1979 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1979 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1979 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1979 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"Just look at him (Dale Murphy) over there. Doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't take greenies, nicest guy you'd ever want to meet, hits the hell out of the ball, hustles like crazy, plays a great centerfield and isn't trying to get anything from anybody... Doesn't he just make you sick?" - Terry Forster
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1979 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
40 Tommy Boggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-10-25
34 Larry Bradford 6-01 200 Left Right 1949-12-21
43 Tony Brizzolara 6-05 215 Right Right 1957-01-14
38 Adrian Devine 6-04 205 Right Right 1951-12-02
45 Jamie Easterly 5-09 180 Left Left 1953-02-17
26 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
49 Preston Hanna 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-09-10
42 Frank LaCorte 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-13
24 Mickey Mahler 6-03 189 Left Both 1952-07-30
39 Rick Mahler 6-01 202 Right Right 1953-08-05
29 Rick Matula 6-00 190 Right Right 1953-11-22
32 Bo McLaughlin 6-05 210 Right Right 1953-10-23
50 Joey McLaughlin 6-02 205 Right Right 1956-07-11
27 Larry McWilliams 6-05 180 Left Left 1954-02-10
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
48 Craig Skok 6-00 190 Left Right 1947-09-01
37 Eddie Solomon 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-02-09
20 Bruce Benedict 6-01 190 Right Right 1955-08-18
11 Joe Nolan 6-00 190 Right Left 1951-05-12
4 Biff Pocoroba 5-10 180 Right Both 1953-07-25
25 Bob Beall 5-11 180 Left Both 1948-04-24
15 Darrel Chaney 6-01 190 Right Both 1948-03-09
9 Pepe Frias 5-10 159 Right Right 1948-07-14
5 Bob Horner 6-01 210 Right Right 1957-08-06
17 Glenn Hubbard 5-07 180 Right Right 1957-09-25
28 Mike Lum 6-00 180 Left Left 1945-10-27
31 Mike Macha 5-11 180 Right Right 1954-02-17
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
1 Jerry Royster 6-00 165 Right Right 1952-10-18
16 Jim Wessinger 5-10 165 Right Right 1955-09-25
30 Brian Asselstine 6-01 175 Right Left 1953-09-23
2 Barry Bonnell 6-03 200 Right Right 1953-10-27
7 Jeff Burroughs 6-01 200 Right Right 1951-03-07
36 Gary Matthews 6-03 190 Right Right 1950-07-05
14 Eddie Miller 5-09 175 Right Both 1957-06-29
22 Rowland Office 6-00 170 Left Left 1952-10-25
46 Charlie Spikes 6-03 220 Right Right 1951-01-23
18 Larry Whisenton 6-01 190 Left Left 1956-07-03
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The 1979 Atlanta Braves played 160 games during the regular season, won 66 games, lost 94 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 107/109) where 769,465 fans witnessed their 1979 Braves finish the season with a .413 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1979 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1979 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Barry Bonnell
Jeff Burroughs
Pepe Frias
Glenn Hubbard
Mike Lum
Mickey Mahler
Gary Matthews
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster

1979 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Bruce Benedict (76)
1B Dale Murphy (76)
2B Glenn Hubbard (91)
3B Bob Horner (82)
SS Pepe Frias (137)
LF Jeff Burroughs (110)
CF Rowland Office (97)
RF Gary Matthews (156)
  
SP Tony Brizzolara
SP Mickey Mahler
SP Rick Matula
SP Phil Niekro
SP Eddie Solomon
  
RP Larry Bradford
RP Adrian Devine
RP Bo McLaughlin
RP Joey McLaughlin
RP Craig Skok
CL Gene Garber


1979 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Royster
#2 Barry Bonnell
#3 Dale Murphy
#4 Biff Pocoroba
#5 Bob Horner
#7 Jeff Burroughs
#9 Pepe Frias
#11 Joe Nolan
#14 Eddie Miller
#15 Darrel Chaney
#16 Jim Wessinger
#17 Glenn Hubbard
#18 Larry Whisenton
#20 Bruce Benedict
#22 Rowland Office
#24 Mickey Mahler
#25 Bob Beall
#26 Gene Garber
#27 Larry McWilliams
#28 Mike Lum
#29 Rick Matula
#30 Brian Asselstine
#31 Mike Macha
#32 Bo McLaughlin
#34 Larry Bradford
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Gary Matthews
#37 Eddie Solomon
#38 Adrian Devine
#39 Rick Mahler
#40 Tommy Boggs
#42 Frank LaCorte
#43 Tony Brizzolara
#45 Jamie Easterly
#46 Charlie Spikes
#48 Craig Skok
#49 Preston Hanna
#50 Joey McLaughlin

Did you know that a 1979 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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