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1987 Atlanta Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986/1988)
69-92, Finished 5th in NL Western Division
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Scored 747 runs, Allowed 829 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-88
Managed by Chuck Tanner

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,217,402 (11th of 12)
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 106
  (one-year): Batting - 109, Pitching - 110
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1986/1988) / 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, 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 (Standings)

Signed Graig Nettles as a free agent.

April 2, 1987 (Standings)

Traded Joe Redfield to the California Angels. Received Stan Cliburn.

April 3, 1987 (Standings)

Signed John Mizerock as a free agent.

April 4, 1987 (Standings)

Released Jeff Bittiger.

April 5, 1987 (Standings)

Signed Mike Fischlin as a free agent.

April 8, 1987 (Standings)

Signed Mike Brown as a free agent.

May 5, 1987 (Standings)

Signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.

May 15, 1987 (Standings)

Released Mike Brown.

May 18, 1987 (Standings)

Signed Larry McWilliams as a free agent.

June 2, 1987 (Standings)

Drafted Derek Lilliquist in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 1987.

Drafted Keith Mitchell in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1987.

Drafted Brian Hunter in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1987.

Drafted Mike Stanton in the 13th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.

Drafted David Nied in the 14th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 1987.

June 8, 1987 (Standings)

Released Al Pardo.

June 10, 1987 (Standings)

Signed Dale Polley as an amateur free agent.

July 25, 1987 (Standings)

Released Larry McWilliams.

Traded Randy O'Neal to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Joe Boever.

August 12, 1987 (Standings)

Traded Doyle Alexander to the Detroit Tigers. Received John Smoltz.

August 31, 1987 (Standings)

Traded Gene Garber to the Kansas City Royals. Received a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Terry Bell (September 3, 1987) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

September 23, 1987 (Standings)

Signed Phil Niekro as a free agent.

October, 1987 (Standings)

Released Chuck Hensley.

October 15, 1987 (Standings)

Juan Eichelberger granted Free Agency.

Darryl Motley granted Free Agency.

John Rabb granted Free Agency.

November 6, 1987

Signed Javy Lopez as an amateur free agent.

November 9, 1987

Ken Griffey granted Free Agency.

Glenn Hubbard granted Free Agency.

Graig Nettles granted Free Agency.

David Palmer granted Free Agency.

November 11, 1987

Traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Terry Blocker. The Atlanta Braves sent Kevin Brown (December 8, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

November 13, 1987

Signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.

December 6, 1987

Signed Graig Nettles as a free agent.

December 8, 1987

Traded Rafael Ramirez and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Ed Whited and Mike Stoker (minors).

January 27, 1988

Signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent.

March 12, 1988

Signed Lonnie Smith as a free agent.

March 24, 1988

Sold Graig Nettles to the Montreal Expos.

March 28, 1988

Traded Jeff Dedmon to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tommy Kurczewski (minors) (June 22, 1988) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.


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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