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1992 Atlanta Braves season

Major League Baseball season


Major League Baseball season

FieldValue
nameAtlanta Braves
season1992
miscNational League champions
National League West champions
leagueNational League
divisionWest
ballparkFulton County Stadium
cityAtlanta
record98–64 (.605)
divisional_place1st
ownersTed Turner
general_managersJohn Schuerholz
managersBobby Cox
televisionWTBS
TBS Superstation
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
SportSouth
(Ernie Johnson)
radioWGST
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)

National League West champions TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) |}}

The 1992 Atlanta Braves season was the 27th in Atlanta and the 122nd overall. It involved the Braves finishing first in the National League West with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, clinching their second straight division title.

In the NLCS, 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.
  • December 10, 1991: Rico Rossy was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Bobby Moore.
  • December 12, 1991: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
  • January 8, 1992: Steve Lyons signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

  • Tom Glavine, 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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 30, 1992: Steve Lyons was released by the Atlanta Braves.
  • July 17, 1992: Randall Simon was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.
  • July 21, 1992: Mark Davis was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Berenguer.
  • August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and Sean Ross (minors).

Roster

1992 Atlanta Braves
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

LegendBraves winBraves loss[All-Star Game](1992-major-league-baseball-all-star-game)Game postponed

|- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 1 || April 7 || @ Astros || 2–0 || Glavine (1-0) || Harnisch (0-1) || || 25,318 || 1-0 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 2 || April 8 || @ Astros || 3–1 || Smoltz (1-0) || Kile (0-1) || Peña (1) || 10,014 || 2-0 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 3 || April 9 || Giants || 4–11 || Heredia (1-0) || Avery (0-1) || || 43,622 || 2-1 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 4 || April 10 || Giants || 5–3 || Leibrandt (1-0) || Burba (0-1) || Stanton (1) || 37,577 || 3-1 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 5 || April 11 || Giants || 0–3 || Swift (2-0) || Bielecki (0-1) || || 44,550 || 3-2 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 6 || April 12 || Giants || 6–2 || Glavine (2-0) || Downs (0-2) || || 43,055 || 4-2 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 7 || April 13 || @ Reds || 4–5 || Belcher (1-1) || Smoltz (1-1) || Charlton (4) || 23,048 || 4-3 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 8 || April 14 || @ Reds || 4–5 || Bankhead (1-0) || Freeman (0-1) || || 19,466 || 4-4 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 9 || April 15 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Hammond (2-0) || Leibrandt (1-1) || Charlton (5) || 22,730 || 4-5 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 10 || April 16 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Bielecki (1-1) || Gross (0-1) || || 40,089 || 5-5 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 11 || April 17 || @ Dodgers || 5–7 || McDowell (1-2) || Peña (0-1) || || 47,771 || 5-6 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 12 || April 18 || @ Dodgers || 3–7 || McDowell (2-2) || Stanton (0-1) || || 46,851 || 5-7 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 13 || April 19 || @ Dodgers || 2–4 || Candiotti (3-0) || Avery (0-2) || || 37,145 || 5-8 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 14 || April 20 || @ Padres || 10–4 || Freeman (1-1) || Lefferts (1-2) || || 20,002 || 6-8 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 15 || April 21 || @ Padres || 2–4 || Rodriguez (1-1) || Bielecki (1-2) || Myers (4) || 26,468 || 6-9 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 16 || April 22 || @ Padres || 4–9 || Hurst (1-1) || Glavine (2-1) || || 18,581 || 6-10 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 17 || April 24 || Astros || 2–4 || Kile (2-1) || Smoltz (1-2) || D. Jones (6) || 40,666 || 6-11 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 18 || April 25 || Astros || 2–0 || Avery (1-2) || Portugal (2-1) || || 42,709 || 7-11 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 19 || April 26 || Astros || 3–2 || Freeman (2-1) || Harnisch (1-3) || Peña (2) || 37,137 || 8-11 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 20 || April 27 || Cubs || 5–0 || Glavine (3-1) || Boskie (3-1) || || 25,932 || 9-11 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 21 || April 28 || Cubs || 1–0 || Leibrandt (2-1) || Castillo (0-2) || Peña (3) || 28,765 || 10-11 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 22 || April 29 || Cubs || 8–0 || Smoltz (2-2) || Jackson (0-4) || || 33,144 || 11-11 |- |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 23 || May 1 || Mets || 7–8 || Burke (1-0) || Berenguer (0-1) || Franco (5) || 31,637 || 11-12 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 24 || May 2 || Mets || 3–0 || Glavine (4-1) || Gooden (2-2) || || 38,115 || 12-12 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 25 || May 3 || Mets || 0–7 || Cone (3-1) || Leibrandt (2-2) || || 41,282 || 12-13 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 26 || May 4 || @ Cubs || 6–1 || Smoltz (3-2) || Castillo (0-3) || || 22,836 || 13-13 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 27 || May 5 || @ Cubs || 3–4 (10) || McElroy (2-0) || Peña (0-2) || || 14,408 || 13-14 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 28 || May 6 || @ Pirates || 3–4 (16) || Patterson (2-0) || Rivera (0-1) || || 18,686 || 13-15 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 29 || May 7 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Glavine (5-1) || Neagle (1-1) || Stanton (2) || 11,689 || 14-15 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 30 || May 8 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Leibrandt (3-2) || Tewksbury (3-1) || Freeman (1) || 45,110 || 15-15 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 31 || May 9 || @ Cardinals || 11–12 || Pérez (4-0) || Freeman (2-2) || Smith (10) || 40,417 || 15-16 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 32 || May 10 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Agosto (2-2) || Peña (0-3) || || 28,491 || 15-17 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 33 || May 11 || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || DeLeón (2-2) || Avery (1-3) || || 26,005 || 15-18 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 34 || May 12 || Pirates || 4–2 || Glavine (6-1) || Tomlin (4-2) || Freeman (2) || 38,949 || 16-18 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 35 || May 13 || Pirates || 10–11 || Belinda (2-0) || Peña (0-4) || || 24,872 || 16-19 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;"ñ | 36 || May 14 || Pirates || 3–4 || Palacios (2-0) || Smoltz (3-3) || Mason (4) || 32,303 || 16-20 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 37 || May 15 || Expos || 4–2 || Mercker (1-0) || Nabholz (2-3) || Stanton (3) || 37,551 || 17-20 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 38 || May 16 || Expos || 1–7 || Martínez (3-4) || Avery (1-4) || Rojas (4) || 40,504 || 17-21 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 39 || May 17 || Expos || 4–5 || Hill (4-2) || Glavine (6-2) || Wetteland (6) || 41,480 || 17-22 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 40 || May 18 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Leibrandt (4-2) || Osborne (4-2) || || 23,546 || 18-22 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 41 || May 19 || Cardinals || 2–7 || Tewksbury (5-1) || Smoltz (3-4) || || 26,012 || 18-23 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 42 || May 20 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Avery (2-4) || Cormier (0-4) || || 22,610 || 19-23 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 43 || May 22 || @ Expos || 1–7 || Martínez (3-4) || Glavine (6-3) || || 20,313 || 19-24 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 44 || May 23 || @ Expos || 6–7 || Fassero (2-2) || Stanton (0-2) || Wetteland (7) || 15,918 || 19-25 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 45 || May 24 || @ Expos || 2–1 || Smoltz (4-4) || Gardner (3-3) || || 27,682 || 20-25 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 46 || May 25 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Mulholland (5-3) || Avery (2-5) || Williams (7) || 18,343 || 20-26 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 47 || May 26 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Robinson (1-0) || Bielecki (1-3) || Williams (8) || 11,295 || 20-27 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 48 || May 27 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Glavine (7-3) || Brantley (2-3) || || 23,695 || 21-27 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 49 || May 29 || @ Mets || 5–1 || Smoltz (5-4) || Gooden (4-5) || || 31,866 || 22-27 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 50 || May 30 || @ Mets || 6–1 || Avery (3-5) || Cone (5-3) || || 46,261 || 23-27 |- |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 51 || June 1 || Phillies || 7–6 || Glavine (8-3) || Brantley (2-4) || Wohlers (1) || 25,647 || 24-27 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 52 || June 2 || Phillies || 5–3 || Stanton (1-2) || Williams (2-2) || || 27,855 || 25-27 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 53 || June 3 || Phillies || 1–4 || Schilling (4-3) || Smoltz (5-5) || Williams (9) || 19,357 || 25-28 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 54 || June 5 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Berenguer (1-1) || Lefferts (6-4) || Wohlers (2) || 21,781 || 26-28 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 55 || June 6 || @ Padres || 5–1 || Glavine (9-3) || Benes (5-5) || || 54,046 || 27-28 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 56 || June 7 || @ Padres || 9–4 || Smoltz (6-5) || Seminara (0-1) || || 18,924 || 28-28 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 57 || June 8 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Leibrandt (5-2) || Martínez (3-3) || Berenguer (1) || 29,799 || 29-28 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 58 || June 9 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Hershiser (6-3) || Stanton (1-3) || McDowell (9) || 33,387 || 29-29 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 59 || June 10 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Avery (4-5) || Gross (3-6) || Stanton (4) || 28,241 || 30-29 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 60 || June 12 || Padres || 6–4 || Berenguer (2-1) || Maddux (0-1) || Stanton (5) || 39,884 || 31-29 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 61 || June 13 || Padres || 4–2 || Smoltz (7-5) || Seminara (0-2) || || 38,149 || 32-29 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 62 || June 14 || Padres || 4–2 || Leibrandt (6-2) || Hurst (6-5) || Wohlers (3) || 40,790 || 33-29 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 63 || June 15 || Dodgers || 2–0 || Avery (5-5) || Hershiser (6-4) || || 43,239 || 34-29 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 64 || June 16 || Dodgers || 9–8 || Berenguer (3-1) || Candelaria (0-1) || || 42,523 || 35-29 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 65 || June 17 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Glavine (10-3) || Ojeda (3-4) || || 40,957 || 36-29 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 66 || June 18 || Reds || 5–7 (10) || Bankhead (8-1) || Stanton (1-4) || Charlton (16) || 47,896 || 36-30 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 67 || June 19 || Reds || 3–2 (10) || Mercker (2-0) || Henry (1-2) || || 43,042 || 37-30 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 68 || June 20 || Reds || 2–1 || Avery (6-5) || Browning (5-5) || Mercker (1) || 44,636 || 38-30 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 69 || June 21 || Reds || 2–0 || Bielecki (2-3) || Rijo (3-6) || Mercker (2) || 42,831 || 39-30 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 70 || June 23 || Giants || 7–0 || Glavine (11-3) || Burkett (5-4) || || 39,890 || 40-30 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 71 || June 24 || Giants || 5–0 || Smoltz (8-5) || Wilson (5-7) || || 39,016 || 41-30 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 72 || June 26 || @ Reds || 4–7 || Browning (6-5) || Avery (6-6) || || 44,431 || 41-31 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 73 || June 27 || @ Reds || 3–12 || Rijo (4-6) || Leibrandt (6-3) || || 43,883 || 41-32 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 74 || June 28 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Charlton (3-0) || Wohlers (0-1) || || 37,581 || 41-33 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 75 || June 30 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Smoltz (9-5) || Wilson (5-8) || || 16,299 || 42-33 |- |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 76 || July 1 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Black (5-2) || Avery (6-7) || Beck (5) || 17,966 || 42-34 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 77 || July 3 || Cubs || 3–0 || Glavine (12-3) || Boskie (5-5) || || 43,803 || 43-34 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 78 || July 4 || Cubs || 4–2 || Leibrandt (7-3) || Jackson (4-9) || Mercker (3) || 42,106 || 44-34 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 79 || July 5 || Cubs || 0–8 || Maddux (10-7) || Smoltz (9-6) || || 42,545 || 44-35 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 80 || July 6 || Mets || 1–3 || Cone (8-4) || Freeman (2-3) || Guetterman (1) || 39,444 || 44-36 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 81 || July 7 || Mets || 4–5 || Fernandez (7-7) || Bielecki (2-4) || Young (2) || 39,490 || 44-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 82 || July 8 || Mets || 2–1 || Glavine (13-3) || Whitehurst (1-4) || Peña (4) || 37,721 || 45-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 83 || July 9 || @ Cubs || 2–0 (12) || Stanton (2-4) || Bullinger (0-2) || Peña (5) || 32,816 || 46-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 84 || July 10 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Smoltz (10-6) || Maddux (10-8) || || 35,067 || 47-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 85 || July 11 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Avery (7-7) || Scanlan (2-5) || Peña (6) || 36,541 || 48-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 86 || July 12 || @ Cubs || 7–4 (10) || Mercker (3-0) || Assenmacher (2-2) || Peña (7) || 28,272 || 49-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 87 || July 16 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Avery (8-7) || Williams (3-1) || Peña (8) || 19,383 || 50-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 88 || July 17 || @ Astros || 5–0 || Smoltz (11-6) || Harnisch (3-8) || || 24,691 || 51-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 89 || July 18 || @ Astros || 3–0 || Glavine (14-3) || J. Jones (4-4) || Peña (9) || 24,086 || 52-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 90 || July 19 || @ Astros || 3–2 (10) || Freeman (3-3) || Hernandez (5-1) || Peña (10) || 27,270 || 53-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 91 || July 21 || @ Cardinals || 9–7 (12) || Peña (1-4) || Perez (6-2) || || 39,561 || 54-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 92 || July 22 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Smoltz (12-6) || Olivares (6-5) || Mercker (4) || 34,605 || 55-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 93 || July 24 || Pirates || 4–3 || Glavine (15-3) || Walk (3-4) || Peña (11) || 44,965 || 56-37 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 94 || July 25 || Pirates || 1–0 || Leibrandt (8-3) || Jackson (4-10) || Mercker (5) || 44,567 || 57-37 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 95 || July 26 || Pirates || 4–5 || Belinda (5-2) || Wohlers (0-2) || || 43,714 || 57-38 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 96 || July 27 || Astros || 1–5 (11) || D. Jones (8-7) || Peña (1-5) || || 38,729 || 57-39 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 97 || July 28 || Astros || 5–7 || Harnisch (4-8) || Freeman (3-4) || D. Jones (21) || 40,457 || 57-40 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 98 || July 29 || Astros || 5–3 || Glavine (16-3) || Blair (2-6) || Peña (12) || 39,076 || 58-40 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 99 || July 30 || @ Giants || 0–5 || Burkett (7-6) || Leibrandt (8-4) || || 14,313 || 58-41 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 100 || July 31 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Jackson (5-3) || Mercker (3-1) || || 21,025 || 58-42 |- |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 101 || August 1 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Smoltz (13-6) || Black (9-4) || || 31,986 || 59-42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 102 || August 2 || @ Giants || 3–0 || P. Smith (1-0) || Swift (8-3) || Peña (13) || -- || 60-42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 103 || August 2 || @ Giants || 8–5 || Reynoso (1-0) || Hickerson (4-2) || Freeman (3) || 36,302 || 61-42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 104 || August 4 || Reds || 7–5 || Freeman (4-4) || Charlton (3-1) || || 45,155 || 62-42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 105 || August 5 || Reds || 5–1 || Avery (9-7) || Belcher (9-10) || || 44,480 || 63-42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 106 || August 6 || Reds || 5–3 || Smoltz (14-6) || Swindell (10-5) || || 44,768 || 64-42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 107 || August 7 || Dodgers || 6–2 || Leibrandt (9-4) || Gross (5-11) || || 43,822 || 65=42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 108 || August 8 || Dodgers || 12–2 || P. Smith (2-0) || Candiotti (9-10) || || 43,116 || 66-42 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 109 || August 9 || Dodgers || 10–3 || Glavine (17-3) || Hershiser (8-10) || || 43,659 || 67-42 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 110 || August 10 || Dodgers || 3–5 || Martínez (8-8) || Avery (9-8) || Gott (5) || 43,368 || 67-43 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 111 || August 11 || Padres || 4–8 || Hurst (12-6) || Smoltz (14-7) || Maddux (5) || 43,927 || 67-44 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 112 || August 13 || Padres || 4–3 || Davis (1-0) || Andersen (1-1) || || 38,319 || 68-44 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 113 || August 14 || @ Pirates || 15–0 || Glavine (18-3) || Smith (8-8) || || 38,595 || 69-44 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 114 || August 15 || @ Pirates || 7–5 || Avery (10-8) || Jackson (5-11) || Peña (14) || 38,808 || 70-44 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 115 || August 16 || @ Pirates || 2–4 || Wakefield (3-0) || Smoltz (14-8) || || 35,199 || 70-45 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 116 || August 17 || @ Pirates || 5–4 (10) || Freeman (5-4) || Patterson (5-2) || Peña (15) || 38,062 || 71-45 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 117 || August 18 || @ Expos || 5–1 || Leibrandt (10-4) || Hill (13-6) || || 32,920 || 72-45 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 118 || August 19 || @ Expos || 4–2 || Glavine (19-3) || Nabholz (8-9) || Stanton (6) || 27,235 || 73-45 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 119 || August 20 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Fassero (5-5) || Peña (1-6) || || 23,896 || 73-46 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 120 || August 21 || Cardinals || 2–5 (10) || Pérez (7-2) || Mercker (3-2) || Smith (32) || 33,835 || 73-47 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 121 || August 22 || Cardinals || 3–2 || P. Smith (3-0) || Clark (2-7) || || 45,175 || 74-47 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 122 || August 23 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Olivares (7-8) || Leibrandt (10-5) || || 40,200 || 74-48 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 123 || August 25 || Expos || 0–6 || Nabholz (9-9) || Glavine (19-4) || || 38,455 || 74-49 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 124 || August 26 || Expos || 4–5 || Martínez (14-10) || Avery (10-9) || Wetteland (29) || 36,275 || 74-50 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 125 || August 28 || @ Phillies || 3–7 || Mulholland (12-8) || Smoltz (14-9) || || 22,267 || 74-51 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 126 || August 29 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Leibrandt (11-5) || Schilling (11-9) || Mercker (6) || 27,760 || 75-51 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 127 || August 30 || @ Phillies || 2–10 || Rivera (4-3) || Glavine (19-5) || || 32,084 || 75-52 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 128 || August 31 || @ Mets || 8–6 (14) || Wohlers (1-2) || Guetterman (2-3) || Stanton (7) || -- || 76-52 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 129 || August 31 || @ Mets || 7–5 || P. Smith (4-0) || Birkbeck (0-1) || Reardon (1) || 24,392 || 77-52 |- |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 130 || September 1 || @ Mets || 4–1 || Nied (1-0) || Whitehurst (2-8) || Reardon (2) || 21,539 || 78-52 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 131 || September 2 || @ Mets || 5–6 || Schourek (4-6) || Smoltz (14-10) || Young (12) || 17,962 || 78-53 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 132 || September 3 || Expos || 2–11 || Barnes (5-5) || Leibrandt (11-6) || Bottenfield (1) || 27,824 || 78-54 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 133 || September 4 || Phillies || 1–2 || Schilling (12-9) || Glavine (19-6) || Williams (23) || 40,768 || 78-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 134 || September 5 || Phillies || 6–5 || Reardon (1-0) || Williams (3-7) || || 33,755 || 79-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 135 || September 6 || Phillies || 4–3 || Reardon (2-0) || Hartley (5-6) || || 42,097 || 80-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 136 || September 7 || Dodgers || 7–1 || Smoltz (15-10) || Astacio (2-3) || || 40,322 || 81-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 137 || September 8 || Dodgers || 7–5 || Freeman (6-4) || Crews (0-2) || Reardon (3) || 36,970 || 82-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 138 || September 9 || Reds || 12–7 || Glavine (20-6) || Belcher (11-14) || || 41,809 || 83-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 139 || September 10 || Reds || 3–2 || Stanton (3-4) || Bankhead (9-4) || || 41,265 || 84-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 140 || September 11 || @ Astros || 7–0 || P. Smith (5-0) || Kile (3-10) || || 13,554 || 85-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 141 || September 12 || @ Astros || 9–3 || Nied (2-0) || Williams (7-6) || || 18,313 || 86-55 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 142 || September 13 || @ Astros || 9–2 || Leibrandt (12-6) || Harnisch (7-10) || || 14,239 || 87-55 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 143 || September 15 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Belcher (12-14) || Avery (10-10) || Dibble (20) || 22,583 || 87-56 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 144 || September 16 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Stanton (4-4) || Ruskin (4-2) || Wohlers (4) || 22,595 || 88-56 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 145 || September 17 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Rijo (13-9) || Smoltz (15-11) || Foster (1) || 24,402 || 88-57 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 146 || September 18 || Astros || 3–13 || Harnisch (8-10) || Leibrandt (12-7) || || 41,677 || 88-58 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 147 || September 19 || Astros || 2–3 (12) || D. Jones (10-8) || Freeman (6-5) || || 41,945 || 88-59 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 148 || September 20 || Astros || 16–1 || Avery (11-10) || Bowen (0-6) || || 40,493 || 89-59 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 149 || September 21 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || P. Smith (6-0) || Hershiser (10-14) || Stanton (8) || 19,822 || 90-59 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 150 || September 22 || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Candiotti (11-14) || Smoltz (15-12) || || 21,122 || 90-60 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 151 || September 23 || @ Giants || 7–0 || Leibrandt (13-7) || Black (10-11) || || 13,035 || 91-60 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 152 || September 24 || @ Giants || 0–4 || Brantley (6-7) || Glavine (20-7) || || 12,573 || 91-61 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 153 || September 25 || @ Padres || 0–1 || Harris (3-8) || Avery (11-11) || Myers (37) || 38,866 || 91-62 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 154 || September 26 || @ Padres || 2–1 (10) || Stanton (5-4) || Rodriguez (6-3) || || 24,574 || 92-62 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 155 || September 27 || @ Padres || 2–1 (10) || Reardon (3-0) || Myers (2-5) || || 16,884 || 93-62 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 156 || September 29 || Giants || 6–0 || Leibrandt (14-7) || Black (10-12) || || 40,860 || 94-62 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 157 || September 30 || Giants || 0–1 || Brantley (7-7) || Glavine (20-8) || Beck (16) || 38,096 || 94-63 |- |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 158 || October 1 || Giants || 6–5 (10) || Freeman (7-5) || Jackson (6-6) || || 37,359 || 95-63 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 159 || October 2 || Padres || 4–1 || Nied (3-0) || Benes (13-14) || || -- || 96-63 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 160 || October 2 || Padres || 7–2 || P. Smith (7-0) || Deshaies (4-7) || || 41,075 || 97-63 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 161 || October 3 || Padres || 1–0 (6) || Leibrandt (15-7) || Maddux (2-2) || Reynoso (1) || 26,393 || 98-63 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 162 || October 4 || Padres || 3–4 (12) || Myers (3-6) || Borbón (0-1) || || 31,791 || 98-64 |-

|- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 1 || October 6 || Pirates || 5–1 || Smoltz (1-0) || Drabek (0-1) || || 51,971 || 1-0 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 2 || October 7 || Pirates || 13–5 || Avery (1-0) || Jackson (0-1) || || 51,975 || 2-0 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 3 || October 9 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Wakefield (1-0) || Glavine (0-1) || || 56,610 || 2-1 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 4 || October 10 || @ Pirates || 6–4 || Smoltz (2-0) || Drabek (0-2) || Reardon (1) || 57,164 || 3-1 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 5 || October 11 || @ Pirates || 1–7 || Walk (1-0) || Avery (1-1) || || 52,929 || 3-2 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 6 || October 13 || Pirates || 4–13 || Wakefield (2-0) || Glavine (0-2) || || 51,975 || 3-3 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 7 || October 14 || Pirates || 3–2 || Reardon (1-0) || Drabek (0-3) || || 51,975 || 4-3 |- |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 1 || October 17 || Blue Jays || 3–1 || Glavine (1-2) || Morris (0-2) || || 51,763 || 1-0 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 2 || October 18 || Blue Jays || 4–5 || Ward (2-0) || Reardon (1-1) || Henke (4) || 51,763 || 1-1 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 3 || October 20 || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 || Ward (3-0) || Avery (1-2) || || 51,813 || 1-2 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 4 || October 21 || @ Blue Jays || 1–2 || Key (1-0) || Glavine (1-3) || Henke (5) || 52,090 || 1-3 |- bgcolor="#bbbfffbbb;" | 5 || October 22 || @ Blue Jays || 7–2 || Smoltz (3-0) || Morris (0-3) || Stanton (1) || 52,268 || 2-3 |- bgcolor="#fffbbbbbb;" | 6 || October 24 || Blue Jays || 3–4 (11) || Key (2-0) || Leibrandt (0-1) || Timlin (1) || 51,763 || 2-4 |-

Player stats

Batting

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C9530272.238327
1B12537297.2611061
2B15542797.227626
3B160640199.31121105
SS14428560.211014
LF153544141.2591780
CF120456134.294222
RF144484124.2562172

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
12334390.2621446
10130770.2281043
9730392.304828
10223857.2391441
8415839.247633
6112628.22205
26238.34827
12194.21101
18195.26311
9164.25001
Javy López9166.37502
13140.00001
11141.07101
12103.30023

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
35246.215122.85215
35233.211113.20129
33225.02082.76129
32193.01573.36104
1980.2242.5762
1279.0702.0543

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
623.0301.1719
37.2104.702

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
4116154.0734
655484.1044
587533.2241
533263.4249
321242.5517
283115.1319
141007.0215
143031.157
100005.877
80104.7011
20106.751

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1992 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh000000010**1****5****1**
**Atlanta**01021010X**5****8****0**
**W**: John Smoltz (1–0) **L**: Doug Drabek (0–1) **S**: None
**HR**: **PIT** – José Lind (1) **ATL** – Jeff Blauser (1)
**Pitchers**: **PIT** – Drabek (4), Patterson (1), Neagle (1), Cox (1) **ATL** – Smoltz (8), Stanton (1)
**Attendance**: 51,971 **Time**: 3:20

Game 2

October 7: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh000000410**5****7****0**
**Atlanta**04004050X**13****14****0**
**W**: Steve Avery (1–0) **L**: Danny Jackson (0–1) **S**: None
**HR**: **PIT** – none **ATL** – Ron Gant (1)
**Pitchers**: **PIT** – Jackson (1), Mason (1/3), Walk (2), Tomlin (1), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) **ATL** – Avery (6), Freeman (1/3), Stanton (1/3), Wohlers (1), Reardon (1)
**Attendance**: 51,975 **Time**: 3:20

Game 3

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta000100100**2****5****0**
**Pittsburgh**00001110X**3****8****1**
**W**: Tim Wakefield (1–0) **L**: Tom Glavine (0–1) **S**: None
**HR**: **ATL** – Sid Bream (1), Ron Gant (2) **PIT** – Don Slaught (1)
**Pitchers**: **ATL** – Glavine (6), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1) **PIT** – Wakefield (9)
**Attendance**: 56,610 **Time**: 2:37

Game 4

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team123456789RHE
**Atlanta**020022000**6****11****1**
Pittsburgh021000100**4****6****1**
**W**: John Smoltz (2–0) **L**: Doug Drabek (0–2) **S**: Jeff Reardon (1)
**HR**: **ATL** – none **PIT** – none
**Pitchers**: **ATL** – Smoltz (6), Stanton (1), Reardon (1) **PIT** – Drabek (4), Tomlin (1), Cox (1/3), Mason (3)
**Attendance**: 57,164 **Time**: 3:10

Game 5

October 11: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta000000010**1****3****0**
**Pittsburgh**40100110X**7****13****0**
**W**: Bob Walk (1–0) **L**: Steve Avery (1–1) **S**: none
**HR**: **ATL** – none **PIT** – none
**Pitchers**: **ATL** – Avery (1/3), P. Smith (3), Leibrandt (1), Freeman (1), Mercker (1) **PIT** – Walk (9)
**Attendance**: 52,929 **Time**: 2:52

Game 6

October 13: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
**Pittsburgh**080041000**13****13****1**
Atlanta000100102**4****9****1**
**W**: Tim Wakefield (2–0) **L**: Tom Glavine (0–2) **S**: none
**HR**: **PIT** – Barry Bonds (1), Jay Bell (1), Lloyd McClendon (1) **ATL** – David Justice (1,2)
**Pitchers**: **PIT** – Wakefield (9) **ATL** – Glavine (1), Leibrandt (3), Freeman (2), Mercker (2) Wohlers (1)
**Attendance**: 51,975 **Time**: 2:50

Game 7

October 14: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh100001000**2****7****1**
**Atlanta**000000003**3****7****0**
**W**: Jeff Reardon (1–0) **L**: Doug Drabek (0–3) **S**: none
**HR**: **PIT** – none **ATL** – none
**Pitchers**: **PIT** – Drabek (8), Belinda (2/3) **ATL** – Smoltz (6), Stanton (2/3), P. Smith (0), Avery (1), Reardon (1)
**Attendance**: 51,975 **Time**: 3:22

World Series

Main article: 1992 World Series

Game 1

October 17, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Toronto000100000**1****4****0**
**Atlanta**00000300X**3****4****0**
**W**: Tom Glavine (1–0) **L**: Jack Morris (0–1)
**HR**: **TOR** – Joe Carter (1) **ATL** – Damon Berryhill (1)

Game 2

October 18, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
**Toronto**000020012**5****9****2**
Atlanta010120000**4****5****1**
**W**: Duane Ward (1–0) **L**: Jeff Reardon (0–1) **S**: Tom Henke (1)
**HR**: **TOR** – Ed Sprague (1)

Game 3

October 20, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta000001010**2****9****0**
**Toronto**000100011**3****6****1**
**W**: Duane Ward (2–0) **L**: Steve Avery (0–1)
**HR**: **TOR** – Joe Carter (2), Kelly Gruber (1)

Game 4

October 21, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta000000010**1****5****0**
**Toronto**001000100**2****6****0**
**W**: Jimmy Key (1–0) **L**: Tom Glavine (1–1) **S**: Tom Henke (2)
**HR**: **TOR** – Pat Borders (1)

Game 5

October 22, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario

Team123456789RHE
**Atlanta**100150000**7****13****0**
Toronto010100000**2****6****0**
**W**: John Smoltz (1–0) **L**: Jack Morris (0–2) **S**: Mike Stanton (1)
**HR**: **ATL** – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1)

Game 6

October 24, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team1234567891011RHE
**Toronto**10010000002**4****14****1**
Atlanta00100000101**3****8****1**
**W**: Jimmy Key (2–0) **L**: Charlie Leibrandt (0–1) **S**: Mike Timlin (1)
**HR**: **TOR** – Candy Maldonado (1)

Awards and honors

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

All-Stars

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Tom Glavine – starter, pitcher
  • Terry Pendleton – starter, third base
  • Ron Gant – reserve

Farm system

References

References

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