1992 Atlanta Braves season

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1992 Atlanta Braves
NL West Champions
NL Champions
File:AtlantaBraves.jpg
DivisionWestern Division
BallparkFulton County Stadium
CityAtlanta
Record98–64 (.605)
OwnersTed Turner
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionWTBS
TBS Superstation
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
SportSouth
(Ernie Johnson)
RadioWGST
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
← 1991 Seasons 1993 →

The 1992 Atlanta Braves season was the 27th in Atlanta and the 122nd overall. It involved the Braves finishing first in the National League West with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, clinching their second straight division title.

In the National League Championship Series, the Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games. In the World Series, Atlanta faced the Toronto Blue Jays, who were making their first appearance in the World Series. However, the Blue Jays won in six games, becoming the first non-U.S.-based team to win a World Series.

Offseason

  • November 20, 1991: Randy St. Claire was released by the Atlanta Braves.[1]
  • December 10, 1991: Rico Rossy was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Bobby Moore.[2]
  • December 12, 1991: Otis Nixon was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[3]
  • January 8, 1992: Steve Lyons signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[4]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 98 64 0.605 — 51–30 47–34
Cincinnati Reds 90 72 0.556 8 53–28 37–44
San Diego Padres 82 80 0.506 16 45–36 37–44
Houston Astros 81 81 0.500 17 47–34 34–47
San Francisco Giants 72 90 0.444 26 42–39 30–51
Los Angeles Dodgers 63 99 0.389 35 37–44 26–55

Record vs. opponents

1992 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 10–2 9–9 13–5 12–6 4–8 7–5 6–6 7–5 13–5 11–7 6–6
Chicago 2–10 — 5–7 8–4 6–6 7–11 9–9 9–9 8–10 5–7 8–4 11–7
Cincinnati 9–9 7–5 — 10–8 11–7 5–7 7–5 7–5 6–6 11–7 10–8 7–5
Houston 5–13 4–8 8–10 — 13–5 8–4 5–7 8–4 6–6 7–11 12–6 5–7
Los Angeles 6–12 6–6 7–11 5–13 — 4–8 5–7 5–7 5–7 9–9 7–11 4–8
Montreal 8–4 11–7 7–5 4–8 8–4 — 12–6 9–9 9–9 8–4 5–7 6–12
New York 5–7 9–9 5–7 7–5 7–5 6–12 — 6–12 4–14 4–8 10–2 9–9
Philadelphia 6-6 9–9 5–7 4–8 7–5 9–9 12–6 — 5–13 3–9 3–9 7–11
Pittsburgh 5–7 10–8 6–6 6–6 7–5 9–9 14–4 13–5 — 5–7 6–6 15–3
San Diego 5–13 7–5 7–11 11–7 9–9 4–8 8–4 9–3 7–5 — 11–7 4–8
San Francisco 7–11 4–8 8–10 6–12 11–7 7–5 2–10 9–3 6–6 7–11 — 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 7–11 5–7 7–5 8–4 12–6 9–9 11–7 3–15 8–4 7–5 —


Notable transactions

  • April 30, 1992: Steve Lyons was released by the Atlanta Braves.[4]
  • July 17, 1992: Randall Simon was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.[5]
  • July 21, 1992: Mark Davis was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Berenguer.[6]
  • August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and Sean Ross (minors).[7]

Roster

1992 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game Log

1992 Regular Season Game Log (98–64)
April (11–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
1 April 7 @ Astros 2–0
2 April 8 @ Astros 3–1
3 April 9 Giants 4–11
4 April 10 Giants 5–3
5 April 11 Giants 0–3
6 April 12 Giants 6–2
7 April 13 @ Reds 4–5
8 April 14 @ Reds 4–5
9 April 15 @ Reds 1–3
10 April 16 @ Dodgers 3–0
11 April 17 @ Dodgers 5–7
12 April 18 @ Dodgers 3–7
13 April 19 @ Dodgers 2–4
14 April 20 @ Padres 10–4
15 April 21 @ Padres 2–4
16 April 22 @ Padres 4–9
17 April 24 Astros 2–4
18 April 25 Astros 2–0
19 April 26 Astros 3–2
20 April 27 Cubs 5–0
21 April 28 Cubs 1–0
22 April 29 Cubs 8–0
May (12–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
23 May 1 Mets 7–8
24 May 2 Mets 3–0
25 May 3 Mets 0–7
26 May 4 @ Cubs 6–1
27 May 5 @ Cubs 3–4 (10)
28 May 6 @ Pirates 3–4 (16)
29 May 7 @ Pirates 4–2
30 May 8 @ Cardinals 2–1
31 May 9 @ Cardinals 11–12
32 May 10 @ Cardinals 5–6
33 May 11 @ Cardinals 3–8
34 May 12 Pirates 4–2
35 May 13 Pirates 10–11
36 May 14 Pirates 3–4
37 May 15 Expos
38 May 16 Expos
39 May 17 Expos
40 May 18 Cardinals
41 May 19 Cardinals
42 May 20 Cardinals
43 May 22 @ Expos
44 May 23 @ Expos
45 May 24 @ Expos
46 May 25 @ Phillies
47 May 26 @ Phillies
48 May 27 @ Phillies
49 May 29 @ Mets
50 May 30 @ Mets
June (19–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
51 June 1 Phillies
52 June 2 Phillies
53 June 3 Phillies
54 June 5 @ Padres
55 June 6 @ Padres
56 June 7 @ Padres
57 June 8 @ Dodgers
58 June 9 @ Dodgers
59 June 10 @ Dodgers
60 June 12 Padres
61 June 13 Padres
62 June 14 Padres
63 June 15 Dodgers
64 June 16 Dodgers
65 June 17 Dodgers
66 June 18 Reds
67 June 19 Reds
68 June 20 Reds
69 June 21 Reds
70 June 23 Giants
71 June 24 Giants
72 June 26 @ Reds
73 June 27 @ Reds
74 June 28 @ Reds
75 June 30 @ Giants
July (16–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
76 July 1 @ Giants
77 July 3 Cubs
78 July 4 Cubs
79 July 5 Cubs
80 July 6 Mets
81 July 7 Mets
82 July 8 Mets
83 July 9 @ Cubs
84 July 10 @ Cubs
85 July 11 @ Cubs
86 July 12 @ Cubs
87 July 16 @ Astros
88 July 17 @ Astros
89 July 18 @ Astros
90 July 19 @ Astros
91 July 21 @ Cardinals
92 July 22 @ Cardinals
93 July 24 Pirates
94 July 25 Pirates
95 July 26 Pirates
96 July 27 Astros
97 July 28 Astros
98 July 29 Astros
99 July 30 @ Giants
100 July 31 @ Giants
August (19–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
101 August 1 @ Giants
102 August 2 @ Giants
103 August 2 @ Giants
104 August 4 Reds
105 August 5 Reds
106 August 6 Reds
107 August 7 Dodgers
108 August 8 Dodgers
109 August 9 Dodgers
110 August 10 Dodgers
111 August 11 Padres
112 August 13 Padres
113 August 14 @ Pirates
114 August 15 @ Pirates
115 August 16 @ Pirates
116 August 17 @ Pirates
117 August 18 @ Expos
118 August 19 @ Expos
119 August 20 @ Expos
120 August 21 Cardinals
121 August 22 Cardinals
122 August 23 Cardinals
123 August 25 Expos
124 August 26 Expos
125 August 28 @ Phillies
126 August 29 @ Phillies
127 August 30 @ Phillies
128 August 31 @ Mets
129 August 31 @ Mets
September (17–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
130 September 1 @ Mets
131 September 2 @ Mets
132 September 3 Expos
133 September 4 Phillies
134 September 5 Phillies
135 September 6 Phillies
136 September 7 Dodgers
137 September 8 Dodgers
138 September 9 Reds
139 September 10 Reds
140 September 11 @ Astros
141 September 12 @ Astros
142 September 13 @ Astros
143 September 15 @ Reds
144 September 16 @ Reds
145 September 17 @ Reds
146 September 18 Astros
147 September 19 Astros
148 September 20 Astros
149 September 21 @ Dodgers
150 September 22 @ Dodgers
151 September 23 @ Giants
152 September 24 @ Giants
153 September 25 @ Padres
154 September 26 @ Padres
155 September 27 @ Padres
156 September 29 Giants
157 September 30 Giants
October (4–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
158 October 1 Giants
159 October 2 Padres
160 October 2 Padres
161 October 3 Padres
162 October 4 Padres
1992 Playoff Game Log
1992 National League Championship Series vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Atlanta wins series 4–3
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series Report
1 October 6 Pirates
2 October 7 Pirates
3 October 9 @ Pirates
4 October 10 @ Pirates
5 October 11 @ Pirates
6 October 13 Pirates
7 October 14 Pirates
1992 World Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays – Toronto wins series 4–2
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series Report
1 October 17 Blue Jays
2 October 18 Blue Jays
3 October 20 @ Blue Jays
4 October 21 @ Blue Jays
5 October 22 @ Blue Jays
6 October 24 Blue Jays
Legend
Braves win Braves loss All-Star Game Game postponed

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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 Greg Olson 95 302 72 .238 3 27
1B Sid Bream 125 372 97 .261 10 61
2B Mark Lemke 155 427 97 .227 6 26
3B Terry Pendleton 160 640 199 .311 21 105
SS Rafael Belliard 144 285 60 .211 0 14
LF Ron Gant 153 544 141 .259 17 80
CF Otis Nixon 120 456 134 .294 2 22
RF David Justice 144 484 124 .256 21 72

Other batters

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
Jeff Blauser 123 343 90 .262 14 46
Damon Berryhill 101 307 70 .228 10 43
Deion Sanders 97 303 92 .304 8 28
Brian Hunter 102 238 57 .239 14 41

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Steve Avery 35 233.2 11 11 3.20 129
John Smoltz 35 246.2 15 12 2.85 215
Tom Glavine 33 225 20 8 2.76 129
Charlie Leibrandt 32 193 15 7 3.36 104
Mike Bielecki 19 80.2 2 4 2.57 62
Pete Smith 12 79 7 0 2.05 43

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1992 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Atlanta 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 5 8 0
W: John Smoltz (1–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–1) S: None
HR: PIT – José Lind (1) ATL – Jeff Blauser (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (42⁄3), Patterson (11⁄3), Neagle (1), Cox (1) ATL – Smoltz (8), Stanton (1)
Attendance: 51,971  Time: 3:20

Game 2

October 7: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 7 0
Atlanta 0 4 0 0 4 0 5 0 X 13 14 0
W: Steve Avery (1–0) L: Danny Jackson (0–1) S: None
HR: PIT – none ATL – Ron Gant (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Jackson (12⁄3), Mason (1/3), Walk (22⁄3), Tomlin (11⁄3), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) ATL – Avery (61⁄3), Freeman (1/3), Stanton (1/3), Wohlers (1), Reardon (1)
Attendance: 51,975  Time: 3:20

Game 3

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 3 8 1
W: Tim Wakefield (1–0) L: Tom Glavine (0–1) S: None
HR: ATL – Sid Bream (1), Ron Gant (2) PIT – Don Slaught (1)
Pitchers: ATL – Glavine (61⁄3), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1) PIT – Wakefield (9)
Attendance: 56,610  Time: 2:37

Game 4

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 11 1
Pittsburgh 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1
W: John Smoltz (2–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–2) S: Jeff Reardon (1)
HR: ATL – none PIT – none
Pitchers: ATL – Smoltz (61⁄3), Stanton (12⁄3), Reardon (1) PIT – Drabek (41⁄3), Tomlin (11⁄3), Cox (1/3), Mason (3)
Attendance: 57,164  Time: 3:10

Game 5

October 11: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Pittsburgh 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 7 13 0
W: Bob Walk (1–0) L: Steve Avery (1–1) S: none
HR: ATL – none PIT – none
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (1/3), P. Smith (32⁄3), Leibrandt (12⁄3), Freeman (11⁄3), Mercker (1) PIT – Walk (9)
Attendance: 52,929  Time: 2:52

Game 6

October 13: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 8 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 13 13 1
Atlanta 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 9 1
W: Tim Wakefield (2–0) L: Tom Glavine (0–2) S: none
HR: PIT – Barry Bonds (1), Jay Bell (1), Lloyd McClendon (1) ATL – David Justice (1,2)
Pitchers: PIT – Wakefield (9) ATL – Glavine (1), Leibrandt (3), Freeman (2), Mercker (2) Wohlers (1)
Attendance: 51,975  Time: 2:50

Game 7

October 14: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
W: Jeff Reardon (1–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–3) S: none
HR: PIT – none ATL – none
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (8), Belinda (2/3) ATL – Smoltz (6), Stanton (2/3), P. Smith (0), Avery (11⁄3), Reardon (1)
Attendance: 51,975  Time: 3:22

World Series

Main article: 1992 World Series

Game 1

October 17, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 4 0
W: Tom Glavine (1–0)   L: Jack Morris (0–1)  
HR: TOR – Joe Carter (1)  ATL – Damon Berryhill (1)

Game 2

October 18, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 5 9 2
Atlanta 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
W: Duane Ward (1–0)   L: Jeff Reardon (0–1)  S: Tom Henke (1)
HR: TOR – Ed Sprague (1)

Game 3

October 20, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 0
Toronto 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 1
W: Duane Ward (2–0)   L: Steve Avery (0–1)  
HR: TOR – Joe Carter (2), Kelly Gruber (1)

Game 4

October 21, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Toronto 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
W: Jimmy Key (1–0)   L: Tom Glavine (1–1)  S: Tom Henke (2)
HR: TOR – Pat Borders (1)

Game 5

October 22, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 7 13 0
Toronto 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
W: John Smoltz (1–0)   L: Jack Morris (0–2)  S: Mike Stanton (1)
HR: ATL – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1)

Game 6

October 24, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Toronto 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14 1
Atlanta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 1
W: Jimmy Key (2–0)   L: Charlie Leibrandt (0–1)  S: Mike Timlin (1)
HR: TOR – Candy Maldonado (1)

Awards and honors

All-Stars

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Chris Chambliss
AA Greenville Braves Southern League Grady Little
A Durham Bulls Carolina League Leon Roberts
A Macon Braves South Atlantic League Brian Snitker
Rookie Pulaski Braves Appalachian League Randy Ingle
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Jim Saul
Rookie Idaho Falls Braves Pioneer League Dave Hilton

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenville[8]

References

  1. ^ Randy St. Claire Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Rico Rossy Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Otis Nixon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ a b Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ Mark Davis Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
  7. ^ Jeff Reardon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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