Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 / 1978
61-101, Finished 6th in NL West (Schedule and Results)
View League Standings and Leaders
Manager: Dave Bristol (60-100), Ted Turner (0-1) and Vern Benson (1-0)
Scored 678 runs, Allowed 895 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-101
Ballparks: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Attendance: 872,464 (11th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 112, Pitching - 114 · one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 117
BaseballAmerica.com: Franchise Executives
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Sponsor this page for $20 and help Baseball-Reference.com provide this service. Your message will replace this ad.
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Asselstine | 23 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Sep 23, 1953 | 2 | 83 | 20 | 83 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 5 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Mike Beard | 27 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 21, 1950 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Rob Belloir | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 155 | Jul 13, 1948 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Barry Bonnell | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Oct 27, 1953 | 1st | 100 | 88 | 100 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 11 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Larry Bradford | 27 | R | L | 6' 1" | 200 | Dec 21, 1949 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Jeff Burroughs | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Mar 7, 1951 | 8 | 154 | 153 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | $125,000 | |
| Rick Camp | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 10, 1953 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Dave Campbell | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Sep 3, 1951 | 1st | 65 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | $ | |
| Buzz Capra | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 168 | Oct 1, 1947 | 7 | 45 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Darrel Chaney | 29 | B | R | 6' 2" | 188 | Mar 9, 1948 | 9 | 74 | 54 | 74 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Don Collins | 24 | R | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Sep 15, 1952 | 1st | 40 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Vic Correll | 31 | R | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Feb 5, 1946 | 5 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Mike Davey | 25 | R | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Jun 2, 1952 | 1st | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Jamie Easterly | 24 | L | L | 5' 9" | 180 | Feb 17, 1953 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Cito Gaston | 33 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Mar 17, 1944 | 10 | 56 | 11 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Rod Gilbreath | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Sep 24, 1952 | 6 | 128 | 113 | 128 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1.7 | $35,000 | |
| Preston Hanna | 22 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Sep 10, 1954 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Steve Hargan | 34 | R | R | 6' 3" | 170 | Sep 8, 1942 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Bob Johnson | 34 | L | R | 6' 4" | 220 | Apr 25, 1943 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Steve Kline | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Oct 6, 1947 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Frank LaCorte | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Oct 13, 1951 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | $ | |
| Max Leon | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 145 | Feb 4, 1950 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Mickey Mahler | 24 | B | L | 6' 3" | 189 | Jul 30, 1952 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Mike Marshall | 34 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Jan 15, 1943 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Gary Matthews | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jul 5, 1950 | 6 | 148 | 145 | 148 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | $240,000 | |
| Joey McLaughlin | 20 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Jul 11, 1956 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Andy Messersmith | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Aug 6, 1945 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $333,333 | |
| Willie Montanez | 29 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Apr 1, 1948 | 9 | 136 | 134 | 136 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.9 | $330,000 | All-Star |
| Junior Moore | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Jan 25, 1953 | 2 | 112 | 92 | 112 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Dale Murphy | 21 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Mar 12, 1956 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Phil Niekro HOF | 38 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Apr 1, 1939 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | $ | |
| Joe Nolan | 26 | L | R | 5' 11" | 175 | May 12, 1951 | 3 | 62 | 13 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Rowland Office | 24 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Oct 25, 1952 | 5 | 124 | 99 | 124 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 0 | 104 | 23 | 0 | -2.7 | $50,000 | |
| Tom Paciorek | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Nov 2, 1946 | 8 | 72 | 29 | 72 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Biff Pocoroba | 23 | B | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Jul 25, 1953 | 3 | 113 | 86 | 113 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1.4 | $25,000 | |
| Craig Robinson | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Aug 21, 1948 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Pat Rockett | 22 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 9, 1955 | 2 | 93 | 82 | 93 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -2.6 | $19,000 | |
| Jerry Royster | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Oct 18, 1952 | 5 | 140 | 105 | 140 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | -4.1 | $40,000 | |
| Dick Ruthven | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Mar 27, 1951 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | $ | |
| Eddie Solomon | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Feb 9, 1951 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Duane Theiss | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 185 | Nov 20, 1953 | 1st | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Larry Whisenton | 20 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | Jul 3, 1956 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |
2
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
22
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
36
|
37
|
38
|
39
|
40
|
42
|
43
|
45
|
47
|
48
|
49
|
50
|
52
|
54
|
58
|