- 1974 Atlanta Braves season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1974
misc = Hank Aaron hits his 714th Home Run to break Babe Ruth's All-Time Record
current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta Stadium
y4 = 1966
city =Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners =William Bartholomay
general managers = Eddie Robinson
managers =Eddie Mathews ,Clyde King
television = WTCG
radio = WSB
(Ernie Johnson,Milo Hamilton )|The highlight of the Atlanta Braves 1974 season was
Hank Aaron surpassingBabe Ruth as baseball's all-time Home Run king.Offseason
* March 26, 1974:
Buzz Capra was purchased by the Braves from theNew York Mets . [cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caprabu01.shtml |title=Buzz Capra page at Baseball Reference |publisher=Baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=2008-09-06]Regular season
Opening Day Starters
*
Hank Aaron
*Dusty Baker
*Vic Correll
*Darrell Evans
*Ralph Garr
*Davey Johnson
*Mike Lum
*Ron Reed
* Craig Robinsoneason standings
Transactions
*June 5, 1974:
Dale Murphy was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/murphda05.shtml Dale Murphy page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 12, 1974: Dave Campbell was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campbda02.shtml Dave Campbell page at Baseball Reference] ]Roster
Pitching
tarting pitchers
Award Winners
1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Hank Aaron, Right field, Starter
*Buzz Capra , Pitcher, Reserve
*Ralph Garr , Outfield, ReserveFarm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]* Class AAA:
Richmond Braves (International League ;Clint Courtney , manager)
* Class AA:Savannah Braves (Southern League;Tommie Aaron , manager)
* Class A:Greenwood Braves (Western Carolinas League ;Gary Geiger , manager)
* Rookie:Kingsport Braves (Appalachian League ;Hoyt Wilhelm , manager)References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1974.shtml 1974 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=ATL 1974 Atlanta Braves team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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