Atlanta Braves Opening Day Starters

Atlanta Braves Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left-hander Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Game	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	SP	DH
2009. Sun, Apr 5 at PHI W (4-1)	McCann	Kotchman	Johnson	Jones	Escobar	Anderson	Schafer	Francoeur	Lowe
2008. Sun, Mar 30 at WSN L (2-3)#	McCann	Teixeira	Johnson	Jones	Escobar	Diaz	Kotsay	Francoeur	Hudson
2007. Mon, Apr 2 at PHI W (5-3)	McCann	Thorman	Johnson	Jones	Renteria	Langerhans	Jones	Francoeur	Smoltz
2006. Mon, Apr 3 at LAD W (11-10)	McCann	LaRoche	Giles	Jones	Renteria	Langerhans	Jones	Francoeur	Hudson
2005. Tue, Apr 5 at FLA L (0-9)	Estrada	LaRoche	Giles	Jones	Furcal	Jordan	Jones	Mondesi	Smoltz
2004. Tue, Apr 6 vs NYM L (2-7)#	Estrada	Franco	Giles	DeRosa	Furcal	Jones	Jones	Drew	Ortiz
2003. Mon, Mar 31 vs MON L (2-10)	Blanco	Fick	Giles	Castilla	Furcal	Jones	Jones	Sheffield	Maddux
2002. Mon, Apr 1 vs PHI W (7-2)	Lopez	Surhoff	Giles	Castilla	Furcal	Jones	Jones	Sheffield	Glavine
2001. Mon, Apr 2 at CIN W (10-4)	Lopez	Brogna	Veras	Jones	Furcal	Surhoff	Jones	Jordan	Burkett
2000. Mon, Apr 3 vs COL W (2-0)	Perez	Galarraga	Veras	Jones	Weiss	Sanders	Jones	Jordan	Maddux
1999. Mon, Apr 5 vs PHI L (4-7)	Lopez	Klesko	Boone	Jones	Weiss	Nixon	Jones	Jordan	Glavine
1998. Tue, Mar 31 vs MIL W (2-1)	Perez	Galarraga	Graffanino	Jones	Weiss	Klesko	Jones	Tucker	Maddux
1997. Tue, Apr 1 at HOU L (1-2)	Lopez	McGriff	Lemke	Jones	Blauser	Klesko	Lofton	Tucker	Smoltz
1996. Mon, Apr 1 vs SFG W (10-8)	Lopez	McGriff	Lemke	Mordecai	Blauser	Klesko	Grissom	Justice	Maddux
1995. Wed, Apr 26 vs SFG W (12-5)#	Lopez	McGriff	Lemke	Jones	Blauser	Kelly	Grissom	Justice	Maddux
1994. Mon, Apr 4 at SDP W (4-1)	Lopez	McGriff	Lemke	Pendleton	Blauser	Klesko	Sanders	Justice	Maddux
1993. Mon, Apr 5 at CHC W (1-0)	Berryhill	Bream	Lemke	Pendleton	Blauser	Gant	Nixon	Justice	Maddux
1992. Tue, Apr 7 at HOU W (2-0)	Olson	Bream	Blauser	Pendleton	Belliard	Gant	Sanders	Justice	Glavine
1991. Wed, Apr 10 vs LAD L (4-6)	Heath	Bream	Treadway	Pendleton	Belliard	Sanders	Gant	Justice	Smoltz
1990. Wed, Apr 11 vs SFG L (0-8)	Whitt	Esasky	Treadway	Presley	Blauser	Gregg	McDowell	Murphy	Glavine
1989. Tue, Apr 4 at HOU L (3-10)	Davis	Perry	Blauser	Gant	Thomas	Smith	Murphy	Gregg	Smith
1988. Tue, Apr 5 vs CHC L (9-10)	Virgil	Perry	Garcia	Oberkfell	Thomas	Griffey	James	Murphy	Mahler
1987. Tue, Apr 7 vs PHI W (6-0)#	Virgil	Roenicke	Hubbard	Oberkfell	Thomas	Griffey	James	Murphy	Mahler
1986. Tue, Apr 8 vs MON W (6-0)	Virgil	Horner	Hubbard	Oberkfell	Ramirez	Harper	Murphy	Washington	Mahler
1985. Tue, Apr 9 at PHI W (6-0)#	Cerone	Chambliss	Hubbard	Horner	Ramirez	Komminsk	Murphy	Harper	Mahler
1984. Tue, Apr 3 vs PHI L (0-5)#	Benedict	Watson	Hubbard	Horner	Ramirez	Royster	Murphy	Washington	Barker
1983. Mon, Apr 4 at CIN L (4-5)	Benedict	Chambliss	Hubbard	Horner	Ramirez	Murphy	Butler	Washington	Niekro
1982. Tue, Apr 6 at SDP W (1-0)	Benedict	Chambliss	Hubbard	Horner	Ramirez	Murphy	Butler	Washington	Mahler
1981. Fri, Apr 10 vs CIN W (5-3)	Benedict	Chambliss	Hubbard	Horner	Ramirez	Linares	Murphy	Washington	Boggs
1980. Wed, Apr 9 at CIN L (0-9)	Pocoroba	Chambliss	Royster	Horner	Gomez	Murphy	Miller	Matthews	Niekro
1979. Fri, Apr 6 at HOU L (1-2)	Murphy	Lum	Hubbard	Horner	Frias	Burroughs	Bonnell	Matthews	Niekro
1978. Fri, Apr 7 vs LAD L (4-13)	Pocoroba	Murphy	Royster	Bonnell	Rockett	Burroughs	Office	Matthews	Niekro
1977. Fri, Apr 8 at HOU L (2-3)	Pocoroba	Montanez	Gilbreath	Royster	Rockett	Matthews	Office	Burroughs	Messersmith
1976. Fri, Apr 9 at SDP L (2-8)#	Pocoroba	Evans	Lacy	Royster	Chaney	Wynn	Office	Paciorek	Morton
1975. Mon, Apr 7 at HOU L (2-6)	Correll	Lum	Perez	Evans	Blanks	Garr	Office	Baker	Niekro
1974. Thu, Apr 4 at CIN L (6-7)	Oates	Lum	Johnson	Evans	Robinson	Aaron	Baker	Garr	Morton
1973. Fri, Apr 6 vs HOU L (1-2)#	Oates	Evans	Johnson	Gilbreath	Perez	Garr	Baker	Aaron	Gentry
1972. Sat, Apr 15 at SDP L (5-6)	Williams	Cepeda	Millan	Evans	Perez	Garr	Lum	Aaron	Niekro
1971. Mon, Apr 5 at CIN W (7-4)	King	Cepeda	Millan	Boyer	Perez	Garr	Jackson	Aaron	Niekro
1970. Tue, Apr 7 at SDP L (3-8)	Didier	Cepeda	Millan	Boyer	Jackson	Carty	Gonzalez	Aaron	Niekro
1969. Mon, Apr 7 vs SFG W (5-4)	Tillman	Cepeda	Millan	Boyer	Jackson	Francona	Alou	Aaron	Jarvis
1968. Wed, Apr 10 at STL L (1-2)	Torre	Johnson	Millan	Boyer	Jackson	Lum	Alou	Aaron	Jarvis
1967. Tue, Apr 11 at HOU L (1-6)#	Torre	Alou	Woodward	Boyer	Menke	Carty	Jones	Aaron	Lemaster
1966. Tue, Apr 12 vs PIT L (2-3)#	Torre	Thomas	Bolling	Mathews	Menke	Carty	Alou	Aaron	Cloninger
1965. Mon, Apr 12 at CIN W (4-2)#	Torre	Aaron	Alomar	Mathews	Menke	Jones	Maye	Alou	Cloninger
1964. Tue, Apr 14 at SFG L (4-8)	Bailey	Torre	Bolling	Mathews	McMillan	Maye	Alou	Aaron	Spahn
1963. Tue, Apr 9 at PIT L (2-3)	Crandall	Larker	Bolling	Mathews	McMillan	Jones	Cline	Aaron	Burdette
1962. Tue, Apr 10 at SFG L (0-6)	Torre	Adcock	Bolling	Mathews	McMillan	Bedell	Aaron	Jones	Spahn
1961. Tue, Apr 11 vs STL L (1-2)	Crandall	Adcock	Bolling	Mathews	McMillan	Maye	DeMerit	Aaron	Spahn
1960. Tue, Apr 12 vs PIT W (4-3)	Crandall	Adcock	Schoendienst	Mathews	Logan	Spangler	Bruton	Aaron	Spahn
1959. Fri, Apr 10 at PIT W (8-0)	Crandall	Torre	Mantilla	Mathews	Logan	Covington	Bruton	Aaron	Spahn
1958. Tue, Apr 15 vs PIT L (3-4)	Crandall	Torre	Schoendienst	Mathews	Logan	Hanebrink	Aaron	Hazle	Spahn
1957. Tue, Apr 16 at CHC W (4-1)	Crandall	Adcock	O'Connell	Mathews	Logan	Thomson	Bruton	Aaron	Spahn
1956. Tue, Apr 17 vs CHC W (6-0)	Crandall	Adcock	O'Connell	Mathews	Logan	Thomson	Bruton	Aaron	Burdette
1955. Tue, Apr 12 vs CIN W (4-2)	Crandall	Adcock	Dittmer	Mathews	Logan	Thomson	Bruton	Aaron	Spahn
1954. Tue, Apr 13 at CIN L (8-9)	Calderone	Adcock	O'Connell	Mathews	Logan	Aaron	Bruton	Pafko	Buhl
56 games	25 players	31 players	23 players	15 players	19 players	35 players	26 players	21 players	21 players	0 players
Most Common-games	Crandall-8 Lopez-7 Torre-5	Adcock-7 Chambliss-5 Cepeda-4	Hubbard-8 Giles-5 Millan-5	Mathews-13 Jones-11 Horner-7	Logan-7 Blauser-6 Ramirez-6	Klesko-4 Garr-4 Jones-3	Jones-10 Bruton-6 Murphy-5	Aaron-16 Justice-6 Washington-5	Spahn-8 Niekro-8 Maddux-7	- - -

Most Common Lineups

54 total lineups (56 when including pitchers)