1979 Atlanta Braves Roster (40-man)

1978 Season 1980 Season

Record: 66-94-0, Finished 6th in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bobby Cox (66-94)

General Manager: John Mullen (Hired 5/12/1979)

Farm Director: Paul Snyder

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Attendance: 769,465 (12th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 108
One-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 110

Pythagorean W-L: 70-90, 669 Runs, 763 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Brian Asselstine	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Sep 23, 1953	4	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	0	-0.2
Bob Beall	31	us US	B	L	5' 11"	180	Apr 24, 1948	3	17	1	17	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	-0.2
Bruce Benedict	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Aug 18, 1955	2	76	69	76	76	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4
Tommy Boggs	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 25, 1955	4	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Barry Bonnell	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 27, 1953	3	127	97	127	124	0	0	0	0	1	0	78	74	0	124	4	8	-0.2
Larry Bradford	29	us US	R	L	6' 1"	200	Dec 21, 1949	2	21	0	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Tony Brizzolara	22	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Jan 14, 1957	1st	20	19	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Jeff Burroughs	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Mar 7, 1951	10	116	110	116	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	0	0	110	6	0	0.4
Darrel Chaney	31	us US	B	R	6' 2"	188	Mar 9, 1948	11	63	29	63	48	0	1	0	5	4	39	0	0	0	0	15	3	-0.9
Adrian Devine	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Dec 2, 1951	6	40	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Jamie Easterly	26	us US	L	L	5' 9"	180	Feb 17, 1953	6	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Pepe Frías	30	do DO	R	R	5' 10"	159	Jul 14, 1948	7	140	136	140	137	0	0	0	0	0	137	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.9
Gene Garber	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 13, 1947	10	68	0	68	68	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$270,000
Preston Hanna	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Sep 10, 1954	5	6	4	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Bob Horner	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 6, 1957	2	121	120	121	121	0	0	45	0	82	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.5
Glenn Hubbard	21	de DE	R	R	5' 9"	150	Sep 25, 1957	2	97	87	97	91	0	0	0	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	-1.6
Frank LaCorte	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 13, 1951	5	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Mike Lum	33	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 27, 1945	13	111	45	111	55	0	0	51	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	60	2	0.1	$125,000
Mike Macha	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Feb 17, 1954	1st	6	3	6	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.3
Mickey Mahler	26	us US	B	L	6' 3"	189	Jul 30, 1952	3	26	18	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Rick Mahler	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 5, 1953	1st	15	0	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Gary Matthews	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 5, 1950	8	156	156	156	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	156	156	0	0	4.4	$240,000	All-Star
Rick Matula	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 22, 1953	1st	28	28	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2
Bo McLaughlin	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Oct 23, 1953	4	37	1	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Joey McLaughlin	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Jul 11, 1956	2	37	0	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Larry McWilliams	25	us US	L	L	6' 5"	180	Feb 10, 1954	2	13	13	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Eddie Miller	22	us US	B	R	5' 9"	175	Jun 29, 1957	3	27	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	26	0	27	0	0	0.9
Dale Murphy	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Mar 12, 1956	4	104	102	104	103	0	27	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.3
Phil Niekro HOF	40	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Apr 1, 1939	16	44	44	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
Joe Nolan	28	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	May 12, 1951	5	89	58	89	74	0	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	-0.4
Rowland Office	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	170	Oct 25, 1952	7	124	64	124	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	0	97	28	13	-1.1
Biff Pocoroba	25	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Jul 25, 1953	5	28	6	28	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0.3
Jerry Royster	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Oct 18, 1952	7	154	146	154	151	0	0	0	77	80	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1.7	$100,000
Craig Skok	31	us US	R	L	6' 0"	190	Sep 1, 1947	4	44	0	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Eddie Solomon	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 9, 1951	7	32	30	32	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.7
Charlie Spikes	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Jan 23, 1951	8	66	12	66	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	3	15	52	0	-0.4
Jim Wessinger	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Sep 25, 1955	1st	10	1	10	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	-0.2
Larry Whisenton	22	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Jul 3, 1956	3	13	10	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	5	13	0	0	0.6
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Bobby Cox HOF	38	us US	May 21, 1941	Manager	Apr 6	Sep 30
Bobby Dews	40	us US	Mar 23, 1939	Bullpen	Apr 6	Sep 30
Tommie Aaron	39	us US	Aug 5, 1939		Apr 6	Sep 30
Cloyd Boyer	51	us US	Sep 1, 1927		Apr 6	Sep 30
Alex Grammas	53	us US	Apr 3, 1926	Coach	Apr 6	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date