2001 Atlanta Braves season
2001 Atlanta Braves | ||
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2001 NL East Champions | ||
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Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Turner Field | |
City | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Owners | AOL Time Warner | |
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 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.[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
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 |
Notable transactions
- 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]
- August 31, 2001: Julio Franco was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).[9]
Roster
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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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 |
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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 |
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 Seanez | 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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
References
- ^ Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brognri01.shtml
- ^ a b Steve Avery Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Rubin, Adam (May 2, 2011). "Phillies crowd erupts in 'U-S-A' cheers". ESPNNewYork.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=ATL
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smallaa01.shtml
- ^ John Rocker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caminke01.shtml
- ^ Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2002 Annual Directory