	R	R	6-2	185	9/24/1952	Laurel, MS	MLB	1972-1978
	Jim Hardin	P	28	R	R	6-0	175	8/6/1943	Morris Chapel, TN	MLB	1967-1972
	Joe Hoerner	P	35	R	L	6-1	200	11/12/1936	Dubuque, IA	MLB	1963-1977
	Tom House	P	25	L	L	5-11	190	4/29/1947	Seattle, WA	MLB	1971-1978
	Sonny Jackson	OF-SS	27	L	R	5-9	155	7/9/1944	Washington, DC	MLB	1963-1974
	Pat Jarvis	P	31	R	R		180	3/18/1941	Carlyle, IL	MLB	1966-1973
	Larry Jaster	P	28	L	L		205	1/13/1944	Midland, MI	MLB	1965-1972
	Tom Kelley	P	28	R	R	6-0	191	1/5/1944	Manchester, CT	MLB	1964-1973
	Mike Lum	OF-1B	26	L	L	6-0	180	10/27/1945	Honolulu, HI	MLB	1967-1981
	Denny McLain	P	28	R	R	6-1	185	3/29/1944	Chicago, IL	MLB	1963-1972
	Mike McQueen	P	21	L	L	5-11	190	8/30/1950	Oklahoma City, OK	MLB	1969-1974
	Felix Millan	2B	28	R	R	5-11	172	8/21/1943	Yabucoa, PR	MLB	1966-1977
	Jim Nash	P	27	R	R	6-5	230	2/9/1945	Hawthorne, NV	MLB	1966-1972
	Gary Neibauer	P	27	R	R	6-3	200	10/29/1944	Billings, MT	MLB	1969-1973
	Phil Niekro	P	33	R	R	6-1	180	4/1/1939	Blaine, OH	MLB	1964-1987
	Rowland Office	OF	19	L	L	6-0	170	10/25/1952	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1972-1983
	Marty Perez	SS-2B	25	R	R	5-11	160	2/28/1947	Visalia, CA	MLB	1969-1978
	Ron Reed	P	29	R	R	6-6	215	11/2/1942	LaPorte, IN	MLB	1966-1984
	Ron Schueler	P	24	R	R	6-4	205	4/18/1948	Catharine, KS	MLB	1972-1979
	George Stone	P	25	L	L	6-3	205	7/9/1946	Ruston, LA	MLB	1967-1975
	Cecil Upshaw	P	29	R	R	6-6	205	10/22/1942	Spearsville, LA	MLB	1966-1975
	Earl Williams	C-1B	23	R	R	6-3	220	7/14/1948	Newark, NJ	MLB	1970-1977