1979 Atlanta Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 66-94
Finished 6th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 768,737, Avg. 10,250
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Bobby Cox (66-94)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1979 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1979 Atlanta Braves Results

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 66 wins and 94 losses, finishing sixth in the NL's West Division.

The Braves tallied 669 runs and surrendered 763 runs, most in the league. Bob Horner walloped 33 home runs for Atlanta, while Dale Murphy and Gary Matthews swatted 20 or more as well. Bob Horner drove in 98 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .314. Phil Niekro led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.39 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Cox coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AsselstineLFLRSeptember 23, 19536'1"175Santa Barbara, CA USA
Bob Beall1BBLApril 24, 19485'11"180Portland, OR USA
Bruce BenedictCRRAugust 18, 19556'1"175Birmingham, AL USA
Tommy BoggsPRROctober 25, 19556'2"195Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Barry BonnellCFRROctober 27, 19536'3"190Mariemont, OH USA
Larry BradfordPRLDecember 21, 19496'1"200Chicago, IL USA
Tony BrizzolaraPRRJanuary 14, 19576'5"215Santa Monica, CA USA
Jeff BurroughsLFRRMarch 7, 19516'1"200Long Beach, CA USA
Darrel ChaneySSBRMarch 9, 19486'2"188Hammond, IN USA
Adrian DevinePRRDecember 2, 19516'4"185Galveston, TX USA
Jamie EasterlyPLLFebruary 17, 19535'9"180Houston, TX USA
Pepe FriasSSRRJuly 14, 19485'10"159San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Gene GarberPRRNovember 13, 19475'10"175Lancaster, PA USA
Preston HannaPRRSeptember 10, 19546'1"195Pensacola, FL USA
Bob Horner3BRRAugust 6, 19576'1"195Junction City, KS USA
Glenn Hubbard2BRRSeptember 25, 19575'9"150Hahn, Rh Germany
Frank LaCortePRROctober 13, 19516'1"180San Jose, CA USA
Mike Lum1BLLOctober 27, 19456'0"180Honolulu, HI USA
Mike Macha3BRRFebruary 17, 19545'11"180Victoria, TX USA
Mickey MahlerPBLJuly 30, 19526'3"189Montgomery, AL USA
Rick MahlerPRRAugust 5, 19536'1"195Austin, TX USA
Gary MatthewsRFRRJuly 5, 19506'2"185San Fernando, CA USA
Rick MatulaPRRNovember 22, 19536'0"190Wharton, TX USA
Bo McLaughlinPRROctober 23, 19536'5"210Oakland, CA USA
Joey McLaughlinPRRJuly 11, 19566'2"205Tulsa, OK USA
Larry McWilliamsPLLFebruary 10, 19546'5"180Wichita, KS USA
Eddie MillerCFBRJune 29, 19575'9"175San Pablo, CA USA
Dale Murphy1BRRMarch 12, 19566'4"210Portland, OR USA
Phil NiekroPRRApril 1, 19396'1"180Blaine, OH USA
Joe NolanCLRMay 12, 19515'11"175St. Louis, MO USA
Rowland OfficeCFLLOctober 25, 19526'0"170Sacramento, CA USA
Biff PocorobaCBRJuly 25, 19535'10"175Burbank, CA USA
Jerry Royster2BRROctober 18, 19526'0"165Sacramento, CA USA
Craig SkokPRLSeptember 1, 19476'0"190Dobbs Ferry, NY USA
Eddie SolomonPRRFebruary 9, 19516'2"185Perry, GA USA
Charlie SpikesLFRRJanuary 23, 19516'3"215Bogalusa, LA USA
Jim Wessinger2BRRSeptember 25, 19555'10"165Utica, NY USA
Larry WhisentonLFLLJuly 3, 19566'1"190St. Louis, MO USA



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