1986 Atlanta Braves Roster

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The 1986 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1986 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 1986 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1986 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1986 Atlanta Braves Roster

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38 Jim Acker 6-02 212 Right Right 1958-09-24
37 Doyle Alexander 6-03 205 Right Right 1950-09-04
30 Paul Assenmacher 6-03 200 Left Left 1960-12-10
49 Jeff Dedmon 6-02 200 Right Left 1960-03-04
26 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
38 Joe Johnson 6-02 195 Right Right 1961-10-30
42 Rick Mahler 6-01 202 Right Right 1953-08-05
29 Craig McMurtry 6-05 195 Right Right 1959-11-05
31 Ed Olwine 6-02 165 Left Left 1958-05-28
46 Dave Palmer 6-01 205 Right Right 1957-10-19
45 Charlie Puleo 6-03 200 Right Right 1955-02-07
43 Steve Shields 6-05 230 Right Right 1958-11-30
34 Zane Smith 6-02 195 Left Left 1960-12-28
39 Cliff Speck 6-04 195 Right Right 1956-08-08
40 Bruce Sutter 6-02 190 Right Right 1953-01-08
48 Duane Ward 6-04 210 Right Right 1964-05-28
20 Bruce Benedict 6-01 190 Right Right 1955-08-18
9 Ozzie Virgil 6-01 205 Right Right 1956-12-07
10 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
11 Bob Horner 6-01 210 Right Right 1957-08-06
17 Glenn Hubbard 5-07 180 Right Right 1957-09-25
36 Brad Komminsk 6-02 205 Right Right 1961-04-04
24 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
16 Rafael Ramirez 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-02-18
12 Paul Runge 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-05-21
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
14 Andres Thomas 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-11-10
22 Ken Griffey 6-00 200 Left Left 1950-04-10
1 Albert Hall 5-11 155 Right Both 1958-03-07
19 Terry Harper 6-04 195 Right Right 1955-08-19
18 Omar Moreno 6-02 180 Left Left 1952-10-24
6 Darryl Motley 5-09 196 Right Right 1960-01-21
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
28 Gerald Perry 6-00 190 Right Left 1960-10-30
5, 6 Billy Sample 5-09 175 Right Right 1955-04-02
15 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
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The 1986 Atlanta Braves played 161 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 89 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 106/107) where 1,387,181 fans witnessed their 1986 Braves finish the season with a .447 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 1986 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1986 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1986 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters

Terry Harper
Bob Horner
Glenn Hubbard
Rick Mahler
Dale Murphy
Ken Oberkfell
Rafael Ramirez
Ozzie Virgil
Claudell Washington

1986 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Ozzie Virgil (111)
1B Bob Horner (139)
2B Glenn Hubbard (142)
3B Ken Oberkfell (130)
SS Andres Thomas (97)
LF Ken Griffey (77)
CF Dale Murphy (155)
RF Omar Moreno (71)
  
SP Doyle Alexander
SP Joe Johnson
SP Rick Mahler
SP Dave Palmer
SP Zane Smith
  
RP Paul Assenmacher
RP Jeff Dedmon
RP Craig McMurtry
RP Ed Olwine
CL Gene Garber

1986 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Dale Murphy $1,825,000.00
Bob Horner $1,800,000.00
Bruce Sutter $1,729,167.00
Ted Simmons $1,000,000.00
Ken Oberkfell $825,000.00
Rafael Ramirez $825,000.00
Gene Garber $786,667.00
Chris Chambliss $769,452.00
Claudell Washington $750,000.00
Rick Mahler $687,500.00
Ozzie Virgil $575,000.00
Bruce Benedict $565,000.00
Glenn Hubbard $505,000.00
Billy Sample $470,000.00
Terry Harper $425,000.00
Dave Palmer $390,000.00
Craig McMurtry $225,000.00
Jeff Dedmon $200,000.00
Zane Smith $200,000.00
Joe Johnson $105,000.00
Omar Moreno $100,000.00
Paul Assenmacher $60,000.00
Ed Olwine $60,000.00
Steve Shields $60,000.00
Cliff Speck $60,000.00
Andres Thomas $60,000.00
Duane Ward $60,000.00

1986 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Albert Hall
#3 Dale Murphy
#5 Billy Sample
#6 Darryl Motley
#6 Billy Sample
#9 Ozzie Virgil
#10 Chris Chambliss
#11 Bob Horner
#12 Paul Runge
#14 Andres Thomas
#15 Claudell Washington
#16 Rafael Ramirez
#17 Glenn Hubbard
#18 Omar Moreno
#19 Terry Harper
#20 Bruce Benedict
#22 Ken Griffey
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Ken Oberkfell
#26 Gene Garber
#28 Gerald Perry
#29 Craig McMurtry
#30 Paul Assenmacher
#31 Ed Olwine
#34 Zane Smith
#36 Brad Komminsk
#37 Doyle Alexander
#38 Jim Acker
#38 Joe Johnson
#39 Cliff Speck
#40 Bruce Sutter
#42 Rick Mahler
#43 Steve Shields
#45 Charlie Puleo
#46 Dave Palmer
#48 Duane Ward
#49 Jeff Dedmon

Did you know that a 1986 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)?