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Record: 101-61   .623.... 1st in National League East
Stadium: Turner Field
Playoffs: Lost NLCS (Marlins)
Attendance: 3,464,488
Payroll: $50,488,500
Top Draft Pick: Troy Cameron (#29)   AAA
Manager - Bobby Cox

Affiliates - AAA Richmond Braves AA Greenville Braves A+ Durham Bulls A Macon Braves A- Eugene Emeralds Rk Gulf Coast Braves Rk Danville Braves

Team Leaders

HR: Klesko [24]
RBI: Jones [111]
2B: Jones [41]
SB: Lofton [27]
W: Neagle [20]
SV: Wohlers [33]
SO: Smoltz [241]

Oldest Player: Mike Bielecki [37]
Youngest Player: Andruw Jones [20]
Longest Tenure: Jeff Blauser, Tom Glavine [11]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Randall Simon (Sep 1)
Pitchers: Chris Brock (Jun 11) Mike Cather (Jul 13) Chad Fox (Jul 13) John Leroy (Sep 26) Kerry Ligtenberg (Aug 12) Kevin Millwood (Jul 14)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Cory Aldridge	RF-LF	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Troy Allen	OF	21	Danville	Rk
John Arnold	C	22	Macon	A
	C		Eugene	A-
Steve Ashley			Eugene	A-
			Danville	Rk
Joe Ayrault	C	25	Richmond	AAA
	C		Greenville	AA
Jason Bass	OF	21	Durham	A+
Danny Bautista	RF-LF	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	RF-LF		Richmond	AAA
Rafael Belliard	SS	35	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Lou Benbow	1B	26	Greenville	AA
Wilson Betemit	SS-3B	15	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Bielecki	P	38	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jeff Blauser	SS	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Alex Borges	C	23	Macon	A
Joe Borowski	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Jean Boscan	C	17	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Micah Bowie	P	22	Greenville	AA
Anthony Briggs	P	24	Greenville	AA
Junior Brignac	OF	19	Danville	Rk
Luis Brito			Greenville	AA
Chris Brock	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Anthony Brooks	SS	20	Danville	Rk
Scott Brow	P	28	Richmond	AAA
Gavin Brown	OF	22	Macon	A
Mark Burke	1B	22	Eugene	A-
	1B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Adam Butler	P	24	Greenville	AA
Matt Byrd	P	26	Greenville	AA
Paul Byrd	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Troy Cameron	3B	19	Danville	Rk
Kenny Carlyle	P	26	Richmond	AAA
Al Castro			Eugene	A-
Mike Cather	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Brad Clontz	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Greg Colbrunn	1B	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Edward Cordero	IF	22	Greenville	AA
	IF		Durham	A+
David Cortes	P	23	Greenville	AA
	P		Macon	A
Jesse Crespo	C	20	Danville	Rk
	C		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jose Delgado			Durham	A+
Mark DeRosa	SS-3B	22	Durham	A+
Richard Dishman	P	22	Eugene	A-
Mike Dyer	P	31	Richmond	AAA
Michael Eaglin	SS-2B	24	Greenville	AA
Derrin Ebert	P	21	Greenville	AA
Alan Embree	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Bry Ewan	1B	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jason Flach	P	23	Eugene	A-
Derek Foote	C	22	Durham	A+
Chad Fox	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
Scott Frawley	OF	20	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Rafael Furcal	SS	20	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ken Giard	P	24	Greenville	AA
Marcus Giles	2B	19	Danville	Rk
Ed Giovanola	3B-2B	28	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	3B-2B		Richmond	AAA
Tom Glavine	P	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Tony Graffanino	2B-3B	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Tommy Gregg	1B-RF	34	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	1B-RF		Richmond	AAA
Kevin Grijak	IF	26	Greenville	AA
Steve Hacker	1B	23	Macon	A
Jason Hairston	C	21	Danville	Rk
Tommy Harrison	P	26	Richmond	AAA
Dean Hartgraves	P	31	Richmond	AAA
Bryan Harvey	P	34	Greenville	AA
Christian Heffernan	OF	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Wes Helms	3B-1B	21	Richmond	AAA
	3B-1B		Greenville	AA
Mike Hessman	1B-LF	19	Macon	A
Jamie Hicks	C	25	Greenville	AA
Pooh Hines	SS	23	Greenville	AA
	SS		Macon	A
	SS		Eugene	A-
Damon Hollins	LF-RF	23	Richmond	AAA
Mike Hostetler	P	27	Richmond	AAA
Ryan Jacobs	P	23	Greenville	AA
Manny Jimenez	SS	26	Greenville	AA
Adam Johnson	OF	22	Durham	A+
Andruw Jones	CF	20	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Chipper Jones	3B-LF	25	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jason Katz	SS	23	Macon	A
Ray King	P	23	Greenville	AA
Ryan Klesko	LF-1B	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ryan Lehr	OF	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mark Lemke	2B	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
John Leroy	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Greenville	AA
Marc Lewis	OF	22	Greenville	AA
T.R. Lewis	3B	26	Richmond	AAA
Kerry Ligtenberg	P	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Greenville	AA
Keith Lockhart	2B-3B	32	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Kenny Lofton	CF	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
George Lombard	CF-LF	22	Durham	A+
Javy Lopez	C	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Larry Luebbers	P	27	Richmond	AAA
Fernando Lunar	C	20	Macon	A
Greg Maddux	P	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Danny Magee	SS	22	Greenville	AA
Mike Mahoney	C	24	Greenville	AA
Marty Malloy	2B	25	Richmond	AAA
Jason Marquis	P	19	Macon	A
Pablo Martinez	SS	28	Richmond	AAA
Pascual Matos	C	22	Durham	A+
Gator McBride	OF	24	Greenville	AA
	OF		Durham	A+
Fred McGriff	1B	33	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Erik McLaughlin	OF	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Kevin Millwood	P	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Richmond	AAA
	P		Greenville	AA
Prinz Milton	OF	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Wonderful Monds	OF	24	Greenville	AA
	OF		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Mordecai	3B-2B	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	3B-2B		Richmond	AAA
Mark Mortimer	C	22	Eugene	A-
	C		Danville	Rk
Damian Moss	P	20	Greenville	AA
Greg Myers	C	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Denny Neagle	P	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Dax Norris	C	24	Greenville	AA
	C		Durham	A+
Asdrubal Oropeza	3B	17	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tyrone Pendergrass	OF	21	Macon	A
Eddie Perez	C	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brett Pierce	SS		Eugene	A-
Josh Pugh	C	20	Eugene	A-
John Rocker	P	22	Greenville	AA
Raul Rodarte	SS	27	Richmond	AAA
	SS		Greenville	AA
Bryan Rogers	P	29	Greenville	AA
Jason Ross	OF	23	Macon	A
Brian Rust	3B	23	Durham	A+
Jerry Salzano	3B	22	Durham	A+
Manuel Sanchez	2B	20	Eugene	A-
Jim Scharrer	1B	20	Macon	A
Carl Schutz	P	26	Richmond	AAA
Randall Simon	1B	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	1B		Richmond	AAA
Bobby Smith	3B-OF	23	Richmond	AAA
John Smoltz	P	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Stewart Smothers	OF	21	Eugene	A-
Tim Spehr	C	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	C		Richmond	AAA
Jeff Spencer	3B	20	Eugene	A-
Chaad Stewart	P	22	Greenville	AA
Aaron Strangfeld	1B	19	Eugene	A-
	1B		Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Greg Strickland	OF	21	Eugene	A-
Pedro Swann	LF-RF	26	Greenville	AA
Fausto Tejero	C	28	Richmond	AAA
Mike Terhune	3B	21	Macon	A
	3B		Eugene	A-
Tom Thobe	P	28	Richmond	AAA
A.D. Thorpe	SS	20	Macon	A
Steve Torrealba	C	19	Danville	Rk
Dave Toth	C	27	Richmond	AAA
	C		Greenville	AA
Joe Trippy	OF	24	Durham	A+
Michael Tucker	RF-LF	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brad Tyler	OF	28	Richmond	AAA
Ben Utting	SS	21	Durham	A+
Dave Valle	C	36	Richmond	AAA
Juan Velazquez	SS	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Jose Villar	OF	18	Danville	Rk
Terrell Wade	P	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	P		Greenville	AA
Greg Ward	OF	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Michael Warner	OF	26	Greenville	AA
Gabe Whatley	OF	25	Greenville	AA
	OF		Durham	A+
Glenn Williams	SS-2B	20	Macon	A
Heath Wilson	C	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Travis Wilson	OF	20	Danville	Rk
James Wise	P	21	Eugene	A-
Collin Wissen	OF		Eugene	A-
Mark Wohlers	P	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jerrod Wong	1B	23	Macon	A
Brad Woodall	P	28	Richmond	AAA
Ben Wyatt	P	20	Eugene	A-
A.J. Zapp	1B	19	Danville	Rk
John Zydowsky	SS	19	Danville	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Rodney Allen	23	Eugene	A-
Jamie Arnold	23	Greenville	AA
	23	Durham	A+
	23	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
John Arnold	22	Eugene	A-
Joe Bauldree	20	Macon	A
Ray Beasley	20	Macon	A
Rob Bell	20	Macon	A
Mike Bielecki	38	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Simon Birrell	19	Danville	Rk
Roger Blanco	21	Durham	A+
Billy Blythe	21	Macon	A
Joe Borowski	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Jason Bowers	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Micah Bowie	22	Greenville	AA
	22	Durham	A+
Anthony Briggs	24	Greenville	AA
	24	Durham	A+
Chris Brock	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	27	Richmond	AAA
Antone Brooks	23	Greenville	AA
Scott Brow	28	Richmond	AAA
Travis Brummitt	21	Danville	Rk
Adam Butler	24	Greenville	AA
Matt Byrd	26	Greenville	AA
Paul Byrd	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Anthony Canciobello	21	Danville	Rk
Kenny Carlyle	26	Richmond	AAA
Mike Cather	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
	26	Greenville	AA
Donald Ceasar	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Bruce Chen	20	Macon	A
Jon Ciravolo	22	Danville	Rk
Brad Clontz	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
Roman Colon	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
David Cortes	23	Greenville	AA
	23	Durham	A+
	23	Macon	A
Charlie Cruz	23	Durham	A+
Richard Dishman	22	Eugene	A-
Lawrence Dolby	23	Danville	Rk
	23	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Dyer	31	Richmond	AAA
Derrin Ebert	21	Greenville	AA
Alan Embree	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Byron Embry	21	Danville	Rk
Jason Flach	23	Eugene	A-
William Fleck	21	Danville	Rk
Chad Fox	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	27	Richmond	AAA
Jeff Fry	23	Danville	Rk
Ken Giard	24	Greenville	AA
	24	Durham	A+
Tom Glavine	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Ryan Greene	23	Eugene	A-
Kevin Grijak	26	Greenville	AA
Nathan Harden	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Tommy Harrison	26	Richmond	AAA
Dean Hartgraves	31	Richmond	AAA
Bryan Harvey	34	Greenville	AA
Pooh Hines	23	Greenville	AA
Joe Holzbauer	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Mike Hostetler	27	Richmond	AAA
Dwayne Jacobs	21	Durham	A+
Ryan Jacobs	23	Greenville	AA
Ray King	23	Greenville	AA
	23	Durham	A+
P.K. Koehler	24	Macon	A
Yan LaGrandeur	21	Eugene	A-
David Lebejko	23	Eugene	A-
Garrett Lee	21	Danville	Rk
John Leroy	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	22	Greenville	AA
Derrick Lewis	21	Danville	Rk
Kerry Ligtenberg	26	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	26	Richmond	AAA
	26	Greenville	AA
Larry Luebbers	27	Richmond	AAA
Tim Lyons	23	Danville	Rk
	23	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Greg Maddux	31	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Jason Marquis	19	Macon	A
Kevin McGlinchy	20	Durham	A+
Denis McLaughlin	24	Durham	A+
Robert Milburn		Macon	A
Kevin Millwood	22	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	22	Richmond	AAA
	22	Greenville	AA
Damian Moss	20	Greenville	AA
Joey Nation	19	Danville	Rk
Denny Neagle	29	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Erick Nelson	25	Greenville	AA
	25	Durham	A+
Joe Nelson	22	Durham	A+
Brett Newell	24	Eugene	A-
Eric Olszewski	22	Greenville	AA
Shawn Onley	23	Durham	A+
Jimmy Osting	20	Macon	A
Delvis Pacheco	19	Macon	A
Odalis Perez	19	Macon	A
Randy Phillips	21	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Bobby Porter	20	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ruben Quevedo	18	Danville	Rk
Horacio Ramirez	17	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Luis Rivera	19	Macon	A
	19	Danville	Rk
Mike Roberts	22	Eugene	A-
John Rocker	22	Greenville	AA
	22	Durham	A+
Raul Rodarte	27	Richmond	AAA
Bryan Rogers	29	Richmond	AAA
	29	Greenville	AA
Kevin Rogers	29	Richmond	AAA
Pat Schmidt	18	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Ryan Schurman	21	Eugene	A-
Carl Schutz	26	Richmond	AAA
Paul Shanklin	21	Danville	Rk
Jason Shiell	20	Macon	A
Jacob Shumate	21	Eugene	A-
Cory Simpson	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
John Smoltz	30	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Chaad Stewart	22	Greenville	AA
	22	Durham	A+
Bill Sylvester	20	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Aaron Taylor	20	Danville	Rk
Richard Thieme	21	Eugene	A-
Tom Thobe	28	Richmond	AAA
Ismael Villegas	21	Durham	A+
Terrell Wade	24	Atlanta Braves	MLB
	24	Greenville	AA
Justin Willoughby	19	Gulf Coast Braves	Rk
Joe Winkelsas	24	Durham	A+
	24	Macon	A
James Wise	21	Eugene	A-
Mark Wohlers	27	Atlanta Braves	MLB
Brad Woodall	28	Richmond	AAA
Ben Wyatt	20	Eugene	A-
Andrew Zwirchitz	21	Durham	A+
John Zydowsky	19	Danville	Rk