1974 Atlanta Braves

88-74 • .543 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1974 Atlanta Braves went 88-74 (.543) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 661 runs, allowed 563, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Darrell Evans (25 HR, 79 RBI) and Phil Niekro (20-13, 2.38 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
3rd Rank
661 R 563 RA
Diff +98

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661 Runs Scored
563 Runs Allowed
+98 Run Diff
981K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 3% below the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .319 2% below the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .363 1% below the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.05 16% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 661 2% below the 1974 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 981,083
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Avg per Game 12,112

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Ralph Garr 0.353 2 Hank Aaron 0.268 3 Marty Perez 0.260 4 Dusty Baker 0.256 5 Davey Johnson 0.251

Home Runs

1 Darrell Evans 25 2 Hank Aaron 20 3 Dusty Baker 20 4 Davey Johnson 15 5 Ralph Garr 11

RBI

1 Darrell Evans 79 2 Hank Aaron 69 3 Dusty Baker 69 4 Davey Johnson 62 5 Ralph Garr 54
1974 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ralph Garr 143 606 87 214 24 17 11 54 28 52 26 0.353
Dusty Baker 149 574 80 147 35 0 20 69 71 87 18 0.256
Darrell Evans 160 571 99 137 21 3 25 79 126 88 4 0.240
Davey Johnson 136 454 56 114 18 0 15 62 75 59 1 0.251
Craig Robinson 145 452 52 104 4 6 0 29 30 57 11 0.230
Marty Perez 127 447 51 116 20 5 2 34 35 51 2 0.260
Mike Lum 106 361 50 84 11 2 11 50 45 49 0 0.233
Hank Aaron 112 340 47 91 16 0 20 69 39 29 1 0.268
Johnny Oates 100 291 22 65 10 0 1 21 23 24 2 0.223
Rowland Office 131 248 20 61 16 1 3 31 16 30 5 0.246
Vic Correll 73 202 20 48 15 1 4 29 21 38 0 0.238
Frank Tepedino 78 169 11 39 5 1 0 16 9 13 1 0.231
Ivan Murrell 73 133 11 33 1 1 2 12 5 35 0 0.248
Leo Foster 72 112 16 22 2 0 1 5 9 22 1 0.196
Paul Casanova 42 104 5 21 0 0 0 8 5 17 0 0.202
Phil Niekro 41 104 5 20 2 0 0 11 3 18 0 0.192
Carl Morton 38 89 8 10 1 0 0 1 6 33 0 0.112
Buzz Capra 39 67 4 11 0 0 0 1 8 23 0 0.164
Ron Reed 28 57 5 6 0 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.105
Norm Miller 42 41 1 7 1 0 1 5 7 9 0 0.171
Roric Harrison 20 38 5 7 0 0 3 5 2 12 0 0.184
Max Leon 34 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.133
Tom House 56 10 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.400
Jack Pierce 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.111
Larvell Blanks 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Sonny Jackson 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.429
Rod Gilbreath 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.333
Lew Krausse 29 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0.333
Joe Niekro 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Fuller 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jack Aker 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Frisella 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Gary Gentry 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Thompson 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mike Beard 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Easterly 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Tom House 1.93 2 Buzz Capra 2.28 3 Phil Niekro 2.38 4 Max Leon 2.64 5 Carl Morton 3.15

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 20 2 Buzz Capra 16 3 Carl Morton 16 4 Ron Reed 10 5 Roric Harrison 6

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 195 2 Buzz Capra 137 3 Carl Morton 113 4 Ron Reed 78 5 Tom House 64
1974 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 20 13 2.38 41 39 1 302.1 249 80 88 195
Carl Morton 16 12 3.15 38 38 0 274.2 293 96 89 113
Buzz Capra 16 8 2.28 39 27 1 217.0 163 55 84 137
Ron Reed 10 11 3.39 28 28 0 186.0 171 70 41 78
Roric Harrison 6 11 4.71 20 20 0 126.0 148 66 49 46
Tom House 6 2 1.93 56 0 11 102.2 74 22 27 64
Max Leon 4 7 2.64 34 2 3 75.0 68 22 14 38
Lew Krausse 4 3 4.19 29 4 0 66.2 65 31 32 27
Joe Niekro 3 2 3.56 27 2 0 43.0 36 17 18 31
Danny Frisella 3 4 5.18 36 1 6 41.2 37 24 28 27
Jack Aker 0 1 3.78 17 0 0 16.2 17 7 9 7
Mike Beard 0 0 2.89 6 0 0 9.1 5 3 1 7
Gary Gentry 0 0 1.35 3 1 0 6.2 4 1 2 0
Mike Thompson 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 4.0 7 2 2 2
Jamie Easterly 0 0 16.88 3 0 0 2.2 6 5 4 0

👥 Roster (36)

Hank Aaron Jack Aker Dusty Baker Mike Beard Larvell Blanks Buzz Capra Paul Casanova Vic Correll Jamie Easterly Darrell Evans Leo Foster Danny Frisella +24 more

36 players

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The 1974 Atlanta Braves in brief

A 88-74 record (.543) put the 1974 Atlanta Braves 3rd in the NL West. Runs came in at 661 scored against 563 allowed (+98). Against a league average of .255, the 1974 Atlanta Braves batted .248. Pitchers allowed 3.05 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. Measured against the 672-run league average, the offense was 2% behind. Home games were played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, where 981,083 fans came through the gates.

Darrell Evans led the club in home runs with 25. Ralph Garr collected the most hits, 214. The pitching staff's wins leader was Phil Niekro (20). Tom House closed out 11 saves. The 1974 roster runs to 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1973 season and the 1975 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1974 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1974 Atlanta Braves finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Darrell Evans led the 1974 Atlanta Braves with 25 home runs.
What was the 1974 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1974 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.05.
Did the 1974 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1974 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1974 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darrell Evans (25 HR, 79 RBI) and Phil Niekro (20-13, 2.38 ERA).
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