| Atlanta Braves | |
| Season: | 1997 |
| Misc: | National League East Champions |
| League: | National League |
| Division: | East |
| Ballpark: | Turner Field |
| City: | Atlanta |
| Record: | 101–61 (.623) |
| Divisional Place: | 1st |
| Owners: | Time Warner |
| General Managers: | John Schuerholz |
| Managers: | Bobby Cox |
| Television: | WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Bob Rathbun) |
| Radio: | WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) |
The 1997 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 32nd season in Atlanta and 127th overall. The Braves entered the season as defending National League champions, having lost the 1996 World Series to the Yankees in 6 games. They won their seventh consecutive division title, taking the National League East by 9 games over the second place Florida Marlins. However, the Marlins would later defeat the Braves in the NLCS. 1997 was the first year that the Braves played their home games in Turner Field, a reconstruction of the former Centennial Olympic Stadium, which originally served as the main venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The first game at Turner Field took place on April 4, 1997, with Denny Neagle making the start for the Braves.[4]
| 1997 Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1 || April 1 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Reynolds (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || Wagner (1) || 44,618 || 0–1|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2 || April 2 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Hampton (1–0) || Maddux (0–1) || Wagner (2) || 16,308 || 0–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || April 3 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Glavine (1–0) || Kile (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 17,963 || 1–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || April 4 || Cubs || 5–4 || Clontz (1–0) || Adams (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 45,044 || 2–2|- bgcolor="#cccccc"| – || April 5 || Cubs || colspan=7|Suspended (rain); completed April 6|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5 || April 6 || Cubs || 11–5 || Smoltz (1–1) || Casian (0–1) || — || 45,698 || 3–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6 || April 6 || Cubs || 4–0 || Maddux (1–1) || Mulholland (0–2) || — || 41,318 || 4–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || April 8 || Astros || 4–2 || Glavine (2–0) || Hampton (1–1) || Wohlers (3) || 31,064 || 5–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || April 9 || Astros || 4–3 || Embree (1–0) || Lima (0–1) || — || 33,986 || 6–2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9 || April 10 || Astros || 3–5 || Holt (1–0) || Smoltz (1–2) || Hudek (1) || 33,637 || 6–3|- bgcolor="#cccccc"| – || April 11 || @ Cubs || colspan=7|Postponed (snow); rescheduled for July 22|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10 || April 12 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Bielecki (1–0) || Patterson (0–1) || Wohlers (4) || 23,944 || 7–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11 || April 13 || @ Cubs || 6–4 || Clontz (2–0) || Wendell (0–1) || Wohlers (5) || 21,244 || 8–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12 || April 14 || Reds || 15–5 || Neagle (1–0) || Schourek (0–2) || — || 31,427 || 9–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13 || April 15 || Reds || 3–0 || Smoltz (2–2) || Mercker (1–1) || — || 31,962 || 10–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14 || April 16 || Reds || 7–1 || Byrd (1–0) || Smiley (1–3) || — || 38,411 || 11–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15 || April 18 || @ Rockies || 14–0 || Glavine (3–0) || Wright (2–1) || — || 48,070 || 12–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || April 19 || @ Rockies || 8–7 || Neagle (2–0) || Ritz (1–3) || Bielecki (1) || 48,065 || 13–3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17 || April 20 || @ Rockies || 2–9 || Holmes (1–0) || Smoltz (2–3) || — || 48,155 || 13–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18 || April 22 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Maddux (2–1) || Van Landingham (1–1) || — || 18,404 || 14–4|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19 || April 23 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Henry (2–0) || Embree (1–1) || — || 17,050 || 14–5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20 || April 25 || Padres || 5–4 || Neagle (3–0) || Cunnane (0–1) || Wohlers (6) || 43,376 || 15–5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21 || April 26 || Padres || 3–2 || Wohlers (1–0) || Hoffman (0–1) || — || 45,473 || 16–5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || April 27 || Padres || 2–0 || Maddux (3–1) || Valenzuela (1–3) || — || 36,399 || 17–5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || April 28 || Dodgers || 14–0 || Glavine (4–0) || Martinez (2–2) || — || 28,357 || 18–5|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24 || April 29 || Dodgers || 2–6 || Park (1–1) || Wade (0–1) || — || 35,442 || 18–6|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25 || April 30 || @ Reds || 12–3 || Neagle (4–0) || Mercker (1–3) || — || 18,278 || 19–6|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26 || May 1 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Smoltz (3–3) || Burba (3–3) || Wohlers (7) || 19,991 || 20–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27 || May 2 || Pirates || 2–3 || Peters (1–0) || Bielecki (1–1) || Loiselle (1) || 37,577 || 20–7|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28 || May 3 || Pirates || 0–3 || Loaiza (3–0) || Glavine (4–1) || Rincon (2) || 46,602 || 20–8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29 || May 4 || Pirates || 3–1 || Wade (1–1) || Cordova (1–3) || Wohlers (8) || 42,037 || 21–8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30 || May 5 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Neagle (5–0) || Al. Benes (3–3) || Wohlers (9) || 26,113 || 22–8|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31 || May 6 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Mathews (1–1) || Bielecki (1–2) || Eckersley (7) || 28,620 || 22–9|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Byrd (2–0) || Powell (0–1) || Bielecki (2) || 26,838 || 23–9|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33 || May 8 || @ Marlins || 1–5 || Saunders (1–1) || Glavine (4–2) || — || 32,088 || 23–10|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34 || May 9 || @ Pirates || 0–9 || Cordova (2–3) || Wade (1–2) || — || 18,006 || 23–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35 || May 10 || @ Pirates || 9–3 || Neagle (6–0) || Lieber (1–4) || — || 34,143 || 24–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36 || May 11 || @ Pirates || 8–2 || Smoltz (4–3) || Cooke (3–4) || — || 29,895 || 25–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37 || May 12 || @ Pirates || 10–2 || Maddux (4–1) || Schmidt (1–2) || — || 12,114 || 26–11|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38 || May 13 || Marlins || 5–11 || Saunders (2–1) || Wade (1–3) || — || 38,365 || 26–12|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39 || May 14 || Marlins || 3–4 || Brown (4–2) || Bielecki (1–3) || Nen (10) || 38,902 || 26–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40 || May 16 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Borowski (1–0) || Frascatore (2–2) || — || 46,626 || 27–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41 || May 17 || Cardinals || 11–6 || Smoltz (5–3) || Morris (1–2) || — || 48,366 || 28–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42 || May 18 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Glavine (5–2) || An. Benes (2–2) || — || 35,046 || 29–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43 || May 19 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Neagle (7–0) || Stottlemyre (2–3) || — || 33,497 || 30–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44 || May 20 || Expos || 4–2 || Wade (2–3) || Hermanson (1–3) || Wohlers (10) || 38,278 || 31–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45 || May 21 || Expos || 3–2 || Maddux (5–1) || Urbina (2–3) || — || 41,528 || 32–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46 || May 23 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Smoltz (6–3) || Astacio (3–3) || Wohlers (11) || 38,735 || 33–13|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47 || May 24 || @ Dodgers || 3–10 || Martinez (4–3) || Glavine (5–3) || — || 49,074 || 33–14|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 48 || May 25 || @ Dodgers || 0–2 || Valdez (3–5) || Neagle (7–1) || To. Worrell (13) || 40,417 || 33–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49 || May 26 || @ Padres || 12–5 || Borowski (2–0) || Ti. Worrell (2–6) || — || 17,265 || 34–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50 || May 27 || @ Padres || 9–2 || Maddux (6–1) || Hamilton (3–2) || — || 18,231 || 35–15|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51 || May 29 || Giants || 2–4 || Estes (7–2) || Smoltz (6–4) || Beck (16) || 38,844 || 35–16|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52 || May 30 || Giants || 3–2 || Wohlers (2–0) || Henry (2–1) || — || 45,181 || 36–16|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53 || May 31 || Giants || 4–6 || Poole (2–0) || Borowski (2–1) || Beck (17) || 46,445 || 36–17|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54 || June 1 || Giants || 4–3 || Bielecki (2–3) || Poole (2–1) || Wohlers (12) || 46,501 || 37–17|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55 || June 2 || Padres || 4–5 || Murray (1–0) || Maddux (6–2) || Hoffman (9) || 33,659 || 37–18|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56 || June 3 || Padres || 2–5 || Smith (1–0) || Wohlers (2–1) || Hoffman (10) || 41,902 || 37–19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57 || June 4 || @ Expos || 6–3 || Glavine (6–3) || Juden (5–2) || — || 16,429 || 38–19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58 || June 5 || @ Expos || 9–0 || Neagle (8–1) || Hermanson (2–4) || — || 12,212 || 39–19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59 || June 6 || @ Giants || 9–5 || Byrd (3–0) || Roa (1–4) || — || 16,948 || 40–19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60 || June 7 || @ Giants || 5–2 || Maddux (7–2) || Henry (2–2) || Wohlers (13) || 30,440 || 41–19|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61 || June 8 || @ Giants || 3–5 || Poole (3–1) || Smoltz (6–5) || Beck (19) || 36,689 || 41–20|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62 || June 9 || @ Rockies || 3–8 || Bailey (6–5) || Glavine (6–4) || — || 48,047 || 41–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63 || June 10 || @ Rockies || 8–3 || Neagle (9–1) || Ritz (5–5) || — || 48,103 || 42–21|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64 || June 11 || @ Rockies || 6–9 || Thomson (2–4) || Clontz (2–1) || — || 48,633 || 42–22|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65 || June 13 || Orioles || 3–4 || Key (11–1) || Maddux (7–3) || Myers (21) || 48,334 || 42–23|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66 || June 14 || Orioles || 4–6 || Rhodes (4–2) || Borowski (2–2) || Myers (22) || 47,344 || 42–24|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 67 || June 15 || Orioles || 3–5 || Mathews (1–1) || Wohlers (2–2) || Myers (23) || 48,088 || 42–25|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 68 || June 16 || @ Blue Jays || 3–0 || Neagle (10–1) || Clemens (11–2) || — || 34,409 || 43–25|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69 || June 17 || @ Blue Jays || 8–7 || Maddux (8–3) || Andujar (0–3) || Wohlers (14) || 31,356 || 44–25|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 70 || June 18 || @ Blue Jays || 3–5 || Williams (2–6) || Smoltz (6–6) || Timlin (6) || 31,717 || 44–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Glavine (7–4) || Leiter (4–8) || — || 20,648 || 45–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72 || June 21 || @ Phillies || 9–8 || Clontz (3–1) || Blazier (0–1) || Wohlers (15) || 24,309 || 46–26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73 || June 22 || @ Phillies || 12–5 || Maddux (9–3) || Stephenson (2–3) || — || 25,534 || 47–26|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74 || June 23 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Reed (5–4) || Smoltz (6–7) || — || 22,193 || 47–27|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 75 || June 24 || @ Mets || 5–6 || McMichael (4–6) || Wohlers (2–3) || — || 26,663 || 47–28|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 76 || June 25 || @ Mets || 14–7 || Glavine (8–4) || Jones (12–4) || — || 27,980 || 48–28|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77 || June 26 || Phillies || 5–4 || Neagle (11–1) || Beech (0–3) || Wohlers (16) || 41,762 || 49–28|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78 || June 27 || Phillies || 7–1 || Maddux (10–3) || Stephenson (2–4) || — || 48,234 || 50–28|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79 || June 28 || Phillies || 9–1 || Smoltz (7–7) || Schilling (9–7) || — || 48,557 || 51–28|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80 || June 29 || Phillies || 6–5 || Bielecki (3–3) || Brewer (0–1) || Wohlers (17) || 47,902 || 52–28|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 81 || June 30 || @ Yankees || 0–1 || Stanton (5–0) || Bielecki (3–4) || — || 39,887 || 52–29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 82 || July 1 || @ Yankees || 3–1 || Neagle (12–1) || Mendoza (3–3) || Wohlers (18) || 39,596 || 53–29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 83 || July 2 || @ Yankees || 2–0 || Maddux (11–3) || Gooden (3–1) || — || 36,606 || 54–29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 84 || July 3 || @ Expos || 15–2 || Smoltz (8–7) || Bullinger (5–8) || — || 18,064 || 55–29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 85 || July 4 || @ Expos || 6–3 || Clontz (4–1) || Urbina (2–6) || Wohlers (19) || 19,939 || 56–29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 86 || July 5 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Glavine (9–4) || Martinez (10–4) || Wohlers (20) || 24,788 || 57–29|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 87 || July 6 || @ Expos || 2–6 || Juden (11–2) || Neagle (12–2) || — || 21,316 || 57–30|- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=9 | 68th All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 88 || July 10 || Mets || 7–10 || McMichael (5–6) || Bielecki (3–5) || Franco (21) || 47,685 || 57–31|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 89 || July 11 || Mets || 7–9 || Lidle (4–1) || Glavine (9–5) || Franco (22) || 40,094 || 57–32|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 90 || July 12 || Mets || 7–4 || Maddux (12–3) || Clark (7–6) || Wohlers (21) || 48,091 || 58–32|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 91 || July 13 || Mets || 6–7 || McMichael (6–6) || Bielecki (3–6) || Franco (23) || 42,111 || 58–33|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 92 || July 14 || Phillies || 10–6 || Millwood (1–0) || Brewer (0–2) || Wohlers (22) || 38,118 || 59–33|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 93 || July 15 || Phillies || 1–8 || Stephenson (3–4) || Smoltz (8–8) || — || 39,494|| 59–34|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 94 || July 16 || Rockies || 2–1 || Glavine (10–5) || Dipoto (3–2) || Wohlers (23) || 48,400 || 60–34|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 95 || July 17 || Rockies || 8–2 || Maddux (13–3) || Swift (4–3) || — || 48,024 || 61–34|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 96 || July 18 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Neagle (13–2) || Reyes (1–1) || Wohlers (24) || 48,721 || 62–34|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 97 || July 19 || Dodgers || 1–4 || Astacio (6–7) || Millwood (1–1) || Radinsky (1) || 49,758 || 62–35|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 98 || July 20 || Dodgers || 3–8 || Park (8–5) || Smoltz (8–9) || — || 48,414 || 62–36|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 99 || July 21 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Embree (2–1) || Dreifort (3–1) || — || 49,318 || 63–36|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 100 || July 22 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Maddux (14–3) || Gonzales (7–3) || — || N/A || 64–36|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 101 || July 22 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Bottenfield (2–2) || Cather (0–1) || Rojas (12) || 31,804 || 64–37|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 102 || July 23 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Tapani (1–0) || Millwood (1–2) || Rojas (13) || 34,230 || 64–38|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 103 || July 25 || @ Reds || 7–3 || Smoltz (9–9) || Schourek (5–6) || — || 34,931 || 65–38|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 104 || July 26 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Shaw (3–0) || Wohlers (2–4) || — || 33,115 || 65–39|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 105 || July 27 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Maddux (15–3) || Burba (6–10) || Wohlers (25) || 30,167 || 66–39|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 106 || July 28 || Cubs || 6–0 || Neagle (14–2) || Tapani (1–1) || — || 47,266 || 67–39|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 107 || July 29 || Cubs || 7–2 || Millwood (2–2) || Trachsel (5–9) || — || 44,131 || 68–39|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 108 || July 30 || Cubs || 6–5 || Embree (3–1) || Rojas (0–4) || — || 43,090 || 69–39|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 109 || July 31 || @ Marlins || 0–1 || Saunders (3–3) || Byrd (3–1) || Nen (27) || 18,409 || 69–40|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 110 || August 1 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Powell (2–2) || Cather (0–2) || — || 40,669 || 69–41|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 111 || August 2 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Neagle (15–2) || Leiter (8–7) || Wohlers (26) || 41,643 || 70–41|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 112 || August 3 || @ Marlins || 4–8 || Fernandez (13–8) || Millwood (2–3) || — || 41,193 || 70–42|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 113 || August 4 || @ Pirates || 6–0 || Smoltz (10–9) || Cooke (8–11) || — || 21,609 || 71–42|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 114 || August 5 || @ Pirates || 4–5 || Schmidt (7–6) || Glavine (10–6) || Loiselle (18) || 20,069 || 71–43|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 115 || August 6 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Wohlers (3–4) || Petkovsek (4–5) || — || 46,880 || 72–43|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 116 || August 7 || Cardinals || 3–0 || Neagle (16–2) || Stottlemyre (11–8) || Wohlers (27) || 46,687 || 73–43|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 117 || August 8 || Marlins || 4–6 || Fernandez (14–8) || Byrd (3–2) || Nen (28) || 49,335 || 73–44|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 118 || August 9 || Marlins || 4–3 || Smoltz (11–9) || Stanifer (1–1) || Wohlers (28) || 47,552 || 74–44|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 119 || August 10 || Marlins || 2–4 || Powell (3–2) || Bielecki (3–7) || Nen (29) || 47,649 || 74–45|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 120 || August 11 || Marlins || 2–1 || Wohlers (4–4) || Heredia (4–2) || — || 47,870 || 75–45|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 121 || August 12 || Pirates || 2–5 || Sodowsky (2–2) || Wohlers (4–5) || Loiselle (19) || 42,435 || 75–46|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 122 || August 13 || Pirates || 1–2 || Lieber (7–12) || Smoltz (11–10) || Loiselle (20) || 40,793 || 75–47|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 123 || August 15 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || King (1–0) || Cather (0–3) || — || 43,863 || 75–48|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 124 || August 16 || @ Cardinals || 5–3 || Maddux (16–3) || Morris (8–8) || Wohlers (29) || 47,229 || 76–48|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 125 || August 17 || @ Cardinals || 1–3 || King (2–0) || Neagle (16–3) || Eckersley (29) || 40,968 || 76–49|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 126 || August 19 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Smoltz (12–10) || Hampton (10–8) || Wohlers (30) || 32,145 || 77–49|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 127 || August 20 || @ Astros || 3–1 || Glavine (11–6) || Reynolds (6–8) || Wohlers (31) || 25,593 || 78–49|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 128 || August 22 || Reds || 6–2 || Maddux (17–3) || Remlinger (6–5) || — || 48,937 || 79–49|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 129 || August 23 || Reds || 10–3 || Neagle (17–3) || Tomko (8–5) || — || 48,499 || 80–49|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 130 || August 24 || Reds || 4–6 || Shaw (4–2) || Fox (0–1) || Belinda (1) || 45,577 || 80–50|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 131 || August 26 || Astros || 7–6 || Clontz (5–1) || Wagner (7–6) || — || 37,313 || 81–50|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 132 || August 27 || Astros || 4–6 || Hudek (1–2) || Byrd (3–3) || Lima (2) || 33,019 || 81–51|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 133 || August 28 || Astros || 4–2 || Neagle (18–3) || Kile (17–4) || Wohlers (32) || 37,849 || 82–51|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 134 || August 29 || @ Red Sox || 9–1 || Smoltz (13–10) || Sele (12–11) || — || 32,577 || 83–51|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 135 || August 30 || @ Red Sox || 15–2 || Millwood (3–3) || Wakefield (9–15) || — || 32,865 || 84–51|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 136 || August 31 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Glavine (12–6) || Avery (6–6) || — || 33,147 || 85–51|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 137 || September 1 || Tigers || 2–4 || Moehler (9–10) || Maddux (17–4) || T. Jones (26) || 38,950 || 85–52|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 138 || September 2 || Tigers || 5–0 || Neagle (19–3) || Keagle (1–4) || — || 32,308 || 86–52|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 139 || September 3 || Tigers || 4–12 || Blair (15–6) || Smoltz (13–11) || — || 36,556 || 86–53|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 140 || September 4 || @ Padres || 8–7 || Wohlers (5–5) || Worrell (3–8) || — || 12,804 || 87–53|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 141 || September 5 || @ Padres || 2–6 || Ashby (8–10) || Glavine (12–7) || — || 21,492 || 87–54|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 142 || September 6 || @ Padres || 9–1 || Maddux (18–4) || Hitchcock (10–9) || — || 32,099 || 88–54|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 143 || September 7 || @ Padres || 4–0 || Neagle (20–3) || Hamilton (10–6) || — || 21,052 || 89–54|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 144 || September 9 || @ Dodgers || 4–3 || Smoltz (14–11) || Valdez (9–11) || Wohlers (33) || 37,270 || 90–54|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 145 || September 10 || @ Dodgers || 7–0 || Glavine (13–7) || R. Martinez (9–4) || — || 41,564 || 91–54|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 146 || September 12 || Rockies || 1–3 || Munoz (3–3) || Wohlers (5–6) || Dipoto (14) || 47,772 || 91–55|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 147 || September 13 || Rockies || 6–10 || Holmes (8–2) || Cather (0–4) || DeJean (2) || 49,097 || 91–56|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 148 || September 14 || Rockies || 0–4 || Astacio (11–9) || Smoltz (14–12) || — || 46,245 || 91–57|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 149 || September 15 || Giants || 5–4 || Ligtenberg (1–0) || Beck (5–4) || — || 38,641 || 92–57|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 150 || September 16 || Giants || 6–4 || Millwood (4–3) || Alvarez (12–11) || — || 37,661 || 93–57|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 151 || September 17 || Mets || 10–2 || Maddux (19–4) || B. Jones (14–9) || — || 40,974 || 94–57|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 152 || September 18 || Mets || 11–4 || Byrd (4–3) || Isringhausen (2–2) || — || 41,373 || 95–57|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 153 || September 19 || Expos || 2–1 || Smoltz (15–12) || Perez (12–12) || — || 47,156 || 96–57|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 154 || September 20 || Expos || 3–1 || Glavine (14–7) || P. Martinez (17–8) || — || 48,147 || 97–57|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 155 || September 21 || Expos || 1–7 || DeHart (2–1) || Neagle (20–4) || — || 47,179 || 97–58|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 156 || September 22 || Expos || 3–2 || Cather (1–4) || Bennett (0–1) || — || 41,268 || 98–58|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 157 || September 23 || @ Phillies || 6–0 || Millwood (5–3) || Leiter (10–17) || — || 14,264 || 99–58|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 158 || September 24 || @ Phillies || 1–5 || Stephenson (8–6) || Byrd (4–4) || — || 16,772 || 99–59|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 159 || September 25 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Cather (2–4) || Spradlin (3–8) || Clontz (1) || 15,030 || 100–59|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 160 || September 26 || @ Mets || 7–6 || LeRoy (1–0) || Rojas (0–6) || Ligtenberg (1) || 21,864 || 101–59|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 161 || September 27 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Crawford (4–3) || Wohlers (5–7) || — || 31,472 || 101–60|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 162 || September 28 || @ Mets || 2–8 || Acevedo (3–1) || Neagle (20–5) || — || 27,176 || 101–61|-| Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Braves team member
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 123 | 414 | 122 | .295 | 23 | 68 | ||
| 1B | 152 | 564 | 156 | .277 | 22 | 97 | ||
| 2B | 109 | 351 | 86 | .245 | 2 | 26 | ||
| SS | 151 | 519 | 160 | .308 | 17 | 70 | ||
| 3B | 157 | 597 | 176 | .295 | 21 | 111 | ||
| LF | 143 | 467 | 122 | .261 | 24 | 84 | ||
| CF | 122 | 493 | 164 | .333 | 5 | 48 | ||
| RF | 138 | 499 | 141 | .283 | 14 | 56 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 399 | 92 | .231 | 18 | 70 | |
| 73 | 191 | 41 | .215 | 6 | 18 | |
| 104 | 186 | 48 | .258 | 8 | 20 | |
| 96 | 147 | 41 | .279 | 6 | 32 | |
| 64 | 103 | 25 | .243 | 3 | 9 | |
| 61 | 81 | 14 | .173 | 0 | 3 | |
| 72 | 71 | 15 | .211 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 2 | 9 | |
| 13 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 6 | .429 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | |
Note; G = Games pitched, IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 256.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.02 | 241 | ||
| 33 | 240.0 | 14 | 7 | 2.96 | 152 | ||
| 34 | 233.1 | 20 | 5 | 2.97 | 172 | ||
| 33 | 232.2 | 19 | 4 | 2.20 | 177 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 51.1 | 5 | 3 | 4.03 | 42 | ||
| 12 | 42.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.36 | 35 | ||
| 7 | 30.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.58 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 3.50 | 92 | ||
| 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 | 45 | ||
| 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 42 | ||
| 50 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4.08 | 60 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.39 | 29 | ||
| 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.26 | 37 | ||
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 28 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 19 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
In 1997, the Braves moved into Turner Field. The ballpark was built across the street from the former home of the Braves, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, which was demolished in the summer of 1997.
The most popular name choice among Atlanta residents for the new stadium at the time of its construction (according to a poll in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) was Hank Aaron Stadium. After the ballpark was instead named after Ted Turner, the city of Atlanta renamed the section of Capitol Avenue on which the stadium sits Hank Aaron Drive, giving Turner Field the street number 755, after Aaron's home run total.
After the 1996 Summer Olympics were complete the stadium was officially given as a gift to the Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. (the Atlanta Braves) Ted Turner, then owner of the Braves, agreed to pay a large sum of the cost to build Centennial Olympic Stadium (approximately $170 million of the $209 million bill), if in turn, the stadium was built in a way that it could be converted to a new baseball stadium and that the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) paid for the conversion.[5] This was considered a good agreement for both the Olympic Committee and the Braves, because there would be no use for a permanent 85,000 seat track and field stadium in Downtown Atlanta (as the 71,000 seat Georgia Dome was completed four years earlier by the state of Georgia) and the Braves had already been exploring opportunities for a new stadium.[6]
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 1 || September 30 || Astros || 2–1 || Maddux (1–0) || Kile (0–1) || — || 46,467 || 1–0|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 2 || October 1 || Astros || 13–3 || Glavine (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || — || 49,200 || 2–0|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 3 || October 3 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Smoltz (1–0) || Reynolds (0–1) || — || 53,688 || 3–0|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 1 || October 7 || Marlins || 3–5 || Brown (1–0) || Maddux (1–1) || Nen (1) || 49,244 || 0–1|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 2 || October 8 || Marlins || 7–1 || Glavine (2–0) || Fernandez (1–1) || — || 48,933 || 1–1|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 3 || October 10 || @ Marlins || 2–5 || Hernandez (1–0) || Smoltz (1–1) || Nen (2) || 53,857 || 1–2|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 4 || October 11 || @ Marlins || 4–0 || Neagle (1–0) || Leiter (0–1) || — || 54,890 || 2–2|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 5 || October 12 || @ Marlins || 1–2 || Hernandez (2–0) || Maddux (1–2) || — || 51,982 || 2–3|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 6 || October 14 || Marlins || 4–7 || Brown (2–0) || Glavine (2–1) || — || 50,446 || 2–4
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenville[7]