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 surpassing Babe Ruth as baseball's all-time Home Run king.

Offseason

* March 26, 1974: Buzz Capra was purchased by the Braves from the New 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 Robinson

eason 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, Reserve

Farm 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]