1981 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1981 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1981 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1981 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
50 Jose Alvarez 5-10 170 Right Right 1956-04-12
32 Steve Bedrosian 6-03 200 Right Right 1957-12-06
40 Tommy Boggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-10-25
34 Larry Bradford 6-01 200 Left Right 1949-12-21
37 Rick Camp 6-00 198 Right Right 1953-06-10
26 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
49 Preston Hanna 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-09-10
39 Al Hrabosky 5-11 185 Left Right 1949-07-21
42 Rick Mahler 6-01 202 Right Right 1953-08-05
29 Rick Matula 6-00 190 Right Right 1953-11-22
27 Larry McWilliams 6-05 180 Left Left 1954-02-10
24 John Montefusco 6-01 180 Right Right 1950-05-25
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
43 Bob Walk 6-04 208 Right Right 1956-11-26
20 Bruce Benedict 6-01 190 Right Right 1955-08-18
15 Bill Nahorodny 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-08-31
12 Larry Owen 5-11 185 Right Right 1955-05-31
14 Matt Sinatro 5-09 175 Right Right 1960-03-22
10 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
9 Luis Gomez 5-09 150 Right Right 1951-08-19
5 Bob Horner 6-01 210 Right Right 1957-08-06
17 Glenn Hubbard 5-07 180 Right Right 1957-09-25
47 Brook Jacoby 5-11 195 Right Right 1959-11-23
4 Biff Pocoroba 5-10 180 Right Both 1953-07-25
16 Rafael Ramirez 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-02-18
1 Jerry Royster 6-00 165 Right Right 1952-10-18
15 Paul Runge 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-05-21
11 Ken Smith 6-01 195 Right Left 1958-02-12
30 Brian Asselstine 6-01 175 Right Left 1953-09-23
22 Brett Butler 5-10 160 Left Left 1957-06-15
31 Albert Hall 5-11 155 Right Both 1958-03-07
19 Terry Harper 6-04 195 Right Right 1955-08-19
25 Rufino Linares 6-00 170 Right Right 1951-02-28
28 Mike Lum 6-00 180 Left Left 1945-10-27
45 Eddie Miller 5-09 175 Right Both 1957-06-29
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
18 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
28 Larry Whisenton 6-01 190 Left Left 1956-07-03
22 Bob Porter 5-10 180 Left Left 1959-07-22
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The 1981 Atlanta Braves played 106 games during the regular season, won 50 games, lost 56 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 103/103) where 535,418 fans witnessed their 1981 Braves finish the season with a .472 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 1981 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1981 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1981 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Bruce Benedict
Tommy Boggs
Chris Chambliss
Bob Horner
Glenn Hubbard
Rufino Linares
Dale Murphy
Rafael Ramirez
Claudell Washington

1981 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Bruce Benedict (90)
1B Chris Chambliss (107)
2B Glenn Hubbard (98)
3B Bob Horner (79)
SS Rafael Ramirez (95)
LF Rufino Linares (60)
CF Dale Murphy (102)
RF Claudell Washington (79)
  
SP Tommy Boggs
SP Phil Niekro
SP Gaylord Perry
  
RP Larry Bradford
RP Gene Garber
RP Preston Hanna
RP Al Hrabosky
RP John Montefusco
CL Rick Camp


1981 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Gaylord Perry $300,000.00


1981 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Royster
#3 Dale Murphy
#4 Biff Pocoroba
#5 Bob Horner
#9 Luis Gomez
#10 Chris Chambliss
#11 Ken Smith
#12 Larry Owen
#14 Matt Sinatro
#15 Bill Nahorodny
#15 Paul Runge
#16 Rafael Ramirez
#17 Glenn Hubbard
#18 Claudell Washington
#19 Terry Harper
#20 Bruce Benedict
#22 Brett Butler
#22 Bob Porter
#24 John Montefusco
#25 Rufino Linares
#26 Gene Garber
#27 Larry McWilliams
#28 Mike Lum
#28 Larry Whisenton
#29 Rick Matula
#30 Brian Asselstine
#31 Albert Hall
#32 Steve Bedrosian
#34 Larry Bradford
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Gaylord Perry
#37 Rick Camp
#39 Al Hrabosky
#40 Tommy Boggs
#42 Rick Mahler
#43 Bob Walk
#45 Eddie Miller
#47 Brook Jacoby
#49 Preston Hanna
#50 Jose Alvarez

Did you know that a 1981 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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