2001 Atlanta Braves season

2001 Atlanta Braves
2001 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (since 1997)
Atlanta (since 1966)
Results
Record	88–74 (.543)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	AOL Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Fox Sports South (Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) WATB (Marcelo Godoy, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The Braves playing against the Boston Red Sox during a 2001 away game at Fenway Park.

The 2001 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 36th season in Atlanta. The Braves won their tenth consecutive division title. The 2001 Atlanta Braves season saw the team finish first in the NL East Division with an 88-74 record – the worst among playoff teams in 2001, and also the worst record for the Braves since 1990 (meaning the worst record through their run of 14 consecutive division titles starting in 1991. Not counting the strike-shortened 1994 season). Atlanta finished the season with just an unusual 2 game division lead over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Braves swept the favored Houston Astros in the NLDS before losing to the eventual world champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS 4-1, in which Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling notably dominated Atlanta's offense.

Offseason

• October 31, 2000: Bobby Bonilla was Released by the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
• December 13, 2000: Rico Brogna was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
• January 26, 2001: Steve Avery was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[3]
• March 30, 2001: Steve Avery was released by the Atlanta Braves.^[3]

Regular season

The Braves played the Mets in the first game in New York after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11.^[4] The game was played on September 21 and it was a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.^[4]

Opening Day starters

• Rafael Furcal
• Tom Glavine
• Wes Helms
• Andruw Jones
• Chipper Jones
• Brian Jordan
• Javy Lopez
• B.J. Surhoff
• Quilvio Veras^[5]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	88	74	0.543	—	40–41	48–33
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	0.531	2	47–34	39–42
New York Mets	82	80	0.506	6	44–37	38–43
Florida Marlins	76	86	0.469	12	46–34	30–52
Montreal Expos	68	94	0.420	20	34–47	34–47

Record vs. opponents

2001 National League Records Sources:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	5–2	6–3	5–1	13–6	4–2	2–4	10–9	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	12–7	10–9	2–4	7–8
Atlanta	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	4–2	9–10	3–3	2–5	3–3	13–6	10–9	10–9	5–1	3–3	4–2	3–3	9–9
Chicago	3–6	2–4	—	13–4	3–3	3–3	8–9	4–2	8–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–6	2–4	3–3	9–8	9–6
Cincinnati	1–5	2–4	4–13	—	3–6	4–2	6–11	4–2	6–10	4–2	4–2	2–4	9–8	2–4	4–2	7–10	4–11
Colorado	6–13	2–4	3–3	6–3	—	4–2	2–4	8–11	5–1	3–4	4–3	2–4	2–4	9–10	9–10	6–3	2–10
Florida	2–4	10–9	3–3	2–4	2–4	—	3–3	2–5	4–2	12–7	7–12	5–14	4–2	3–4	2–4	3–3	12–6
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–8	11–6	4–2	3–3	—	2–4	12–5	6–0	3–3	3–3	9–8	3–6	3–3	9–7	9–6
Los Angeles	9–10	5–2	2–4	2–4	11–8	5–2	4–2	—	5–1	2–4	2–4	3–3	7–2	9–10	11–8	3–3	6–9
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	9–8	10–6	1–5	2–4	5–12	1–5	—	4–2	3–3	3–3	6–11	1–5	5–4	7–10	5–10
Montreal	3–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	4–3	7–12	0–6	4–2	2–4	—	8–11	9–10	5–1	3–3	2–5	2–4	8–10
New York	3–3	9–10	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	11–8	—	11–8	4–2	1–5	3–4	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	4–3	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	14–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	10–9	8–11	—	5–1	5–2	3–3	2–4	7–11
Pittsburgh	2–4	1–5	6–10	8–9	4–2	2–4	8–9	2–7	11–6	1–5	2–4	1–5	—	2–4	1–5	3–14	8–7
San Diego	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–9	4–3	6–3	10–9	5–1	3–3	5–1	2–5	4–2	—	5–14	1–5	6–9
San Francisco	9–10	2–4	3–3	2–4	10–9	4–2	3–3	8–11	4–5	5–2	4–3	3–3	5–1	14–5	—	4–2	10–5
St. Louis	4–2	3–3	8–9	10–7	3–6	3–3	7–9	3–3	10–7	4–2	5–1	4–2	14–3	5–1	2–4	—	8–7

Notable transactions

A lineup card for a 2001 spring training game between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals.

• May 10, 2001: Aaron Small was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[6]
• June 22, 2001: John Rocker was traded by the Atlanta Braves with Troy Cameron (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Karsay and Steve Reed.^[7]
• July 5, 2001: Ken Caminiti was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[8]
• July 31, 2001: Rey Sánchez was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Brad Voyles (minors) and Alejandro Machado (minors).^[9]
• August 7, 2001: Quilvio Veras was released by the Atlanta Braves.^[10]
• August 31, 2001: Julio Franco was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).^[11]

Roster

2001 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 19 John Burkett 32 José Cabrera 47 Tom Glavine 20 Steve Karsay 46 Kerry Ligtenberg 31 Greg Maddux 38 Jason Marquis 34 Kevin Millwood 50 Trey Moore 27 Damian Moss 40 Joe Nelson 45 Odalis Pérez 36 Steve Reed 37 Mike Remlinger 49 John Rocker 48 Rudy Seánez 51 Chris Seelbach 36 Joe Slusarski 29 John Smoltz 49,64 Scott Sobkowiak 43 Tim Spooneybarger 43 Marc Valdes 48 Matt Whiteside		Catchers  9 Paul Bako  8 Javy López 12 Eddie Pérez 50 Steve Torrealba Infielders 11 Kurt Abbott 30 Wilson Betemit  2 Rico Brogna 11 Ken Caminiti 16 Mark DeRosa 28,4 Julio Franco  1 Rafael Furcal 22 Jesse Garcia 24 Marcus Giles 18 Wes Helms 10 Chipper Jones  7 Keith Lockhart  2 Rey Sánchez  4 Quilvio Veras		Outfielders 40 Cory Aldridge 23 Bernard Gilkey 25 Andruw Jones 33 Brian Jordan 14 Dave Martinez 15 B. J. Surhoff		Manager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 39 Pat Corrales (bench) 52 Bobby Dews (bullpen) 17 Glenn Hubbard (1st base) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching) 28 Merv Rettenmund (hitting)  5 Ned Yost (3rd base)

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

= Indicates team leader

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Javy López	128	438	117	.267	17	66
1B	Rico Brogna	72	206	51	.248	3	21
2B	Quilvio Veras	71	258	65	.252	3	25
3B	Chipper Jones	159	572	189	.330	38	102
SS	Rafael Furcal	79	324	89	.275	4	30
LF	B. J. Surhoff	141	484	131	.271	10	58
CF	Andruw Jones	161	625	157	.251	34	104
RF	Brian Jordan	148	560	165	.295	25	97

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
Julio Franco	25	90	27	.300	3	11
Mark DeRosa	66	164	47	.287	3	20
Marcus Giles	68	244	64	.262	9	31
Rey Sánchez	49	154	35	.227	0	9
Dave Martinez	120	237	68	.287	2	20
Ken Caminiti	64	171	38	.222	6	16
Bernard Gilkey	69	106	29	.274	2	14
Wes Helms	100	216	48	.222	10	36
Keith Lockhart	104	178	39	.219	3	12

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
Greg Maddux	34	233.0	17	11	3.05	173
John Burkett	34	219.1	12	12	3.04	187
Tom Glavine	35	219.1	16	7	3.57	116
Kevin Millwood	21	121.0	7	7	4.31	84

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
Jason Marquis	38	129.1	5	6	3.48	98
Odalis Pérez	24	95.1	7	8	4.91	71

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
John Rocker	30	2	2	19	3.09	36
John Smoltz	36	3	3	10	3.36	57
Mike Remlinger	74	3	3	1	2.76	93
Kerry Ligtenberg	53	3	3	1	3.02	56
Jose Cabrera	55	7	4	2	2.88	43
Steve Karsay	43	3	4	7	3.43	39
Steve Reed	39	2	2	1	3.48	25
Rudy Seánez	38	0	2	1	2.75	41

Postseason

National League Division Series

Atlanta wins the series, 3-0, over the Houston Astros.

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Houston	4	Atlanta	7	October 9	1-0 (ATL)
2	Houston	0	Atlanta	1	October 10	2-0 (ATL)
3	Atlanta	6	Houston	2	October 12	3-0 (ATL)

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 16: Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Arizona	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2	8	0
WP: Randy Johnson (1-0)   LP: Greg Maddux (0-1)

Game 2

October 17: Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	8	8	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	1
WP: Tom Glavine (1-0)   LP: Miguel Batista (0-1) Home runs: Atl: Marcus Giles (1), B.J. Surhoff (1), Javy López (1) Ari: None

Game 3

October 19: Turner Field in Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	9	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
WP: Curt Schilling (1-0)   LP: John Burkett (0-1)

Game 4

October 20: Turner Field in Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	4	11	12	0
Atlanta	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	13	4
WP: Brian Anderson (1-0)   LP: Greg Maddux (0-2) Home runs: Ari: Luis Gonzalez (1) Atl: Andruw Jones (1)

Game 5

October 21: Turner Field in Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	1
WP: Randy Johnson (2-0)   LP: Tom Glavine (1-1)   Sv: Byung-Hyun Kim (1) Home runs: Ari: Erubiel Durazo (1) Atl: Julio Franco (1)

Award winners

• Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove
• Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, June
• Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, July
• Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove

2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Chipper Jones, 3B, Starter
• John Burkett, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Carlos Tosca
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Paul Runge
A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Brian Snitker
A	Macon Braves	South Atlantic League	Randy Ingle
A-Short Season	Jamestown Jammers	New York–Penn League	Jim Saul
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	Ralph Henriquez
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Rick Albert

^[12][13]

References

1. Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brognri01.shtml
3. Steve Avery Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
4. Rubin, Adam (May 2, 2011). "Phillies crowd erupts in 'U-S-A' cheers". ESPNNewYork.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
5. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=ATL
6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smallaa01.shtml
7. John Rocker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
8. http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caminke01.shtml
9. Rey Sánchez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
10. Quilvio Veras Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
11. Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
13. Baseball America 2002 Annual Directory

External links

• 2001 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference