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1973 Atlanta Braves Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974)
76-85, Finished 5th in NL West
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Scored 799 runs, Allowed 774 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-78
Manager: Eddie Mathews (76-85)
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 800,655 (11th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 108, Pitching - 108;   one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 114
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1972 / 1974 Lineups and Defense

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

23 Games
C. Casanova
1B. Lum
2B. Johnson
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Aaron
CF. Baker
RF. Garr
P. Pitcher

15 Games
C. Oates
1B. Lum
2B. Johnson
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Aaron
CF. Baker
RF. Garr
P. Pitcher

9 Games
C. Oates
1B. Evans
2B. Johnson
3B. Gilbreath
SS. Perez
LF. Garr
CF. Baker
RF. Aaron
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Oates
1B. Lum
2B. Johnson
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Jackson
CF. Baker
RF. Garr
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Casanova
1B. Tepedino
2B. Johnson
3B. Evans
SS. Jackson
LF. Lum
CF. Baker
RF. Garr
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Casanova
1B. Tepedino
2B. Johnson
3B. Evans
SS. Perez
LF. Lum
CF. Baker
RF. Garr
P. Pitcher

58 total lineups (111 when including pitchers)


1972 / 1974 Lineups and Defense