1987 Atlanta Braves

69-92 • .429 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1987 Atlanta Braves went 69-92 (.429) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 747 runs, allowed 829, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Dale Murphy (44 HR, 105 RBI) and Zane Smith (15-10, 4.09 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

69 Wins
92 Losses
.429 Win %
5th Rank
747 R 829 RA
Diff -82

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⚡ Quick Stats

747 Runs Scored
829 Runs Allowed
-82 Run Diff
1,217K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .338 3% above the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .403 equal to the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 4.63 13% worse than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 747 2% above the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,217,403
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Avg per Game 15,029

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Dion James 0.312 2 Dale Murphy 0.295 3 Ken Griffey 0.286 4 Albert Hall 0.284 5 Ken Oberkfell 0.280

Home Runs

1 Dale Murphy 44 2 Ozzie Virgil 27 3 Ken Griffey 14 4 Gerald Perry 12 5 Dion James 10

RBI

1 Dale Murphy 105 2 Gerald Perry 74 3 Ozzie Virgil 72 4 Ken Griffey 64 5 Dion James 61
1987 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dale Murphy 159 566 115 167 27 1 44 105 115 136 16 0.295
Gerald Perry 142 533 77 144 35 2 12 74 48 63 42 0.270
Ken Oberkfell 135 508 59 142 29 2 3 48 48 29 3 0.280
Dion James 134 494 80 154 37 6 10 61 70 63 10 0.312
Glenn Hubbard 141 443 69 117 33 2 5 38 77 57 1 0.264
Ozzie Virgil 123 429 57 106 13 1 27 72 47 81 0 0.247
Ken Griffey 122 399 65 114 24 1 14 64 46 54 4 0.286
Andres Thomas 82 324 29 75 11 0 5 39 14 50 6 0.231
Albert Hall 92 292 54 83 20 4 3 24 38 36 33 0.284
Rafael Ramirez 56 179 22 47 12 0 1 21 8 16 6 0.263
Graig Nettles 112 177 16 37 8 1 5 33 22 25 1 0.209
Ted Simmons 73 177 20 49 8 0 4 30 21 23 1 0.277
Jeff Blauser 51 165 11 40 6 3 2 15 18 34 7 0.242
Gary Roenicke 67 151 25 33 8 0 9 28 32 23 0 0.219
Bruce Benedict 37 95 4 14 1 0 1 5 17 15 0 0.147
Ron Gant 21 83 9 22 4 0 2 9 1 11 4 0.265
Zane Smith 41 76 6 10 1 1 0 6 3 14 1 0.132
Rick Mahler 40 65 4 11 4 0 0 5 2 19 0 0.169
David Palmer 28 48 4 6 1 0 1 5 1 15 0 0.125
Paul Runge 27 47 9 10 1 0 3 8 5 10 0 0.213
Doyle Alexander 16 35 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.029
Charlie Puleo 36 28 3 5 0 0 1 1 1 13 0 0.179
Randy O'Neal 17 19 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.105
Jeff Dedmon 53 16 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.250
Tom Glavine 9 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.125
Jim Acker 68 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.214
Pete Smith 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.091
Kevin Coffman 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.100
Darryl Motley 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Larry McWilliams 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Paul Assenmacher 52 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Gene Garber 49 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Trench Davis 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Terry Bell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chuck Cary 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Clary 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Niekro 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Boever 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Fischlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Olwine 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Ziem 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Jeff Dedmon 3.91 2 Zane Smith 4.09 3 Doyle Alexander 4.13 4 Jim Acker 4.16 5 Charlie Puleo 4.23

Wins

1 Zane Smith 15 2 Gene Garber 8 3 Rick Mahler 8 4 David Palmer 8 5 Charlie Puleo 6

Strikeouts

1 Zane Smith 130 2 David Palmer 111 3 Charlie Puleo 99 4 Rick Mahler 95 5 Jim Acker 68
1987 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Zane Smith 15 10 4.09 36 36 0 242.0 245 110 91 130
Rick Mahler 8 13 4.98 39 28 0 197.0 212 109 85 95
David Palmer 8 11 4.90 28 28 0 152.1 169 83 64 111
Charlie Puleo 6 8 4.23 35 16 0 123.1 122 58 40 99
Doyle Alexander 5 10 4.13 16 16 0 117.2 115 54 27 64
Jim Acker 4 9 4.16 68 0 14 114.2 109 53 51 68
Jeff Dedmon 3 4 3.91 53 3 4 89.2 82 39 42 40
Gene Garber 8 10 4.41 49 0 10 69.1 87 34 28 48
Randy O'Neal 4 2 5.61 16 10 0 61.0 79 38 24 33
Paul Assenmacher 1 1 5.10 52 0 2 54.2 58 31 24 39
Tom Glavine 2 4 5.54 9 9 0 50.1 55 31 33 20
Pete Smith 1 2 4.83 6 6 0 31.2 39 17 14 11
Kevin Coffman 2 3 4.62 5 5 0 25.1 31 13 22 14
Ed Olwine 0 1 5.01 27 0 1 23.1 25 13 8 12
Larry McWilliams 0 1 5.75 9 2 0 20.1 25 13 7 13
Joe Boever 1 0 7.36 14 0 0 18.1 29 15 12 18
Chuck Cary 1 1 3.78 13 0 1 16.2 17 7 4 15
Marty Clary 0 1 6.14 7 1 0 14.2 20 10 4 7
Phil Niekro 0 0 15.00 1 1 0 3.0 6 5 6 0
Steve Ziem 0 1 7.71 2 0 0 2.1 4 2 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Jim Acker Doyle Alexander Paul Assenmacher Terry Bell Bruce Benedict Jeff Blauser Joe Boever Chuck Cary Marty Clary Kevin Coffman Trench Davis Jeff Dedmon +29 more

41 players

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The 1987 Atlanta Braves in brief

The 1987 Atlanta Braves won 69 games and lost 92, ending up 5th in the NL West. With 747 runs scored and 829 given up, the 1987 differential was -82. Against a league average of .260, the 1987 Atlanta Braves batted .258. Pitchers allowed 4.63 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.08. The 1987 Atlanta Braves outscored the average club by 2% (747 against 731).

The home park, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, recorded 1,217,403 in attendance, about 15,029 a game. The home run leader was Dale Murphy, who hit 44. The pitching staff's wins leader was Zane Smith (15). The saves leader was Jim Acker with 14. The 1987 roster runs to 41 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1986 season and the 1988 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1987 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1987 Atlanta Braves finished 69-92 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Dale Murphy led the 1987 Atlanta Braves with 44 home runs.
What was the 1987 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1987 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.63.
Did the 1987 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1987 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Murphy (44 HR, 105 RBI) and Zane Smith (15-10, 4.09 ERA).
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