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1997 Atlanta Braves Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 101-61
Finished 1st in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 3,464,488, Avg. 42,563
Ballpark: Turner Field
Won Division
National League Division Series - Defeated Houston Astros 3-0
National League Championship Series - Lost to Florida Marlins 4-2
Manager: Bobby Cox (101-61)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1997 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1997 Atlanta Braves Roster

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1997 season with a record of 101 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the NL's East Division.

The Braves led the league with just 581 runs allowed. Atlanta scored 791 runs. Ryan Klesko paced the team with 24 home runs, while Javy Lopez, Jeff Blauser, Fred McGriff, Andruw Jones and Chipper Jones each walloped 20 or more, too. Chipper Jones drove in 111 runs. Kenny Lofton topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .333. Denny Neagle paced the squad with 20 wins, and Greg Maddux and John Smoltz added 15 or more victories also Greg Maddux recorded a 2.20 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Cox coached the team. The 1997 Atlanta Braves qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 791
Regular Season Runs Against: 581

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 1, 1997 Atlanta Braves 1 at Houston Astros 2 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 2, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 4 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 3, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 2 W 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 4, 1997 Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 1-0 1-2 2-2
April 6, 1997 Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta Braves 11 W 2-0 1-2 3-2
April 6, 1997 Chicago Cubs 0 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
April 8, 1997 Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 4-0 1-2 5-2
April 9, 1997 Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 5-0 1-2 6-2
April 10, 1997 Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 5-1 1-2 6-3
April 12, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 5-1 2-2 7-3
April 13, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 5-1 3-2 8-3
April 14, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Atlanta Braves 15 W 6-1 3-2 9-3
April 15, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 7-1 3-2 10-3
April 16, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 8-1 3-2 11-3
April 18, 1997 Atlanta Braves 14 at Colorado Rockies 0 W 8-1 4-2 12-3
April 19, 1997 Atlanta Braves 8 at Colorado Rockies 7 W 8-1 5-2 13-3
April 20, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at Colorado Rockies 9 L 8-1 5-3 13-4
April 22, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 8-1 6-3 14-4
April 23, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 8-1 6-4 14-5
April 25, 1997 San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 9-1 6-4 15-5
April 26, 1997 San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 10-1 6-4 16-5
April 27, 1997 San Diego Padres 0 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 11-1 6-4 17-5
April 28, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Atlanta Braves 14 W 12-1 6-4 18-5
April 29, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 12-2 6-4 18-6
April 30, 1997 Atlanta Braves 12 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 12-2 7-4 19-6
May 1, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 12-2 8-4 20-6
May 2, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 12-3 8-4 20-7
May 3, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 L 12-4 8-4 20-8
May 4, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 13-4 8-4 21-8
May 5, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 13-4 9-4 22-8
May 6, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 13-4 9-5 22-9
May 7, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Florida Marlins 2 W 13-4 10-5 23-9
May 8, 1997 Atlanta Braves 1 at Florida Marlins 5 L 13-4 10-6 23-10
May 9, 1997 Atlanta Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 L 13-4 10-7 23-11
May 10, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 13-4 11-7 24-11
May 11, 1997 Atlanta Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 13-4 12-7 25-11
May 12, 1997 Atlanta Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 13-4 13-7 26-11
May 13, 1997 Florida Marlins 11 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 13-5 13-7 26-12
May 14, 1997 Florida Marlins 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 13-6 13-7 26-13
May 16, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 14-6 13-7 27-13
May 17, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta Braves 11 W 15-6 13-7 28-13
May 18, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 16-6 13-7 29-13
May 19, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 17-6 13-7 30-13
May 20, 1997 Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 18-6 13-7 31-13
May 21, 1997 Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 19-6 13-7 32-13
May 23, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 19-6 14-7 33-13
May 24, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10 L 19-6 14-8 33-14
May 25, 1997 Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 19-6 14-9 33-15
May 26, 1997 Atlanta Braves 12 at San Diego Padres 5 W 19-6 15-9 34-15
May 27, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at San Diego Padres 2 W 19-6 16-9 35-15
May 29, 1997 San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 19-7 16-9 35-16
May 30, 1997 San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 20-7 16-9 36-16
May 31, 1997 San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 20-8 16-9 36-17
June 1, 1997 San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 21-8 16-9 37-17
June 2, 1997 San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 21-9 16-9 37-18
June 3, 1997 San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 21-10 16-9 37-19
June 4, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Montreal Expos 3 W 21-10 17-9 38-19
June 5, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at Montreal Expos 0 W 21-10 18-9 39-19
June 6, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 21-10 19-9 40-19
June 7, 1997 Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 21-10 20-9 41-19
June 8, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 21-10 20-10 41-20
June 9, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Colorado Rockies 8 L 21-10 20-11 41-21
June 10, 1997 Atlanta Braves 8 at Colorado Rockies 3 W 21-10 21-11 42-21
June 11, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Colorado Rockies 9 L 21-10 21-12 42-22
June 13, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 21-11 21-12 42-23
June 14, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 21-12 21-12 42-24
June 15, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 21-13 21-12 42-25
June 16, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 W 21-13 22-12 43-25
June 17, 1997 Atlanta Braves 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 21-13 23-12 44-25
June 18, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 21-13 23-13 44-26
June 20, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 21-13 24-13 45-26
June 21, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 21-13 25-13 46-26
June 22, 1997 Atlanta Braves 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 21-13 26-13 47-26
June 23, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 3 L 21-13 26-14 47-27
June 24, 1997 Atlanta Braves 5 at New York Mets 6 L 21-13 26-15 47-28
June 25, 1997 Atlanta Braves 14 at New York Mets 7 W 21-13 27-15 48-28
June 26, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 22-13 27-15 49-28
June 27, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 23-13 27-15 50-28
June 28, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 24-13 27-15 51-28
June 29, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 25-13 27-15 52-28
June 30, 1997 Atlanta Braves 0 at New York Yankees 1 L 25-13 27-16 52-29
July 1, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Yankees 1 W 25-13 28-16 53-29
July 2, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Yankees 0 W 25-13 29-16 54-29
July 3, 1997 Atlanta Braves 15 at Montreal Expos 2 W 25-13 30-16 55-29
July 4, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Montreal Expos 3 W 25-13 31-16 56-29
July 5, 1997 Atlanta Braves 5 at Montreal Expos 3 W 25-13 32-16 57-29
July 6, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at Montreal Expos 6 L 25-13 32-17 57-30
July 10, 1997 New York Mets 10 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 25-14 32-17 57-31
July 11, 1997 New York Mets 9 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 25-15 32-17 57-32
July 12, 1997 New York Mets 4 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 26-15 32-17 58-32
July 13, 1997 New York Mets 7 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 26-16 32-17 58-33
July 14, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 27-16 32-17 59-33
July 15, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 27-17 32-17 59-34
July 16, 1997 Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 28-17 32-17 60-34
July 17, 1997 Colorado Rockies 2 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 29-17 32-17 61-34
July 18, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 30-17 32-17 62-34
July 19, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 30-18 32-17 62-35
July 20, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 30-19 32-17 62-36
July 21, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 31-19 32-17 63-36
July 22, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 31-19 32-18 63-37
July 22, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 31-19 33-18 64-37
July 23, 1997 Atlanta Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 31-19 33-19 64-38
July 25, 1997 Atlanta Braves 7 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 31-19 34-19 65-38
July 26, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 31-19 34-20 65-39
July 27, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 31-19 35-20 66-39
July 28, 1997 Chicago Cubs 0 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 32-19 35-20 67-39
July 29, 1997 Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 33-19 35-20 68-39
July 30, 1997 Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 34-19 35-20 69-39
July 31, 1997 Atlanta Braves 0 at Florida Marlins 1 L 34-19 35-21 69-40
August 1, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at Florida Marlins 3 L 34-19 35-22 69-41
August 2, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Florida Marlins 2 W 34-19 36-22 70-41
August 3, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Florida Marlins 8 L 34-19 36-23 70-42
August 4, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 34-19 37-23 71-42
August 5, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 34-19 37-24 71-43
August 6, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 35-19 37-24 72-43
August 7, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 36-19 37-24 73-43
August 8, 1997 Florida Marlins 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 36-20 37-24 73-44
August 9, 1997 Florida Marlins 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 37-20 37-24 74-44
August 10, 1997 Florida Marlins 4 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 37-21 37-24 74-45
August 11, 1997 Florida Marlins 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 38-21 37-24 75-45
August 12, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 38-22 37-24 75-46
August 13, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 38-23 37-24 75-47
August 15, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 38-23 37-25 75-48
August 16, 1997 Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 38-23 38-25 76-48
August 17, 1997 Atlanta Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 38-23 38-26 76-49
August 19, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Houston Astros 3 W 38-23 39-26 77-49
August 20, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 1 W 38-23 40-26 78-49
August 22, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 39-23 40-26 79-49
August 23, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 40-23 40-26 80-49
August 24, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 40-24 40-26 80-50
August 26, 1997 Houston Astros 6 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 41-24 40-26 81-50
August 27, 1997 Houston Astros 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 41-25 40-26 81-51
August 28, 1997 Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 42-25 40-26 82-51
August 29, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 42-25 41-26 83-51
August 30, 1997 Atlanta Braves 15 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 42-25 42-26 84-51
August 31, 1997 Atlanta Braves 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 42-25 43-26 85-51
September 1, 1997 Detroit Tigers 4 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 42-26 43-26 85-52
September 2, 1997 Detroit Tigers 0 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 43-26 43-26 86-52
September 3, 1997 Detroit Tigers 12 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 43-27 43-26 86-53
September 4, 1997 Atlanta Braves 8 at San Diego Padres 7 W 43-27 44-26 87-53
September 5, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego Padres 6 L 43-27 44-27 87-54
September 6, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at San Diego Padres 1 W 43-27 45-27 88-54
September 7, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego Padres 0 W 43-27 46-27 89-54
September 9, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 43-27 47-27 90-54
September 10, 1997 Atlanta Braves 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 W 43-27 48-27 91-54
September 12, 1997 Colorado Rockies 3 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 43-28 48-27 91-55
September 13, 1997 Colorado Rockies 10 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 43-29 48-27 91-56
September 14, 1997 Colorado Rockies 4 at Atlanta Braves 0 L 43-30 48-27 91-57
September 15, 1997 San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 44-30 48-27 92-57
September 16, 1997 San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 45-30 48-27 93-57
September 17, 1997 New York Mets 2 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 46-30 48-27 94-57
September 18, 1997 New York Mets 4 at Atlanta Braves 11 W 47-30 48-27 95-57
September 19, 1997 Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 48-30 48-27 96-57
September 20, 1997 Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 49-30 48-27 97-57
September 21, 1997 Montreal Expos 7 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 49-31 48-27 97-58
September 22, 1997 Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 50-31 48-27 98-58
September 23, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 50-31 49-27 99-58
September 24, 1997 Atlanta Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 50-31 49-28 99-59
September 25, 1997 Atlanta Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 50-31 50-28 100-59
September 26, 1997 Atlanta Braves 7 at New York Mets 6 W 50-31 51-28 101-59
September 27, 1997 Atlanta Braves 1 at New York Mets 2 L 50-31 51-29 101-60
September 28, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 8 L 50-31 51-30 101-61
September 30, 1997 Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 1, 1997 Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta Braves 13 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
October 3, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Houston Astros 1 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
October 7, 1997 Florida Marlins 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 2-1 1-0 3-1
October 8, 1997 Florida Marlins 1 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 3-1 1-0 4-1
October 10, 1997 Atlanta Braves 2 at Florida Marlins 5 L 3-1 1-1 4-2
October 11, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Florida Marlins 0 W 3-1 2-1 5-2
October 12, 1997 Atlanta Braves 1 at Florida Marlins 2 L 3-1 2-2 5-3
October 14, 1997 Florida Marlins 7 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 3-2 2-2 5-4

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