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1971 Atlanta Braves Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 / 1972)
82-80, Finished 3rd in NL West
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Scored 643 runs, Allowed 699 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-87
Manager: Lum Harris (82-80)
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,006,320 (11th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 109
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1970 / 1972 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Mon,4/5 at CIN W (7-4) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
2. Wed,4/7 at CIN W (2-1) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Reed  
3. Fri,4/9 vs PIT L (2-8) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
4. Sat,4/10 vs PIT W (5-4) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
5. Sun,4/11 vs PIT W (3-1) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Nash  
6. Mon,4/12 vs CIN L (3-7) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Reed  
7. Tue,4/13 vs CIN L (4-5)# King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Baker Aaron Jarvis  
8. Wed,4/14 vs CIN L (3-8) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
9. Fri,4/16 at PHI W (8-7) King Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Nash  
10. Sat,4/17 at PHI W (6-2) King Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Reed  
11. Sun,4/18 at PHI W (5-4) King Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
12. Tue,4/20 at PIT W (2-0) Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
13. Wed,4/21 at PIT L (2-10) King Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
14. Thu,4/22 at PIT L (4-7) Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
15. Sat,4/24 vs SDP L (2-3) King Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
16. Sun,4/25 vs SDP L (2-3)# Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
17. Sun,4/25 vs SDP W (4-3) King Cepeda Millan Williams Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
18. Tue,4/27 vs SFG L (5-6) King Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Reed  
19. Wed,4/28 vs SFG L (3-5) King Aaron Millan Williams Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
20. Thu,4/29 vs SFG L (2-5)# Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
21. Fri,4/30 vs LAD W (7-2) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
22. Sat,5/1 vs LAD W (7-5)# Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Stone  
23. Sun,5/2 vs LAD W (4-1) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Reed  
24. Tue,5/4 at SDP L (2-3) Didier Williams Millan Boyer Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
25. Wed,5/5 at SDP L (1-5)# Didier Williams Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Baker Niekro  
26. Wed,5/5 at SDP W (3-1) King Aaron Millan Williams Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
27. Fri,5/7 at SFG L (3-4) Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Stone  
28. Sat,5/8 at SFG W (5-2)# Didier Cepeda Garrido Williams Perez Garr Baker Aaron Reed  
29. Sun,5/9 at SFG L (2-5) King Cepeda Millan Williams Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
30. Sun,5/9 at SFG W (6-5) Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
31. Tue,5/11 at LAD L (1-6)# Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Garrido Garr Baker Aaron Nash  
32. Wed,5/12 at LAD L (0-5) King Cepeda Millan Williams Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Stone  
33. Fri,5/14 vs PHI W (3-2) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Reed  
34. Sat,5/15 vs PHI W (6-2)# Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Baker Aaron Niekro  
35. Sun,5/16 vs PHI L (3-4) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
36. Mon,5/17 vs NYM W (4-3) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Stone  
37. Tue,5/18 vs NYM W (8-6) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron McQueen  
38. Wed,5/19 vs MON W (10-4) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
39. Thu,5/20 vs MON L (3-4) Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
40. Fri,5/21 at NYM L (2-6) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
41. Sat,5/22 at NYM L (7-8) King Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Stone  
42. Sun,5/23 at NYM L (0-4)# Didier Cepeda Millan Boyer Perez Garr Jackson Aaron McQueen  
43. Mon,5/24 at MON W (9-4) King Cepeda Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Nash  
44. Tue,5/25 at MON L (2-3) Didier Cepeda Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
45. Wed,5/26 at MON L (1-11) King Cepeda Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Jarvis  
46. Thu,5/27 at MON W (4-1) Didier Cepeda Millan Evans Garrido Garr Jackson Aaron Kelley  
47. Fri,5/28 at STL L (0-4) Didier Williams Millan Evans Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
48. Sat,5/29 at STL L (7-8) Didier Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Nash  
49. Sun,5/30 at STL L (3-8)# Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Niekro  
50. Mon,5/31 at STL L (2-3)# Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Stone  
51. Tue,6/1 vs HOU L (6-7)# Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Aaron Kelley  
52. Wed,6/2 vs HOU W (3-1) King Cepeda Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Aaron Reed  
53. Thu,6/3 vs HOU W (5-2) King Cepeda Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
54. Fri,6/4 vs CHC L (0-11) Didier Cepeda Versalles Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
55. Sat,6/5 vs CHC W (6-4) King Cepeda Staehle Williams Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
56. Sun,6/6 vs CHC L (3-6) King Aaron Staehle Williams Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
57. Mon,6/7 vs STL L (6-7) King Cepeda Millan Williams Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Reed  
58. Tue,6/8 vs STL W (8-7)# Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Jarvis  
59. Wed,6/9 vs STL W (8-3) Didier Cepeda Staehle Williams Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Niekro  
60. Thu,6/10 at HOU W (2-1) King Cepeda Staehle Williams Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Kelley  
61. Fri,6/11 at HOU L (4-5)# Didier Cepeda Staehle Williams Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Nash  
62. Sat,6/12 at HOU L (2-3) King Williams Millan Staehle Versalles Lum Jackson Aaron Reed  
63. Sun,6/13 at HOU W (9-0) King Cepeda Millan Williams Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Jarvis  
64. Mon,6/14 at CHC L (2-3) Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Niekro  
65. Tue,6/15 at CHC L (1-3) King Cepeda Millan Williams Versalles Lum Jackson Aaron Kelley  
66. Wed,6/16 at CHC W (6-5)# Didier Cepeda Millan Williams Versalles Lum Jackson Aaron Nash  
67. Thu,6/17 at CIN L (1-5) King Aaron Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
68. Fri,6/18 at CIN L (1-6) Didier Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
69. Sat,6/19 at CIN W (9-3)# Didier Aaron Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
70. Sun,6/20 at CIN L (4-5) King Williams Millan Evans Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
71. Sun,6/20 at CIN L (0-2)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
72. Mon,6/21 vs MON W (6-4) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
73. Mon,6/21 vs MON L (3-5)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Barber  
74. Tue,6/22 vs MON W (4-0) King Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
75. Wed,6/23 vs MON L (3-6) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
76. Fri,6/25 vs CIN W (8-6) King Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
77. Fri,6/25 vs CIN W (10-3) Didier Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
78. Sat,6/26 vs CIN W (1-0) Williams Cepeda Millan Evans Perez Garr Lum Aaron Stone  
79. Sun,6/27 vs CIN L (5-7) Williams Cepeda Millan Evans Perez Garr Lum Aaron Reed  
80. Mon,6/28 at HOU L (5-6) King Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Barber  
81. Mon,6/28 at HOU L (4-6)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Brown Lum Nash  
82. Tue,6/29 at HOU W (5-4) Didier Aaron Millan Evans Versalles Brown Jackson Lum Niekro  
83. Wed,6/30 at MON W (6-5) King Williams Millan Evans Versalles Garr Lum Aaron Kelley  
84. Thu,7/1 at MON W (7-3) Didier Williams Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
85. Fri,7/2 at NYM W (3-2) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
86. Sat,7/3 at NYM W (7-1) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
87. Sun,7/4 at NYM W (2-0) Didier Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
88. Mon,7/5 vs PHI L (5-6) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
89. Tue,7/6 vs PHI W (5-2) King Williams Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
90. Wed,7/7 vs PHI W (4-2) King Williams Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
91. Fri,7/9 at PIT L (2-11) King Aaron Millan Williams Foster Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
92. Sat,7/10 at PIT L (4-5) Didier Aaron Millan Williams Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
93. Thu,7/15 vs LAD L (0-6)# Williams Aaron Millan Evans Versalles Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
94. Fri,7/16 vs LAD W (3-1) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
95. Sat,7/17 vs LAD W (10-0) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
96. Sun,7/18 vs SFG L (4-5) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
97. Sun,7/18 vs SFG W (4-2) King Williams Millan Evans Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
98. Mon,7/19 vs SFG L (8-11)# Williams Aaron Millan Evans Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Barber  
99. Tue,7/20 vs SDP W (3-1)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
100. Wed,7/21 vs SDP W (8-7) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Garrido Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
101. Wed,7/21 vs SDP W (1-0)# Williams Cepeda Millan Versalles Perez Evans Jackson Lum Jarvis  
102. Thu,7/22 vs SDP W (1-0) King Cepeda Millan Williams Perez Evans Jackson Lum Kelley  
103. Fri,7/23 at LAD W (5-3) Williams Cepeda Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
104. Sat,7/24 at LAD L (1-2)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
105. Sun,7/25 at LAD W (3-1) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
106. Tue,7/27 at SFG W (4-3) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
107. Wed,7/28 at SFG L (1-2)# Didier Williams Millan Versalles Perez Garr Brown Lum Stone  
108. Thu,7/29 at SFG W (4-2)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Brown Lum Reed  
109. Fri,7/30 at SDP W (3-1) Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
110. Sat,7/31 at SDP W (3-2)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Brown Lum Kelley  
111. Sun,8/1 at SDP L (0-2) King Aaron Millan Williams Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
112. Mon,8/2 at PHI L (0-4) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
113. Tue,8/3 at PHI L (2-3)# Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Garr Brown Lum Reed  
114. Wed,8/4 at PHI W (5-3) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
115. Thu,8/5 vs NYM W (2-1)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Lum Aaron Kelley  
116. Fri,8/6 vs NYM L (1-9) King Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
117. Sat,8/7 vs NYM L (6-20) Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
118. Sun,8/8 vs NYM W (5-0) Williams Aaron Millan Aaron Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
119. Tue,8/10 at STL W (2-1) Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
120. Wed,8/11 at STL W (9-3) Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
121. Thu,8/12 vs HOU W (10-5)# Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Lum Jackson Aaron Reed  
122. Fri,8/13 vs HOU L (2-8) Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Lum Jackson Aaron Niekro  
123. Sat,8/14 vs HOU W (7-0)# Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Garr Lum Aaron Jarvis  
124. Sun,8/15 vs HOU L (4-5) Williams Aaron Garrido Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
125. Mon,8/16 vs CHC L (0-3) Williams Aaron Garrido Aaron Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
126. Tue,8/17 vs CHC W (5-4) Williams Aaron Garrido Aaron Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
127. Wed,8/18 vs CHC L (2-7) Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
128. Fri,8/20 vs STL W (6-5) Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
129. Sat,8/21 vs STL W (8-5)# Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
130. Sun,8/22 vs STL L (4-13)# Williams Aaron Garrido Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
131. Mon,8/23 vs PIT L (3-4) Williams Aaron Garrido Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
132. Mon,8/23 vs PIT L (4-15) King Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
133. Tue,8/24 vs PIT W (15-5) King Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum McQueen  
134. Wed,8/25 vs PIT L (6-13) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
135. Fri,8/27 at CHC L (0-3) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
136. Sat,8/28 at CHC W (4-3) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
137. Sun,8/29 at CHC W (5-4)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
138. Tue,8/31 at SFG L (0-9) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
139. Wed,9/1 at SFG L (0-4)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Lum Aaron Reed  
140. Fri,9/3 at SDP L (2-3) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
141. Sat,9/4 at SDP W (11-7) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
142. Sun,9/5 at SDP W (5-2) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
143. Mon,9/6 vs HOU L (4-6) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
144. Tue,9/7 vs HOU L (1-5) Williams Breazeale Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
145. Fri,9/10 vs SFG W (7-5) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
146. Sat,9/11 vs SFG W (5-4) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Baker Kelley  
147. Sun,9/12 vs SFG L (1-6)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Baker Stone  
148. Mon,9/13 at CIN L (1-2) Williams Breazeale Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Neibauer  
149. Tue,9/14 at CIN W (5-2)# Williams Aaron Millan Aaron Perez Garr Lum Baker Reed  
150. Wed,9/15 at HOU W (4-2) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
151. Thu,9/16 at HOU W (4-3) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
152. Fri,9/17 at LAD W (3-2)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Lum Baker Stone  
153. Sat,9/18 at LAD W (9-6) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Nash  
154. Sun,9/19 at LAD L (0-12)# Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Lum Baker Niekro  
155. Sun,9/19 at LAD L (0-4) Williams Breazeale Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
156. Tue,9/21 vs SDP W (5-2) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Kelley  
157. Wed,9/22 vs SDP L (3-7) King Williams Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Jarvis  
158. Fri,9/24 vs LAD L (0-2)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Niekro  
159. Sat,9/25 vs LAD L (4-5) Williams Aaron Millan Evans Perez Garr Jackson Lum Reed  
160. Sun,9/26 vs LAD L (2-5)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Jackson Lum Stone  
161. Tue,9/28 vs CIN W (4-0)# Williams Aaron Millan Versalles Perez Garr Lum Baker Niekro  
162. Thu,9/30 vs CIN W (6-2) Didier Breazeale LaRussa Evans Foster Brown Jackson Baker House  
162 games 3 players 5 players 5 players 6 players 4 players 4 players 4 players 3 players 10 players 0 players
Most Common-games Williams-71
King-48
Didier-43
Aaron-70
Cepeda-63
Williams-19
Millan-141
Garrido-14
Staehle-5
Evans-67
Williams-37
Versalles-29
Perez-116
Versalles-23
Garrido-21
Garr-153
Lum-5
Evans-2
Jackson-136
Lum-17
Brown-5
Lum-95
Aaron-59
Baker-8
Niekro-36
Reed-32
Stone-24
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Most Common Lineups

25 Games
C. Williams
1B. Aaron
2B. Millan
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Garr
CF. Jackson
RF. Lum
P. Pitcher

9 Games
C. King
1B. Cepeda
2B. Millan
3B. Boyer
SS. Perez
LF. Garr
CF. Jackson
RF. Aaron
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. Williams
1B. Aaron
2B. Millan
3B. Versalles
SS. Perez
LF. Garr
CF. Jackson
RF. Lum
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. King
1B. Williams
2B. Millan
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Garr
CF. Jackson
RF. Lum
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Didier
1B. Cepeda
2B. Millan
3B. Boyer
SS. Garrido
LF. Garr
CF. Jackson
RF. Aaron
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. King
1B. Cepeda
2B. Millan
3B. Williams
SS. Perez
LF. Garr
CF. Jackson
RF. Aaron
P. Pitcher

76 total lineups (125 when including pitchers)


1970 / 1972 Lineups and Defense