1987 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1987 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1987 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1987 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Jim Acker 6-02 212 Right Right 1958-09-24
33 Doyle Alexander 6-03 205 Right Right 1950-09-04
30 Paul Assenmacher 6-03 200 Left Left 1960-12-10
37 Joe Boever 6-01 200 Right Right 1960-10-04
36 Chuck Cary 6-04 210 Left Left 1960-03-03
48 Marty Clary 6-04 190 Right Right 1962-04-03
43 Kevin Coffman 6-02 175 Right Right 1965-01-19
49 Jeff Dedmon 6-02 200 Right Left 1960-03-04
26 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
47 Tom Glavine 6-01 190 Left Left 1966-03-25
42 Rick Mahler 6-01 202 Right Right 1953-08-05
25 Larry McWilliams 6-05 180 Left Left 1954-02-10
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
37 Randy O'Neal 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-08-30
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
25 Pete Smith 6-02 200 Right Right 1966-02-27
34 Zane Smith 6-02 195 Left Left 1960-12-28
29 Steve Ziem 6-02 210 Right Right 1961-10-24
20 Bruce Benedict 6-01 190 Right Right 1955-08-18
9 Ozzie Virgil 6-01 205 Right Right 1956-12-07
32 Jeff Blauser 6-00 170 Right Right 1965-11-08
5 Ron Gant 6-00 192 Right Right 1965-03-02
17 Glenn Hubbard 5-07 180 Right Right 1957-09-25
19 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
24 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
28 Gerald Perry 6-00 190 Right Left 1960-10-30
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
10 Dion James 6-01 170 Left Left 1962-11-09
6 Darryl Motley 5-09 196 Right Right 1960-01-21
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
15 Gary Roenicke 6-03 205 Right Right 1954-12-05
11 Terry Bell 6-00 195 Right Right 1962-10-27
18 Trench Davis 6-03 171 Left Left 1960-09-12
27 Mike Fischlin 6-01 165 Right Right 1955-09-13
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The 1987 Atlanta Braves played 161 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 92 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 105/107) where 1,217,402 fans witnessed their 1987 Braves finish the season with a .429 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 1987 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1987 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1987 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Ken Griffey
Glenn Hubbard
Dion James
Rick Mahler
Dale Murphy
Ken Oberkfell
Gary Roenicke
Andres Thomas
Ozzie Virgil

1987 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Ozzie Virgil (122)
1B Gerald Perry (136)
2B Glenn Hubbard (139)
3B Ken Oberkfell (126)
SS Andres Thomas (81)
LF Ken Griffey (107)
CF Dion James (99)
RF Dale Murphy (159)
  
SP Doyle Alexander
SP Rick Mahler
SP Dave Palmer
SP Charlie Puleo
SP Zane Smith
  
RP Paul Assenmacher
RP Jeff Dedmon
RP Gene Garber
RP Ed Olwine
CL Jim Acker


1987 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Dale Murphy $1,925,000.00
Ken Griffey $1,150,000.00
Rafael Ramirez $875,000.00
Gene Garber $786,667.00
Ozzie Virgil $760,000.00
Ken Oberkfell $725,000.00
Dave Palmer $725,000.00
Rick Mahler $695,000.00
Doyle Alexander $650,000.00
Joe Boever $625,000.00
Bruce Benedict $615,000.00
Glenn Hubbard $555,000.00
Ted Simmons $500,000.00
Gary Roenicke $380,000.00
Jim Acker $350,000.00
Jeff Dedmon $300,000.00
Zane Smith $250,000.00
Graig Nettles $219,500.00
Darryl Motley $210,000.00
Albert Hall $150,000.00
Gerald Perry $150,000.00
Dion James $120,000.00
Charlie Puleo $117,500.00
Paul Runge $95,000.00
Paul Assenmacher $80,000.00
Andres Thomas $75,000.00
Ed Olwine $70,000.00
Jeff Blauser $62,500.00
Tom Glavine $62,500.00


1987 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Albert Hall
#3 Dale Murphy
#5 Ron Gant
#6 Darryl Motley
#9 Ozzie Virgil
#10 Dion James
#11 Terry Bell
#12 Paul Runge
#14 Andres Thomas
#15 Gary Roenicke
#16 Rafael Ramirez
#17 Glenn Hubbard
#18 Trench Davis
#19 Graig Nettles
#20 Bruce Benedict
#22 Ken Griffey
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Ken Oberkfell
#25 Larry McWilliams
#25 Pete Smith
#26 Gene Garber
#27 Mike Fischlin
#28 Gerald Perry
#29 Steve Ziem
#30 Paul Assenmacher
#31 Ed Olwine
#32 Jeff Blauser
#33 Doyle Alexander
#34 Zane Smith
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Chuck Cary
#37 Joe Boever
#37 Randy O'Neal
#38 Jim Acker
#42 Rick Mahler
#43 Kevin Coffman
#45 Charlie Puleo
#46 Dave Palmer
#47 Tom Glavine
#48 Marty Clary
#49 Jeff Dedmon

Did you know that a 1987 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)?