1986 Atlanta Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 72-89
Finished 6th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,387,181, Avg. 17,339
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Chuck Tanner (72-89)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1986 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1986 Atlanta Braves Results

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1986 season with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses, finishing sixth in the NL's West Division.

The Braves scored 615 runs and gave up 719 runs. Dale Murphy paced Atlanta with 29 home runs, while Bob Horner and Ozzie Virgil walloped 20 or more also. Bob Horner drove in 87 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .273. Rick Mahler led the team with 14 wins, and David Palmer recorded a 3.65 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Chuck Tanner coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AckerPRRSeptember 24, 19586'2"210Freer, TX USA
Doyle AlexanderPRRSeptember 4, 19506'3"190Cordova, AL USA
Paul AssenmacherPLLDecember 10, 19606'3"195Detroit, MI USA
Bruce BenedictCRRAugust 18, 19556'1"175Birmingham, AL USA
Chris Chambliss1BLRDecember 26, 19486'1"195Dayton, OH USA
Jeff DedmonPLRMarch 4, 19606'2"200Torrance, CA USA
Gene GarberPRRNovember 13, 19475'10"175Lancaster, PA USA
Ken GriffeyLFLLApril 10, 19505'11"190Donora, PA USA
Albert HallRFBRMarch 7, 19585'11"155Birmingham, AL USA
Terry HarperLFRRAugust 19, 19556'4"195Douglasville, GA USA
Bob Horner1BRRAugust 6, 19576'1"195Junction City, KS USA
Glenn Hubbard2BRRSeptember 25, 19575'9"150Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
Joe JohnsonPRROctober 30, 19616'2"195Brookline, MA USA
Brad Komminsk3BRRApril 4, 19616'2"202Lima, OH USA
Rick MahlerPRRAugust 5, 19536'1"195Austin, TX USA
Craig McMurtryPRRNovember 5, 19596'5"195Temple, TX USA
Omar MorenoRFLLOctober 24, 19526'2"180Puerto Armuelles, Chiriqui Panama
Darryl MotleyRFRRJanuary 21, 19605'9"196Muskogee, OK USA
Dale MurphyCFRRMarch 12, 19566'4"210Portland, OR USA
Ken Oberkfell3BLRMay 4, 19566'0"175Highland, IL USA
Ed OlwinePRLMay 28, 19586'2"165Greenville, OH USA
David PalmerPRRAugust 19, 19576'1"195Glens Falls, NY USA
Gerald PerryLFLROctober 30, 19605'11"180Savannah, GA USA
Charlie PuleoPRRFebruary 7, 19556'2"190Glen Ridge, NJ USA
Rafael RamirezSSRRFebruary 18, 19586'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Paul Runge2BRRMay 21, 19586'0"165Kingston, NY USA
Billy SampleRFRRApril 2, 19555'9"175Roanoke, VA USA
Steve ShieldsPRRNovember 30, 19586'5"220Gadsden, AL USA
Ted SimmonsIFBRAugust 9, 19495'11"193Highland Park, MI USA
Zane SmithPLLDecember 28, 19606'2"185Madison, WI USA
Cliff SpeckPRRAugust 8, 19566'4"195Portland, OR USA
Bruce SutterPRRJanuary 8, 19536'2"190Lancaster, PA USA
Andres ThomasSSRRNovember 10, 19636'1"170Boca Chica, Santo Domingo D.R.
Ozzie VirgilCRRDecember 7, 19566'1"180Mayaguez, P.R.
Duane WardPRRMay 28, 19646'4"185Park View, NM USA
Claudell WashingtonRFLLAugust 31, 19546'0"190Los Angeles, CA USA



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