1992 Atlanta Braves season

1992 Atlanta Braves 1992 NL West Champions 1992 NL Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1992 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation SportSouth
Local radio	WGST (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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The 1992 Atlanta Braves season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Braves finishing first in the National League West with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, clinching their second straight division title.

In the National League Championship Series, the Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games. In the World Series, Atlanta faced the Toronto Blue Jays, who were making their first appearance in the World Series. However, the Blue Jays won in six games, becoming the first non-U.S.-based team to win a World Series.

Offseason

November 20, 1991: Randy St. Claire was released by the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
December 10, 1991: Rico Rossy was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Bobby Moore.^[2]
December 12, 1991: Otis Nixon was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[3]
January 8, 1992: Steve Lyons signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[4]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Steve Avery, Pitcher
Rafael Belliard, Shortstop
Jeff Blauser, Second Base
Sid Bream, First Base
Ron Gant, Outfield
David Justice, Outfield
Greg Olson, Catcher
Terry Pendleton, Third Base
Deion Sanders, Outfield

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Atlanta Braves	98	64	--	.605
Cincinnati Reds	90	72	8.0	.556
San Diego Padres	82	80	16.0	.506
Houston Astros	81	81	17.0	.500
San Francisco Giants	72	90	26.0	.444
Los Angeles Dodgers	63	99	35.0	.389

Notable transactions

April 30, 1992: Steve Lyons was released by the Atlanta Braves.^[4]
July 17, 1992: Randall Simon was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.^[5]
July 21, 1992: Mark Davis was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Berenguer.^[6]
August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and Sean Ross (minors).^[7]

Roster

1992 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

37 Jim Beauchamp (bench)
39 Pat Corrales (first base)
59 Frank Fultz (strength and conditioning)
28 Clarence Jones (hitting)
54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)
22 Jimy Williams (third base)
52 Ned Yost (bullpen)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Olson, GregGreg Olson	95	302	72	.238	3	27
1B	Bream, SidSid Bream	125	372	97	.261	10	61
2B	Lemke, MarkMark Lemke	155	427	97	.227	6	26
3B	Pendleton, TerryTerry Pendleton	160	640	199	.311	21	105
SS	Belliard, RafaelRafael Belliard	144	285	60	.211	0	14
LF	Gant, RonRon Gant	153	544	141	.259	17	80
CF	Nixon, OtisOtis Nixon	120	456	134	.294	2	22
RF	Justice, DavidDavid Justice	144	484	124	.256	21	72

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Blauser, JeffJeff Blauser	123	343	90	.262	14	46
Berryhill, DamonDamon Berryhill	101	307	70	.228	10	43
Sanders, DeionDeion Sanders	97	303	92	.304	8	28
Hunter, BrianBrian Hunter	102	238	57	.239	14	41

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Avery, SteveSteve Avery	35	233.2	11	11	3.20	129
Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz	35	246.2	15	12	2.85	215
Glavine, TomTom Glavine	33	225	20	8	2.76	129
Leibrandt, CharlieCharlie Leibrandt	32	193	15	7	3.36	104
Bielecki, MikeMike Bielecki	19	80.2	2	4	2.57	62
Smith, PetePete Smith	12	79	7	0	2.05	43

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1992 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	1
Atlanta	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	X	5	8	0
W: John Smoltz (1–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–1) S: None
HR: PIT – José Lind (1) ATL – Jeff Blauser (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (4 2/3), Patterson (1 1/3), Neagle (1), Cox (1) ATL – Smoltz (8), Stanton (1)
Attendance: 51,971 Time: 3:20

Game 2

October 7: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	7	0
Atlanta	0	4	0	0	4	0	5	0	X	13	14	0
W: Steve Avery (1–0) L: Danny Jackson (0–1) S: None
HR: PIT – none ATL – Ron Gant (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Jackson (1 2/3), Mason (1/3), Walk (2 2/3), Tomlin (1 1/3), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) ATL – Avery (6 1/3), Freeman (1/3), Stanton (1/3), Wohlers (1), Reardon (1)
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 3:20

Game 3

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	X	3	8	1
W: Tim Wakefield (1–0) L: Tom Glavine (0–1) S: None
HR: ATL – Sid Bream (1), Ron Gant (2) PIT – Don Slaught (1)
Pitchers: ATL – Glavine (6 1/3), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1) PIT – Wakefield (9)
Attendance: 56,610 Time: 2:37

Game 4

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6	11	1
Pittsburgh	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	1
W: John Smoltz (2–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–2) S: Jeff Reardon (1)
HR: ATL – none PIT – none
Pitchers: ATL – Smoltz (6 1/3), Stanton (1 2/3), Reardon (1) PIT – Drabek (4 1/3), Tomlin (1 1/3), Cox (1/3), Mason (3)
Attendance: 57,164 Time: 3:10

Game 5

October 11: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
Pittsburgh	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	X	7	13	0
W: Bob Walk (1–0) L: Steve Avery (1–1) S: none
HR: ATL – none PIT – none
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (1/3), P. Smith (3 2/3), Leibrandt (1 2/3), Freeman (1 1/3), Mercker (1) PIT – Walk (9)
Attendance: 52,929 Time: 2:52

Game 6

October 13: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	8	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	13	13	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	9	1
W: Tim Wakefield (2–0) L: Tom Glavine (0–2) S: none
HR: PIT – Barry Bonds (1), Jay Bell (1), Lloyd McClendon (1) ATL – David Justice (1,2)
Pitchers: PIT – Wakefield (9) ATL – Glavine (1), Leibrandt (3), Freeman (2), Mercker (2) Wohlers (1)
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 2:50

Game 7

October 14: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	0
W: Jeff Reardon (1–0) L: Doug Drabek (0–3) S: none
HR: PIT – none ATL – none
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (8), Belinda (2/3) ATL – Smoltz (6), Stanton (2/3), P. Smith (0), Avery (1 1/3), Reardon (1)
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 3:22

World Series

Main article: 1992 World Series

Game 1

October 17, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	3	4	0
W: Tom Glavine (1–0) L: Jack Morris (0–1)
HR: TOR – Joe Carter (1) ATL – Damon Berryhill (1)

Game 2

October 18, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	5	9	2
Atlanta	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	5	1
W: Duane Ward (1–0) L: Jeff Reardon (0–1) S: Tom Henke (1)
HR: TOR – Ed Sprague (1)

Game 3

October 20, 1992 at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	9	0
Toronto	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	6	1
W: Duane Ward (2–0) L: Steve Avery (0–1)
HR: TOR – Joe Carter (2), Kelly Gruber (1)

Game 4

October 21, 1992 at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
Toronto	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	0
W: Jimmy Key (1–0) L: Tom Glavine (1–1) S: Tom Henke (2)
HR: TOR – Pat Borders (1)

Game 5

October 22, 1992 at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	7	13	0
Toronto	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
W: John Smoltz (1–0) L: Jack Morris (0–2) S: Mike Stanton (1)
HR: ATL – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1)

Game 6

October 24, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Toronto	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	14	1
Atlanta	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	8	1
W: Jimmy Key (2–0) L: Charlie Leibrandt (0–1) S: Mike Timlin (1)
HR: TOR – Candy Maldonado (1)

Awards and honors

Tom Glavine, P – Pitcher of the Month, July
Terry Pendleton, 3B, Gold Glove
John Smoltz, P – NLCS MVP

All-Stars

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Tom Glavine – starter, pitcher
Terry Pendleton – starter, third base
Ron Gant – reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Chris Chambliss
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Grady Little
A	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Leon Roberts
A	Macon Braves	South Atlantic League	Brian Snitker
Rookie	Pulaski Braves	Appalachian League	Randy Ingle
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Jim Saul
Rookie	Idaho Falls Braves	Pioneer League	Dave Hilton

References

^ Randy St. Claire Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.
^ Rico Rossy Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.
^ Otis Nixon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b Steve Lyons Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ Randall Simon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ Mark Davis Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.
^ Jeff Reardon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

1992 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1992 Major League Baseball Draft • 1992 All-Star Game • 1992 World Series • 1992 MLB expansion draft

Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1991	NL West Division Championship Season 1992	Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 1993
Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1991	National League Championship Season 1992	Succeeded by Philadelphia Phillies 1993

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1992 Atlanta Braves season

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Notable transactions

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

World Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

References