1996 Atlanta Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 96-66
Finished 1st in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 2,898,806, Avg. 35,788
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Won League Championship Series
National League Division Series - Defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0
National League Championship Series - Defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-2
Manager: Bobby Cox (96-66)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1996 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1996 Atlanta Braves Results

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1996 season with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the NL's East Division.

The Braves paced the circuit with just 648 runs allowed. Atlanta scored 773 runs. Ryan Klesko walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Fred McGriff, Marquis Grissom, Chipper Jones and Javy Lopez each swatted 20 or more as well. Chipper Jones drove in 110 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .309. John Smoltz recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, and Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux also added 15 or more victories also Greg Maddux recorded a 2.72 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Cox coached the team. The 1996 Atlanta Braves won the League Championship Series.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Steve AveryPLLApril 14, 19706'4"180Trenton, MI USA
Joe AyraultCRROctober 8, 19716'3"190Rochester, MI USA
Danny BautistaRFRRMay 24, 19725'11"170Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Rafael BelliardSSRROctober 24, 19615'6"160Pueblo Nuevo, Va D.R.
Mike BieleckiPRRJuly 31, 19596'3"195Baltimore, MD USA
Jeff BlauserSSRRNovember 8, 19656'0"170Los Gatos, CA USA
Pedro BorbonPRLNovember 15, 19676'1"205Mao, Va D.R.
Joe BorowskiPRRMay 4, 19716'2"225Bayonne, NJ USA
Brad ClontzPRRApril 25, 19716'1"180Stuart, VA USA
Jermaine DyeRFRRJanuary 28, 19746'4"210Oakland, CA USA
Ed GiovanolaSSLRMarch 4, 19695'10"170Los Gatos, CA USA
Tom GlavinePLLMarch 25, 19666'0"175Concord, MA USA
Tony Graffanino2BRRJune 6, 19726'1"175Amityville, NY USA
Marquis GrissomCFRRApril 17, 19675'11"190Atlanta, GA USA
Dean HartgravesPRLAugust 12, 19666'0"185Bakersfield, CA USA
Tyler Houston1BLRJanuary 17, 19716'2"210Las Vegas, NV USA
Andruw JonesRFRRApril 23, 19776'1"225Willemstad, Curacao
Chipper Jones3BBRApril 24, 19726'4"210DeLand, FL USA
David JusticeRFLLApril 14, 19666'3"195Cincinnati, OH USA
Ryan KleskoLFLLJune 12, 19716'3"220Westminster, CA USA
Mark Lemke2BBRAugust 13, 19655'10"167Utica, NY USA
Kevin LomonPRRNovember 20, 19716'1"195Fort Smith, AR USA
Javy LopezCRRNovember 5, 19706'3"185Ponce, P.R.
Greg MadduxPRRApril 14, 19666'0"170San Angelo, TX USA
Pablo MartinezSSBRJune 29, 19695'10"155Sabana Grande de Boya, Mo D.R.
Fred McGriff1BLLOctober 31, 19636'3"200Tampa, FL USA
Greg McMichaelPRRDecember 1, 19666'3"215Knoxville, TN USA
Mike Mordecai2BRRDecember 13, 19675'11"175Birmingham, AL USA
Denny NeaglePLLSeptember 13, 19686'4"200Gambrills, MD USA
Terry Pendleton3BBRJuly 16, 19605'9"178Los Angeles, CA USA
Eddie PerezCRRMay 4, 19686'1"175Ciudad Ojeda, Zu Venezuela
Luis PoloniaLFLLDecember 10, 19635'8"155Santiago, Sa D.R.
Jason SchmidtPRRJanuary 29, 19736'5"185Lewiston, ID USA
Carl SchutzPLLAugust 22, 19715'11"208Hammond, LA USA
Dwight SmithRFLRNovember 8, 19635'11"175Tallahassee, FL USA
John SmoltzPRRMay 15, 19676'3"210Detroit, MI USA
Tom ThobePLLSeptember 3, 19696'6"195Covington, KY USA
Terrell WadePLLJanuary 25, 19736'3"205Rembert, SC USA
Jerome WaltonLFRRJuly 8, 19656'1"175Newnan, GA USA
Mark WhitenRFBRNovember 25, 19666'3"210Pensacola, FL USA
Mark WohlersPRRJanuary 23, 19706'4"207Holyoke, MA USA
Brad WoodallPBLJune 25, 19696'0"175Atlanta, GA USA



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