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Major League Baseball team season
1987 Atlanta Braves
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium
CityAtlanta
Record69–92 (.429)
Divisional place5th
OwnersTed Turner
General managersBobby Cox
ManagersChuck Tanner
TelevisionWTBS
Superstation WTBS
RadioWSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, John Sterling)
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The 1987 Atlanta Braves season was the 117th in franchise history and their 22nd in Atlanta. The team introduced new uniforms this season harkening back to the 1950s, which, with a slight change made in 2019, continue to be the team's uniforms to this day, replacing their pullover jersey/beltless pants combo worn since 1980.

Offseason

Regular season

  • May 1, 1987: Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan hit a home run off of Braves pitcher Charlie Puleo.
  • August 17, 1987: Tom Glavine made his major league baseball debut. It was against the Houston Astros and Glavine was the starting pitcher. Glavine pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 10 hits and six earned runs. Glavine allowed 5 bases on balls and recorded one strikeout.
  • September 27, 1987: 48-year old Phil Niekro is signed by the Braves for one final major league start against the San Francisco Giants. Niekro had been released by the Toronto Blue Jays almost a month earlier. He pitches three innings, giving up six hits and 5 runs in a 15-6 loss.

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 90 72 .556 — 46‍–‍35 44‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds 84 78 .519 6 42‍–‍39 42‍–‍39
Houston Astros 76 86 .469 14 47‍–‍34 29‍–‍52
Los Angeles Dodgers 73 89 .451 17 40‍–‍41 33‍–‍48
Atlanta Braves 69 92 .429 20½ 42‍–‍39 27‍–‍53
San Diego Padres 65 97 .401 25 37‍–‍44 28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League record
Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 6–5 8–10 8–10 6–12 3–9 7–5 7–5 7–5 6–12 8–10 3–9
Chicago 5–6 — 6–6 8–4 6–6 10–8 9–9 8–10 4–14 9–3 5–7 6–12
Cincinnati 10–8 6–6 — 13–5 10–8 6–6 7–5 5–7 4–8 12–6 7–11 4–8
Houston 10–8 4–8 5–13 — 12–6 7–5 6–6 6–6 6–6 5–13 10–8 5–7
Los Angeles 12–6 6–6 8–10 6–12 — 3–9 6–6 2–10 6–6 11–7 10–8 3–9
Montreal 9–3 8–10 6–6 5–7 9–3 — 8–10 10–8 11–7 9–3 5–7 11–7
New York 5–7 9–9 5–7 6–6 6–6 10–8 — 13–5 12–6 8–4 9–3 9–9
Philadelphia 5-7 10–8 7–5 6–6 10–2 8–10 5–13 — 11–7 8–4 2–10 8–10
Pittsburgh 5–7 14–4 8–4 6–6 6–6 7–11 6–12 7–11 — 8–4 6–6 7–11
San Diego 12–6 3–9 6–12 13–5 7–11 3–9 4–8 4–8 4–8 — 5–13 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 7–5 11–7 8–10 8–10 7–5 3–9 10–2 6–6 13–5 — 7–5
St. Louis 9–3 12–6 8–4 7–5 9–3 7–11 9–9 10–8 11–7 8–4 5–7 —


Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
  • April 3, 1987: John Mizerock was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
  • May 5, 1987: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • June 2, 1987: Mike Stanton was drafted by the Braves in the 13th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
  • July 25, 1987: Joe Boever was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Randy O'Neal.
  • August 12, 1987: Doyle Alexander was traded by the Braves to the Detroit Tigers for John Smoltz.

Roster

1987 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Ozzie Virgil 123 429 106 .247 27 72
1B Gerald Perry 142 533 144 .270 12 74
2B Glenn Hubbard 141 443 117 .264 5 38
3B Ken Oberkfell 135 508 142 .280 3 48
SS Andrés Thomas 82 324 75 .231 5 39
LF Ken Griffey 122 399 114 .286 14 64
CF Dion James 134 494 154 .312 10 61
RF Dale Murphy 159 566 167 .295 44 105

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Albert Hall 92 292 83 .284 3 24
Rafael Ramírez 56 179 47 .263 1 21
Graig Nettles 112 177 37 .209 5 33
Ted Simmons 73 177 49 .277 4 30
Jeff Blauser 51 165 40 .242 2 15
Gary Roenicke 67 151 33 .219 9 28
Bruce Benedict 37 95 14 .147 1 5
Ron Gant 21 83 22 .265 2 9
Paul Runge 27 47 10 .213 3 8
Darryl Motley 6 8 0 .000 0 1
Trench Davis 6 3 0 .000 0 0
Terry Bell 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Mike Fischlin 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Zane Smith 36 242.0 15 10 4.09 130
Rick Mahler 39 197.0 8 13 4.98 95
David Palmer 28 152.1 8 11 4.90 111
Doyle Alexander 16 117.2 5 10 4.13 64
Tom Glavine 9 50.1 2 4 5.54 20
Pete Smith 6 31.2 1 2 4.83 11
Kevin Coffman 5 25.1 2 3 4.62 14
Phil Niekro 1 3.0 0 0 15.00 0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Charlie Puleo 35 123.1 6 8 4.23 99
Randy O'Neal 16 61.0 4 2 5.61 33
Larry McWilliams 9 20.1 0 1 5.75 13
Marty Clary 7 14.2 0 1 6.14 7

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jim Acker 68 4 9 14 4.16 68
Gene Garber 49 8 10 10 4.41 48
Jeff Dedmon 53 3 4 4 3.91 40
Paul Assenmacher 52 1 1 2 5.10 39
Ed Olwine 27 0 1 1 5.01 12
Joe Boever 14 1 0 0 7.36 18
Chuck Cary 13 1 1 1 3.78 15
Steve Ziem 2 0 1 0 7.71 0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Roy Majtyka
AA Greenville Braves Southern League Jim Beauchamp
A Durham Bulls Carolina League Brian Snitker
A Sumter Braves South Atlantic League Buddy Bailey
Rookie Pulaski Braves Appalachian League Grady Little
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Pedro González
Rookie Idaho Falls Braves Pioneer League Rod Gilbreath

Notes

  1. "Braves Uniforms | Atlanta Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. Bell, Demetrieus (January 20, 2019). "Atlanta Braves Make Subtle But Strong Changes To Their Uniforms". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. Radom, Todd (June 13, 2013). "1987-the Year that MLB's Uniforms Stepped Backwards". toddradom.com. Todd Radom. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  4. "Chuck Hensley Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  5. "Trench Davis Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  6. "Luis Leal Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  7. "Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  8. "Tom Glavine". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  9. "Box Score of Game played on Monday, August 17, 1987 at Astrodome". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  10. "Graig Nettles Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  11. "John Mizerock: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "Doyle Alexander". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  13. "Mike Stanton". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  14. "Joe Boever Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  15. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-96-371897-6.

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