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76-85, Finished 5th in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Eddie Mathews (76-85)
Scored 799 runs, Allowed 774 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-78
Ballparks: Atlanta Stadium · 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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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
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| Hank Aaron HOF | 39 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Feb 5, 1934 | 20 | 120 | 105 | 120 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 18 | 105 | 15 | 0 | 4.5 | $200,000 | All-Star |
| Dusty Baker | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 183 | Jun 15, 1949 | 6 | 159 | 155 | 159 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 156 | 4 | 0 | 3.9 | $ | |
| Larvell Blanks | 23 | R | R | 5' 8" | 167 | Jan 28, 1950 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Oscar Brown | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Feb 8, 1946 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Paul Casanova | 31 | R | R | 6' 4" | 180 | Dec 21, 1941 | 9 | 82 | 64 | 82 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Dave Cheadle | 21 | L | L | 6' 2" | 203 | Feb 19, 1952 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Al Closter | 30 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Jun 15, 1943 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Adrian Devine | 21 | R | R | 6' 4" | 185 | Dec 2, 1951 | 1st | 24 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Dick Dietz | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Sep 18, 1941 | 8 | 83 | 47 | 83 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Pat Dobson | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Feb 12, 1942 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $58,000 | |
| Darrell Evans | 26 | L | R | 6' 2" | 200 | May 26, 1947 | 5 | 161 | 159 | 161 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 | $27,500 | All-Star |
| Wenty Ford | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Nov 25, 1946 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Leo Foster | 22 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Feb 2, 1951 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Jimmy Freeman | 22 | L | L | 6' 4" | 180 | Jun 29, 1951 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.1 | $ | |
| Danny Frisella | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Mar 4, 1946 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Ralph Garr | 27 | L | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Dec 12, 1945 | 6 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 127 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Gary Gentry | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Oct 6, 1946 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Rod Gilbreath | 20 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Sep 24, 1952 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Chuck Goggin | 27 | B | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Jul 7, 1945 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 64 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 9 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Roric Harrison | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Sep 20, 1946 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Joe Hoerner | 36 | R | L | 6' 1" | 200 | Nov 12, 1936 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Tom House | 26 | L | L | 5' 11" | 190 | Apr 29, 1947 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Larry Howard | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Jun 6, 1945 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Sonny Jackson | 28 | L | R | 5' 9" | 150 | Jul 9, 1944 | 11 | 117 | 39 | 117 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 34 | 16 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Davey Johnson | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Jan 30, 1943 | 9 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | $ | All-Star |
| Tom Kelley | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Jan 5, 1944 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Max Leon | 23 | R | R | 5' 10" | 145 | Feb 4, 1950 | 1st | 16 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Mike Lum | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Oct 27, 1945 | 7 | 138 | 125 | 138 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 2.6 | $ | |
| Norm Miller | 27 | L | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Feb 5, 1946 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2 | $35,000 | |
| Carl Morton | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Jan 18, 1944 | 5 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | $ | |
| Gary Neibauer | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Oct 29, 1944 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Joe Niekro | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Nov 7, 1944 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $17,000 | |
| Phil Niekro HOF | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Apr 1, 1939 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | $ | |
| Johnny Oates | 27 | L | R | 5' 11" | 188 | Jan 21, 1946 | 3 | 93 | 79 | 93 | 86 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jim Panther | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Mar 1, 1945 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $ | |
| Joe Pepitone | 32 | L | L | 6' 2" | 185 | Oct 9, 1940 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Marty Perez | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Feb 28, 1946 | 5 | 141 | 130 | 141 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.7 | $20,000 | |
| Jack Pierce | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 210 | Jun 2, 1948 | 1st | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Ron Reed | 30 | R | R | 6' 6" | 215 | Nov 2, 1942 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Ron Schueler | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Apr 14, 1948 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Frank Tepedino | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 23, 1947 | 6 | 74 | 30 | 74 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 0.5 | $15,500 | |
| Cecil Upshaw | 30 | R | R | 6' 6" | 205 | Oct 22, 1942 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $37,000 | |
| Freddie Velazquez | 35 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Dec 6, 1937 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
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