2007 Atlanta Braves season

2007 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 84–78 (.519)
Divisional place 3rd
Other information
Owner(s) Liberty Media
General manager(s) John Schuerholz
Manager(s) Bobby Cox
Local television FSN South
SportSouth
TBS
Jon Sciambi, Chip Caray, Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Joe Simpson
Local radio WGST
Jon Sciambi, Chip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Joe Simpson, Mark Lemke
WUBL
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The Atlanta Braves' 2007 season began with the Braves attempting to recapture the NL East title, which they relinquished for the first time since the 1990 season to the New York Mets in the 2006 season. They opened their season with a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

December

January

March

Regular season

Season summary

April

The team had a great April to open the season, finishing the month with a 16–9 record. They also won both series against the rival Mets that month. Three of the four victories in those series were comeback wins. They were 2 games ahead of the Mets for first-place at the end of the month.

May

The Braves started off the month red-hot by winning 8 of their first 11 games, which included five straight wins from May 8–12. It was their first five-game winning streak since July 2006. The team finished out the month by winning just 6 of their final 17 games, however, which included a sweep at home at the hands of the Phillies (whom they had swept at the beginning of the season). The Braves ended with a .500 record for the month, at 14–14.

June

Interleague play during mid-June saw the Braves struggle, finishing with an NL-worst 4–11 record. The team lost 7 out of 8 games, including a stretch in which they scored just a single run in a five-game span. On June 24, the Braves fell to .500 for the first time during the season. The month ended on a positive note, however, as the Braves took five straight games from the Washington Nationals and the Florida Marlins. During those five games, the Braves scored 41 runs. The Braves finished the month four games behind the Mets in the divisional standings.

July

On July 5, Chipper Jones surpassed Dale Murphy for the Atlanta club record of 372 home runs by belting 2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1] The Braves went into the All-Star break with a record of 47–42, 2 games behind the New York Mets. After the break, the Braves swept the Pirates in three games, then were immediately swept by the last-place Cincinnati Reds.

On July 18, Julio Franco was signed as a free agent.[2] On July 21, Willie Harris went 6-for-6 with 6 RBIs to become the seventh player in franchise history to go 6-for-6 in a 14–6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]

On July 31, the Braves acquired 1B Mark Teixeira and LHP Ron Mahay from the Texas Rangers for C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus, LHP Matt Harrison, RHP Neftalí Feliz, and LHP Beau Jones.[4] Saltalamacchia, Andrus, and Harrison were rated as the top three prospects in the organization at the start of the season by Baseball America.[5] Later in the day, they acquired RHP Octavio Dotel from the Kansas City Royals for RHP Kyle Davies.[6] In the final deal before the deadline, Atlanta traded LHPs Wilfredo Ledezma and Will Startup to the San Diego Padres for LHP Royce Ring.[7]

August

The Braves went through a disappointing August going 13–15. They suffered a terrible loss on August 2 losing to the Houston Astros 12–11 in 14 innings in which Edgar Rentería left with an ankle sprain which kept him out for a month. Yunel Escobar took his spot and fared similarly to Rentería and on August 5, he hit a walk-off single against the Colorado Rockies in 10 innings. On August 16, Jeff Francoeur, wore a jersey with his name misspelled on it. The "e" and "u" in his name switched, went 0-for-4 with the Braves in a game against the Giants.[8] At the end of the month, they were 5½ games back of the Mets for first place.

September

After dropping the first two games of September to the rival New York Mets, the Braves won 14 of their next 20 games to pull within only three games of the wild card. The Braves could not keep up this blistering pace however, dropping four of their last five games, eliminating themselves from playoff contention. The Braves did use the late season roster expansion to bring up young OF prospect Brandon Jones, a possible replacement for outfielder Andruw Jones, whose contract expired in 2007, and won't be renewed because his batting statistics tumbled in 2007. The Braves final game of the season took place on September 30, and the Braves lost to the Houston Astros, 3–0. This was also the final Braves game broadcast nationally by TBS, ending more than 30 years of nationally televised Atlanta Braves baseball.

Post-Season

October

On October 11, John Schuerholz gave up the GM job after 17 years to become team president, signing a four-year contract. The new GM Frank Wren, signed a four-year contract after eight years as Assistant GM.[9]

Season standings

National League East

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 0.549 47–34 42–39
New York Mets 88 74 0.543 1 41–40 47–34
Atlanta Braves 84 78 0.519 5 44–37 40–41
Washington Nationals 73 89 0.451 16 40–41 33–48
Florida Marlins 71 91 0.438 18 36–45 35–46

Record vs. opponents

2007 National League Records

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 4–2 4–2 2–4 8–10 6–1 5–2 8–10 2–5 3–4 5–1 5–4 10–8 10–8 4–3 6–1 8–7
Atlanta 2–4 5–4 1–6 4–2 10–8 3–3 4–3 5–2 9–9 9–9 5–1 5–2 4–3 3–4 11–7 4–11
Chicago 2–4 4–5 9–9 5–2 0–6 8–7 2–5 9–6 2–5 3–4 8–7 3–5 5–2 11–5 6–1 8–4
Cincinnati 4–2 6–1 9–9 2–4 4–3 4–11 2–4 8–7 2–5 2–4 9–7 2–4 4–3 6–9 1–6 7-11
Colorado 10–8 2–4 2–5 4–2 3–3 3–4 12–6 4–2 4–2 4–3 4–3 11–8 10–8 3–4 4–3 10–8
Florida 1–6 8–10 6–0 3–4 3–3 2–3 4–3 2–5 7–11 9–9 3–4 3–4 1–6 2–4 8–10 9–9
Houston 2–5 3–3 7–8 11–4 4–3 3-2 4–3 5–13 2–5 3–3 5–10 4–3 2–4 7–9 2–5 9–9
Los Angeles 10–8 3–4 5–2 4–2 6–12 3–4 3–4 3–3 5–5 4–2 5–2 8–10 10–8 3–3 5–1 5–10
Milwaukee 5–2 2–5 6–9 7–8 2–4 5–2 13–5 3–3 2–4 3–4 10–6 2–5 4–5 7–8 4–2 8–7
New York 4–3 9–9 5–2 5–2 2–4 11–7 5–2 5–5 4–2 6–12 4–2 2–4 4–2 5–2 9–9 8–7
Philadelphia 1-5 9–9 4–3 4–2 3–4 9–9 3–3 2–4 4–3 12–6 4–2 4–3 4–4 6–3 12–6 8–7
Pittsburgh 4–5 1–5 7–8 7–9 3–4 4–3 10–5 2–5 6–10 2–4 2–4 1–6 4–2 6–12 4–2 5–10
San Diego 8–10 2–5 5–3 4–2 8–11 4–3 3–4 10–8 5–2 4–2 3–4 6–1 14–4 3–4 4–2 6–9
San Francisco 8–10 3–4 2–5 3–4 8–10 6–1 4–2 8–10 5–4 2–4 4–4 2–4 4–14 4–1 3–4 5–10
St. Louis 3–4 4–3 5–11 9–6 4–3 4-2 9–7 3–3 8–7 2–5 3–6 12–6 4–3 1–4 1–5 6–9
Washington 1–6 7–11 1–6 6–1 3–4 10-8 5–2 1–5 2–4 9–9 6–12 2–4 2–4 4–3 5–1 9–9

Roster

2007 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

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2007 Regular Season Game Log

Player Stats

Batting

Note: PA=Plate Appearances; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; SB=Stolen Bases; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On-Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage.

Player PA HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Jeff Francoeur696191055.293.338.444
Andruw Jones65926945.222.311.413
Kelly Johnson60816689.276.375.457
Chipper Jones600291025.337.425.604
Brian McCann55218920.270.320.452
Edgar Rentería543125711.332.390.470
Willie Harris39123217.270.349.392
Matt Diaz38412454.338.368.497
Yunel Escobar3555285.326.385.451
Scott Thorman30711361.216.258.394
Mark Teixeira*24017560.317.404.615
Jarrod Saltalamacchia1534120.284.333.411
Chris Woodward151181.199.252.279

*With Atlanta.

Pitching

Note: G=Games; GS=Games Started; W=Wins; L=Losses; IP=Innings Pitched; H/9=Hits per 9 IP; BB/9=Walks per 9 IP; SO/9=Strikeouts per 9 IP; ERA=Earned Run Average

Player G GS W L IP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 ERA
Tim Hudson34341610224 ⅓8.872.135.303.33
John Smoltz3232148205 ⅔8.582.068.623.11
Chuck James30301110161 ⅓9.153.246.474.24
Buddy Carlyle2220871079.842.696.225.21
Peter Moylan80053906.503.106.301.80
Kyle Davies171748869.634.606.175.76
Óscar Villarreal5104276 ⅓8.843.776.844.24
Rafael Soriano71033725.881.888.753.00
Tyler Yates75023668.734.239.415.18
Jo-Jo Reyes11102250 ⅔9.775.334.806.22
Lance Cormier1092645 ⅔11.044.345.327.09
Bob Wickman4903343 ⅔9.894.127.213.92
Chad Paronto4103140 ⅓10.494.243.123.57
Ron Mahay30010286.115.147.392.25
Manny Acosta2101123 ⅔4.945.328.372.28
Mark Redman650421 ⅔15.784.575.4011.63
Mike González18020177.944.246.881.59
José Ascanio13011169.563.387.315.06
Macay McBride18010158.409.0010.204.20
Jeff Bennett3221139.692.089.693.46
Anthony Lerew330211 ⅔10.805.406.947.71

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Dave Brundage
AA Mississippi Braves Southern League Phillip Wellman
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Rocket Wheeler
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Paul Runge
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Luis Ortiz

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond[10]

References

  1. "Chipper's record night downs Dodgers". MLB.com. July 6, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  2. "Julio Franco Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. "Braves rout Cards behind Harris". MLB.com. July 22, 2007. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  4. "Braves finalize deal for slugger Teixeira". MLB.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  5. "Top 10 Prospects: Atlanta Braves". Baseball America. January 2, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  6. "Braves get Royals' Dotel for Davies". MLB.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  7. "Braves obtain Padres reliever Ring". MLB.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  8. "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms – FRANCOUER | Sports Illustrated Kids". Sikids.com. August 16, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  9. "Schuerholz gives up Braves' GM job". MLB.com. October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
  10. Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory and milb.com
  • Game Logs:
1st Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com
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