⭐ Division Winner

1997 Atlanta Braves

101-61 • .623 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1997 Atlanta Braves went 101-61 (.623) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 791 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Turner Field. Team leaders included Ryan Klesko (24 HR, 84 RBI) and Denny Neagle (20-5, 2.97 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

101 Wins
61 Losses
.623 Win %
1st Rank
791 R 581 RA
Diff +210

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791 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+210 Run Diff
3,447K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .343 3% above the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .425 4% above the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.18 24% better than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 791 6% above the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTurner Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,447,608
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Avg per Game 42,563

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Kenny Lofton 0.333 2 Jeff Blauser 0.308 3 Chipper Jones 0.295 4 Javy Lopez 0.295 5 Michael Tucker 0.283

Home Runs

1 Ryan Klesko 24 2 Javy Lopez 23 3 Fred McGriff 22 4 Chipper Jones 21 5 Andruw Jones 18

RBI

1 Chipper Jones 111 2 Fred McGriff 97 3 Ryan Klesko 84 4 Jeff Blauser 70 5 Andruw Jones 70
1997 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chipper Jones 157 597 100 176 41 3 21 111 76 88 20 0.295
Fred McGriff 152 564 77 156 25 1 22 97 68 112 5 0.277
Jeff Blauser 151 519 90 160 31 4 17 70 70 101 5 0.308
Michael Tucker 138 499 80 141 25 7 14 56 44 116 12 0.283
Kenny Lofton 122 493 90 164 20 6 5 48 64 83 27 0.333
Ryan Klesko 143 467 67 122 23 6 24 84 48 130 4 0.261
Javy Lopez 123 414 52 122 28 1 23 68 40 82 1 0.295
Andruw Jones 153 399 60 92 18 1 18 70 56 107 20 0.231
Mark Lemke 109 351 33 86 17 1 2 26 33 51 2 0.245
Eddie Perez 73 191 20 41 5 0 6 18 10 35 0 0.215
Tony Graffanino 104 186 33 48 9 1 8 20 26 46 6 0.258
Keith Lockhart 96 147 25 41 5 3 6 32 14 17 0 0.279
Danny Bautista 64 103 14 25 3 2 3 9 5 24 2 0.243
Mike Mordecai 61 81 8 14 2 1 0 3 6 16 0 0.173
John Smoltz 36 79 10 18 3 0 0 4 9 22 1 0.228
Denny Neagle 34 72 6 11 1 0 1 7 4 35 0 0.153
Rafael Belliard 72 71 9 15 3 0 1 3 1 17 0 0.211
Greg Maddux 33 67 3 7 2 0 0 4 5 21 1 0.104
Tom Glavine 33 63 6 14 0 0 0 7 7 13 0 0.222
Greg Colbrunn 28 54 3 15 3 0 2 9 2 11 0 0.278
Tommy Gregg 13 19 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.263
Randall Simon 13 14 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.429
Tim Spehr 8 14 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 4 1 0.214
Kevin Millwood 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Terrell Wade 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.250
Chris Brock 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.100
Greg Myers 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.111
Ed Giovanola 14 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Paul Byrd 31 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Mike Bielecki 50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Mark Wohlers 71 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Cather 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Clontz 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Borowski 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Embree 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Fox 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John LeRoy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kerry Ligtenberg 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Greg Maddux 2.20 2 Mike Cather 2.39 3 Alan Embree 2.54 4 Tom Glavine 2.96 5 Denny Neagle 2.97

Wins

1 Denny Neagle 20 2 Greg Maddux 19 3 John Smoltz 15 4 Tom Glavine 14 5 Brad Clontz 5

Strikeouts

1 John Smoltz 241 2 Greg Maddux 177 3 Denny Neagle 172 4 Tom Glavine 152 5 Mark Wohlers 92
1997 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Smoltz 15 12 3.02 35 35 0 256.0 234 86 63 241
Tom Glavine 14 7 2.96 33 33 0 240.0 197 79 79 152
Denny Neagle 20 5 2.97 34 34 0 233.1 204 77 49 172
Greg Maddux 19 4 2.20 33 33 0 232.2 200 57 20 177
Mark Wohlers 5 7 3.50 71 0 33 69.1 57 27 38 92
Mike Bielecki 3 7 4.08 50 0 2 57.1 56 26 21 60
Paul Byrd 4 4 5.26 31 4 0 53.0 47 31 28 37
Kevin Millwood 5 3 4.03 12 8 0 51.1 55 23 21 42
Brad Clontz 5 1 3.75 51 0 1 48.0 52 20 18 42
Alan Embree 3 1 2.54 66 0 0 46.0 36 13 20 45
Terrell Wade 2 3 5.36 12 9 0 42.0 60 25 16 35
Mike Cather 2 4 2.39 35 0 0 37.2 23 10 19 29
Chris Brock 0 0 5.58 7 6 0 30.2 34 19 19 16
Chad Fox 0 1 3.29 30 0 0 27.1 24 10 16 28
Joe Borowski 2 2 3.75 20 0 0 24.0 27 10 16 6
Kerry Ligtenberg 1 0 3.00 15 0 1 15.0 12 5 4 19
John LeRoy 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 3 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to FLO 4-2
NL Division Series
ATL def. HOU 3-0

👥 Roster (38)

Danny Bautista Rafael Belliard Mike Bielecki Jeff Blauser Joe Borowski Chris Brock Paul Byrd Mike Cather Brad Clontz Greg Colbrunn Alan Embree Chad Fox +26 more

38 players

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The 1997 Atlanta Braves in brief

In 1997 the Atlanta Braves posted a 101-61 mark (.623) and finished 1st in the NL East. That season the Atlanta Braves took the division title. With 791 runs scored and 581 given up, the 1997 differential was +210. Against a league average of .262, the 1997 Atlanta Braves batted .269. Pitchers allowed 3.18 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.20.

Turner Field was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 3,447,608. Ryan Klesko led the club in home runs with 24. Chipper Jones led in RBI with 111. On the mound, Denny Neagle won 20 games to lead the staff. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against FLO 4-2. In the NL Division Series, the Atlanta Braves beat HOU 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1997 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1997 Atlanta Braves finished 101-61 (.623 win pct).
Did the 1997 Atlanta Braves make the playoffs?
The 1997 Atlanta Braves finished first in their division.
Who led the 1997 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Ryan Klesko led the 1997 Atlanta Braves with 24 home runs.
What was the 1997 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1997 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.18.
Did the 1997 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1997 Atlanta Braves played home games at Turner Field.
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