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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  




3.1.3  Starting pitchers  




3.1.4  Other pitchers  




3.1.5  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 Notes  




6 References  













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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)
← 1986 Seasons 1988 →

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.[1][2][3]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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  • e
    • 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

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    1987 National League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    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

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    Roster

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    1987 Atlanta Braves
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Notes

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    1. ^ "Braves Uniforms". mlb.com. Atlanta Braves. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  • ^ Bell, Demetrieus (January 20, 2019). "Atlanta Braves Make Subtle But Strong Changes To Their Uniforms". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  • ^ Radom, Todd (June 13, 2013). "1987-the Year that MLB's Uniforms Stepped Backwards". toddradom.com. Todd Radom. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  • ^ "Chuck Hensley Stats".
  • ^ "Trench Davis Stats".
  • ^ Luis Leal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  • ^ Nolan Ryan Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Tom Glavine Stats".
  • ^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, August 17, 1987 at Astrodome".
  • ^ Graig Nettles Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  • ^ "John Mizerock: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  • ^ a b Doyle AlexanderatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Mike StantonatBaseball Reference
  • ^ "Joe Boever Stats".
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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