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2001 Atlanta Braves
2001 NL East Champions
File:AtlantaBraves.jpg
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkTurner Field
CityAtlanta, Georgia
OwnersAOL Time Warner
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionTBS Superstation
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
Fox Sports South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
RadioWSB (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 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 for the Braves since 1990 (not counting the strike-shortened 1994 season), when they had the worst record in baseball.

The Braves swept the favored Houston Astros in the NLDS before losing to eventual world champions Arizona in the NLCS.

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.[5]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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


Transactions

  • May 10, 2001: Aaron Small was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • July 5, 2001: Ken Caminiti was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[9]
  • August 31, 2001: Julio Franco was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).[10]

Roster

2001 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA
Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

National League Division Series

Main article: 2001 National League Division Series

Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves

Atlanta wins the series, 3-0

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

Main article: 2001 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, Georgia

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, Georgia

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, Georgia

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

2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
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
Short-Season A Jamestown Jammers New York-Penn League Jim Saul
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Ralph Henriquez
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Rick Albert

[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brognri01.shtml
  3. ^ a b Steve Avery Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Sports Illustrated, October 6, 2008, p.18, Shea No More
  5. ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=200109210NYN
  6. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=ATL
  7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smallaa01.shtml
  8. ^ John Rocker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caminke01.shtml
  10. ^ Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
  12. ^ Baseball America 2002 Annual Directory
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