1992 Atlanta Braves season

1992 Atlanta Braves
	1992 NL West Champions; 1992 NL Champions
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1876);
	Western Division (since 1969);
Location
	Fulton County Stadium (since 1966);
	Atlanta (since 1966);
Results
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS; TBS Superstation; (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson); SportSouth; (Ernie Johnson)
Local radio	WGST; (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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The 1992 Atlanta Braves season was a season in American baseball. 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

Tom Glavine, Pitcher
Rafael Belliard, Shortstop
Jeff Blauser, Second Base
Sid Bream, First Base
Ron Gant, Outfield
David Justice, Outfield
Greg Olson, Catcher
Terry Pendleton, Third Base
Deion Sanders, Outfield

Season standings

v t e 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 Records v t e 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

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

37 Jim Beauchamp (bench)
39 Pat Corrales (first base)
59 Frank Fultz (strength and conditioning)
28 Clarence Jones (hitting)
54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)
22 Jimy Williams (third base)
52 Ned Yost (bullpen)

Game Log

1992 Regular Season Game Log (98–64)

April (11–11)

#	Date	Opponent	Score
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
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
29	May 7	@ Pirates
30	May 8	@ Cardinals
31	May 9	@ Cardinals
32	May 10	@ Cardinals
33	May 11	@ Cardinals
34	May 12	Pirates
35	May 13	Pirates
36	May 14	Pirates
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

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, Canada

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, Canada

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, Canada

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

Tom Glavine, P – Pitcher of the Month, July
Terry Pendleton, 3B, Gold Glove
John Smoltz, P – NLCS MVP

All-Stars

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Tom Glavine – starter, pitcher
Terry Pendleton – starter, third base
Ron Gant – reserve

Farm system

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

↑ Randy St. Claire Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
↑ Rico Rossy Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
↑ Otis Nixon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Mark Davis Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
↑ Jeff Reardon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

1992 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference
1992 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Almanac

[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

[autogenerated1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 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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v t e 1992 MLB season by team
AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto
AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas
NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco
1992 MLB draft 1992 All-Star Game 1992 World Series 1992 MLB expansion draft

1992 Atlanta Braves
1992 NL West Champions 1992 NL Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Fulton County Stadium (since 1966)
Atlanta (since 1966)
Results
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson)
Local radio	WGST (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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1992 Atlanta Braves season

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Roster

Game Log

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

World Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

References

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