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1972 Atlanta Braves Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973)
70-84, Finished 4th in NL West
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Scored 628 runs, Allowed 730 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-88
Manager: Lum Harris (47-57) and Eddie Mathews (23-27)
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 752,973 (10th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 109, Pitching - 110;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 106
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1971 / 1973 Lineups and Defense

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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

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

18 Games
C. Williams
1B. Aaron
2B. Millan
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Carty
CF. Baker
RF. Garr
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Williams
1B. Cepeda
2B. Millan
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Carty
CF. Garr
RF. Aaron
P. Pitcher

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

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

5 Games
C. Williams
1B. Aaron
2B. Blanks
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Garr
CF. Baker
RF. Lum
P. Pitcher

76 total lineups (125 when including pitchers)


1971 / 1973 Lineups and Defense