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 (since 1966)
Results
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson)
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

• Tom Glavine, 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	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	98	64	0.605	—	51–30	47–34
Cincinnati Reds	90	72	0.556	8	53–28	37–44
San Diego Padres	82	80	0.506	16	45–36	37–44
Houston Astros	81	81	0.500	17	47–34	34–47
San Francisco Giants	72	90	0.444	26	42–39	30–51
Los Angeles Dodgers	63	99	0.389	35	37–44	26–55

Record vs. opponents

1992 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	10–2	9–9	13–5	12–6	4–8	7–5	6–6	7–5	13–5	11–7	6–6
Chicago	2–10	—	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	8–4	11–7
Cincinnati	9–9	7–5	—	10–8	11–7	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–6	11–7	10–8	7–5
Houston	5–13	4–8	8–10	—	13–5	8–4	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	12–6	5–7
Los Angeles	6–12	6–6	7–11	5–13	—	4–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	9–9	7–11	4–8
Montreal	8–4	11–7	7–5	4–8	8–4	—	12–6	9–9	9–9	8–4	5–7	6–12
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–12	—	6–12	4–14	4–8	10–2	9–9
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	5–7	4–8	7–5	9–9	12–6	—	5–13	3–9	3–9	7–11
Pittsburgh	5–7	10–8	6–6	6–6	7–5	9–9	14–4	13–5	—	5–7	6–6	15–3
San Diego	5–13	7–5	7–11	11–7	9–9	4–8	8–4	9–3	7–5	—	11–7	4–8
San Francisco	7–11	4–8	8–10	6–12	11–7	7–5	2–10	9–3	6–6	7–11	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–11	5–7	7–5	8–4	12–6	9–9	11–7	3–15	8–4	7–5	—

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 33 Steve Avery 48 Juan Berenguer 36 Mike Bielecki 51 Pedro Borbón, Jr. 48 Mark Davis 40 Marvin Freeman 47 Tom Glavine 32 Charlie Leibrandt 50 Kent Mercker 38 David Nied 26 Alejandro Peña 31 Jeff Reardon 42 Armando Reynoso 51 Ben Rivera 25 Pete Smith 29 John Smoltz 46 Randy St. Claire 30 Mike Stanton 43 Mark Wohlers		Catchers 11 Damon Berryhill 19 Francisco Cabrera  8 Javy López 10 Greg Olson 31 Jerry Willard Infielders  2 Rafael Belliard  4 Jeff Blauser 12 Sid Bream 45 Vinny Castilla 14 Brian Hunter 18 Ryan Klesko 20 Mark Lemke  9 Terry Pendleton 15 Jeff Treadway		Outfielders  5 Ron Gant 16 Tommy Gregg 23 David Justice 18 Steve Lyons  7 Melvin Nieves  1 Otis Nixon 24 Deion Sanders 27 Lonnie Smith		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)

Game Log

1992 Regular Season Game Log (98–64)
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">April (11–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 1 April 7 @ Astros 2–0 2 April 8 @ Astros 3–1 3 April 9 Giants 4–11 4 April 10 Giants 5–3 5 April 11 Giants 0–3 6 April 12 Giants 6–2 7 April 13 @ Reds 4–5 8 April 14 @ Reds 4–5 9 April 15 @ Reds 1–3 10 April 16 @ Dodgers 3–0 11 April 17 @ Dodgers 5–7 12 April 18 @ Dodgers 3–7 13 April 19 @ Dodgers 2–4 14 April 20 @ Padres 10–4 15 April 21 @ Padres 2–4 16 April 22 @ Padres 4–9 17 April 24 Astros 2–4 18 April 25 Astros 2–0 19 April 26 Astros 3–2 20 April 27 Cubs 5–0 21 April 28 Cubs 1–0 22 April 29 Cubs 8–0
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">May (12–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 23 May 1 Mets 7–8 24 May 2 Mets 3–0 25 May 3 Mets 0–7 26 May 4 @ Cubs 6–1 27 May 5 @ Cubs 3–4 (10) 28 May 6 @ Pirates 3–4 (16) 29 May 7 @ Pirates 4–2 30 May 8 @ Cardinals 2–1 31 May 9 @ Cardinals 11–12 32 May 10 @ Cardinals 5–6 33 May 11 @ Cardinals 3–8 34 May 12 Pirates 4–2 35 May 13 Pirates 10–11 36 May 14 Pirates 3–4 37 May 15 Expos 38 May 16 Expos 39 May 17 Expos 40 May 18 Cardinals 41 May 19 Cardinals 42 May 20 Cardinals 43 May 22 @ Expos 44 May 23 @ Expos 45 May 24 @ Expos 46 May 25 @ Phillies 47 May 26 @ Phillies 48 May 27 @ Phillies 49 May 29 @ Mets 50 May 30 @ Mets
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">June (19–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 51 June 1 Phillies 52 June 2 Phillies 53 June 3 Phillies 54 June 5 @ Padres 55 June 6 @ Padres 56 June 7 @ Padres 57 June 8 @ Dodgers 58 June 9 @ Dodgers 59 June 10 @ Dodgers 60 June 12 Padres 61 June 13 Padres 62 June 14 Padres 63 June 15 Dodgers 64 June 16 Dodgers 65 June 17 Dodgers 66 June 18 Reds 67 June 19 Reds 68 June 20 Reds 69 June 21 Reds 70 June 23 Giants 71 June 24 Giants 72 June 26 @ Reds 73 June 27 @ Reds 74 June 28 @ Reds 75 June 30 @ Giants
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">July (16–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 76 July 1 @ Giants 77 July 3 Cubs 78 July 4 Cubs 79 July 5 Cubs 80 July 6 Mets 81 July 7 Mets 82 July 8 Mets 83 July 9 @ Cubs 84 July 10 @ Cubs 85 July 11 @ Cubs 86 July 12 @ Cubs 87 July 16 @ Astros 88 July 17 @ Astros 89 July 18 @ Astros 90 July 19 @ Astros 91 July 21 @ Cardinals 92 July 22 @ Cardinals 93 July 24 Pirates 94 July 25 Pirates 95 July 26 Pirates 96 July 27 Astros 97 July 28 Astros 98 July 29 Astros 99 July 30 @ Giants 100 July 31 @ Giants
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">August (19–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 101 August 1 @ Giants 102 August 2 @ Giants 103 August 2 @ Giants 104 August 4 Reds 105 August 5 Reds 106 August 6 Reds 107 August 7 Dodgers 108 August 8 Dodgers 109 August 9 Dodgers 110 August 10 Dodgers 111 August 11 Padres 112 August 13 Padres 113 August 14 @ Pirates 114 August 15 @ Pirates 115 August 16 @ Pirates 116 August 17 @ Pirates 117 August 18 @ Expos 118 August 19 @ Expos 119 August 20 @ Expos 120 August 21 Cardinals 121 August 22 Cardinals 122 August 23 Cardinals 123 August 25 Expos 124 August 26 Expos 125 August 28 @ Phillies 126 August 29 @ Phillies 127 August 30 @ Phillies 128 August 31 @ Mets 129 August 31 @ Mets
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">September (17–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 130 September 1 @ Mets 131 September 2 @ Mets 132 September 3 Expos 133 September 4 Phillies 134 September 5 Phillies 135 September 6 Phillies 136 September 7 Dodgers 137 September 8 Dodgers 138 September 9 Reds 139 September 10 Reds 140 September 11 @ Astros 141 September 12 @ Astros 142 September 13 @ Astros 143 September 15 @ Reds 144 September 16 @ Reds 145 September 17 @ Reds 146 September 18 Astros 147 September 19 Astros 148 September 20 Astros 149 September 21 @ Dodgers 150 September 22 @ Dodgers 151 September 23 @ Giants 152 September 24 @ Giants 153 September 25 @ Padres 154 September 26 @ Padres 155 September 27 @ Padres 156 September 29 Giants 157 September 30 Giants
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">October (4–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 158 October 1 Giants 159 October 2 Padres 160 October 2 Padres 161 October 3 Padres 162 October 4 Padres

1992 Playoff Game Log
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">1992 National League Championship Series vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Atlanta wins series 4–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series Report 1 October 6 Pirates 2 October 7 Pirates 3 October 9 @ Pirates 4 October 10 @ Pirates 5 October 11 @ Pirates 6 October 13 Pirates 7 October 14 Pirates
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;" ">1992 World Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays – Toronto wins series 4–2 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series Report 1 October 17 Blue Jays 2 October 18 Blue Jays 3 October 20 @ Blue Jays 4 October 21 @ Blue Jays 5 October 22 @ Blue Jays 6 October 24 Blue Jays

Legend
Braves win	Braves loss	All-Star Game	Game postponed

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

Game 1

October 6: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

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

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

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

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

Game 1

October 17, 1992 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

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

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

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenville^[8]

References

1. Randy St. Claire Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
2. Rico Rossy Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
3. Otis Nixon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
5. Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
6. Mark Davis Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2011.
7. Jeff Reardon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1992 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference
• 1992 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Almanac