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1986 Atlanta Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985/1987)
72-89, Finished 6th in NL Western Division
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Scored 615 runs, Allowed 719 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-92
Managed by Chuck Tanner

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,387,181 (10th of 12)
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Batting - 105, Pitching - 106
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1985/1987) / 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 12, 1985

Released Dave Schuler.

November 13, 1985

Released Randy Johnson.

November 15, 1985

Signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.

November 19, 1985

Signed Ron Tingley as a free agent.

December 4, 1985

Signed Dave Beard as a free agent.

December 6, 1985

Traded Miguel Sosa (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Bill Sample.

December 10, 1985

Traded Steve Bedrosian and Milt Thompson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ozzie Virgil and Pete Smith.

December 26, 1985

Signed Kelly Heath as a free agent.

January, 1986

Signed Bob Long as a free agent.

January 14, 1986

Drafted Kevin Brown in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Jorge Pedre in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 13, 1986

Signed David Palmer as a free agent.

March 5, 1986

Traded Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Ted Simmons.

April 1, 1986 (Standings)

Released Len Barker.

Released Rick Camp.

Released Terry Forster.

Signed Omar Moreno as a free agent.

Released Pascual Perez.

April 2, 1986 (Standings)

Traded Mike Santiago (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Ed Olwine.

April 4, 1986 (Standings)

Signed Jose Alvarez as a free agent.

May 21, 1986 (Standings)

Signed Matt Turner as an amateur free agent.

June 2, 1986 (Standings)

Drafted Kent Mercker in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1986.

Drafted Mike Bell in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

Drafted Steve Finley in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Tim Salmon in the 18th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Ben McDonald in the 27th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Jim Czajkowski in the 29th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1986.

June 19, 1986 (Standings)

Signed Rusty Richards as an amateur free agent.

Released Ron Tingley.

June 30, 1986 (Standings)

Traded Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella to the New York Yankees. Received Ken Griffey and Andre Robertson.

July 6, 1986 (Standings)

Traded Joe Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Jim Acker.

Traded Duane Ward to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Doyle Alexander.

August 15, 1986 (Standings)

Released Matt Sinatro.

September 23, 1986 (Standings)

Traded Steve Shields to the Kansas City Royals. Received Darryl Motley.

September 27, 1986 (Standings)

Signed Eddie Perez as an amateur free agent.

October 13, 1986 (Standings)

Released Omar Moreno.

Released Mike Payne.

October 15, 1986 (Standings)

Dave Beard granted Free Agency.

Larry Owen granted Free Agency.

John Rabb granted Free Agency.

October 16, 1986

Released Chris Cron.

November 12, 1986

Doyle Alexander granted Free Agency.

Chris Chambliss granted Free Agency.

Bob Horner granted Free Agency.

David Palmer granted Free Agency.

Bill Sample granted Free Agency.

November 15, 1986

Signed Ben Rivera as an amateur free agent.

November 17, 1986

Signed Trench Davis as a free agent.

Signed Chuck Hensley as a free agent.

Signed Al Pardo as a free agent.

December 8, 1986

Drafted Joe Redfield from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1986 rule 5 draft.

December 19, 1986

Signed David Palmer as a free agent.

December 20, 1986

Signed Jeff Bittiger as a free agent.

January 20, 1987

Traded Brad Komminsk to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Dion James.

January 23, 1987

Signed Gary Roenicke as a free agent.

January 27, 1987

Traded Terry Harper and Freddy Tiburcio (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Randy O'Neal and Chuck Cary.

February 2, 1987

Traded Craig McMurtry to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Damaso Garcia and Luis Leal.

February 22, 1987

Signed John Rabb as a free agent.

April 1, 1987

Signed Graig Nettles as a free agent.


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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