1997 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1997 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1997 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 1997 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1997 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1997 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

26 Mike Bielecki 6-03 195 Right Right 1959-07-31
50 Joe Borowski 6-02 225 Right Right 1971-05-04
49 Chris Brock 6-00 175 Right Right 1970-02-05
45 Paul Byrd 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-12-03
38 Mike Cather 6-02 195 Right Right 1970-12-17
30 Brad Clontz 6-01 180 Right Right 1971-04-25
32 Alan Embree 6-02 185 Left Left 1970-01-23
40 Chad Fox 6-03 175 Right Right 1970-09-03
47 Tom Glavine 6-01 190 Left Left 1966-03-25
50 John LeRoy 6-03 175 Right Right 1975-04-19
46 Kerry Ligtenberg 6-02 185 Right Right 1971-05-11
31 Greg Maddux 6-00 170 Right Right 1966-04-14
34 Kevin Millwood 6-04 205 Right Right 1974-12-24
15 Denny Neagle 6-02 217 Left Left 1968-09-13
29 John Smoltz 6-03 210 Right Right 1967-05-15
36 Terrell Wade 6-03 205 Left Left 1973-01-25
43 Mark Wohlers 6-04 207 Right Right 1970-01-23
8 Javy Lopez 6-03 185 Right Right 1970-11-05
12 Eddie Perez 6-01 175 Right Right 1968-05-04
9 Tim Spehr 6-02 200 Right Right 1966-07-02
2 Rafael Belliard 5-06 150 Right Right 1961-10-24
4 Jeff Blauser 6-00 170 Right Right 1965-11-08
23 Greg Colbrunn 6-00 200 Right Right 1969-07-26
11 Ed Giovanola 5-10 170 Right Left 1969-03-04
14 Tony Graffanino 6-01 175 Right Right 1972-06-06
10 Chipper Jones 6-03 185 Right Both 1972-04-24
20 Mark Lemke 5-09 167 Right Both 1965-08-13
1 Keith Lockhart 5-10 170 Right Left 1964-11-10
27 Fred McGriff 6-03 215 Left Left 1963-10-31
16 Mike Mordecai 5-11 175 Right Both 1967-12-13
33 Randall Simon 6-00 180 Left Left 1975-05-25
17 Danny Bautista 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-05-24
19 Tommy Gregg 6-01 190 Left Left 1963-07-29
25 Andruw Jones 6-01 170 Right Right 1977-04-23
18 Ryan Klesko 6-03 220 Left Left 1971-06-12
7 Kenny Lofton 6-00 180 Left Left 1967-05-31
24 Michael Tucker 6-02 185 Right Left 1971-06-25
48 Greg Myers 6-02 205 Right Left 1966-04-14
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The 1997 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 101 games, lost 61 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Turner Field (Park Factors: 102/100) where 3,464,488 fans witnessed their 1997 Braves finish the season with a .623 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 1997 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1997 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1997 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Jeff Blauser
Chipper Jones
Ryan Klesko
Mark Lemke
Kenny Lofton
Javy Lopez
Fred McGriff
Denny Neagle
Michael Tucker

1997 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Javy Lopez (117)
1B Fred McGriff (149)
2B Mark Lemke (104)
3B Chipper Jones (152)
SS Jeff Blauser (149)
LF Ryan Klesko (130)
CF Kenny Lofton (122)
RF Michael Tucker (102)
DH Keith Lockhart (4)
  
SP Tom Glavine
SP Greg Maddux
SP Denny Neagle
SP John Smoltz
  
RP Mike Bielecki
RP Joe Borowski
RP Paul Byrd
RP Mike Cather
RP Brad Clontz
RP Alan Embree
RP Chad Fox
CL Mark Wohlers


1997 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

John Smoltz $7,000,000.00
Greg Maddux $6,775,000.00
Fred McGriff $5,500,000.00
Tom Glavine $5,050,000.00
Kenny Lofton $4,825,000.00
Jeff Blauser $4,020,000.00
Denny Neagle $3,610,000.00
Mark Wohlers $3,000,000.00
Ryan Klesko $2,450,000.00
Javy Lopez $2,050,000.00
Mark Lemke $2,000,000.00
Chipper Jones $1,525,000.00
Mike Bielecki $707,500.00
Keith Lockhart $290,000.00
Rafael Belliard $250,000.00
Michael Tucker $250,000.00
Brad Clontz $245,000.00
Alan Embree $206,000.00
Danny Bautista $200,000.00
Mike Mordecai $200,000.00
Terrell Wade $180,000.00
Paul Byrd $175,000.00
Eddie Perez $172,500.00
Joe Borowski $157,500.00
Tony Graffanino $152,500.00
Andruw Jones $152,500.00
Mike Cather $150,000.00
Chad Fox $150,000.00
Tim Spehr $150,000.00


1997 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Keith Lockhart
#2 Rafael Belliard
#4 Jeff Blauser
#7 Kenny Lofton
#8 Javy Lopez
#9 Tim Spehr
#10 Chipper Jones
#11 Ed Giovanola
#12 Eddie Perez
#14 Tony Graffanino
#15 Denny Neagle
#16 Mike Mordecai
#17 Danny Bautista
#18 Ryan Klesko
#19 Tommy Gregg
#20 Mark Lemke
#23 Greg Colbrunn
#24 Michael Tucker
#25 Andruw Jones
#26 Mike Bielecki
#27 Fred McGriff
#29 John Smoltz
#30 Brad Clontz
#31 Greg Maddux
#32 Alan Embree
#33 Randall Simon
#34 Kevin Millwood
#36 Terrell Wade
#38 Mike Cather
#40 Chad Fox
#43 Mark Wohlers
#45 Paul Byrd
#46 Kerry Ligtenberg
#47 Tom Glavine
#48 Greg Myers
#49 Chris Brock
#50 Joe Borowski
#50 John LeRoy

Did you know that a 1997 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)?