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Record: 63-97   .394.... 6th in National League West
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 984,930
Payroll: $9,551,334
Top Draft Pick: Tyler Houston (#2)   MLB
Manager - Russ Nixon

Affiliates - AAA Richmond Braves AA Greenville Braves A+ Durham Bulls A Sumter Braves A Burlington Braves Rk Pulaski Braves Rk Idaho Falls Braves Rk Gulf Coast Braves

Team Leaders

HR: Smith [21]
RBI: Murphy [84]
2B: Smith [34]
SB: Smith [25]
W: Glavine [14]
SV: Boever [21]
SO: Smoltz [168]

Oldest Player: Darrell Evans [42]
Youngest Player: Kent Mercker [21]
Longest Tenure: Dale Murphy [14]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Geronimo Berroa (Apr 5) Francisco Cabrera (Jul 24) Drew Denson (Sep 13) Dave Justice (May 24) Kelly Mann (Sep 4) Jeff Wetherby (Jun 7) Ed Whited (Jul 5)
Pitchers: Tommy Greene (Sep 10) Derek Lilliquist (Apr 13) Kent Mercker (Sep 22) Rusty Richards (Sep 20) Mike Stanton (Aug 24)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Jim Acker	P	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Lionel Adams			Sumter	A
			Idaho Falls	Rk
Thomas Adams			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Sid Akins	P	26	Greenville	AA
Jay Aldrich	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Edwin Alicea	2B	22	Richmond	AAA
	2B		Greenville	AA
John Alva	IF		Greenville	AA
Jose Alvarez	P	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Oswaldo Apolinario			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Paul Assenmacher	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Steve Avery	P	19	Greenville	AA
Anthony Baldwin	OF		Burlington	A
James Baranoski			Idaho Falls	Rk
Kash Beauchamp	OF	26	Richmond	AAA
Mike Bell	1B	21	Greenville	AA
Terry Bell	C	26	Richmond	AAA
	C		Greenville	AA
Bruce Benedict	C	34	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Fabricio Berroa			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Geronimo Berroa	RF-LF	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jeff Blanks	SS		Burlington	A
Jeff Blauser	SS	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Terry Blocker	CF	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	CF		Richmond	AAA
	CF		Greenville	AA
Jarrett Boeschen			Burlington	A
			Pulaski	Rk
Joe Boever	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Dave Brust			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Chris Burton	OF	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Dave Butts	3B		Durham	A+
Francisco Cabrera	1B-C	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Donovan Campbell	OF		Burlington	A
Ramon Caraballo	2B	20	Sumter	A
	2B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rich Casarotti	2B	22	Greenville	AA
	2B		Durham	A+
Tony Castillo	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Kevin Castleberry	SS	21	Burlington	A
Brian Champion	SS		Durham	A+
Jeff Clark	OF	20	Burlington	A
	OF		Pulaski	Rk
Marty Clary	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Greg Cloninger	SS		Durham	A+
	SS		Burlington	A
Robert Cole			Burlington	A
Johnny Cuevas			Durham	A+
			Burlington	A
Calvain Culberson	OF		Sumter	A
Jim Czajkowski	P	25	Greenville	AA
Jody Davis	C	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Mark Davis			Burlington	A
Brian Deak	C	21	Durham	A+
Kevin Dean	OF	21	Richmond	AAA
	OF		Durham	A+
Tim Deitz	P		Greenville	AA
Maximo Del Rosario			Greenville	AA
Drew Denson	1B	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	1B		Richmond	AAA
Todd Dewey	OF		Durham	A+
Tom Dunbar	OF	29	Richmond	AAA
	OF		Greenville	AA
Gary Eave	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Mark Eichhorn	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Jason Ellis			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
			Idaho Falls	Rk
Pedro Eusebio			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Darrell Evans	3B-1B	42	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bryan Farmer			Richmond	AAA
Mike Fowler	3B-C		Durham	A+
	3B-C		Sumter	A
Jerald Frost	SS		Durham	A+
Nathan Fults	OF-C		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
	OF-C		Pulaski	Rk
Ron Gant	LF-CF	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	LF-CF		Richmond	AAA
	LF-CF		Sumter	A
Glen Gardner	OF		Sumter	A
Steve Glass	SS-3B		Burlington	A
Tom Glavine	P	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Wallace Gonzalez			Sumter	A
			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Scott Goselin	2B		Durham	A+
	2B		Sumter	A
David Green	1B	28	Greenville	AA
Tommy Greene	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Tommy Gregg	1B-RF	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ramces Guerrero	2B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Lamar Hall	SS		Burlington	A
	SS		Sumter	A
Greg Harper	C		Sumter	A
Kenneth Harring			Idaho Falls	Rk
Lee Heath	OF	19	Pulaski	Rk
Dwayne Henry	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Dennis Hood	OF		Greenville	AA
Tyler Houston	3B-C	18	Idaho Falls	Rk
Troy Hughes	OF	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Brian Hunter	1B	21	Greenville	AA
Sean Hutchinson	C		Pulaski	Rk
Dion James	LF-CF	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
German Jimenez	P	26	Greenville	AA
Vincent Jiminez	C-SS		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Labarry Jones			Richmond	AAA
Dave Justice	RF-LF	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	RF-LF		Richmond	AAA
Pat Kelly	IF	22	Pulaski	Rk
John Kilner	P		Greenville	AA
Ryan Klesko	LF-1B	18	Sumter	A
	LF-1B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jimmy Kremers	C	23	Greenville	AA
Tony Krkovski			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Eric Kuhlman	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
John Kupsey	3B		Pulaski	Rk
Jim LeMasters	P	24	Greenville	AA
Mark Lemke	2B	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	2B		Richmond	AAA
Derek Lilliquist	P	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Alfred Lopez			Idaho Falls	Rk
Javy Lopez	C	18	Pulaski	Rk
Steve Lopez	3B-OF		Sumter	A
Phil Maldonado	C		Greenville	AA
	C		Durham	A+
Rich Maloney	SS		Durham	A+
Kelly Mann	C	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Paul Marak	P	24	Greenville	AA
Al Martin	LF	21	Durham	A+
Eugene Martin			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dickey Marze	OF-2B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Edward Mathews			Richmond	AAA
Brent McCoy	SS		Pulaski	Rk
Oddibe McDowell	CF-OF	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Stuart McMillan	OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Miguel Mendez			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jesus Mendoza			Sumter	A
			Burlington	A
Kent Mercker	P	21	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
William J Miller			Idaho Falls	Rk
Roberto Minaya			Sumter	A
Keith Mitchell	LF-RF	20	Burlington	A
John Mizerock	C	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	C		Richmond	AAA
Mike Mordecai	3B-2B	21	Greenville	AA
	3B-2B		Burlington	A
Dennis Morgan			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rick Morris	OF		Greenville	AA
Dale Murphy	OF-RF	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Andy Nezelek	P	23	Richmond	AAA
Melvin Nieves	RF-LF	17	Pulaski	Rk
Jose Olmeda	SS	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Juan Pacho			Greenville	AA
Ken Pennington	SS		Durham	A+
Eddie Perez	C	21	Sumter	A
Gerald Perry	1B	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bob Pfaff	C		Burlington	A
Michael Pisacreta			Pulaski	Rk
David Plumb	C		Richmond	AAA
	C		Greenville	AA
Dale Polley	P	24	Greenville	AA
Darrell Pruitt	3B		Greenville	AA
Charlie Puleo	P	34	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Jimmie Pullins	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Tom Redington	3B	20	Greenville	AA
	3B		Burlington	A
Paulo Reis	SS-2B		Sumter	A
Winston Relaford	OF		Sumter	A
Rusty Richards	P	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Rickey Rigsby	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Carlos Rios			Richmond	AAA
German Rivera	3B	29	Richmond	AAA
Tom Rizzo	SS		Sumter	A
Josman Roble			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ellis Roby	2B		Greenville	AA
Michael Rolfes			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ed Romero	SS-2B	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Sean Ross	OF	21	Durham	A+
John Russell	C-OF	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Miguel Sabino			Greenville	AA
Joe Saccomanno	SS-2B		Burlington	A
Mario Salcido			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Gary Schoonover	SS		Burlington	A
Chris Shaddy	SS		Richmond	AAA
Mike Shepherd	OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Randy Simmons	OF		Sumter	A
Daniel Sims	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Alex Smith	SS		Richmond	AAA
Lonnie Smith	LF-OF	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Pete Smith	P	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Zane Smith	P	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
John Smoltz	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Daniel Snover			Pulaski	Rk
Christopher Sparrow			Idaho Falls	Rk
Mike Stanton	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Douglas Stockam			Greenville	AA
Steve Swail	C	22	Pulaski	Rk
Michael Sweeney			Idaho Falls	Rk
			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tony Tarasco	RF-LF	18	Pulaski	Rk
Andres Thomas	SS	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Colovito Thomas	OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Donald Thomas			Idaho Falls	Rk
Theron Todd	OF		Durham	A+
Andy Tomberlin	RF-LF	22	Durham	A+
Jeff Treadway	2B	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Greg Tubbs	CF-LF	27	Richmond	AAA
	CF-LF		Greenville	AA
Kevin Tyson	C		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Lee Upshaw			Greenville	AA
Mike Urman	C		Sumter	A
Sergio Valdez	P	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
David Waldenberger	3B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Michael Walling			Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Danny Weems	P		Greenville	AA
Turk Wendell	P	22	Greenville	AA
Jeff Wetherby	LF-RF	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	LF-RF		Richmond	AAA
Ed Whited	3B	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	3B		Richmond	AAA
Theodore Williams			Burlington	A
Robbie Wine	C	27	Richmond	AAA
Brian Wright	C		Pulaski	Rk
	C		Idaho Falls	Rk
Steve Ziem	P	27	Richmond	AAA
Jeffrey Zona	P	24	Idaho Falls	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jim Acker	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Thomas Adams		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
		Pulaski	Rk
Sid Akins	26	Greenville	AA
Jay Aldrich	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jose Alvarez	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Greg Arnold		Pulaski	Rk
Paul Assenmacher	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Steve Avery	19	Greenville	AA
	19	Durham	A+
Terry Blocker	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	30	Greenville	AA
Joe Boever	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brian Boltz		Durham	A+
Terrance Brown		Pulaski	Rk
Thomas Bruck		Sumter	A
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Dennis Burlingame	20	Durham	A+
Jeff Calderone		Sumter	A
		Pulaski	Rk
Tony Castillo	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Barry Chiles	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Marty Clary	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	27	Richmond	AAA
Jaime Cuesta		Durham	A+
		Burlington	A
Calvain Culberson		Sumter	A
Eric Cullens		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Brian Cummings		Burlington	A
Wesley Currin		Durham	A+
Jim Czajkowski	25	Greenville	AA
	25	Durham	A+
Chris Czarnik	23	Burlington	A
Tim Deitz		Richmond	AAA
		Greenville	AA
Maximo Del Rosario		Greenville	AA
		Durham	A+
Roberto DeLeon		Sumter	A
David Dickman		Sumter	A
		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Robert Duncan		Sumter	A
Gary Eave	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Tom Eckhardt		Idaho Falls	Rk
Mark Eichhorn	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	28	Richmond	AAA
Bryan Farmer		Richmond	AAA
Dan Gabriele	23	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tony Gallaher		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tom Glavine	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Rick Gore		Idaho Falls	Rk
Brett Grebe	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tommy Greene	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	22	Richmond	AAA
Scott Grove	21	Sumter	A
Kevin Haeberle		Idaho Falls	Rk
Roger Hailey		Pulaski	Rk
Dwayne Henry	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	27	Richmond	AAA
Earl Jewett		Pulaski	Rk
German Jimenez	26	Greenville	AA
Judd Johnson	23	Sumter	A
Lloyd Johnson		Durham	A+
David Karasinski		Burlington	A
Kevin Kelly		Burlington	A
		Sumter	A
John Kilner		Richmond	AAA
		Greenville	AA
Charles Kirk	22	Greenville	AA
James Kortright		Idaho Falls	Rk
Eric Kuhlman		Idaho Falls	Rk
Tom Kurczewski		Burlington	A
Jim LeMasters	24	Richmond	AAA
	24	Greenville	AA
Dan Lemon		Idaho Falls	Rk
Derek Lilliquist	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Richard Longuil		Burlington	A
Johnny Maldonado	20	Sumter	A
Paul Marak	24	Richmond	AAA
	24	Greenville	AA
Edward Mathews		Richmond	AAA
		Greenville	AA
Anthony Maye		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Joel McKeon	26	Richmond	AAA
Jeff Meier		Sumter	A
Ralph Meister		Sumter	A
		Burlington	A
Kent Mercker	21	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	21	Richmond	AAA
Glenn Mitchell		Sumter	A
Matt Murray	19	Sumter	A
	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tom Newman		Idaho Falls	Rk
Andy Nezelek	23	Richmond	AAA
David Nied	20	Durham	A+
	20	Burlington	A
Scott Osmon		Idaho Falls	Rk
Jarrod Parker		Pulaski	Rk
Mike Parker	22	Idaho Falls	Rk
Dale Polley	24	Greenville	AA
Charlie Puleo	34	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	34	Richmond	AAA
	34	Greenville	AA
Dave Reis	23	Burlington	A
Rusty Richards	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	24	Richmond	AAA
Rodney Richey		Durham	A+
		Sumter	A
Darren Ritter	21	Pulaski	Rk
Bienvenido Rivera		Durham	A+
Joe Roa	17	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Doug Rogers		Idaho Falls	Rk
Michael Rolfes		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Walter Roy	20	Pulaski	Rk
John Russell	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
William Schafer		Pulaski	Rk
Mike Shepherd		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Chad Smith		Durham	A+
		Sumter	A
Pete Smith	23	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Zane Smith	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
John Smoltz	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Shaun Sottile		Pulaski	Rk
Mike Stanton	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	22	Richmond	AAA
	22	Greenville	AA
Earl Steinmetz	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Douglas Stockam		Greenville	AA
Michael Stoker		Durham	A+
Don Strange	22	Pulaski	Rk
Colovito Thomas		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ron Thomas		Sumter	A
Alan Thompson		Pulaski	Rk
Bruce Throckmorton	23	Burlington	A
	23	Pulaski	Rk
Pat Tilmon	23	Durham	A+
Andy Tomberlin	22	Durham	A+
Ricky Trlicek	20	Durham	A+
	20	Sumter	A
Matt Turner	22	Durham	A+
Lee Upshaw		Greenville	AA
		Burlington	A
Sergio Valdez	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Tony Valle		Idaho Falls	Rk
Marcos Vazquez	20	Sumter	A
	20	Burlington	A
Michael Walling		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Preston Watson	22	Durham	A+
	22	Burlington	A
Allen Waznik		Burlington	A
Danny Weems		Greenville	AA
		Burlington	A
Steven Wendel		Durham	A+
Turk Wendell	22	Greenville	AA
	22	Burlington	A
Randy White		Idaho Falls	Rk
Theodore Williams		Burlington	A
Mark Wohlers	19	Sumter	A
	19	Pulaski	Rk
William Wright		Burlington	A
Steve Ziem	27	Richmond	AAA
	27	Durham	A+
Jeffrey Zona	24	Idaho Falls	Rk