1979 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1979
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = Bill Lucas, John Mullen
managers =Bobby Cox
television = WTCG
radio = WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)|

Offseason

* January 9, 1979: Brook Jacoby was drafted by the Braves in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacobbr01.shtml Brook Jacoby page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

* March 31, 1979: Dave Campbell was traded by the Braves to the Montreal Expos for Pepe Frias. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campbda02.shtml Dave Campbell page at Baseball Reference] ]
* April 3, 1979: Buzz Capra was released by the Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caprabu01.shtml Buzz Capra page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft
**Paul Runge was drafted by the Braves in the 9th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rungepa01.shtml Paul Runge page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Brett Butler was drafted by the Braves in the 23rd round. Player signed June 11, 1979. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butlebr01.shtml Brett Butler page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

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; Tom Burgess, manager)
* Class AA: Savannah Braves (Southern League; Eddie Haas, manager)
* Class A: Greenwood Braves (Western Carolinas League; Al Gallagher, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: Kingsport Braves (Appalachian League; Gene Hassell, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Pedro González, manager)

Awards, records and honors

*Phil Niekro, National League leader, Losses [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1979.shtml 1979 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=ATL Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac]