1972 Atlanta Braves team stats

1972 Atlanta Braves: 70-84  .455
4th place in N.L. West
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Home record: 36-41  (339 runs scored, 392 allowed)
Road record: 34-43  (289 runs scored, 338 allowed)
Home Attendance*:   752,973 on 68 dates  (11,073 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 1,396,722 on 71 dates  (19,672 avg.)
Managers: Lum Harris (47-57), Eddie Mathews (23-27)
Coaches: Lew Burdette, Jim Busby, Eddie Mathews, Ken Silvestri

628 runs scored (6th of 12 N.L. teams), 730 runs allowed (12th)

N.L. Averages: 3.91 runs/game (605.4 runs/team)

Batting Statistics (ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pos	Batter	Age	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP
1B	Hank Aaron	38	129	449	75	119	231	10	0	34	77	0	2	4	0	77	15	1	55	17	.265	.514	.390
OF	Rowland Office*	19	2	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.400	.400	.500
CF	Dusty Baker	23	127	446	62	143	225	27	2	17	76	2	6	4	7	43	2	4	68	9	.321	.504	.383
1B	Orlando Cepeda	34	28	84	6	25	40	3	0	4	9	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	17	1	.298	.476	.352
3B	Darrell Evans*	25	125	418	67	106	175	12	0	19	71	0	9	4	2	86	4	4	58	6	.254	.419	.384
IF	Larvell Blanks	22	33	85	10	28	36	5	0	1	7	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	12	3	.329	.424	.376
C	Earl Williams	23	151	565	72	146	258	24	2	28	87	0	4	0	0	56	6	6	118	17	.258	.457	.336
OF	Ralph Garr*	26	134	554	87	180	238	22	0	12	53	6	3	25	9	23	2	6	41	9	.325	.430	.359
LF	Rico Carty	32	86	271	31	75	109	12	2	6	29	0	0	0	0	40	4	0	33	8	.277	.402	.378
1B	Jim Breazeale*	22	52	85	10	21	38	2	0	5	17	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	12	2	.247	.447	.297
C	Bob Didier#	23	13	40	5	12	16	2	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	1	.300	.400	.341
RF	Mike Lum*	26	123	369	40	84	129	14	2	9	38	0	2	1	4	46	4	3	52	7	.228	.350	.323
IF	Gil Garrido	31	40	75	11	20	21	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	10	1	1	6	3	.267	.280	.368
SO3	Sonny Jackson*	27	60	126	20	30	42	6	3	0	8	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	9	4	.238	.333	.278
2B	Felix Millan	28	125	498	46	128	156	19	3	1	38	7	3	6	4	22	1	3	28	7	.257	.313	.292
OF	Oscar Brown	26	76	164	19	37	53	5	1	3	16	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	29	4	.226	.323	.244
23	Rod Gilbreath	19	18	38	2	9	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	10	1	.237	.263	.293
P	George Stone*	25	33	25	2	5	5	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	0	6	0	0	6	1	.200	.200	.344
SS	Marty Perez	25	141	479	33	109	127	13	1	1	28	3	3	0	3	29	1	3	55	21	.228	.265	.276
P	Jim Hardin	28	26	21	3	2	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	0	.095	.238	.269
C	Paul Casanova	30	49	136	8	28	37	3	0	2	10	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	28	7	.206	.272	.229
P	Phil Niekro	33	38	93	7	18	22	1	0	1	4	11	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	2	.194	.237	.216
P	Denny McLain	28	15	12	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	.167	.167	.286
P	Jim Nash	27	11	9	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.222	.222	.222
P	Ron Schueler	24	37	42	1	8	9	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	0	.190	.214	.209
P	Steve Barber*	33	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.200	.200
P	Pat Jarvis	31	37	24	2	3	5	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	.125	.208	.160
P	Ron Reed	29	31	73	5	13	14	1	0	0	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	.178	.192	.173
P	Cecil Upshaw	29	42	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143	.143	.143
P	Jimmy Freeman*	21	8	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	.077	.077	.200
P	Tom Kelley	28	27	34	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	0	.088	.088	.139
P	Mike McQueen*	21	23	23	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	.087	.087	.087
P	Joe Hoerner	35	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Gary Neibauer	27	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Tom House*	25	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Larry Jaster*	28	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

 Average age (non-P): 27.7

Batter data: *: Bats lefthanded; #: Switch hitter; G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage


Pitching Statistics

Pitcher	Age	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	MI	GF	SV	SHO	IP	H	BFP	R	ER	HR	UW	IW	HP	SO	WP	BK
Tom House*	25	0	0	2.89	8	0	0	3	5	2	0	9.1	7	38	3	3	1	6	0	1	7	0	0
Phil Niekro	33	16	12	3.06	38	36	17	1	1	0	1	282.1	254	1150	112	96	22	50	3	5	164	10	3
Ron Schueler	24	5	8	3.67	37	18	3	7	12	2	0	144.2	122	609	68	59	16	57	3	2	96	4	0
Cecil Upshaw	29	3	5	3.69	42	0	0	13	29	13	0	53.2	50	227	22	22	5	10	9	1	23	2	0
Ron Reed	29	11	15	3.93	31	30	11	1	0	0	1	213.0	222	913	109	93	18	53	7	6	111	11	0
Pat Jarvis	31	11	7	4.10	37	6	0	14	17	2	0	98.2	94	423	50	45	7	37	7	0	56	5	1
Jim Hardin	28	5	2	4.41	26	9	1	13	4	2	0	79.2	93	356	47	39	11	20	4	2	25	4	0
Tom Kelley	28	5	7	4.56	27	14	2	9	4	0	1	116.1	122	518	65	59	12	61	4	0	59	9	0
Mike McQueen*	21	0	5	4.60	23	7	1	8	8	1	0	78.1	79	357	45	40	11	41	3	1	40	3	0
Larry Jaster*	28	1	1	5.11	5	1	0	3	1	0	0	12.1	12	53	7	7	4	8	0	0	6	1	0
Jim Nash	27	1	1	5.46	11	4	0	3	4	1	0	31.1	35	143	20	19	2	24	1	0	10	6	0
George Stone*	25	6	11	5.51	31	16	2	8	7	1	1	111.0	143	511	72	68	18	33	11	4	63	3	0
Steve Barber*	33	0	0	5.74	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	15.2	18	71	10	10	1	6	0	1	6	2	1
Jimmy Freeman*	21	2	2	6.00	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	36.0	40	167	26	24	5	21	1	0	18	4	0
Denny McLain	28	3	5	6.50	15	8	2	2	5	1	0	54.0	60	237	41	39	12	18	0	1	21	1	2
Joe Hoerner*	35	1	3	6.56	25	0	0	13	12	2	0	23.1	34	111	18	17	4	6	2	1	19	2	1
Gary Neibauer	27	0	0	7.27	8	0	0	6	2	0	0	17.1	27	83	15	14	6	6	0	1	8	2	0

Average age: 28.8

Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks


Pitching Statistics (Batters' format, ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pitcher	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP	OPS	GB%
Phil Niekro	38	1076	112	254	375	37	9	22	13	3	10	5	50	3	5	164	19	.236	.349	.274	.623	51.7
Ron Schueler	37	538	68	122	195	19	3	16	4	5	9	5	57	3	2	96	6	.227	.362	.304	.667	53.9
Cecil Upshaw	42	201	22	50	77	8	2	5	5	1	6	0	10	9	1	23	2	.249	.383	.315	.698	60.5
Ron Reed	31	821	109	222	319	29	7	18	17	9	26	7	53	7	6	111	17	.270	.389	.321	.710	53.3
Tom House*	8	31	3	7	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0	1	7	2	.226	.355	.368	.723	63.1
Steve Barber*	5	62	10	18	23	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	6	2	.290	.371	.357	.728	56.1
Pat Jarvis	37	361	50	94	142	19	4	7	13	5	8	5	37	7	0	56	6	.260	.393	.337	.730	41.2
Tom Kelley	27	449	65	122	180	18	2	12	3	1	13	4	61	4	0	59	13	.272	.401	.363	.764	49.2
Jim Hardin	26	324	47	93	143	15	1	11	3	3	2	2	20	4	2	25	7	.287	.441	.337	.778	48.5
Mike McQueen*	23	304	45	79	130	14	2	11	5	3	8	1	41	3	1	40	5	.260	.428	.352	.780	42.9
Jimmy Freeman*	6	144	26	40	63	4	2	5	1	0	2	2	21	1	0	18	4	.278	.438	.373	.811	44.4
Denny McLain	15	215	41	60	108	8	2	12	1	2	4	2	18	0	1	21	2	.279	.502	.335	.837	42.2
Jim Nash	11	114	20	35	48	7	0	2	0	4	3	1	24	1	0	10	7	.307	.421	.420	.841	54.3
George Stone*	31	454	72	143	224	19	4	18	6	3	5	1	33	11	4	63	9	.315	.493	.378	.872	48.7
Joe Hoerner*	25	97	18	34	51	5	0	4	2	3	0	1	6	2	1	19	0	.351	.526	.394	.920	35.5
Larry Jaster*	5	45	7	12	25	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	6	3	.267	.556	.377	.933	45.1
Gary Neibauer	8	75	15	27	50	3	1	6	0	1	1	0	6	0	1	8	1	.360	.667	.410	1.076	35.1

Pitcher data (batters' format): *: Throws lefthanded; G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage; GB%: Percentage of outs on ground balls


Defensive Statistics

Catcher                 INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP   SB   CS   PB   WP    ERA   RAT   RTOT
Earl Williams         986.0  113    3   11  116   584   49  13    7   .980   78   26   28   49   4.24   -17    -21
Paul Casanova         300.0   32   11    4   43   139   16   4    3   .975   10    8    4   15   4.96    -1     -4
Bob Didier             91.0   10    1    0   11    50   11   0    1  1.000   11    3    4    5   2.63    -2    -26

First Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Hank Aaron            932.0  106    3    8  109   968   66  14   79   .987   9.98     -4     0     -5
Orlando Cepeda        176.0   21    1    3   22   171   13   0   15  1.000   9.41      0     0     -1
Earl Williams         137.2   15    5    2   20   140    8   0   10  1.000   9.68      0     0      4
Jim Breazeale         122.2   12    4    0   16   119    3   0   11  1.000   8.95     -2     0    -17
Mike Lum                8.2    1    1    1    2     6    2   0    0  1.000   8.31      0     0      0

Second Base             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Felix Millan         1044.1  119    1    5  120   273  339   8   67   .987   5.27     -5     0     -6
Gil Garrido           146.1   15    6    1   21    38   53   1    9   .989   5.60      0     0     -4
Larvell Blanks        140.0   15    3    1   18    38   55   0   12  1.000   5.98     -1     1      1
Rod Gilbreath          46.1    6    1    3    7    13   13   0    3  1.000   5.05      1     0     26

Third Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Darrell Evans        1093.0  122    1    0  123   126  273  25   20   .941   3.29      3     0      3
Earl Williams         177.0   21    0    3   21    16   30  10    1   .821   2.34     -6     0    -39
Sonny Jackson          43.0    5    1    1    6    13   10   1    0   .958   4.81      0     0     11
Rod Gilbreath          36.0    4    0    0    4     3   13   1    1   .941   4.00      2     0     80
Larvell Blanks         18.0    2    0    0    2     3    6   0    0  1.000   4.50      1     0     73
Gil Garrido            10.0    1    2    0    3     1    4   0    0  1.000   4.50      0     0     24
Jim Breazeale           4.0    0    1    0    1     2    0   0    0  1.000   4.50      0     0      0

Shortstop               INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Marty Perez          1198.1  136    5   12  141   220  378  27   73   .957   4.49    -15     1    -14
Sonny Jackson         123.1   15    2    5   17    28   52   2    9   .976   5.84      4     0     40
Larvell Blanks         29.2    3    1    0    4     8   13   0    0  1.000   6.37      0     0     12
Gil Garrido            25.2    1    9    0   10     4    5   0    2  1.000   3.16      1     0     37

Left Field              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Rico Carty            578.2   78    0   45   78   140    3   3    1   .979   2.22      2     0      4
Ralph Garr            536.1   59   10    3   69   113    4   5    0   .959   1.96     -1    -1     -4
Mike Lum              161.0   15   15    1   30    37    0   2    0   .949   2.07     -2    -1    -19
Oscar Brown           100.0    3   24    0   27    29    1   3    0   .909   2.70      0    -1    -10
Dusty Baker             1.0    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0   -120

Center Field            INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Dusty Baker          1022.1  113    7    3  120   344    8   4    1   .989   3.10      3     1      5
Mike Lum              180.0   21    0    3   21    52    1   3    1   .946   2.65      0     1      8
Ralph Garr             98.0   13    0    6   13    34    0   0    0  1.000   3.12      0     0     -6
Sonny Jackson          41.2    4    5    0    9     6    0   0    0  1.000   1.30     -2     0    -69
Oscar Brown            25.0    3    0    0    3    10    0   1    0   .909   3.60      0    -1    -62
Rowland Office         10.0    1    0    0    1     3    0   0    0  1.000   2.70      0     0     12

Right Field             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Mike Lum              523.2   57    5    2   62   158    3   1    0   .994   2.77      8     2     23
Ralph Garr            503.0   59    0    8   59    98    4   5    1   .953   1.83     -5    -2    -17
Oscar Brown           208.2   22    7    2   29    46    6   6    2   .897   2.24     -2     0    -10
Hank Aaron            118.0   15    0    3   15    28    4   3    0   .914   2.44     -1     1     -4
Dusty Baker            21.0    2    2    0    4     5    0   0    0  1.000   2.14     -1     0    -34
Sonny Jackson           2.2    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0    -45

Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls; WP: Wild pitches; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; RNG: Fielding runs above average; DP: Double play runs above average; RARM: Outfield arm runs above average; RAT: Catcher runs above average; RTOT: Total fielding runs above average per 1200 innings


Transactions

12-02-1971	traded Hal King to Rangers for Paul Casanova
12-21-1971	released Zoilo Versalles
02-11-1972	released Ron Herbel
04-01-1972	placed Sonny Jackson on the disabled list
04-20-1972	placed Cecil Upshaw on the disabled list
04-28-1972	signed Jim Hardin as a free agent
05-10-1972	activated Sonny Jackson
05-11-1972	released Steve Barber
05-12-1972	placed Mike McQueen on the disabled list
05-12-1972	activated Cecil Upshaw
06-03-1972	activated Mike McQueen
06-15-1972	traded Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer to Phillies for Joe Hoerner and Andre Thornton
06-17-1972	placed Orlando Cepeda on the suspended list
06-17-1972	placed Darrell Evans and Dusty Baker on the military list
06-19-1972	activated Orlando Cepeda
06-29-1972	traded Orlando Cepeda to A's for Denny McLain
07-03-1972	activated Dusty Baker and Darrell Evans
07-18-1972	placed Rico Carty on the disabled list
08-01-1972	signed Tony Cloninger as a free agent
08-02-1972	sold Luis Alcaraz to Pirates
08-20-1972	activated Rico Carty
08-20-1972	placed Oscar Brown on the temporary inactive list
09-01-1972	activated Oscar Brown
10-20-1972	traded Tony LaRussa to Cubs for Tom Phoebus
10-27-1972	traded Rico Carty to Rangers for Jim Panther
11-02-1972	traded George Stone and Felix Millan to Mets for Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella
11-30-1972	traded Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan to Orioles for Davey Johnson, Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison and Johnny Oates
01-21-1973	signed Curt Blefary as a free agent
02-28-1973	traded Pat Jarvis to Expos for Carl Morton
03-26-1973	released Denny McLain
03-27-1973	purchased Dick Dietz from Dodgers

Game Log   Click on the date to view the boxscore    Home games are highlighted

Date	D/N	Opponent	Result	Record	Pl	GB	Att	Starter	Starter
									Opponent

Sat, Apr 15	N	at San Diego Padres	L 5-6	0-1 .000	4	1.0	16,655	P. Niekro	C. Kirby
Sun, Apr 16 1	D	at San Diego Padres	W 5-1	1-1 .500				R. Reed	S. Arlin
Sun, Apr 16 2	D	at San Diego Padres	L 0-3	1-2 .333	5	1.5	8,772	P. Jarvis	B. Greif
Mon, Apr 17	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3-8	1-3 .250	6	1.5	20,203	G. Stone	B. Singer
Tue, Apr 18	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-3	1-4 .200	6	2.5	6,147	T. Kelley	T. John
Wed, Apr 19	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 0-4	1-5 .167	6	3.5	5,391	P. Niekro	D. Sutton
Thu, Apr 20	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-11	1-6 .143	6	4.5	5,031	G. Stone	C. Osteen
Fri, Apr 21	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 3-4	1-7 .125	6	5.5	6,762	R. Reed	G. Nolan
Sat, Apr 22	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 11-7	2-7 .222	6	5.5	10,141	P. Jarvis	D. Gullett
Sun, Apr 23	D	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 4-3	3-7 .300	6	4.5	13,377	T. Kelley	J. Billingham
Tue, Apr 25	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 9-3	4-7 .364	5	4.5	9,643	P. Niekro	B. Gibson
Wed, Apr 26	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 4-9	4-8 .333	6	5.5	5,743	R. Reed	R. Wise
Fri, Apr 28	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 13-5	5-8 .385	3	4.5	12,804	P. Jarvis	B. Moose
Sat, Apr 29	D	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 9-5	6-8 .429	3	4.0	10,684	T. Kelley	L. Walker
Sun, Apr 30	D	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 6-1	7-8 .467	3	4.0	12,264	P. Niekro	B. Johnson


Tue, May 02	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 1-12	7-9 .438	3	4.5	5,989	R. Reed	B. Hands
Wed, May 03	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 1-12	7-10 .412	3	4.5	4,392	P. Jarvis	F. Jenkins
Thu, May 04	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 0-8	7-11 .389	4	5.0	7,631	T. Kelley	M. Pappas
Fri, May 05	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 2-1	8-11 .421	4	5.0	21,907	P. Niekro	B. Gibson
Sat, May 06	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 2-4	8-12 .400	5	5.0	40,754	M. McQueen	R. Wise
Sun, May 07	D	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 4-5	8-13 .381	5	5.5	11,773	R. Reed	R. Cleveland
Tue, May 09	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 2-5	8-14 .364	5	5.5	7,762	T. Kelley	D. Ellis
Wed, May 10	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 8-4	9-14 .391	4	5.5	6,708	P. Niekro	B. Johnson
Fri, May 12	N	vs Chicago Cubs	L 0-2	9-15 .375	5	5.5	8,026	R. Reed	B. Hands
Sun, May 14	D	vs Chicago Cubs	W 2-1	10-15 .400	5	5.5	21,967	P. Niekro	M. Pappas
Mon, May 15	N	at Houston Astros	L 2-8	10-16 .385	5	6.5	15,749	T. Kelley	D. Roberts
Tue, May 16	N	at Houston Astros	L 5-6	10-17 .370	5	7.5	13,212	R. Schueler	J. Reuss
Wed, May 17	N	at Houston Astros	L 0-9	10-18 .357	5	7.5	15,823	R. Reed	L. Dierker
Fri, May 19	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 6-7	10-19 .345	5	8.0	6,652	P. Niekro	J. Cumberland
Sat, May 20	D	at San Francisco Giants	W 3-2	11-19 .367	5	8.0	9,735	T. Kelley	S. Stone
Sun, May 21 1	D	at San Francisco Giants	W 6-4	12-19 .387				R. Schueler	J. Marichal
Sun, May 21 2	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 1-2	12-20 .375	5	7.5	22,688	R. Reed	R. Bryant
Tue, May 23	N	at Cincinnati Reds	W 2-1	13-20 .394	5	8.5	13,784	P. Niekro	R. Grimsley
Wed, May 24	D	at Cincinnati Reds	W 4-2	14-20 .412	4	8.5	10,156	T. Kelley	W. Simpson
Fri, May 26	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 9-4	15-20 .429	4	8.5	10,903	R. Reed	J. Marichal
Sat, May 27	D	vs San Francisco Giants	L 9-11	15-21 .417	4	8.5	10,168	P. Niekro	S. McDowell
Sun, May 28 1	D	vs San Francisco Giants	L 2-3	15-22 .405				R. Schueler	S. Stone
Sun, May 28 2	D	vs San Francisco Giants	W 7-6	16-22 .421	4	8.0	26,848	T. Kelley	R. Bryant
Mon, May 29	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 2-1	17-22 .436	4	7.0	6,021	J. Nash	B. Greif
Wed, May 31	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 5-4	18-22 .450	4	7.0	5,757	R. Reed	F. Norman


Fri, Jun 02	N	at New York Mets	W 6-1	19-22 .463	4	6.5	42,757	P. Niekro	G. Gentry
Sat, Jun 03	D	at New York Mets	L 2-5	19-23 .452	4	7.5	41,947	T. Kelley	T. Seaver
Sun, Jun 04	D	at New York Mets	W 9-3	20-23 .465	4	6.5	52,216	J. Nash	J. Matlack
Tue, Jun 06	N	at Montreal Expos	W 3-2	21-23 .477	4	6.5	14,129	R. Reed	E. McAnally
Wed, Jun 07	N	at Montreal Expos	L 2-5	21-24 .467	4	6.5	21,038	P. Niekro	M. Torrez
Thu, Jun 08	N	at Montreal Expos	W 3-2	22-24 .478	4	6.5	12,224	R. Schueler	B. Stoneman
Fri, Jun 09	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 3-4	22-25 .468	4	7.0	17,082	J. Nash	K. Reynolds
Sat, Jun 10	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 15-3	23-25 .479	4	6.5	23,242	T. Kelley	W. Fryman
Sun, Jun 11	D	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 1-3	23-26 .469	4	7.5	32,468	R. Reed	S. Carlton
Mon, Jun 12	N	vs New York Mets	W 8-7	24-26 .480	4	7.0	16,349	P. Niekro	G. Gentry
Tue, Jun 13	N	vs New York Mets	W 6-5	25-26 .490	4	7.5	16,589	R. Schueler	T. Seaver
Wed, Jun 14	N	vs New York Mets	L 3-8	25-27 .481	4	8.5	13,043	J. Nash	J. Matlack
Fri, Jun 16 1	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 4-7	25-28 .472				P. Jarvis	C. Morton
Fri, Jun 16 2	N	vs Montreal Expos	W 2-0	26-28 .481	4	8.0	18,175	R. Reed	S. Renko
Sat, Jun 17	N	vs Montreal Expos	W 3-2	27-28 .491	4	8.0	15,191	P. Niekro	E. McAnally
Sun, Jun 18	D	vs Montreal Expos	L 1-2	27-29 .482	4	8.0	20,289	R. Schueler	M. Torrez
Wed, Jun 21	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 7-9	27-30 .474	4	8.0	10,195	R. Reed	S. Carlton
Fri, Jun 23	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-2	27-31 .466	4	8.5	53,107	P. Niekro	A. Downing
Sat, Jun 24 1	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 1-0	28-31 .475				T. Kelley	D. Sutton
Sat, Jun 24 2	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 6-4	29-31 .483	4	7.5	46,424	R. Schueler	B. Singer
Sun, Jun 25	D	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 0-5	29-32 .475	4	8.0	30,021	G. Stone	T. John
Mon, Jun 26	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 0-3	29-33 .468	4	9.0	2,871	R. Reed	R. Bryant
Tue, Jun 27	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-3	29-34 .460	4	10.0	5,116	P. Niekro	S. McDowell
Wed, Jun 28 1	N	at San Diego Padres	W 4-2	30-34 .469				R. Schueler	M. Corkins
Wed, Jun 28 2	N	at San Diego Padres	L 2-4	30-35 .462	4	10.5	5,929	J. Hardin	F. Norman
Thu, Jun 29	N	at San Diego Padres	L 6-8	30-36 .455	4	10.5	4,330	G. Stone	M. Caldwell
Fri, Jun 30	N	at Houston Astros	W 5-2	31-36 .463	4	9.5	24,963	R. Reed	K. Forsch


Sat, Jul 01	N	at Houston Astros	L 2-4	31-37 .456	4	10.5	28,258	P. Niekro	D. Wilson
Sun, Jul 02	D	at Houston Astros	L 4-5	31-38 .449	4	11.5	27,150	R. Schueler	D. Roberts
Mon, Jul 03	N	at Houston Astros	W 13-9	32-38 .457	4	10.5	22,048	J. Hardin	J. Reuss
Tue, Jul 04 1	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 5-1	33-38 .465				R. Reed	J. Pizarro
Tue, Jul 04 2	N	vs Chicago Cubs	T 3-3	33-38 .465	4	10.5	50,597	D. McLain	M. Pappas
Wed, Jul 05 1	N	vs Chicago Cubs	L 1-4	33-39 .458				R. Schueler	F. Jenkins
Wed, Jul 05 2	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 3-2	34-39 .466	4	10.5	10,324	P. Niekro	T. Phoebus
Thu, Jul 06	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 4-3	35-39 .473	4	10.0	8,863	G. Stone	B. Hands
Fri, Jul 07 1	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 2-10	35-40 .467				T. Kelley	L. Walker
Fri, Jul 07 2	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 3-2	36-40 .474	4	9.5	25,253	J. Hardin	B. Kison
Sat, Jul 08	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 3-5	36-41 .468	4	10.5	20,256	R. Reed	S. Blass
Sun, Jul 09	D	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 4-7	36-42 .462	4	10.0	20,130	D. McLain	N. Briles
Tue, Jul 11	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 5-4	37-42 .468	4	10.0	18,712	P. Niekro	A. Santorini
Wed, Jul 12	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 0-7	37-43 .463	4	11.0	19,827	R. Schueler	B. Gibson
Thu, Jul 13	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 0-2	37-44 .457	4	12.0	15,453	R. Reed	R. Cleveland
Fri, Jul 14	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 8-9	37-45 .451	4	13.0	18,930	J. Hardin	M. Pappas
Sat, Jul 15	D	at Chicago Cubs	W 4-2	38-45 .458	4	13.0	26,255	P. Niekro	B. Hands
Sun, Jul 16	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 3-5	38-46 .452	4	14.0	31,476	G. Stone	B. Hooton
Mon, Jul 17	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 5-6	38-47 .447	4	15.0	14,866	R. Schueler	L. Walker
Tue, Jul 18	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4-2	39-47 .453	4	14.0	20,162	R. Reed	S. Blass
Wed, Jul 19	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 3-8	39-48 .448	4	15.0	24,847	P. Niekro	N. Briles
Thu, Jul 20	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 6-3	40-48 .455	4	14.5	8,840	J. Hardin	A. Santorini
Fri, Jul 21	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 1-2	40-49 .449	4	15.5	15,000	G. Stone	B. Gibson
Sat, Jul 22	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 8-7	41-49 .456	4	15.5	17,245	R. Reed	R. Cleveland
Sun, Jul 23	D	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 3-2	42-49 .462	4	14.5	18,231	P. Niekro	R. Wise
Fri, Jul 28	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 4-3	43-49 .467	4	14.0	10,333	R. Schueler	R. Bryant
Sat, Jul 29	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 2-5	43-50 .462	4	14.0	8,913	P. Niekro	F. Reberger
Sun, Jul 30 1	D	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 14-4	44-50 .468				R. Reed	B. Singer
Sun, Jul 30 2	D	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 5-4	45-50 .474	4	13.0	20,486	G. Stone	T. John
Mon, Jul 31	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 4-3	46-50 .479	4	12.0	10,023	D. McLain	C. Osteen


Tue, Aug 01 1	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 0-9	46-51 .474				R. Schueler	C. Kirby
Tue, Aug 01 2	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 7-11	46-52 .469	4	13.5	5,784	T. Kelley	E. Acosta
Wed, Aug 02	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 0-5	46-53 .465	4	13.5	5,054	P. Niekro	F. Norman
Thu, Aug 03	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 5-6	46-54 .460	4	14.0	5,455	R. Reed	B. Greif
Fri, Aug 04 1	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 5-6	46-55 .455				G. Stone	T. Hall
Fri, Aug 04 2	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 2-3	46-56 .451	4	16.0	42,385	D. McLain	R. Grimsley
Sat, Aug 05	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 2-4	46-57 .447	4	17.0	36,792	R. Schueler	J. Billingham
Sun, Aug 06	D	at Cincinnati Reds	W 4-3	47-57 .452	4	16.0	29,149	P. Niekro	W. Simpson
Mon, Aug 07	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 1-9	47-58 .448	4	17.0	20,150	R. Reed	J. McGlothlin
Tue, Aug 08	N	vs Houston Astros	W 8-4	48-58 .453	4	17.0	8,407	D. McLain	D. Wilson
Wed, Aug 09	N	vs Houston Astros	W 6-0	49-58 .458	4	17.0	6,188	G. Stone	J. Reuss
Thu, Aug 10	N	vs Houston Astros	L 6-9	49-59 .454	4	17.0	7,146	R. Schueler	D. Roberts
Fri, Aug 11	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 7-5	50-59 .459	4	16.0	13,268	P. Niekro	J. McGlothlin
Sat, Aug 12	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 7-2	51-59 .464	4	15.0	26,857	R. Reed	R. Grimsley
Sun, Aug 13	D	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 4-9	51-60 .459	4	16.0	20,219	D. McLain	T. Hall
Mon, Aug 14	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 2-12	51-61 .455	4	17.0	15,318	G. Stone	J. Billingham
Tue, Aug 15	N	at New York Mets	L 0-5	51-62 .451	4	18.0	34,782	R. Schueler	J. McAndrew
Wed, Aug 16	N	at New York Mets	W 3-1	52-62 .456	4	18.0	33,827	P. Niekro	J. Matlack
Thu, Aug 17	D	at New York Mets	L 1-2	52-63 .452	4	18.0	30,519	R. Reed	T. Seaver
Fri, Aug 18	N	at Montreal Expos	L 3-4	52-64 .448	4	19.0	13,472	D. McLain	C. Morton
Sat, Aug 19	N	at Montreal Expos	L 0-6	52-65 .444	4	20.0	20,088	G. Stone	E. McAnally
Sun, Aug 20	D	at Montreal Expos	L 0-1	52-66 .441	4	21.0	27,172	R. Schueler	B. Stoneman
Mon, Aug 21	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 2-1	53-66 .445	4	21.0	41,212	P. Niekro	S. Carlton
Tue, Aug 22	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 11-7	54-66 .450	4	21.0	10,408	R. Reed	D. Brandon
Wed, Aug 23	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 9-6	55-66 .455	4	20.0	10,057	J. Hardin	W. Twitchell
Fri, Aug 25	N	vs New York Mets	W 2-1	56-66 .459	4	20.5	12,097	G. Stone	J. McAndrew
Sat, Aug 26	N	vs New York Mets	W 7-6	57-66 .463	4	19.5	17,259	P. Niekro	J. Matlack
Sun, Aug 27	D	vs New York Mets	L 6-13	57-67 .460	4	20.5	11,509	D. McLain	T. Seaver
Tue, Aug 29	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 3-4	57-68 .456	4	21.0	3,107	J. Hardin	B. Moore
Wed, Aug 30	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 2-3	57-69 .452	4	22.0	3,110	P. Niekro	E. McAnally


Fri, Sep 01 1	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 1-11	57-70 .449				R. Reed	K. Reynolds
Fri, Sep 01 2	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 11-5	58-70 .453	4	22.5	3,333	J. Freeman	B. Lersch
Sat, Sep 02 1	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 10-7	59-70 .457				G. Stone	D. Brandon
Sat, Sep 02 2	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 0-3	59-71 .454	4	22.0	5,239	M. McQueen	D. Downs
Sun, Sep 03	D	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 0-8	59-72 .450	4	23.0	5,119	J. Hardin	S. Carlton
Mon, Sep 04	N	at Houston Astros	W 6-5	60-72 .455	4	22.5	6,828	P. Niekro	L. Dierker
Tue, Sep 05	N	at Houston Astros	W 5-3	61-72 .459	4	21.5	6,399	P. Jarvis	D. Roberts
Thu, Sep 07	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 4-2	62-72 .463	4	20.5	13,461	J. Freeman	D. Rau
Fri, Sep 08	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 4-3	63-72 .467	4	20.0	16,035	M. McQueen	B. Singer
Sun, Sep 10 1	D	at San Diego Padres	L 0-1	63-73 .463				R. Reed	M. Corkins
Sun, Sep 10 2	D	at San Diego Padres	W 4-1	64-73 .467	4	19.5	5,295	P. Niekro	S. Arlin
Tue, Sep 12	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 5-7	64-74 .464	4	20.5	4,050	J. Freeman	W. Simpson
Wed, Sep 13	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 6-8	64-75 .460	4	21.5	3,141	M. McQueen	J. Billingham
Sat, Sep 16 1	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 5-8	64-76 .457				R. Reed	J. Willoughby
Sat, Sep 16 2	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 5-2	65-76 .461	4	21.5	5,464	P. Niekro	F. Reberger
Sun, Sep 17	D	vs San Francisco Giants	W 7-4	66-76 .465	4	20.5	7,130	J. Freeman	R. Bryant
Tue, Sep 19	N	vs Houston Astros	L 3-5	66-77 .462	4	22.0	2,126	M. McQueen	D. Wilson
Wed, Sep 20	N	vs Houston Astros	W 13-6	67-77 .465	4	22.0	2,061	G. Stone	T. Griffin
Fri, Sep 22	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 2-0	68-77 .469	4	22.0	2,476	P. Niekro	M. Caldwell
Sat, Sep 23	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 1-4	68-78 .466	4	22.0	2,719	J. Freeman	S. Arlin
Sun, Sep 24	D	vs San Diego Padres	L 1-2	68-79 .463	4	23.0	3,914	M. McQueen	C. Kirby
Tue, Sep 26	N	at Cincinnati Reds	W 10-9	69-79 .466	4	22.0	7,234	J. Hardin	D. Gullett
Wed, Sep 27	N	at Cincinnati Reds	W 8-5	70-79 .470	4	21.0	7,033	P. Niekro	R. Grimsley
Fri, Sep 29	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 3-14	70-80 .467	4	22.0	3,042	J. Freeman	R. Bryant
Sat, Sep 30	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 1-3	70-81 .464	4	22.0	4,238	M. McQueen	J. Barr


Sun, Oct 01	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-6	70-82 .461	4	23.0	17,872	G. Stone	S. McDowell
Tue, Oct 03	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 5-6	70-83 .458	4	24.0	2,066	P. Niekro	D. Sutton
Wed, Oct 04	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-4	70-84 .455	4	25.0	2,434	L. Jaster	C. Osteen

* Attendance counts are based on figures announced in boxscores.