2001 Atlanta Braves season

Offseason

• October 31, 2000: Bobby Bonilla was released by the Atlanta Braves.
• December 13, 2000: Rico Brogna was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• January 26, 2001: Steve Avery was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• March 30, 2001: Steve Avery was released by the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

The Braves played the Mets in the first game in New York after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11. The game was played on September 21, and it was a 3–2 New York Mets victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Opening Day starters

• Rafael Furcal
• Tom Glavine
• Wes Helms
• Andruw Jones
• Chipper Jones
• Brian Jordan
• Javy López
• B. J. Surhoff
• Quilvio Veras

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 10, 2001: Aaron Small was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• June 22, 2001: John Rocker was traded by the Atlanta Braves with Troy Cameron (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Karsay and Steve Reed.
• July 5, 2001: Ken Caminiti was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• July 31, 2001: Rey Sánchez was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Brad Voyles (minors) and Alejandro Machado (minors).
• August 7, 2001: Quilvio Veras was released by the Atlanta Braves.
• August 31, 2001: Julio Franco was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

Roster

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 2 || @ Reds || 10–4 || Valdes (1–0) || Reyes (0–1) || — || 41,901 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 3 || Mets || 4–6 (10) || Cook (1–0) || Ligtenberg (0–1) || Benitez (1) || 42,117 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 4 || Mets || 3–2 || Rocker (1–0) || Wall (0–1) || — || 27,924 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 5 || Mets || 1–7 || Reed (1–0) || Perez (0–1) || — || 34,219 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 7–5 || Maddux (1–0) || Grilli (0–1) || Rocker (1) || 15,857 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 0–8 || Dempster (1–0) || Burkett (0–1) || — || 27,224 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Marlins || 1–6 || Clement (1–0) || Glavine (0–1) || — || 20,880 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Mets || 4–9 || Appier (1–0) || Millwood (0–1) || — || 53,640 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 11 || @ Mets || 2–0 || Maddux (2–0) || Reed (1–1) || Rocker (2) || 36,048 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 12 || @ Mets || 0–1 (10) || Benitez (1–0) || Ligtenberg (0–2) || — || 27,694 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 13 || Phillies || 4–2 || Glavine (1–1) || Wolf (0–2) || Rocker (3) || 31,017 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April 14 || Phillies || 1–2 || Daal (1–0) || Millwood (0–2) || Mesa (4) || 35,979 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 15 || Phillies || 3–0 || Perez (1–1) || Person (1–1) || Rocker (4) || 24,472 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 16 || Marlins || 4–3 || Rocker (2–0) || Miceli (0–2) || — || 24,015 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || April 17 || Marlins || 2–3 || Nunez (1–1) || Burkett (0–2) || Alfonseca (2) || 27,522 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 18 || Marlins || 1–0 || Glavine (2–1) || Dempster (2–1) || Rocker (5) || 30,233 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || April 20 || @ Phillies || 3–8 || Gomes (2–0) || Perez (1–2) || — || 16,245 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || April 21 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Person (2–1) || Maddux (2–1) || — || 17,123 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || April 22 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Telemaco (2–0) || Burkett (0–3) || Gomes (1) || 26,756 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 23 || @ Astros || 9–7 || Glavine (3–1) || Dotel (1–2) || — || 29,122 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 24 || @ Astros || 6–11 || Reynolds (1–1) || Perez (1–3) || Bottenfield (1) || 29,216 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 25 || @ Astros || 11–3 || Millwood (1–2) || Elarton (3–2) || — || 31,223 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–13 || Ellis (3–0) || Maddux (2–2) || — || 27,362 || 10–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–0 || Burkett (1–3) || Reynoso (1–4) || — || 32,663 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Glavine (4–1) || Johnson (3–3) || Rocker (6) || 45,264 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || April 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–7 || Sabel (1–0) || Perez (1–4) || Brohawn (1) || 34,356 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || May 1 || Brewers || 3–5 || Haynes (3–2) || Millwood (1–3) || Leskanic (3) || 24,922 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || May 2 || Brewers || 1–0 || Maddux (3–2) || Rigdon (2–1) || — || 24,802 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || May 3 || Brewers || 0–5 || Sheets (2–2) || Burkett (1–4) || — || 26,411 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || May 4 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Hermanson (2–1) || Glavine (4–2) || Veres (3) || 40,981 || 13–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 5 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Remlinger (1–0) || Timlin (1–1) || Rocker (7) || 48,543 || 14–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 6 || Cardinals || 7–5 || Cabrera (1–0) || Stechschulte (0–2) || Rocker (8) || 44,144 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || May 8 || @ Padres || 1–7 || Jarvis (2–3) || Maddux (3–3) || — || 20,494 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 9 || @ Padres || 3–0 || Burkett (2–4) || Jones (1–4) || Rocker (9) || 18,902 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || May 10 || @ Padres || 5–6 || Myers (1–1) || Remlinger (1–1) || Hoffman (5) || 20,056 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc | 36 || May 11 || @ Dodgers || 5–1 || Perez (2–4) || Gagne (1–2) || — || 54,343 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 37 || May 12 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Shaw (1–1) || Whiteside (0–1) || — || 53,006 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 38 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Prokopec (4–1) || Maddux (3–4) || Shaw (13) || 37,152 || 17–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 15 || Rockies || 5–3 || Remlinger (2–1) || Hampton (5–1) || Rocker (10) || 28,921 || 18–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 16 || Rockies || 6–4 || Cabrera (2–0) || Wasdin (2–1) || Rocker (11) || 32,461 || 19–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || May 17 || Rockies || 3–8 || Neagle (4–1) || Smoltz (0–1) || — || 31,221 || 19–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 18 || Giants || 6–5 || Cabrera (3–0) || Nen (2–1) || — || 34,429 || 20–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 19 || Giants || 3–6 || Worrell (1–0) || Cabrera (3–1) || Nen (10) || 42,789 || 20–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 20 || Giants || 11–6 || Ligtenberg (1–2) || Hernandez (3–6) || — || 33,696 || 21–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 21 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Glavine (5–2) || Clement (2–4) || Rocker (12) || 12,169 || 22–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Smith (3–0) || Smoltz (0–2) || Alfonseca (10) || 12,014 || 22–24 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || May 23 || @ Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 25 || Pirates || 1–0 || Maddux (4–4) || Ritchie (0–6) || — || 28,120 || 23–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 26 || Pirates || 9–3 || Burkett (3–4) || Wengert (0–2) || — || 40,788 || 24–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 27 || Pirates || 3–6 || Arroyo (3–4) || Glavine (5–3) || Williams (8) || 35,728 || 24–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 28 || Expos || 5–3 (8) || Smoltz (1–2) || Yoshii (1–2) || Rocker (13) || 24,904 || 25–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 29 || Expos || 7–4 || Perez (3–4) || Blank (0–1) || Rocker (14) || 26,818 || 26–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || May 30 || Expos || 3–4 || Vazquez (5–5) || Maddux (4–5) || Urbina (8) || 27,936 || 26–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || June 1 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Burkett (4–4) || Ritchie (0–7) || — || 34,230 || 27–26 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || June 2 || @ Pirates || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || June 3 (1) || @ Pirates || 11–7 || Glavine (6–3) || Olivares (2–6) || — || N/A || 28–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || June 3 (2) || @ Pirates || 8–3 || Smoltz (2–2) || Anderson (3–5) || — || 36,924 || 29–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || June 5 || @ Expos || 3–1 || Maddux (5–5) || Vazquez (5–6) || Rocker (15) || 7,017 || 30–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || June 6 || @ Expos || 2–0 || Burkett (5–4) || Irabu (0–1) || Rocker (16) || 5,102 || 31–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 7 || @ Expos || 4–3 (11) || Marquis (1–0) || Strickland (0–3) || Ligtenberg (1) || 4,575 || 32–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || June 8 || @ Yankees || 4–7 || Pettitte (7–4) || Glavine (6–4) || Rivera (18) || 50,090 || 32–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 10–6 || Cabrera (4–1) || Choate (2–1) || Rocker (17) || 55,107 || 33–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || Maddux (6–5) || Mussina (5–7) || Rocker (18) || 41,392 || 34–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 11 || @ Blue Jays || 4–9 || File (2–1) || Burkett (5–5) || — || 16,885 || 34–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 12 || @ Blue Jays || 3–0 || Perez (4–4) || Parris (3–5) || Rocker (19) || 20,448 || 35–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 5–12 || Hamilton (3–3) || Glavine (6–5) || — || 19,901 || 35–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 15 || Red Sox || 5–9 (10) || Beck (2–3) || Cabrera (4–2) || — || 48,469 || 35–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || June 16 || Red Sox || 8–0 || Burkett (6–5) || Nomo (6–4) || — || 50,524 || 36–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || June 17 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Castillo (7–4) || Perez (4–5) || Lowe (10) || 45,362 || 36–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 18 || Marlins || 6–7 || Looper (2–2) || Rocker (2–1) || Alfonseca (15) || 28,719 || 36–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 19 || Marlins || 2–12 || Smith (4–2) || Marquis (1–1) || — || 31,759 || 36–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || June 20 || Marlins || 7–2 || Maddux (7–5) || Burnett (5–3) || — || 28,867 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 || June 21 || Marlins || 2–3 || Looper (3–2) || Rocker (2–2) || Alfonseca (16) || 33,359 || 37–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 || June 22 || @ Mets || 10–1 || Perez (5–5) || R. Reed (7–3) || — || 40,129 || 38–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 || June 23 || @ Mets || 9–3 (11) || S. Reed (2–1) || White (1–1) || — || 42,736 || 39–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 24 || @ Mets || 8–4 || Marquis (2–1) || Trachsel (1–9) || — || 47,181 || 40–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || June 25 || @ Phillies || 9–4 || Maddux (8–5) || Daal (8–2) || — || 22,439 || 41–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || June 26 || @ Phillies || 4–1 (11) || Remlinger (3–1) || Gomes (4–2) || Cabrera (1) || 23,747 || 42–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || June 27 || @ Phillies || 10–4 || Perez (6–5) || Wolf (4–9) || — || 31,991 || 43–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || June 28 || Mets || 6–2 (10) || S. Reed (3–1) || Benitez (3–3) || — || 40,055 || 44–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 29 || Mets || 1–3 || Trachsel (2–9) || Marquis (2–2) || Benitez (15) || 48,168 || 44–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || June 30 || Mets || 5–2 || Maddux (9–5) || Leiter (4–7) || Karsay (2) || 49,568 || 45–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 || July 1 || Mets || 1–2 || Appier (5–8) || Burkett (6–6) || Benitez (16) || 37,516 || 45–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || July 3 || Phillies || 14–7 || Cabrera (5–2) || Santiago (2–3) || — || 34,142 || 46–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 83 || July 4 || Phillies || 1–4 || Coggin (1–0) || Perez (6–6) || Mesa (22) || 46,579 || 46–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 84 || July 5 || Phillies || 9–5 || Maddux (10–5) || Chen (4–5) || — || 32,031 || 47–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85 || July 6 || @ Red Sox || 6–5 (10) || Karsay (1–1) || Kim (0–1) || Cabrera (2) || 33,723 || 48–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 86 || July 7 || @ Red Sox || 1–3 || Nomo (8–4) || Marquis (2–3) || Lowe (15) || 33,355 || 48–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 87 || July 8 || @ Red Sox || 8–0 || Glavine (7–5) || Ohka (2–4) || — || 32,677 || 49–38 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 88 || July 12 || Orioles || 6–5 || Maddux (11–5) || Ryan (2–4) || Karsay (3) || 44,465 || 50–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || July 13 || Orioles || 7–1 || Glavine (8–5) || Towers (6–4) || — || 44,461 || 51–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 90 || July 14 || Orioles || 1–4 || Roberts (7–7) || Burkett (6–7) || Groom (7) || 50,069 || 51–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 91 || July 15 || Devil Rays || 1–9 || Lopez (5–11) || Perez (6–7) || — || 31,753 || 51–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 92 || July 16 || Devil Rays || 5–6 || Zambrano (2–1) || Karsay (1–2) || Yan (9) || 26,197 || 51–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 93 || July 17 || Devil Rays || 4–0 || Maddux (12–5) || Sturtze (4–8) || — || 32,287 || 52–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || @ Reds || 3–1 (8) || Glavine (9–5) || Dessens (6–8) || Reed (1) || 27,458 || 53–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 95 || July 19 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Burkett (7–7) || Brower (4–7) || Karsay (4) || 26,039 || 54–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 96 || July 20 || Expos || 3–6 || Thurman (5–6) || Millwood (1–4) || Urbina (15) || 32,842 || 54–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 97 || July 21 || Expos || 2–1 (10) || Cabrera (6–2) || Lloyd (7–3) || — || 46,363 || 55–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 98 || July 22 || Expos || 8–2 || Maddux (13–5) || Mattes (3–2) || — || 29,082 || 56–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 99 || July 23 || Reds || 4–5 || Sullivan (3–1) || Remlinger (3–2) || Graves (17) || 37,052 || 56–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 100 || July 24 || Reds || 3–11 || Brower (5–7) || Burkett (7–8) || — || 34,955 || 56–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 101 || July 25 || Reds || 11–3 || Millwood (2–4) || Acevedo (2–3) || — || 37,015 || 57–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 102 || July 26 || @ Expos || 2–3 (10) || Urbina (2–1) || Reed (3–2) || — || 7,635 || 57–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 103 || July 27 || @ Expos || 7–3 || Maddux (14–5) || Mattes (3–3) || — || 8,299 || 58–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 104 || July 28 || @ Expos || 10–5 || Glavine (10–5) || Vazquez (9–10) || — || 9,390 || 59–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 105 || July 29 || @ Expos || 8–1 || Burkett (8–8) || Armas (8–10) || — || 9,802 || 60–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 106 || July 31 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Hermanson (9–8) || Reed (3–3) || — || 39,012 || 60–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 107 || August 1 || @ Cardinals || 0–4 || Kile (11–7) || Maddux (14–6) || — || 37,633 || 60–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 108 || August 2 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Glavine (11–5) || Smith (3–1) || Karsay (5) || 38,394 || 61–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 109 || August 3 || @ Brewers || 2–3 (11) || Painter (1–1) || Cabrera (6–3) || — || 42,259 || 61–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 110 || August 4 || @ Brewers || 14–2 || Burkett (9–8) || Quevedo (0–1) || — || 42,646 || 62–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 111 || August 5 || @ Brewers || 12–8 || Cabrera (7–3) || Sheets (10–9) || — || 42,263 || 63–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 112 || August 7 || Astros || 6–5 || Maddux (15–6) || Cruz (2–2) || Karsay (6) || 35,648 || 64–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 113 || August 8 || Astros || 1–2 (12) || Jackson (3–2) || Cabrera (7–4) || Wagner (26) || 31,201 || 64–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 114 || August 9 || Astros || 5–6 || Dotel (6–4) || Ligtenberg (1–3) || — || 30,499 || 64–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 115 || August 10 || Diamondbacks || 0–7 || Schilling (17–5) || Millwood (2–5) || — || 40,101 || 64–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 116 || August 11 || Diamondbacks || 1–3 || Batista (7–7) || Marquis (2–4) || Kim (10) || 48,367 || 64–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 117 || August 12 || Diamondbacks || 1–9 || Lopez (6–15) || Maddux (15–7) || — || 34,702 || 64–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 118 || August 14 || @ Rockies || 4–5 (10) || Jimenez (6–1) || Karsay (1–3) || — || 40,677 || 64–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 119 || August 15 || @ Rockies || 7–2 || Burkett (10–8) || Hampton (12–9) || — || 37,962 || 65–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 120 || August 16 || @ Rockies || 4–1 || Millwood (3–5) || Chacon (6–7) || Karsay (7) || 37,086 || 66–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 121 || August 17 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Maddux (16–7) || Hernandez (11–12) || Smoltz (1) || 41,718 || 67–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 122 || August 18 || @ Giants || 3–1 || Marquis (3–4) || Rueter (12–8) || Karsay (8) || 41,722 || 68–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 123 || August 19 || @ Giants || 1–4 || Schmidt (9–7) || Glavine (11–6) || Nen (36) || 41,527 || 68–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 124 || August 21 || Padres || 1–3 (10) || Nunez (2–2) || Karsay (1–4) || Hoffman (32) || 26,756 || 68–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 125 || August 22 || Padres || 6–3 || Maddux (17–7) || Tollberg (6–4) || Remlinger (1) || 22,787 || 69–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 126 || August 23 || Padres || 3–2 || Millwood (4–5) || Lawrence (3–3) || Smoltz (2) || 26,043 || 70–56 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 127 || August 24 || Dodgers || 1–4 || Park (12–9) || Glavine (11–7) || — || 35,451 || 70–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 128 || August 25 || Dodgers || 7–8 || Prokopec (7–6) || Marquis (3–5) || Shaw (36) || 48,225 || 70–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc | 129 || August 26 || Dodgers || 9–2 || Burkett (11–8) || Gagne (4–6) || — || 34,469 || 71–58 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 130 || August 27 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Adams (10–6) || Remlinger (3–3) || Shaw (37) || 26,038 || 71–59 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 131 || August 28 || Expos || 0–7 || Vazquez (14–11) || Millwood (4–6) || — || 23,131 || 71–60 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 132 || August 29 || Expos || 5–3 || Glavine (12–7) || Armas (9–12) || Smoltz (3) || 22,327 || 72–60 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 133 || August 30 || Expos || 2–4 || Ohka (3–7) || Marquis (3–6) || Strickland (3) || 22,725 || 72–61 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 134 || August 31 || Cubs || 2–8 || Cruz (2–1) || Burkett (11–9) || — || 37,045 || 72–62 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 135 || September 1 || Cubs || 3–5 || Tavarez (9–9) || Maddux (17–8) || Gordon (27) || 45,842 || 72–63 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136 || September 2 || Cubs || 7–4 || Millwood (5–6) || Tapani (9–11) || Smoltz (4) || 45,165 || 73–63 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 137 || September 3 || @ Expos || 5–0 || Glavine (13–7) || Ohka (3–8) || — || 6,748 || 74–63 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 138 || September 4 || @ Expos || 3–2 || Karsay (2–4) || Strickland (2–5) || Smoltz (5) || 3,613 || 75–63 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 139 || September 5 || @ Expos || 4–10 || Thurman (8–10) || Burkett (11–10) || — || 3,806 || 75–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 140 || September 7 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Karsay (3–4) || Farnsworth (4–4) || Smoltz (6) || 37,710 || 76–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 141 || September 8 || @ Cubs || 5–3 || Glavine (14–7) || Tapani (9–12) || Smoltz (7) || 38,705 || 77–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 142 || September 9 || @ Cubs || 9–5 || Ligtenberg (2–3) || Bere (10–9) || — || 37,213 || 78–64 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 11 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 2 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 12 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 3 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 13 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 4 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 14 || Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 5 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 15 || Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 6 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 16 || Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 143 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Person (15–6) || Maddux (17–9) || Mesa (37) || 27,910 || 78–65 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 144 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || Bottalico (3–4) || Smoltz (2–3) || — || 23,653 || 78–66 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 145 || September 19 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Coggin (5–5) || Burkett (11–11) || Mesa (38) || 24,036 || 78–67 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 146 || September 20 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Millwood (6–6) || Wolf (7–11) || — || 26,863 || 79–67 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 147 || September 21 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Benitez (6–3) || Karsay (3–5) || — || 41,235 || 79–68 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 148 || September 22 || @ Mets || 3–7 || Trachsel (10–12) || Perez (6–8) || Benitez (41) || 41,230 || 79–69 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 149 || September 23 || @ Mets || 5–4 (11) || Smoltz (3–3) || Riggan (3–3) || — || 41,168 || 80–69 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 150 || September 24 || @ Marlins || 0–1 || Penny (9–9) || Burkett (11–12) || Alfonseca (28) || 10,470 || 80–70 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 151 || September 25 || @ Marlins || 5–2 (11) || Ligtenberg (3–3) || Darensbourg (1–2) || Smoltz (8) || 9,597 || 81–70 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 152 || September 26 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Marquis (4–6) || Burnett (9–12) || Smoltz (9) || 10,168 || 82–70 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 153 || September 27 || @ Marlins || 1–7 || Acevedo (2–4) || Maddux (17–10) || — || 9,177 || 82–71 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 154 || September 28 || Mets || 5–3 || Glavine (15–7) || Trachsel (10–13) || Smoltz (10) || 43,664 || 83–71 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 155 || September 29 || Mets || 8–5 || Perez (7–8) || Benitez (6–4) || — || 46,180 || 84–71 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 156 || September 30 || Mets || 6–9 || Appier (10–10) || Millwood (6–7) || Benitez (43) || 42,667 || 84–72 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 157 || October 2 || Phillies || 1–3 || Wolf (9–11) || Maddux (17–11) || Mesa (40) || 30,739 || 84–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 158 || October 3 || Phillies || 8–3 || Glavine (16–7) || Person (15–7) || — || 27,431 || 85–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 159 || October 4 || Phillies || 6–2 || Burkett (12–12) || Duckworth (3–2) || — || 32,283 || 86–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 160 || October 5 || Marlins || 20–3 || Millwood (7–7) || Dempster (15–12) || — || 29,299 || 87–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 161 || October 6 || Marlins || 7–3 || Marquis (5–6) || Beckett (2–2) || — || 31,826 || 88–73 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 162 || October 7 || Marlins || 2–4 || Burnett (11–12) || Spooneybarger (0–1) || Looper (3) || 26,102 || 88–74 |- | Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Braves team member

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Postseason

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || October 9 || @ Astros || 7–4 || Seanez (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || Smoltz (1) || 35,553 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 10 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Glavine (1–0) || Mlicki (0–1) || Smoltz (2) || 35,704 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || October 12 || Astros || 6–2 || Burkett (1–0) || Reynolds (0–1) || — || 39,923 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–2 || Johnson (1–1) || Maddux (0–1) || — || 37,729 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–1 || Glavine (2–0) || Batista (1–1) || — || 49,334 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 19 || Diamondbacks || 1–5 || Schilling (3–0) || Burkett (1–1) || — || 41,624 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 || October 20 || Diamondbacks || 4–11 || Anderson (1–0) || Maddux (0–2) || Kim (2) || 42,291 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 || October 21 || Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Johnson (2–1) || Glavine (2–1) || Kim (3) || 35,652 || 1–4

Award winners

• Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove
• Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, June
• Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, July
• Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove

2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Chipper Jones, 3B, starter
• John Burkett, P, reserve

Farm system

References

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