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2007 Atlanta Braves
File:AtlantaBraves.jpg
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkTurner Field
CityAtlanta
Record84–78 (.519)
OwnersLiberty Media
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionFSN South
SportSouth
TBS
Jon Sciambi, Chip Caray, Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Joe Simpson
RadioWGST
Jon Sciambi, Chip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Joe Simpson, Mark Lemke
WUBL
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The 2007 Atlanta Braves season was the 42nd season in Atlanta and the 137th overall. They attempted to recapture the NL East title, which they had relinquished in 2006 for the first time since joining the division in 1994. They opened their season with a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

December

  • December 3: Signed RHP Tanyon Sturtze to a one-year deal. Sturtze, who had rotator cuff surgery on May 23, 2006, was expected to join the bullpen about a month after the season started.
  • December 7 Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine: Traded LHP Horacio Ramírez to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHP Rafael Soriano. Ramirez, viewed by many within the organization as having great potential, had not lived up to expectations in Atlanta. With this trade, John Schuerholz showed he was going to be aggressive in upgrading the bullpen, a big part of the Braves' struggles in 2006. Soriano owned a 65/21 SO/BB ratio in 60 innings for the Mariners in 2006.
  • December 9: Signed OF Willie Harris to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring training. At the time, it was assumed that Harris would either be a reserve outfielder in Atlanta or stay in Richmond the entire year. Few people, if any, foresaw the kind of production Harris would have with the Braves after earning playing time due to Ryan Langerhans' departure in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. Many of Harris' previous struggles can be attributed to his playing in the American League, which does not focus as much on "small ball" as the National League. Harris' talents, which center around his speed and his ability to hit for contact, have led him to become a valuable member of the club in 2007.
  • December 12: Declined to tender 2007 contract offers to 2B Marcus Giles and RHP Chris Reitsma. Not having received any favorable trade offers for Marcus Giles, the Braves were forced to decline him arbitration, believing that their best option at second base for 2007 was Kelly Johnson, an outfielder in 2005 who did not play at all in 2006 due to Tommy John surgery. Despite many critics' claims that his defense would be abysmal, Johnson has played a fine second base and has proven to be one of the majors' best hitters at his position.
  • December 20: Signed UTIL Chris Woodward to a one-year contract. Woodward was expected to be a "super-utility" player for the bench, as he had experience not only at each position in the infield, but had played in the outfield as well.

January

  • January 18: Agreed to terms with OF/1B Craig Wilson on a one-year contract. Wilson was thought mainly to have been added as part of a platoon at first base with rookie Scott Thorman; Thorman is a left-handed batter, while Wilson bats right-handed. He was also available for use as an extra outfielder.
  • January 19: Acquired LHP Mike González and nonroster SS Brent Lillibridge from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for 1B Adam LaRoche and nonroster OF Jamie Romak. With Thorman as the heir apparent at first base for the Braves, Schuerholz continued the trend of strengthening the weak bullpen by trading for a reliever in González who, by all accounts, had been a shut-down closer for Pittsburgh in 2006. Notable statistics for González in that year: 64/31 SO/BB ratio, converted all 24 save opportunities, and allowed 1 home run in 54 innings. Lillibridge ranked #93 in Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list for the 2007 season.

March

  • March 9: Agreed to terms with LHP Mark Redman on a one-year contract. Schuerholz decided to take a chance on free agent Redman, a former All-Star with the Kansas City Royals, to shore up the back end of the rotation.
  • March 22: Signed C Brian McCann to a six-year contract with a club option for a seventh season. As is becoming the case ever more frequently with many major league clubs, the Braves opted to lock up a promising young player in McCann with a long-term deal to avoid both arbitration and free agency hassles.
  • March 23: Acquired RHP Erik Cordier from the Royals in exchange for INF Tony Peña, Jr. Peña was out of options in Atlanta, meaning that if he did not make the Braves' 25-man roster out of Spring training, he would have had to clear waivers to be assigned to the minor leagues. At that point, any other club would have had the opportunity to claim him off waivers. By acquiring Cordier, a once-highly regarded prospect before having Tommy John surgery, the Braves at least gained some value for Peña, who was not likely earn a spot on the 25-man roster.

Regular season

Season summary

April

The team had a great April to open the season, finishing the month with a 16–9 record. They also won both series against the rival Mets that month. Three of the four victories in those series were comeback wins. They were 2 games ahead of the Mets for first-place at the end of the month.

May

The Braves started off the month red-hot by winning 8 of their first 11 games, which included five straight wins from May 8–12. It was their first five-game winning streak since July 2006. The team finished out the month by winning just 6 of their final 17 games, however, which included a sweep at home at the hands of the Phillies (whom they had swept at the beginning of the season). The Braves ended with a .500 record for the month, at 14–14.

June

Interleague play during mid-June saw the Braves struggle, finishing with an NL-worst 4–11 record. The team lost 7 out of 8 games, including a stretch in which they scored just a single run in a five-game span. On June 24, the Braves fell to .500 for the first time during the season. The month ended on a positive note, however, as the Braves took five straight games from the Washington Nationals and the Florida Marlins. During those five games, the Braves scored 41 runs. The Braves finished the month four games behind the Mets in the divisional standings.

July

On July 5, Chipper Jones surpassed Dale Murphy for the Atlanta club record of 372 home runs by belting 2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1] The Braves went into the All-Star break with a record of 47–42, 2 games behind the New York Mets. After the break, the Braves swept the Pirates in three games, then were immediately swept by the last-place Cincinnati Reds.

On July 18, Julio Franco was signed as a free agent.[2] On July 21, Willie Harris went 6-for-6 with 6 RBIs to become the seventh player in franchise history to go 6-for-6 in a 14–6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]

On July 31, the Braves acquired 1B Mark Teixeira and LHP Ron Mahay from the Texas Rangers for C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus, LHP Matt Harrison, RHP Neftalí Feliz, and LHP Beau Jones.[4] Saltalamacchia, Andrus, and Harrison were rated as the top three prospects in the organization at the start of the season by Baseball America.[5] Later in the day, they acquired RHP Octavio Dotel from the Kansas City Royals for RHP Kyle Davies.[6] In the final deal before the deadline, Atlanta traded LHPs Wilfredo Ledezma and Will Startup to the San Diego Padres for LHP Royce Ring.[7]

August

The Braves went through a disappointing August going 13–15. They suffered a terrible loss on August 2 losing to the Houston Astros 12–11 in 14 innings in which Édgar Rentería left with an ankle sprain which kept him out for a month. Yunel Escobar took his spot and fared similarly to Rentería and on August 5, he hit a walk-off single against the Colorado Rockies in 10 innings. On August 16, Jeff Francoeur, wore a jersey with his name misspelled on it. The "e" and "u" in his name switched, went 0-for-4 with the Braves in a game against the Giants.[8] At the end of the month, they were 5½ games back of the Mets for first place.

September

After dropping the first two games of September to the rival New York Mets, the Braves won 14 of their next 20 games to pull within only three games of the wild card. The Braves could not keep up this blistering pace however, dropping four of their last five games, eliminating themselves from playoff contention. The Braves did use the late season roster expansion to bring up young OF prospect Brandon Jones, a possible replacement for outfielder Andruw Jones, whose contract expired in 2007, and won't be renewed because his batting statistics tumbled in 2007. The Braves final game of the season took place on September 30, and the Braves lost to the Houston Astros, 3–0. This was also the final Braves game broadcast nationally by TBS, ending more than 30 years of nationally televised Atlanta Braves baseball.

Postseason

October

On October 11, John Schuerholz gave up the GM job after 17 years to become team president, signing a four-year contract. The new GM Frank Wren, signed a four-year contract after eight years as Assistant GM.[9]

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 .549 — 47‍–‍34 42‍–‍39
New York Mets 88 74 .543 1 41‍–‍40 47‍–‍34
Atlanta Braves 84 78 .519 5 44‍–‍37 40‍–‍41
Washington Nationals 73 89 .451 16 40‍–‍41 33‍–‍48
Florida Marlins 71 91 .438 18 36‍–‍45 35‍–‍46


Record vs. opponents

2007 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 4–2 4–2 2–4 8–10 6–1 5–2 8–10 2–5 3–4 5–1 5–4 10–8 10–8 4–3 6–1 8–7
Atlanta 2–4 — 5–4 1–6 4–2 10–8 3–3 4–3 5–2 9–9 9–9 5–1 5–2 4–3 3–4 11–7 4–11
Chicago 2–4 4–5 — 9–9 5–2 0–6 8–7 2–5 9–6 2–5 3–4 8–7 3–5 5–2 11–5 6–1 8–4
Cincinnati 4–2 6–1 9–9 — 2–4 4–3 4–11 2–4 8–7 2–5 2–4 9–7 2–4 4–3 6–9 1–6 7-11
Colorado 10–8 2–4 2–5 4–2 — 3–3 3–4 12–6 4–2 4–2 4–3 4–3 11–8 10–8 3–4 4–3 10–8
Florida 1–6 8–10 6–0 3–4 3–3 — 2–3 4–3 2–5 7–11 9–9 3–4 3–4 1–6 2–4 8–10 9–9
Houston 2–5 3–3 7–8 11–4 4–3 3-2 — 4–3 5–13 2–5 3–3 5–10 4–3 2–4 7–9 2–5 9–9
Los Angeles 10–8 3–4 5–2 4–2 6–12 3–4 3–4 — 3–3 5–5 4–2 5–2 8–10 10–8 3–3 5–1 5–10
Milwaukee 5–2 2–5 6–9 7–8 2–4 5–2 13–5 3–3 — 2–4 3–4 10–6 2–5 4–5 7–8 4–2 8–7
New York 4–3 9–9 5–2 5–2 2–4 11–7 5–2 5–5 4–2 — 6–12 4–2 2–4 4–2 5–2 9–9 8–7
Philadelphia 1-5 9–9 4–3 4–2 3–4 9–9 3–3 2–4 4–3 12–6 — 4–2 4–3 4–4 6–3 12–6 8–7
Pittsburgh 4–5 1–5 7–8 7–9 3–4 4–3 10–5 2–5 6–10 2–4 2–4 — 1–6 4–2 6–12 4–2 5–10
San Diego 8–10 2–5 5–3 4–2 8–11 4–3 3–4 10–8 5–2 4–2 3–4 6–1 — 14–4 3–4 4–2 6–9
San Francisco 8–10 3–4 2–5 3–4 8–10 6–1 4–2 8–10 5–4 2–4 4–4 2–4 4–14 — 4–1 3–4 5–10
St. Louis 3–4 4–3 5–11 9–6 4–3 4-2 9–7 3–3 8–7 2–5 3–6 12–6 4–3 1–4 — 1–5 6–9
Washington 1–6 7–11 1–6 6–1 3–4 10-8 5–2 1–5 2–4 9–9 6–12 2–4 2–4 4–3 5–1 — 9–9


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Game log

2007 Regular Season Game Log
April (16–9)
# Date Time Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record TV Radio
1 April 2 @ Phillies 5–3(10) Wickman (1–0) Madson (0–1) Paronto (1) 44,742 2:57 1–0 TBS WGST/WUBL
2 April 4 @ Phillies 3–2(11) McBride (1–0) Madson (0–2) Wickman (1) 41,516 3:16 2–0 FSN South WGST/WUBL
3 April 5 @ Phillies 8–4 James (1–0) Eaton (0–1) Soriano (1) 30,062 3:10 3–0 TBS WGST/WUBL
4 April 6 Mets 1–11 Pérez (1–0) Redman (0–1) 51,014 2:59 3–1 TBS WGST/WUBL
5 April 7 Mets 5–3 Smoltz (1–0) Glavine (1–1) Wickman (2) 43,156 3:13 4–1 FOX WGST/WUBL
6 April 8 Mets 3–2 Soriano (1–0) Heilman (0–1) Wickman (3) 24,832 2:59 5–1 TBS WGST/WUBL
7 April 10 Nationals 8–0 Hudson (1–0) Chico (0–1) 18,396 2:52 6–1 TBS WGST/WUBL
8 April 11 Nationals 8–3 James (2–0) Williams (0–2) 15,631 2:47 7–1 FSN South WGST/WUBL
9 April 12 Nationals 0–2 Colomé (1–0) Smoltz (1–1) Cordero (1) 23,897 2:42 7–2 TBS WGST/WUBL
10 April 13 Marlins 4–11 Willis (3–0) Redman (0–2) 33,212 2:52 7–3 TBS WGST/WUBL
– April 14 Marlins Rescheduled for June 5 7–3
12 April 15 Marlins 8–4 Hudson (2–0) Olsen (2–1) 25,189 2:57 8–3 TBS WGST/WUBL
13 April 16 @ Nationals 1–5 Chico (1–1) James (2–1) 16,316 2:35 8–4 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
14 April 17 @ Nationals 6–4 Smoltz (2–1) Williams (0–3) Wickman (4) 17,791 3:10 9–4 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
15 April 18 Cubs 8–6 Villarreal (1–0) Eyre (0–1) Wickman (5) 26,837 3:09 10–4 FSN South WGST/WUBL
16 April 19 Cubs 0–3 Hill (3–0) Redman (0–3) Dempster (3) 31,603 2:27 10–5 TBS WGST/WUBL
17 April 20 @ Mets 7–3 Hudson (3–0) Pelfrey (0–1) 47,547 2:55 11–5 TBS WGST/WUBL
18 April 21 @ Mets 2–7 Pérez (2–1) James (2–2) 55,143 2:48 11–6 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
19 April 22 @ Mets 9–6 Yates (1–0) Heilman (1–2) Wickman (6) 55,671 3:21 12–6 TBS WGST/WUBL
20 April 23 @ Marlins 7–8 Willis (4–1) Davies (0–1) Pinto (1) 13,227 2:48 12–7 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
21 April 24 @ Marlins 11–6 Moylan (1–0) Lindstrom (0–1) 11,507 3:09 13–7 TBS WGST/WUBL
22 April 25 @ Marlins 3–4 Owens (1–0) Wickman (1–1) 13,310 2:23 13–8 FSN South WGST/WUBL
23 April 27 @ Rockies 9–7 James (3–2) Francis (1–3) Moylan (1) 25,079 3:09 14–8 TBS WGST/WUBL
24 April 28 @ Rockies 6–2 Smoltz (3–1) Hirsh (2–2) 28,178 2:29 15–8 TBS WGST/WUBL
25 April 29 @ Rockies 7–9(11) Bautista (1–0) Colyer (0–1) 31,445 3:40 15–9 TBS WGST/WUBL
26 April 30 Phillies 5–2 González (1–0) Alfonseca (1–1) 20,354 2:24 16–9 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
May (14–14)
# Date Time Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record TV Radio
27 May 1 Phillies 4–6 Hamels (3–1) Redman (0–4) Gordon (5) 19,670 3:18 16–10 FSN South WGST/WUBL
28 May 2 Phillies 4–3 Paronto (1–0) García (1–2) Soriano (2) 23,647 2:49 17–10 FSN South WGST/WUBL
29 May 4 Dodgers 4–0 Smoltz (4–1) Tomko (0–3) 38,263 2:39 18–10 TBS WGST/WUBL
30 May 5 Dodgers 3–6 Lowe (3–3) Hudson (3–1) Saito (9) 42,786 2:51 18–11 TBS WGST/WUBL
31 May 6 Dodgers 6–4 Paronto (2–0) Tsao (0–1) González (1) 33,350 2:57 18–12 TBS WGST/WUBL
32 May 7 Padres 2–4 Young (4–2) James (3–3) Hoffman (9) 19,189 3:00 19–12 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
33 May 8 Padres 3–2 González (2–0) Bell (0–1) Soriano (3) 21,748 2:13 20–12 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
34 May 9 Padres 3–2 Smoltz (5–1) Meredith (1–1) Soriano (4) 36,523 2:13 21–12 FSN South WGST/WUBL
35 May 10 Padres 5–3 Hudson (4–1) Wells (1–2) Soriano (5) 28,799 2:39 22–12 TBS WGST/WUBL
36 May 11 @ Pirates 4–1 Davies (1–1) Duke (1–4) González (2) 23,376 2:35 23–12 TBS WGST/WUBL
37 May 12 @ Pirates 9–2 James (4–3) Armas (0–3) 34,775 2:19 24–12 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
38 May 13 @ Pirates 2–13 Snell (3–2) Lerew (0–1) 19,484 2:45 24–13 TBS WGST/WUBL
39 May 14 @ Nationals 1–2 Bergmann (1–3) Smoltz (5–2) Colomé (1) 18,829 2:08 24–14 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
40 May 15 @ Nationals 6–2 Hudson (5–1) Williams (0–5) 21,258 2:40 25–14 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
41 May 16 @ Nationals 4–6 Traber (1–0) Davies (1–2) Rauch (2) 20,329 2:29 25–15 FSN South WGST/WUBL
42 May 17 @ Nationals 3–4 Chico (3–4) Paronto (2–1) Rauch (3) 24,631 2:36 25–16 TBS WGST/WUBL
– May 18 @ Red Sox Rescheduled for May 19 25–16
43 May 19 @ Red Sox 3–13 Matsuzaka (6–2) Lerew (0–2) 36,358 3:02 25–17 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
44 May 19 @ Red Sox 14–0 Smoltz (6–2) Hansack (0–1) 36,792 3:01 26–17 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
45 May 20 @ Red Sox 3–6 Gabbard (1–0) Hudson (5–2) 36,140 3:05 26–18 TBS WGST/WUBL
46 May 22 Mets 8–1 Davies (2–2) Sosa (3–1) 32,587 2:29 27–18 TBS WGST/WUBL
47 May 23 Mets 0–3 Pérez (6–3) James (4–4) Wagner (11) 30,489 2:49 27–19 TBS WGST/WUBL
48 May 24 Mets 2–1 Smoltz (7–2) Glavine (5–2) Wickman (7) 36,660 2:33 28–19 TBS WGST/WUBL
49 May 25 Phillies 3–8 Moyer (5–3) Hudson (5–3) 35,402 2:58 28–19 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
50 May 26 Phillies 4–6 Eaton (5–3) Carlyle (0–1) Alfonseca (1) 40,122 2:51 28–20 FOX WGST/WUBL
51 May 27 Phillies 6–13 Hamels (7–2) Davies (2–3) 38,058 3:05 28–21 TBS WGST/WUBL
52 May 28 @ Brewers 2–1 James (5–4) Capuano (5–4) Wickman (8) 41,139 2:37 29–21 TBS WGST/WUBL
53 May 29 @ Brewers 4–5 Sheets (5–3) Moylan (1–1) Cordero (18) 27,559 3:01 29–22 FSN South WGST/WUBL
54 May 30 @ Brewers 9–3 Hudson (6–3) Turnbow (1–3) 32,758 2:44 30–22 TBS WGST/WUBL
June (13–15)
# Date Time Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record TV Radio
55 June 1 @ Cubs 8–5 Davies (3–3) Zambrano (5–5) 39,523 2:58 31–22 TBS WGST/WUBL
56 June 2 @ Cubs 5–3 Yates (2–0) Ohman (0–3) Wickman (9) 40,290 2:40 32–22 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
57 June 3 @ Cubs 1–10 Marshall (1–2) Cormier (0–1) 40,155 2:36 32–23 TBS WGST/WUBL
58 June 4 Marlins 4–6 Obermueller (2–3) Hudson (6–4) Gregg (8) 22,175 2:44 32–24 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
11 June 5 Marlins 3–1 Carlyle (1–1) Pinto (0–3) Wickman (10) 20,863 2:20 33–24 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
59 June 5 Marlins 1–5 VandenHurk (1–1) Smoltz (7–3) 27,072 2:27 33–25 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
60 June 6 Marlins 4–7 Miller (1–0) Davies (3–4) Gregg (9) 28,026 3:10 33–26 FSN South WGST/WUBL
61 June 7 Cubs 1–2 Hill (5–4) James (5–5) Dempster (12) 32,902 2:14 33–27 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
62 June 8 Cubs 1–9 Marshall (2–2) Cormier (0–2) 37,123 2:58 33–28 TBS WGST/WUBL
63 June 9 Cubs 9–5 Moylan (2–1) Marquis (5–3) 51,816 3:09 34–28 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
64 June 10 Cubs 5–4 Paronto (3–1) Dempster (1–3) Wickman (11) 32,752 3:05 35–28 ESPN WGST/WUBL
65 June 12 @ Twins 3–7 Slowey (2–0) Davies (3–5) 25,868 2:39 35–29 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
66 June 13 @ Twins 0–6 Silva (4–7) James (5–6) 27,903 2:10 35–30 FSN South WGST/WUBL
67 June 14 @ Twins 2–3 Reyes (1–1) Wickman (1–2) 26,714 2:35 35–31 TBS WGST/WUBL
68 June 15 @ Indians 5–4 Soriano (2–0) Sabathia (9–2) Wickman (12) 34,848 2:58 36–31 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
69 June 16 @ Indians 6–2 Smoltz (8–3) Byrd (6–3) 35,153 2:48 37–31 FOX WGST/WBL
70 June 17 @ Indians 2–5 Carmona (8–2) Davies (3–6) Borowski (20) 33,429 2:51 37–32 TBS WGST/WUBL
71 June 18 Red Sox 9–4 James (6–6) Schilling (6–4) 47,562 3:11 38–32 ESPN WGST/WUBL
72 June 19 Red Sox 0–4 Beckett (10–1) Hudson (6–5) 47,910 2:57 38–33 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
73 June 20 Red Sox 0–11 Tavárez (5–4) Carlyle (1–2) 49,585 2:46 38–34 FSN South WGST/WUBL
74 June 22 Tigers 0–5 Rogers (1–0) Smoltz (8–4) 44,034 2:37 38–35 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
75 June 23 Tigers 1–2 Verlander (8–2) Davies (3–7) Jones (18) 49,074 2:51 38–36 FOX WGST/WUBL
76 June 24 Tigers 0–5 Miller (3–1) James (6–7) Durbin (1) 34,181 2:52 38–37 ESPN WGST/WUBL
77 June 25 Nationals 4–1 Hudson (7–5) Bergmann (1–4) Wickman (13) 25,375 2:29 39–38 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
78 June 26 Nationals 6–2 Carlyle (2–2) Bacsik (1–5) Wickman (14) 22,508 2:39 40–38 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
79 June 27 Nationals 13–0 Smoltz (9–4) Bowie (4–3) 29,144 3:08 41–38 FSN South WGST/WUBL
80 June 29 @ Marlins 12–3 James (7–7) Johnson (0–3) 17,181 3:16 42–38 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
81 June 30 @ Marlins 6–5 Hudson (8–5) Benítez (2–4) Yates (1) 24,229 3:25 43–38 TBS WGST/WUBL
July (13–13)
# Date Time Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record TV Radio
82 July 1 @ Marlins 5–6(10) Gardner (2–2) Soriano (2–1) 14,311 3:17 43–39 TBS WGST/WUBL
83 July 2 @ Dodgers 2–8 Beimel (2–1) Smoltz (9–5) 40,571 3:03 43–40 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
84 July 3 @ Dodgers 6–7 Seánez (5–1) Ledezma (0–1) Saito (23) 43,052 2:50 43–41 TBS WGST/WUBL
85 July 4 @ Dodgers 5–2 James (8–7) Hendrickson (2–4) Wickman (15) 56,000 3:08 44–41 FSN South WGST/WUBL
86 July 5 @ Dodgers 8–6 Moylan (3–1) Stults (0–1) Wickman (16) 41,052 3:28 45–41 TBS WGST/WUBL
87 July 6 @ Padres 7–4 Carlyle (3–2) Germano (5–3) 37,526 2:36 46–41 TBS WGST/WUBL
88 July 7 @ Padres 5–8 Bell (3–2) Yates (2–1) Hoffman (25) 41,419 2:52 46–42 FOX WGST/WUBL
89 July 8 @ Padres 5–4 Davies (4–7) Maddux (7–6) 41,026 2:34 47–42 ESPN WGST/WUBL
– July 10 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco, California
90 July 13 Pirates 9–1 Hudson (9–5) Snell (7–6) 38,922 2:28 48–42 TBS WGST/WUBL
91 July 14 Pirates 5–4 Wickman (2–2) Chacón (4–2) 44,041 2:54 49–42 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
92 July 15 Pirates 5–1 Carlyle (4–2) Maholm (5–12) 30,756 2:17 50–42 TBS WGST/WUBL
93 July 16 Reds 3–10 Livingston (2–0) Davies (4–8) 24,442 3:16 50–43 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
94 July 17 Reds 5–6 Arroyo (4–10) Reyes (0–1) Weathers (18) 30,072 2:39 50–44 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
95 July 18 Reds 4–5(15) Gosling (1–0) Ascanio (0–1) 33,789 4:31 50–45 TBS WGST/WUBL
96 July 19 Cardinals 10–1 Hudson (10–5) Maroth (5–5) 41,171 2:32 51–45 FSN South WGST/WUBL
97 July 20 Cardinals 2–4 Wainwright (9–7) Soriano (2–2) Isringhausen (19) 42,712 2:39 51–46 FSN South WGST/WUBL
98 July 21 Cardinals 14–6 Carlyle (5–2) Looper (7–8) 53,953 3:22 52–46 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
99 July 22 Cardinals 2–7(10) Isringhausen (4–0) Yates (2–2) 39,181 3:25 52–47 ESPN WGST/WUBL
100 July 23 @ Giants 4–2 Smoltz (10–5) Cain (3–12) Wickman (17) 42,679 2:40 53–47 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
101 July 24 @ Giants 7–5(13) Moylan (4–1) Sánchez (1–2) Yates (2) 43,072 4:08 54–47 TBS WGST/WUBL
102 July 25 @ Giants 1–2 Lowry (11–7) James (8–8) Hennessey (7) 42,834 2:27 54–48 TBS WGST/WUBL
103 July 26 @ Giants 2–4 Lincecum (6–2) Carlyle (5–3) Hennessey (8) 42,366 2:33 54–49 TBS WGST/WUBL
104 July 27 @ D-backs 7–8(11) González (4–2) Ledezma (0–2) 27,151 3:40 54–50 TBS WGST/WUBL
105 July 28 @ D-backs 3–4(10) Cruz (5–1) Yates (2–3) 33,664 3:08 54–51 FOX WGST/WUBL
106 July 29 @ D-backs 14–0 Hudson (11–5) Hernández (6–7) 30,535 2:34 55–51 TBS WGST/WUBL
107 July 31 Astros 12–4 James (9–8) Sampson (7–8) 32,315 2:41 56–51 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
August (13–15)
# Date Time Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record TV Radio
108 August 1 Astros 12–3 Carlyle (6–3) Rodríguez (7–10) 30,785 2:52 57–51 FSN South WGST/WUBL
109 August 2 Astros 11–12(14) McLemore (1–0) Villarreal (1–1) Moehler (1) 35,659 4:59 57–52 TBS WGST/WUBL
110 August 3 Rockies 2–9 Francis (12–5) Smoltz (10–6) 37,481 2:59 57–53 TBS WGST/WUBL
111 August 4 Rockies 6–4 Hudson (12–5) Jiménez (1–1) Wickman (18) 50,647 3:02 58–53 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
112 August 5 Rockies 6–5(10) Villarreal (2–1) Buchholz (5–4) 37,089 3:28 59–53 TBS WGST/WUBL
113 August 7 @ Mets 7–3 Carlyle (7–3) Pérez (10–8) 52,177 2:45 60–53 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
114 August 8 @ Mets 3–4 Heilman (7–3) Soriano (2–3) Wagner (26) 51,749 2:48 60–54 FSN South WGST/WUBL
115 August 9 @ Mets 7–6 Hudson (13–5) Maine (12–7) Villarreal (1) 52,425 3:12 61–54 TBS WGST/WUBL
116 August 10 @ Phillies 4–5 Hamels (13–5) Moylan (4–2) Gordon (6) 40,844 2:24 61–55 TBS WGST/WUBL
117 August 11 @ Phillies 7–5 Mahay (1–0) Eaton (9–8) Wickman (19) 44,948 2:56 62–55 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
118 August 12 @ Phillies 3–5 Moyer (11–8) Carlyle (7–4) Myers (9) 45,053 2:38 62–56 ESPN WGST/WUBL
119 August 14 Giants 5–4 Wickman (3–2) Kline (0–2) 36,186 3:00 63–56 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
120 August 15 Giants 6–3 Hudson (14–5) Ortiz (2–3) Wickman (20) 33,841 2:45 64–56 FSN South WGST/WUBL
121 August 16 Giants 3–9 Lincecum (7–3) James (9–9) 36,419 2:31 64–57 TBS WGST/WUBL
122 August 17 D-backs 0–4 Webb (13–8) Cormier (0–3) 33,248 2:17 64–58 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
123 August 18 D-backs 6–12 Owings (6–6) Carlyle (7–5) 48,643 2:41 64–59 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
124 August 19 D-backs 6–2 Smoltz (11–6) Petit (2–4) 30,818 2:53 65–59 TBS WGST/WUBL
125 August 20 @ Reds 14–4 Hudson (15–5) Dumatrait (0–2) 24,477 2:50 66–59 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
126 August 21 @ Reds 7–8 Bray (3–0) Moylan (4–3) Weathers (26) 21,039 2:40 66–60 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
127 August 22 @ Reds 2–4 Arroyo (7–13) Cormier (0–4) Weathers (27) 22,924 2:36 66–61 FSN South WGST/WUBL
128 August 23 @ Reds 7–9(12) Gosling (2–0) Wickman (3–3) 22,052 3:46 66–62 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
129 August 24 @ Cardinals 7–2 Smoltz (12–6) Wells (6–14) 44,032 2:53 67–62 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
130 August 25 @ Cardinals 4–5 Springer (7–1) Hudson (15–6) Isringhausen (26) 45,441 2:57 67–63 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
131 August 26 @ Cardinals 1–4 Wainwright (12–9) Reyes (0–2) Isringhausen (27) 43,934 2:27 67–64 TBS WGST/WUBL
132 August 27 @ Marlins 13–2 Cormier (1–4) Olsen (9–12) 11,716 2:39 68–64 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
133 August 28 @ Marlins 3–4(11) Kim (7–6) Villarreal (2–2) 11,539 3:12 68–65 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
134 August 29 @ Marlins 7–4 Carlyle (8–5) Willis (8–14) Soriano (6) 12,633 2:52 69–65 FSN South WGST/WUBL
135 August 31 Mets 1–7 Maine (14–8) Hudson (15–7) 45,245 2:32 69–66 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
September (15–12)
# Date Time Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record TV Radio
136 September 1 Mets 1–5 Pelfrey (1–7) James (9–10) Feliciano (2) 45,611 2:29 69–67 FOX WGST/WUBL
137 September 2 Mets 2–3 Glavine (12–6) Smoltz (12–7) Wagner (30) 46,242 2:47 69–68 TBS WGST/WUBL
138 September 3 Phillies 5–1 Cormier (2–4) Moyer (12–11) 31,592 2:51 70–68 TBS WGST/WUBL
139 September 4 Phillies 2–5 Lohse (8–12) Carlyle (8–6) Myers (14) 22,130 2:57 70–69 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
140 September 5 Phillies 9–8 Soriano (3–3) Myers (3–6) 22,115 3:46 71–69 TBS WGST/WUBL
141 September 7 Nationals 7–1 Smoltz (13–7) Hanrahan (4–2) 31,116 2:49 72–69 FSN South WGST/WUBL
142 September 8 Nationals 9–2 James (10–10) Chico (5–8) 36,940 2:45 73–69 TBS WGST/WUBL
143 September 9 Nationals 4–7 Bergmann (4–5) Cormier (2–5) Cordero (32) 31,582 2:59 73–70 TBS WGST/WUBL
144 September 10 @ Mets 2–3 Pérez (14–9) Hudson (15–8) Wagner (33) 48,557 2:36 73–71 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
145 September 11 @ Mets 13–5 Moylan (5–3) Hernández (9–5) 48,732 3:03 74–71 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
146 September 12 @ Mets 3–4 Mota (2–1) Acosta (0–1) Wagner (34) 51,648 2:54 74–72 FSN South WGST/WUBL
147 September 14 @ Nationals 8–5(13) Ascanio (1–1) Colomé (4–1) 18,568 5:13 75–72 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
148 September 15 @ Nationals 4–7 Bergmann (5–5) Cormier (2–6) Cordero (34) 26,866 2:51 75–73 TBS WGST/WUBL
149 September 16 @ Nationals 3–0 Hudson (16–8) Hill (4–4) 23,935 2:24 76–73 TBS WGST/WUBL
150 September 17 Marlins 11–6 Smoltz (14–7) Kim (9–7) 20,957 2:51 77–73 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
151 September 18 Marlins 4–3 Reyes (1–2) Seddon (0–1) Soriano (7) 22,076 3:10 78–73 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
152 September 19 Marlins 5–1 James (11–10) Barone (1–3) 24,449 2:23 79–73 FSN South WGST/WUBL
153 September 20 Brewers 3–1 Bennett (1–0) Suppan (10–12) Soriano (8) 26,595 2:38 80–73 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
154 September 21 Brewers 1–4 Linebrink (5–6) T. Hudson (16–9) F. Cordero (44) 34,401 3:02 80–74 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
155 September 22 Brewers 4–3(11) Devine (1–0) McClung (0–1) 42,378 3:28 81–74 FOX WGST/WUBL
156 September 23 Brewers 7–4 Acosta (1–1) Vargas (11–5) Soriano (9) 44,088 3:34 82–74 TBS WGST/WUBL
157 September 25 @ Phillies 10–6 Bennett (2–0) Moyer (13–12) 39,129 3:09 83–74 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
158 September 26 @ Phillies 2–5 Lohse (9–12) Hudson (16–10) Myers (20) 36,588 2:32 83–75 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
159 September 27 @ Phillies 4–6 Kendrick (10–4) Smoltz (14–8) Myers (21) 40,589 2:34 83–76 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
160 September 28 @ Astros 7–2 Reyes (2–2) Albers (4–11) 43,011 3:00 84–76 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
161 September 29 @ Astros 2–3 Backe (3–1) Bennett (2–1) Lidge (19) 43,624 2:35 84–77 SportSouth WGST/WUBL
162 September 30 @ Astros 0–3 Paulino (2–1) Carlyle (8–7) Borkowski (1) 43,823 2:25 84–78 TBS WGST/WUBL
  •   Braves Win
  •   Braves loss
  •   Game Postponed

Player Stats

Batting

Note: PA=Plate appearances; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; SB=Stolen bases; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On-base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage.

Player PA HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Jeff Francoeur 696 19 105 5 .293 .338 .444
Andruw Jones 659 26 94 5 .222 .311 .413
Kelly Johnson 608 16 68 9 .276 .375 .457
Chipper Jones 600 29 102 5 .337 .425 .604
Brian McCann 552 18 92 0 .270 .320 .452
Édgar Rentería 543 12 57 11 .332 .390 .470
Willie Harris 391 2 32 17 .270 .349 .392
Matt Diaz 384 12 45 4 .338 .368 .497
Yunel Escobar 355 5 28 5 .326 .385 .451
Scott Thorman 307 11 36 1 .216 .258 .394
Mark Teixeira* 240 17 56 0 .317 .404 .615
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 153 4 12 0 .284 .333 .411
Chris Woodward 151 1 8 1 .199 .252 .279
Pete Orr 69 0 2 1 .200 .235 .215
Craig Wilson 69 1 2 0 .172 .304 .259
Martín Prado 62 0 2 0 .288 .323 .339
Ryan Langerhans 52 0 1 0 .068 .192 .091
Julio Franco 45 0 8 0 .250 .311 .325
Brayan Peña 33 1 3 0 .212 .212 .303
Corky Miller 29 1 4 0 .259 .310 .444
Brandon Jones 21 0 4 0 .158 .190 .211
Clint Sammons 3 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000

*With Atlanta.

Pitching

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

Player G GS W L IP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 ERA
Tim Hudson 34 34 16 10 224 ⅓ 8.87 2.13 5.30 3.33
John Smoltz 32 32 14 8 205 ⅔ 8.58 2.06 8.62 3.11
Chuck James 30 30 11 10 161 ⅓ 9.15 3.24 6.47 4.24
Buddy Carlyle 22 20 8 7 107 9.84 2.69 6.22 5.21
Peter Moylan 80 0 5 3 90 6.50 3.10 6.30 1.80
Kyle Davies 17 17 4 8 86 9.63 4.60 6.17 5.76
Óscar Villarreal 51 0 4 2 76 ⅓ 8.84 3.77 6.84 4.24
Rafael Soriano 71 0 3 3 72 5.88 1.88 8.75 3.00
Tyler Yates 75 0 2 3 66 8.73 4.23 9.41 5.18
Jo-Jo Reyes 11 10 2 2 50 ⅔ 9.77 5.33 4.80 6.22
Lance Cormier 10 9 2 6 45 ⅔ 11.04 4.34 5.32 7.09
Bob Wickman 49 0 3 3 43 ⅔ 9.89 4.12 7.21 3.92
Chad Paronto 41 0 3 1 40 ⅓ 10.49 4.24 3.12 3.57
Ron Mahay 30 0 1 0 28 6.11 5.14 7.39 2.25
Manny Acosta 21 0 1 1 23 ⅔ 4.94 5.32 8.37 2.28
Mark Redman 6 5 0 4 21 ⅔ 15.78 4.57 5.40 11.63
Mike González 18 0 2 0 17 7.94 4.24 6.88 1.59
José Ascanio 13 0 1 1 16 9.56 3.38 7.31 5.06
Macay McBride 18 0 1 0 15 8.40 9.00 10.20 4.20
Jeff Bennett 3 2 2 1 13 9.69 2.08 9.69 3.46
Anthony Lerew 3 3 0 2 11 ⅔ 10.80 5.40 6.94 7.71
Wil Ledezma 12 0 0 2 9 ⅓ 11.6 3.9 6.8 7.71
Joey Devine 10 0 1 0 8 ⅓ 7.6 8.6 7.6 1.08
Octavio Dotel 9 0 0 0 7 ⅔ 5.9 1.2 14.1 4.70
Blaine Boyer 5 0 0 0 5 ⅓ 16.9 1.7 5.1 3.38
Royce Ring 11 0 0 0 5 3.6 5.4 7.2 0.00
Steve Colyer 7 0 0 1 3 ⅔ 22.1 9.8 9.8 4.91
Kevin Barry 1 0 0 0 2 27.0 9.0 18.00 22.50

Playoffs

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Dave Brundage
AA Mississippi Braves Southern League Phillip Wellman
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Rocket Wheeler
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Paul Runge
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Luis Ortiz

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond[10]

References

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  2. ^ "Julio Franco Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Braves rout Cards behind Harris". MLB.com. July 22, 2007. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  4. ^ "Braves finalize deal for slugger Teixeira". MLB.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Prospects: Atlanta Braves". Baseball America. January 2, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  6. ^ "Braves get Royals' Dotel for Davies". MLB.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  7. ^ "Braves obtain Padres reliever Ring". MLB.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  8. ^ "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms – FRANCOUER | Sports Illustrated Kids". Sikids.com. August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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  10. ^ Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory and milb.com
  • Game Logs:
1st Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com
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