1992 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1992
misc = 1992 NL West Champions
1992 NL Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = John Schuerholz
managers = Bobby Cox
television = WTBS
TBS Superstation
SportSouth
radio = WGST
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)|

The Atlanta Braves season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Braves finishing first in the National League West. In the National League Championship Series, the Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games. In the World Series, Atlanta faced the Toronto Blue Jays, who were making their first appearance in the World Series. However, the Blue Jays won in six games, becoming the first non-U.S.-based team to win a World Series.

Offseason

*November 20, 1991: Randy St. Claire was released by the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml]
*December 10, 1991: Rico Rossy was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Bobby Moore. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml]
*December 12, 1991: Otis Nixon was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nixonot01.shtml Otis Nixon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 8, 1992: Steve Lyons signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lyonsst01.shtml Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

* Steve Avery, Pitcher
* Rafael Belliard, Shortstop
* Jeff Blauser, Second Base
* Sid Bream, First Base
* Ron Gant, Outfield
* David Justice, Outfield
* Greg Olson, Catcher
* Terry Pendleton, Third Base
* Deion Sanders, Outfield

eason standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

"Note: G = Games; GS = Games Started; W = Wins; L = Losses; IP = Innings Pitched; H/9 = Hits per 9 IP; BB/9 = Walks per 9 IP; SO/9 = Strikeouts per 9 IP; ERA = Earned Run Average"

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game 4

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game 7

October 14: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game 3

October 20, 1992 at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada

Game 6

October 24, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Award Winners

* Tom Glavine, P - Pitcher of the Month, July
* Terry Pendleton, 3B, Gold Glove
* John Smoltz, P - NLCS MVP

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* P - Tom Glavine - Starter
* 3B - Terry Pendleton - Starter
* OF - Ron Gant - Reserve

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Chris Chambliss, manager)
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Grady Little, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A: Durham Bulls (Carolina League; Leon Roberts, manager)
* Class A: Macon Braves (South Atlantic League; Brian Snitker, manager)
* Rookie: Pulaski Braves (Appalachian League; Randy Ingle, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Jim Saul, manager)
* Rookie: Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League; Dave Hilton, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1992.shtml 1992 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1992&t=ATL 1992 Atlanta Braves team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]