1979 Atlanta Braves

66-94 • .412 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1979 Atlanta Braves went 66-94 (.412) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 763, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Bob Horner (33 HR, 98 RBI) and Phil Niekro (21-20, 3.39 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

66 Wins
94 Losses
.412 Win %
6th Rank
669 R 763 RA
Diff -94

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⚡ Quick Stats

669 Runs Scored
763 Runs Allowed
-94 Run Diff
768K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .318 2% below the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .376 2% below the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.18 12% worse than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 669 2% below the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 768,737
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Avg per Game 9,730

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Bob Horner 0.314 2 Eddie Miller 0.310 3 Gary Matthews 0.304 4 Charlie Spikes 0.280 5 Dale Murphy 0.276

Home Runs

1 Bob Horner 33 2 Gary Matthews 27 3 Dale Murphy 21 4 Barry Bonnell 12 5 Jeff Burroughs 11

RBI

1 Bob Horner 98 2 Gary Matthews 90 3 Dale Murphy 57 4 Jerry Royster 51 5 Jeff Burroughs 47
1979 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gary Matthews 156 631 97 192 34 5 27 90 60 75 18 0.304
Jerry Royster 154 601 103 164 25 6 3 51 62 59 35 0.273
Bob Horner 121 487 66 153 15 1 33 98 22 74 0 0.314
Pepe Frias 140 475 41 123 18 4 1 44 20 36 3 0.259
Jeff Burroughs 116 397 49 89 14 1 11 47 73 75 2 0.224
Dale Murphy 104 384 53 106 7 2 21 57 38 67 6 0.276
Barry Bonnell 127 375 47 97 20 3 12 45 26 55 8 0.259
Glenn Hubbard 97 325 34 75 12 0 3 29 27 43 0 0.231
Rowland Office 124 277 35 69 14 2 2 37 27 33 5 0.249
Joe Nolan 89 230 28 57 9 3 4 21 27 28 1 0.248
Mike Lum 111 217 27 54 6 0 6 27 18 34 0 0.249
Bruce Benedict 76 204 14 46 11 0 0 15 33 18 1 0.225
Phil Niekro 44 123 10 24 6 0 0 12 1 19 0 0.195
Darrel Chaney 63 117 15 19 5 0 0 10 19 34 2 0.162
Eddie Miller 27 113 12 35 1 0 0 5 5 24 15 0.310
Charlie Spikes 66 93 12 26 8 0 3 21 5 30 0 0.280
Eddie Solomon 32 64 3 13 3 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.203
Rick Matula 28 53 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 0.094
Biff Pocoroba 28 38 6 12 4 0 0 4 7 0 1 0.316
Larry Whisenton 13 37 3 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0.243
Tony Brizzolara 20 35 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.029
Mickey Mahler 26 27 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.111
Larry McWilliams 13 24 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.208
Bob Beall 17 15 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.133
Mike Macha 6 13 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.154
Joey McLaughlin 37 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.182
Brian Asselstine 8 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Gene Garber 68 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.300
Adrian Devine 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Jim Wessinger 10 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Preston Hanna 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Bo McLaughlin 37 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tommy Boggs 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Craig Skok 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Rick Mahler 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Larry Bradford 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank LaCorte 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Easterly 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Joey McLaughlin 2.48 2 Adrian Devine 3.24 3 Phil Niekro 3.39 4 Craig Skok 3.98 5 Rick Matula 4.15

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 21 2 Rick Matula 8 3 Eddie Solomon 7 4 Tony Brizzolara 6 5 Gene Garber 6

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 208 2 Eddie Solomon 96 3 Mickey Mahler 71 4 Rick Matula 67 5 Tony Brizzolara 64
1979 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 21 20 3.39 44 44 0 342.0 311 129 113 208
Eddie Solomon 7 14 4.21 31 30 0 186.0 184 87 51 96
Rick Matula 8 10 4.15 28 28 0 171.1 193 79 64 67
Tony Brizzolara 6 9 5.28 20 19 0 107.1 133 63 33 64
Gene Garber 6 16 4.33 68 0 25 106.0 121 51 24 56
Mickey Mahler 5 11 5.85 26 18 0 100.0 123 65 47 71
Joey McLaughlin 5 3 2.48 37 0 5 69.0 54 19 34 40
Adrian Devine 1 2 3.24 40 0 0 66.2 84 24 25 22
Larry McWilliams 3 2 5.56 13 13 0 66.1 69 41 22 32
Craig Skok 1 3 3.98 44 0 2 54.1 58 24 17 30
Bo McLaughlin 1 1 4.89 37 1 0 49.2 63 27 16 45
Preston Hanna 1 1 2.96 6 4 0 24.1 27 8 15 15
Rick Mahler 0 0 6.14 15 0 0 22.0 28 15 11 12
Larry Bradford 1 0 0.95 21 0 2 19.0 11 2 10 11
Tommy Boggs 0 2 6.39 3 3 0 12.2 21 9 4 1
Frank LaCorte 0 0 7.56 6 0 0 8.1 9 7 5 6
Jamie Easterly 0 0 13.50 4 0 0 2.2 7 4 3 3

👥 Roster (38)

Brian Asselstine Bob Beall Bruce Benedict Tommy Boggs Barry Bonnell Larry Bradford Tony Brizzolara Jeff Burroughs Darrel Chaney Adrian Devine Jamie Easterly Pepe Frias +26 more

38 players

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The 1979 Atlanta Braves in brief

The 1979 Atlanta Braves finished 66-94, a .412 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 669 scored against 763 allowed (-94). The team batting average of .256 was 2% below the 1979 league mark of .260. The Atlanta Braves staff finished with a 4.18 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.73. Measured against the 682-run league average, the offense was 2% behind. Attendance at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium totaled 768,737 for the year.

Bob Horner led the club in home runs with 33. Gary Matthews collected the most hits, 192. Phil Niekro was the top winner, with 21 victories. Gene Garber closed out 25 saves. In all, the roster shows 38 players. The 1978 season and the 1980 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1979 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1979 Atlanta Braves finished 66-94 (.412 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Bob Horner led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with 33 home runs.
What was the 1979 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1979 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.18.
Did the 1979 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1979 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Horner (33 HR, 98 RBI) and Phil Niekro (21-20, 3.39 ERA).
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