1978 Atlanta Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 69-93
Finished 6th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 904,494, Avg. 12,069
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Bobby Cox (69-93)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1978 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1978 Atlanta Braves Results

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1978 season with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses, finishing sixth in the NL's West Division.

The Braves scored 600 runs and allowed 750 runs, most in the circuit. Bob Horner, Dale Murphy and Jeff Burroughs led Atlanta with 23 home runs apiece., while Gary Matthews walloped 20 or more, too. Dale Murphy drove in 79 runs. Jeff Burroughs paced all regular hitters by hitting .301. Phil Niekro topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.88 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Cox coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AsselstineRFLRSeptember 23, 19536'1"175Santa Barbara, CA USA
Bob Beall1BBLApril 24, 19485'11"180Portland, OR USA
Rob Belloir3BRRJuly 13, 19485'10"155Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany
Bruce BenedictCRRAugust 18, 19556'1"175Birmingham, AL USA
Tommy BoggsPRROctober 25, 19556'2"195Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Barry BonnellCFRROctober 27, 19536'3"190Mariemont, OH USA
Jim BoutonPRRMarch 8, 19396'0"170Newark, NJ USA
Jeff BurroughsLFRRMarch 7, 19516'1"200Long Beach, CA USA
Rick CampPRRJune 10, 19536'1"195Trion, GA USA
Dave CampbellPRRSeptember 3, 19516'3"210Princeton, IN USA
Darrel ChaneySSBRMarch 9, 19486'2"188Hammond, IN USA
Mike DaveyPRLJune 2, 19526'2"190Spokane, WA USA
Adrian DevinePRRDecember 2, 19516'4"185Galveston, TX USA
Jamie EasterlyPLLFebruary 17, 19535'9"180Houston, TX USA
Gene GarberPRRNovember 13, 19475'10"175Lancaster, PA USA
Cito GastonRFRRMarch 17, 19446'3"190San Antonio, TX USA
Rod Gilbreath3BRRSeptember 24, 19526'2"180Laurel, MS USA
Preston HannaPRRSeptember 10, 19546'1"195Pensacola, FL USA
Bob Horner3BRRAugust 6, 19576'1"195Junction City, KS USA
Glenn Hubbard2BRRSeptember 25, 19575'9"150Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
Frank LaCortePRROctober 13, 19516'1"180San Jose, CA USA
Max LeonPRRFebruary 4, 19505'10"145Acula, Veracruz Mexico
Jerry Maddox3BRRJuly 28, 19536'2"200Whittier, CA USA
Mickey MahlerPBLJuly 30, 19526'3"189Montgomery, AL USA
Gary MatthewsRFRRJuly 5, 19506'2"185San Fernando, CA USA
Larry McWilliamsPLLFebruary 10, 19546'5"180Wichita, KS USA
Eddie MillerCFBRJune 29, 19575'9"175San Pablo, CA USA
Dale Murphy1BRRMarch 12, 19566'4"210Portland, OR USA
Phil NiekroPRRApril 1, 19396'1"180Blaine, OH USA
Joe NolanCLRMay 12, 19515'11"175St. Louis, MO USA
Rowland OfficeCFLLOctober 25, 19526'0"170Sacramento, CA USA
Tom Paciorek1BRRNovember 2, 19466'4"215Detroit, MI USA
Biff PocorobaCBRJuly 25, 19535'10"175Burbank, CA USA
Pat RockettSSRRJanuary 9, 19555'11"170San Antonio, TX USA
Jerry Royster2BRROctober 18, 19526'0"165Sacramento, CA USA
Chico Ruiz2BRRNovember 1, 19515'11"170Santurce, P.R.
Dick RuthvenPRRMarch 27, 19516'3"190Sacramento, CA USA
Craig SkokPRLSeptember 1, 19476'0"190Dobbs Ferry, NY USA
Hank Small1BRRJuly 31, 19536'3"205Atlanta, GA USA
Eddie SolomonPRRFebruary 9, 19516'2"185Perry, GA USA
Duane TheissPRRNovember 20, 19536'3"185Zanesville, OH USA
Larry WhisentonRFLLJuly 3, 19566'1"190St. Louis, MO USA



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