2001 Atlanta Braves season
2001 Atlanta Braves | ||
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National League East Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Turner Field | |
City | Atlanta | |
Record | 88–74 (.543) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | AOL Time Warner | |
General managers | John Schuerholz | |
Managers | Bobby Cox | |
Television | TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Fox Sports South (Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun) | |
Radio | WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) WATB (Marcelo Godoy, Jose Manuel Flores) | |
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The 2001 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 36th season in Atlanta and 131st overall. The Braves won their seventh consecutive division title. The 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 the 1994 strike-reduced season (meaning the worst record through their run of 11 consecutive division titles starting in 1995). Atlanta finished the season with just a 2 game division lead over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Braves swept the favored Houston Astros in the NLDS before losing to the eventual World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS 4–1, in which Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling notably dominated Atlanta's offense.
Offseason
[edit]- 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
[edit]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 New York Mets victory over the Atlanta Braves.[4]
Opening Day starters
[edit]- Rafael Furcal
- Tom Glavine
- Wes Helms
- Andruw Jones
- Chipper Jones
- Brian Jordan
- Javy López
- B. J. Surhoff
- Quilvio Veras[5]
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 40–41 | 48–33 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | 47–34 | 39–42 |
New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | 44–37 | 38–43 |
Florida Marlins | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 | 46–34 | 30–52 |
Montreal Expos | 68 | 94 | .420 | 20 | 34–47 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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
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- 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
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Game log
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April: 12–14 (Home: 5–4; Away: 7–10)
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May: 14–12 (Home: 11–7; Away: 3–5)
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June: 19–9 (Home: 4–6; Away: 15–3)
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July: 15–11 (Home: 8–8; Away: 7–3)
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August: 12–16 (Home: 5–12; Away: 7–4)
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September: 12–10 (Home: 3–2; Away: 9–8)
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October: 4–2 (Home: 4–2; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Braves team member |
Player stats
[edit]= Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]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 |
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Marcus Giles | 68 | 244 | 64 | .262 | 9 | 31 |
Dave Martinez | 120 | 237 | 68 | .287 | 2 | 20 |
Wes Helms | 100 | 216 | 48 | .222 | 10 | 36 |
Keith Lockhart | 104 | 178 | 39 | .219 | 3 | 12 |
Ken Caminiti | 64 | 171 | 38 | .222 | 6 | 16 |
Mark DeRosa | 66 | 164 | 47 | .287 | 3 | 20 |
Rey Sánchez | 49 | 154 | 35 | .227 | 0 | 9 |
Paul Bako | 61 | 137 | 29 | .212 | 2 | 15 |
Bernard Gilkey | 69 | 106 | 29 | .274 | 2 | 14 |
Julio Franco | 25 | 90 | 27 | .300 | 3 | 11 |
Eddie Pérez | 5 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Kurt Abbott | 6 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Jesse Garcia | 22 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Aldridge | 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Wilson Betemit | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Torrealba | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jason Marquis | 38 | 129.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.48 | 98 |
Odalis Pérez | 24 | 95.1 | 7 | 8 | 4.91 | 71 |
Damian Moss | 5 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 8 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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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 |
José Cabrera | 55 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2.88 | 43 |
Kerry Ligtenberg | 53 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.02 | 56 |
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 |
Matt Whiteside | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.16 | 10 |
Marc Valdes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 3 |
Chris Seelbach | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 8 |
Joe Slusarski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |
Tim Spooneybarger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |
Trey Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 1 |
Joe Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 0 |
Scott Sobkowiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Postseason
[edit]Game log
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Award winners
[edit]- 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, P, reserve
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bobby Bonilla Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rico Brogna Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Steve Avery Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "2001 Atlanta Braves Roster". Baseball Almanac Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Aaron Small Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "John Rocker Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Ken Caminiti Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rey Sanchez Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Quilvio Veras Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Julio Franco Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176. OCLC 233698065.
- ^ Baseball America 2002 Annual Directory
External links
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