GCL Braves

• Location: Sarasota, FL 1966; ?? 1967; Bradenton, FL 1976-1991; West Palm Beach, FL 1992-1996; Orlando, FL 1997-2000; Kissimmee, FL 2001-2006; Lake Buena Vista, FL 2007-present
• League: Gulf Coast League 1966-1967, 1976-present
• Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
• Ballpark: Osceola County Stadium 2001-2006; Champion Stadium 2007-

Team History

The Gulf Coast Braves, also known as the GCL Braves, are a rookie-level affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The team plays in the North division of the Gulf Coast League. The Braves play at Cracker Jack Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach	Coach
1966	27-21	2nd	Tom Saffell	none
1967	27-32	5th	Tom Saffell	none
1976	21-32	6th	Chuck Goggin & Pedro Gonzalez	none
1977	22-31	5th	Pedro Gonzalez	none
1978	25-30	4th	Pedro Gonzalez	none	Rick Albert
1979	26-28	4th	Pedro Gonzalez	none	Rick Albert
1980	37-25	3rd	Pedro Gonzalez	none	Rick Albert
1981	28-34	8th	Pedro Gonzalez	none	Rick Albert
1982	32-31	4th	Pedro Gonzalez	none
1983	32-28	4th	Pedro Gonzalez
1984	31-32	6th	Pedro Gonzalez			Larry Jaster
1985	26-35	7th	Pedro Gonzalez			Larry Jaster
1986	29-34	9th	Pedro Gonzalez			Nardi Contreras
1987	20-43	10th	Pedro Gonzalez			Nardi Contreras
1988	16-47	12th	Pedro Gonzalez
1989	37-26	4th (t)	Jim Procopio		Rick Albert
1990	33-29	6th	Jim Procopio		Rick Albert		Glenn Hubbard
1991	30-29	6th (t)	Jim Saul		Rick Albert
1992	22-37	14th	Jim Saul		Rick Albert
1993	32-26	4th	Jim Saul		Rick Albert
1994	13-46	15th	Jim Saul
1995	14-43	16th	Jim Saul
1996	14-45	16th	Robert Lucas (11-36) / Chino Cadahia (3-9)			Kent Willis
1997	21-38	15th	Frank Howard
1998	25-35	11th (t)	Rick Albert			Kent Willis
1999	27-33	10th	Rick Albert
2000	26-34	10th	Rick Albert
2001	30-30	8th	Rick Albert
2002	28-32	8th (t)	Jim Saul
2003	38-22	1st	Ralph Henriquez	League Champs		Gabriel Luckert
2004	23-36	10th	Ralph Henriquez			Derrick Lewis
2005	24-28	8th	Luis Ortiz			Derrick Lewis
2006	23-27	8th	Luis Ortiz		Andy Barkett	Derrick Lewis
2007	17-43	15th	Luis Ortiz			Derrick Lewis
2008	29-29	9th (t)	Luis Ortiz		Sixto Lezcano	Gabriel Luckert
2009	26-34	13th	Luis Ortiz		Sixto Lezcano	Gabriel Luckert
2010	27-31	12th	Luis Ortiz		Sixto Lezcano	Gabriel Luckert
2011	24-34	12th	Jonathan Schuerholz		Rick Albert		Jose Mota
2012	21-37	14th	Rocket Wheeler		D.J. Boston		Jose Mota
2013	26-34	12th	Rocket Wheeler		Carlos Méndez	Willie Martinez
2014	29-30	9th	Rocket Wheeler		Rick Albert	Willie Martinez	Barbaro Garbey, Juan Lopez
2015	27-33	11th	Robinson Cancel		Rick Albert	Mike Alvarez
2016	28-28	8th	Nestor Perez	Lost in 1st round	Rick Albert	Mike Alvarez, Christopher Roque
2017	31-28	8th	Barrett Kleinknecht		Rick Albert	Larry McCall
2018	22-32	16th	Nestor Perez		Rick Albert	Dustin Evans, Elvin Nina	Ralph Henriquez, Wigberto Nevarez
2019	18-31	17th	Nestor Perez		Rick Albert	Elvin Nina	Angel Flores, Jackson Lourie
2020	Season cancelled

Braves Team and top Hitter and Pitcher statistics

Team					Individual
Year	BA	ERA	Fld		Hitter	AB	Hits	Avr		Pitcher	IP	W-L	ERA
1992	.206	2.87	.954		Bobby Smith	217	51	.235		Darrell May	53	4-3	1.36
1993	.246	3.19	.946		David Catlett	193	60	.311		Jerrod Miller	51	5-2	1.06
1994	.180	5.28	.947		Wes Helms	184	49	.266		Winston Abreu	57	0-8	4.11
1995	.189	4.34	.942		Jeff Spencer	171	40	.234		Odalis Perez	65	3-5	2.22
1996	.211	4.08	.944		Oscar Otero	191	47	.246		Ruben Quevedo	55	2-6	2.29
1997	.244	5.02	.943		Ryan Lehr	207	62	.300		Billy Sylvester	53	3-4	3.91
1998	.228	3.68	.958		Ryan Langerhans	148	41	.277		Johnny McGinnis	62	2-6	1.89
1999	.244	3.49	.958		Alejandro Machado	223	62	.278		Kyle Coulton	50	2-1	1.80
2000	.226	3.34	.943		Kelly Johnson	193	52	.269		Adam Wainwright	32	4-0	1.13
2001	.227	2.80	.957		Carlos Duran	204	62	.304		Gonzalo Lopez	59	5-4	2.44
2002	.238	4.17	.972		Miguel Mota	213	65	.305		Efigenio Peralta	56	6-2	1.77
2003	.268	3.09	.966		Steve Doetsch	228	73	.320		Luis Atilano	54	3-2	3.83
2004	.236	4.43	.962		Max Ramirez	204	56	.275		Carlos Rivas	46	3-2	3.52
2005	.244	4.05	.958		Greg Creek	143	46	.322		Beau Jones	35	3-2	3.86
2006	.233	3.74	NA		Adam Coe	156	42	.269		Jose Ortegano	46	3-3	3.33
2007	.225	4.70	.964		Samuel Sime	217	64	.295		Steve J. Kent	56	3-2	3.86