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1977 Atlanta Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976/1978)
61-101, Finished 6th in NL Western Division
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Scored 678 runs, Allowed 895 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-101
Managed by Dave Bristol, Ted Turner, and Vern Benson

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 872,464 (11th of 12)
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Batting - 112, Pitching - 114
  (one-year): Batting - 114, Pitching - 117
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1976/1978) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 17, 1976

Signed Gary Matthews as a free agent.

November 30, 1976

Sold Jimmy Wynn to the New York Yankees.

December 9, 1976

Traded Ken Henderson, Dave May, Carl Morton, Roger Moret, Adrian Devine, and $250,000 to the Texas Rangers. Received Jeff Burroughs.

December 13, 1976

Purchased Steve Kline from the Cleveland Indians.

February 24, 1977

Signed Wayne Granger as a free agent.

March 28, 1977

Signed Bob Johnson as a free agent.

March 29, 1977

Released Wayne Granger.

Sold Pablo Torrealba to the Oakland Athletics.

March 30, 1977

Released Bruce Dal Canton.

April 1, 1977 (Standings)

Released Steve Kline.

April 30, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Mike Marshall to the Texas Rangers.

May 24, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Eddie Solomon from the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 28, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Terry Leach as a free agent.

June, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Steve Kline as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Released Bob Johnson.

Drafted Tony Brizzolara in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Bob Porter in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Albert Hall in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Larry Owen in the 17th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Brown in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Steve Hargan from the Texas Rangers.

July 26, 1977 (Standings)

Released Steve Kline.

October 20, 1977

Mike Eden granted Free Agency.

October 27, 1977

Junior Moore granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1977

Jim Breazeale drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

December 7, 1977

Sold Andy Messersmith to the New York Yankees.

December 8, 1977

As part of a 4-team trade, traded Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. Received Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller from the Texas Rangers. In addition, the Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets; the Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to the Pittsburgh Pirates; the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to the Texas Rangers; the New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers; ; and the New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

December 13, 1977

Released Steve Hargan.

February 7, 1978

Signed Craig Skok as a free agent.

March 30, 1978

Released Buzz Capra.

Released Vic Correll.

Released Tom Paciorek.

Released Craig Robinson.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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