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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 / 1983)
89-73, Finished 1st in NL West
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Scored 739 runs, Allowed 702 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-77
Manager: Joe Torre (89-73)
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,801,985 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104; one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
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Lost NL Championship Series (3-0) to St. Louis Cardinals |
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1981 / 1983 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 5, 1981
Released Gaylord Perry.
November 13, 1981
John Montefusco granted Free Agency.
December 1, 1981
Signed Jose Cano as a free agent.
December 16, 1981
Signed Andres Thomas as an amateur free agent.
1982
Traded Butch Edge to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Colbern.
February 1, 1982
Traded Dan Morogiello to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Donnie Moore.
March 23, 1982
Released Brian Asselstine.
Traded Eddie Miller to the Detroit Tigers. Received Roger Weaver.
March 29, 1982
Released Larry Bradford.
Released Luis Gomez.
Released Rick Matula.
April 23, 1982 (Standings)
Traded Scott Patterson (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Bob Watson.
April 27, 1982 (Standings)
Signed John D'Acquisto as a free agent.
April 28, 1982 (Standings)
Sold Steve Hammond to the Kansas City Royals.
June 4, 1982 (Standings)
Released Jose Cano.
June 7, 1982 (Standings)
Drafted Duane Ward in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1982.
Drafted Joe Johnson in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Zane Smith in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Randy Johnson in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mike Campbell in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 30, 1982 (Standings)
Traded Larry McWilliams to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later and Pascual Perez. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
July 6, 1982 (Standings)
Released Preston Hanna.
July 27, 1982 (Standings)
Released John D'Acquisto.
August 30, 1982 (Standings)
Released Al Hrabosky.
September 10, 1982 (Standings)
Traded Carlos Diaz to the New York Mets. Received Tom Hausman.
December 1, 1982
Signed Terry Forster as a free agent.
December 6, 1982
Jim Acker drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
December 20, 1982
Signed Pete Falcone as a free agent.
January 5, 1983
Released Tom Hausman.
January 11, 1983
Drafted Rob Nelson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Chris Cron in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Tom Prince in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 20, 1983
Signed Jose Cano as a free agent.
