1987 Atlanta Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 69-92
Finished 5th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,217,403, Avg. 15,218
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Chuck Tanner (69-92)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1987 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1987 Atlanta Braves Results

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1987 season with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses, finishing fifth in the NL's West Division.

The Braves plated 747 runs and gave up 829 runs, most in the league. Dale Murphy walloped 44 home runs for Atlanta, while Ozzie Virgil swatted 20 or more, too. Dale Murphy drove in 105 runs. Dion James led all regular batters by hitting .312. Zane Smith topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 4.09 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Chuck Tanner coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AckerPRRSeptember 24, 19586'2"210Freer, TX USA
Doyle AlexanderPRRSeptember 4, 19506'3"190Cordova, AL USA
Paul AssenmacherPLLDecember 10, 19606'3"195Detroit, MI USA
Terry BellPRROctober 27, 19626'0"195Dayton, OH USA
Bruce BenedictCRRAugust 18, 19556'1"175Birmingham, AL USA
Jeff BlauserSSRRNovember 8, 19656'0"170Los Gatos, CA USA
Joe BoeverPRROctober 4, 19606'1"200Kirkwood, MO USA
Chuck CaryPLLMarch 3, 19606'4"210Whittier, CA USA
Marty ClaryPRRApril 3, 19626'4"190Detroit, MI USA
Kevin CoffmanPRRJanuary 19, 19656'2"175Austin, TX USA
Trench DavisPLLSeptember 12, 19606'3"171Baltimore, MD USA
Jeff DedmonPLRMarch 4, 19606'2"200Torrance, CA USA
Mike FischlinPRRSeptember 13, 19556'1"165Sacramento, CA USA
Ron Gant2BRRMarch 2, 19656'0"172Victoria, TX USA
Gene GarberPRRNovember 13, 19475'10"175Lancaster, PA USA
Tom GlavinePLLMarch 25, 19666'0"175Concord, MA USA
Ken GriffeyLFLLApril 10, 19505'11"190Donora, PA USA
Albert HallCFBRMarch 7, 19585'11"155Birmingham, AL USA
Glenn Hubbard2BRRSeptember 25, 19575'9"150Hahn, Rh Germany
Dion JamesCFLLNovember 9, 19626'1"170Philadelphia, PA USA
Rick MahlerPRRAugust 5, 19536'1"195Austin, TX USA
Larry McWilliamsPLLFebruary 10, 19546'5"180Wichita, KS USA
Darryl MotleyLFRRJanuary 21, 19605'9"196Muskogee, OK USA
Dale MurphyRFRRMarch 12, 19566'4"210Portland, OR USA
Graig Nettles3BLRAugust 20, 19446'0"180San Diego, CA USA
Phil NiekroPRRApril 1, 19396'1"180Blaine, OH USA
Randy O'NealPRRAugust 30, 19606'2"195Ashland, KY USA
Ken Oberkfell3BLRMay 4, 19566'0"175Highland, IL USA
Ed OlwinePRLMay 28, 19586'2"165Greenville, OH USA
David PalmerPRRAugust 19, 19576'1"195Glens Falls, NY USA
Gerald Perry1BLROctober 30, 19605'11"180Savannah, GA USA
Charlie PuleoPRRFebruary 7, 19556'2"190Glen Ridge, NJ USA
Rafael RamirezSSRRFebruary 18, 19586'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Gary RoenickeLFRRDecember 5, 19546'3"205Covina, CA USA
Paul Runge3BRRMay 21, 19586'0"165Kingston, NY USA
Ted Simmons1BBRAugust 9, 19495'11"193Highland Park, MI USA
Pete SmithPRRFebruary 27, 19666'2"185Abington, MA USA
Zane SmithPLLDecember 28, 19606'2"185Madison, WI USA
Andres ThomasSSRRNovember 10, 19636'1"170Boca Chica, Sa D.R.
Ozzie VirgilCRRDecember 7, 19566'1"180Mayaguez, P.R.
Steve ZiemPRROctober 24, 19616'2"210Milwaukee, WI USA



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