1992 Atlanta Braves | |
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1992 NL West Champions 1992 NL Champions |
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Record | 98–64 (.605) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Ted Turner |
General manager(s) | John Schuerholz |
Manager(s) | Bobby Cox |
Local television | WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson) |
Local radio | WGST (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) |
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The 1992 Atlanta Braves season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Braves finishing first in the National League West with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, clinching their second straight division title.
In the National League Championship Series, the Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games. In the World Series, Atlanta faced the Toronto Blue Jays, who were making their first appearance in the World Series. However, the Blue Jays won in six games, becoming the first non-U.S.-based team to win a World Series.
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Offseason[edit]
- November 20, 1991: Randy St. Claire was released by the Atlanta Braves.[1]
- December 10, 1991: Rico Rossy was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Bobby Moore.[2]
- December 12, 1991: Otis Nixon was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[3]
- January 8, 1992: Steve Lyons signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[4]
Regular season[edit]
Opening Day starters[edit]
- Tom Glavine, Pitcher
- Rafael Belliard, Shortstop
- Jeff Blauser, Second Base
- Sid Bream, First Base
- Ron Gant, Outfield
- David Justice, Outfield
- Greg Olson, Catcher
- Terry Pendleton, Third Base
- Deion Sanders, Outfield
Season standings[edit]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 8 | 53–28 | 37–44 |
San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 16 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 17 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 26 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 35 | 37–44 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1992 National League Records
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Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 | |||||
San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 30, 1992: Steve Lyons was released by the Atlanta Braves.[4]
- July 17, 1992: Randall Simon was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.[5]
- July 21, 1992: Mark Davis was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Berenguer.[6]
- August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and Sean Ross (minors).[7]
Roster[edit]
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Game Log[edit]
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1992 National League Championship Series vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Atlanta wins series 4–3
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Braves win | Braves loss | All-Star Game | Game postponed |
Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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C | Olson, GregGreg Olson | 95 | 302 | 72 | .238 | 3 | 27 |
1B | Bream, SidSid Bream | 125 | 372 | 97 | .261 | 10 | 61 |
2B | Lemke, MarkMark Lemke | 155 | 427 | 97 | .227 | 6 | 26 |
3B | Pendleton, TerryTerry Pendleton | 160 | 640 | 199 | .311 | 21 | 105 |
SS | Belliard, RafaelRafael Belliard | 144 | 285 | 60 | .211 | 0 | 14 |
LF | Gant, RonRon Gant | 153 | 544 | 141 | .259 | 17 | 80 |
CF | Nixon, OtisOtis Nixon | 120 | 456 | 134 | .294 | 2 | 22 |
RF | Justice, DavidDavid Justice | 144 | 484 | 124 | .256 | 21 | 72 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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Blauser, JeffJeff Blauser | 123 | 343 | 90 | .262 | 14 | 46 |
Berryhill, DamonDamon Berryhill | 101 | 307 | 70 | .228 | 10 | 43 |
Sanders, DeionDeion Sanders | 97 | 303 | 92 | .304 | 8 | 28 |
Hunter, BrianBrian Hunter | 102 | 238 | 57 | .239 | 14 | 41 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Avery, SteveSteve Avery | 35 | 233.2 | 11 | 11 | 3.20 | 129 |
Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz | 35 | 246.2 | 15 | 12 | 2.85 | 215 |
Glavine, TomTom Glavine | 33 | 225 | 20 | 8 | 2.76 | 129 |
Leibrandt, CharlieCharlie Leibrandt | 32 | 193 | 15 | 7 | 3.36 | 104 |
Bielecki, MikeMike Bielecki | 19 | 80.2 | 2 | 4 | 2.57 | 62 |
Smith, PetePete Smith | 12 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 2.05 | 43 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Postseason[edit]
National League Championship Series[edit]
Game 1[edit]
October 6: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
W: John Smoltz (1–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–1) S: None | ||||||||||||
HR: PIT – José Lind (1) ATL – Jeff Blauser (1) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (42⁄3), Patterson (11⁄3), Neagle (1), Cox (1) ATL – Smoltz (8), Stanton (1) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 51,971 Time: 3:20 |
Game 2[edit]
October 7: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Atlanta | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 13 | 14 | 0 |
W: Steve Avery (1–0) L: Danny Jackson (0–1) S: None | ||||||||||||
HR: PIT – none ATL – Ron Gant (1) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: PIT – Jackson (12⁄3), Mason (1/3), Walk (22⁄3), Tomlin (11⁄3), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) ATL – Avery (61⁄3), Freeman (1/3), Stanton (1/3), Wohlers (1), Reardon (1) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 3:20 |
Game 3[edit]
October 9: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 |
W: Tim Wakefield (1–0) L: Tom Glavine (0–1) S: None | ||||||||||||
HR: ATL – Sid Bream (1), Ron Gant (2) PIT – Don Slaught (1) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: ATL – Glavine (61⁄3), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1) PIT – Wakefield (9) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 56,610 Time: 2:37 |
Game 4[edit]
October 10: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Atlanta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
W: John Smoltz (2–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–2) S: Jeff Reardon (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: ATL – none PIT – none | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: ATL – Smoltz (61⁄3), Stanton (12⁄3), Reardon (1) PIT – Drabek (41⁄3), Tomlin (11⁄3), Cox (1/3), Mason (3) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 57,164 Time: 3:10 |
Game 5[edit]
October 11: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 13 | 0 |
W: Bob Walk (1–0) L: Steve Avery (1–1) S: none | ||||||||||||
HR: ATL – none PIT – none | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (1/3), P. Smith (32⁄3), Leibrandt (12⁄3), Freeman (11⁄3), Mercker (1) PIT – Walk (9) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 52,929 Time: 2:52 |
Game 6[edit]
October 13: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
W: Tim Wakefield (2–0) L: Tom Glavine (0–2) S: none | ||||||||||||
HR: PIT – Barry Bonds (1), Jay Bell (1), Lloyd McClendon (1) ATL – David Justice (1,2) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: PIT – Wakefield (9) ATL – Glavine (1), Leibrandt (3), Freeman (2), Mercker (2) Wohlers (1) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 2:50 |
Game 7[edit]
October 14: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
W: Jeff Reardon (1–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–3) S: none | ||||||||||||
HR: PIT – none ATL – none | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (8), Belinda (2/3) ATL – Smoltz (6), Stanton (2/3), P. Smith (0), Avery (11⁄3), Reardon (1) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 3:22 |
World Series[edit]
Game 1[edit]
October 17, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 4 | 0 |
W: Tom Glavine (1–0) L: Jack Morris (0–1) | ||||||||||||
HR: TOR – Joe Carter (1) ATL – Damon Berryhill (1) |
Game 2[edit]
October 18, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
W: Duane Ward (1–0) L: Jeff Reardon (0–1) S: Tom Henke (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: TOR – Ed Sprague (1) |
Game 3[edit]
October 20, 1992 at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
W: Duane Ward (2–0) L: Steve Avery (0–1) | ||||||||||||
HR: TOR – Joe Carter (2), Kelly Gruber (1) |
Game 4[edit]
October 21, 1992 at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Toronto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W: Jimmy Key (1–0) L: Tom Glavine (1–1) S: Tom Henke (2) | ||||||||||||
HR: TOR – Pat Borders (1) |
Game 5[edit]
October 22, 1992 at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
Toronto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W: John Smoltz (1–0) L: Jack Morris (0–2) S: Mike Stanton (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: ATL – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1) |
Game 6[edit]
October 24, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
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Toronto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
W: Jimmy Key (2–0) L: Charlie Leibrandt (0–1) S: Mike Timlin (1) | ||||||||||||||
HR: TOR – Candy Maldonado (1) |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Tom Glavine, P – Pitcher of the Month, July
- Terry Pendleton, 3B, Gold Glove
- John Smoltz, P – NLCS MVP
All-Stars[edit]
1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Tom Glavine – starter, pitcher
- Terry Pendleton – starter, third base
- Ron Gant – reserve
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenville[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Randy St. Claire Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
- ^ Rico Rossy Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
- ^ Otis Nixon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Steve Lyons Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Randall Simon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Mark Davis Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
- ^ Jeff Reardon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
- 1992 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Atlanta Braves team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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