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1968 Atlanta Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1967/1969)
81-81, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 514 runs, Allowed 549 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-86
Managed by Lum Harris

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,126,540 (5th of 10)
Park Factors
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Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 93, Pitching - 94
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1967/1969) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 27, 1967

Released Charley Lau.

November 28, 1967

Rafael Batista selected by the Houston Astros in the 1967 minor league draft.

Ramon Hernandez drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Sandy Valdespino from the Minnesota Twins in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

December 7, 1967

Traded Bobby Cox to the New York Yankees. Received Bob Tillman and Dale Roberts.

January 27, 1968

Drafted Jim Breazeale in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft.

February 14, 1968

Released Gary Geiger.

April 1, 1968 (Standings)

Purchased Stu Miller from the Baltimore Orioles.

May 3, 1968 (Standings)

Sold Del Bates to the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 7, 1968 (Standings)

Drafted Clint Compton in the 3rd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted Ron Cash in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike McQueen in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Beard in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted John Fuller in the 11th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted Rudy Arroyo in the 31st round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 11, 1968 (Standings)

Traded Woody Woodward, Clay Carroll, and Tony Cloninger to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Milt Pappas, Ted Davidson, and Bob Johnson.

July 29, 1968 (Standings)

Purchased Wayne Causey from the California Angels.

October 14, 1968 (Standings)

Al Santorini selected by the San Diego Padres as the 7th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Skip Guinn selected by the Montreal Expos as the 17th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Dick Kelley selected by the San Diego Padres as the 28th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Remy Hermoso selected by the Montreal Expos as the 34th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Carl Morton selected by the Montreal Expos as the 45th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Cito Gaston selected by the San Diego Padres as the 59th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

December 2, 1968

Drafted Darrell Evans from the Oakland Athletics in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

Wayne Garrett drafted by the New York Mets in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Ron Tompkins from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

December 3, 1968

Sold Deron Johnson to the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 4, 1968

Traded Marty Martinez to the Houston Astros. Received Bob Aspromonte.

December 15, 1968

Traded Sandy Valdespino to the Houston Astros. Received Paul Doyle. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 1, 1969

Drafted Jack Pierce in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

March 17, 1969

Traded Joe Torre to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Orlando Cepeda.

March 25, 1969

Traded Bob Johnson to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dave Adlesh.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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