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Record: 69-93 .426.... 6th in National League West
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 904,494

Top Draft Pick: Bob Horner (#1) MLB
Manager - Bobby Cox

Affiliates - AAA Richmond Braves AA Savannah Braves A Greenwood Braves Rk Kingsport Braves Rk Gulf Coast Braves

Team Leaders

HR: Murphy, Horner, Burroughs [23]
RBI: Murphy [79]
2B: Burroughs [30]
SB: Royster [27]
W: Niekro [19]
SV: Garber [22]
SO: Niekro [248]

Oldest Player: Jim Bouton [39]
Youngest Player: Glenn Hubbard [20]
Longest Tenure: Phil Niekro [13]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bruce Benedict (Aug 18) Bob Horner (Jun 16) Glenn Hubbard (Jul 14) Jerry Maddox (Jun 3) Chico Ruiz (Jul 29) Hank Small (Sep 27)
Pitchers: Larry McWilliams (Jul 17)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Brian Asselstine	OF	24	L	R	6-1	175	9/23/1953	Santa Barbara, CA	MLB	1976-1981
	Bob Beall	1B	30	B	L	5-11	180	4/24/1948	Portland, OR	MLB	1975-1980
	Rob Belloir	SS	29	R	R	5-10	155	7/13/1948	Heidelberg, GE	MLB	1975-1978
	Bruce Benedict	C	22	R	R	6-2	195	8/18/1955	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1978-1989
	Tommy Boggs	P	22	R	R	6-2	200	10/25/1955	Poughkeepsie, NY	MLB	1976-1985
	Barry Bonnell	OF	24	R	R	6-3	200	10/27/1953	Milford, OH	MLB	1977-1986
	Jim Bouton	P	39	R	R	6-0	185	3/8/1939	Newark, NJ	MLB	1962-1978
	Jeff Burroughs	OF	27	R	R	6-1	200	3/7/1951	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1970-1985
	Rick Camp	P	25	R	R	6-0	198	6/10/1953	Trion, GA	MLB	1976-1985
	Dave Campbell	P	26	R	R	6-3	210	9/3/1951	Princeton, IN	MLB	1977-1978
	Darrel Chaney	SS-2B	30	B	R	6-1	190	3/9/1948	Hammond, IN	MLB	1969-1979
	Mike Davey	P	26	R	L	6-2	190	6/2/1952	Spokane, WA	MLB	1977-1978
	Adrian Devine	P	26	R	R	6-4	205	12/2/1951	Galveston, TX	MLB	1973-1980
	Jamie Easterly	P	25	L	L	5-9	180	2/17/1953	Houston, TX	MLB	1974-1987
	Gene Garber	P	30	R	R	5-10	175	11/13/1947	Lancaster, PA	MLB	1969-1988
	Cito Gaston	OF	34	R	R	6-4	210	3/17/1944	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1967-1978
	Rod Gilbreath	2B-3B	25	R	R	6-2	185	9/24/1952	Laurel, MS	MLB	1972-1978
	Preston Hanna	P	23	R	R	6-1	195	9/10/1954	Pensacola, FL	MLB	1975-1982
	Bob Horner	3B-1B	20	R	R	6-1	190	8/6/1957	Junction City, KS	MLB	1978-1988
	Glenn Hubbard	2B	20	R	R	5-7	170	9/25/1957	Hann AFB, GE	MLB	1978-1989
	Frank LaCorte	P	26	R	R	6-1	180	10/13/1951	San Jose, CA	MLB	1975-1984
	Max Leon	P	28	R	R	6-0	170	2/4/1950	Pozo Hondo, MX	MLB	1973-1978
	Jerry Maddox	3B	24	R	R	6-2	200	7/28/1953	Whittier, CA	MLB	1978-1978
	Mickey Mahler	P	25	B	L	6-3	189	7/30/1952	Montgomery, AL	MLB	1977-1986
	Gary Matthews	OF	27	R	R	6-3	205	7/5/1950	San Fernando, CA	MLB	1972-1987
	Larry McWilliams	P	24	L	L	6-5	180	2/10/1954	Wichita, KS	MLB	1978-1990
	Eddie Miller	OF	21	B	R	5-9	175	6/29/1957	San Pablo, CA	MLB	1977-1984
	Dale Murphy	OF-RF	22	R	R	6-5	215	3/12/1956	Portland, OR	MLB	1976-1993
	Phil Niekro	P	39	R	R	6-1	180	4/1/1939	Blaine, OH	MLB	1964-1987
	Joe Nolan	C	27	L	R	6-0	190	5/12/1951	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1972-1985
	Rowland Office	OF	25	L	L	6-0	170	10/25/1952	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1972-1983
	Tom Paciorek	OF-1B	31	R	R	6-4	215	11/2/1946	Detroit, MI	MLB	1970-1987
	Biff Pocoroba	C	24	B	R	5-10	180	7/25/1953	Burbank, CA	MLB	1975-1984
	Pat Rockett	SS	23	R	R	5-11	170	1/9/1955	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1976-1978
	Jerry Royster	3B-2B	25	R	R	6-0	165	10/18/1952	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1973-1988
	Chico Ruiz	3B-2B	26	R	R		170	11/1/1951	Santurce, PR	MLB	1978-1980
	Dick Ruthven	P	27	R	R	6-3	190	3/27/1951	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1973-1986
	Craig Skok	P	30	R	L	6-0	190	9/1/1947	Dobbs Ferry, NY	MLB	1973-1979
	Hank Small	1B	24	R	R	6-3	205	7/31/1953	Atlanta, GA	MLB	1978-1978
	Eddie Solomon	P	27	R	R	6-3	190	2/9/1951	Perry, GA	MLB	1973-1982
	Duane Theiss	P	24	R	R	6-3	185	11/20/1953	Zanesville, OH	MLB	1977-1978
	Larry Whisenton	OF	21	L	L	6-1	190	7/3/1956	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1977-1982