# 1997 Atlanta Braves season

The 1997 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 32nd season in Atlanta and 127th overall. The Braves entered the season as defending National League champions, having lost the 1996 World Series to the Yankees in 6 games. They won their seventh consecutive division title, taking the National League East by 9 games over the second place Florida Marlins. However, the Marlins would later defeat the Braves in the NLCS. 1997 was the first year that the Braves played their home games in Turner Field, a reconstruction of the former Centennial Olympic Stadium, which originally served as the main venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

## Off season

* November 20, 1996: John Smoltz was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* November 25, 1996: Paul Byrd was traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Greg McMichael. The New York Mets sent Andy Zwirchitz (minors) (May 25, 1997) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
* December 19, 1996: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* March 25, 1997: Kenny Lofton was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Alan Embree to the Atlanta Braves for Marquis Grissom and David Justice.

## Regular season

The first game at Turner Field took place on April 4, 1997, with Denny Neagle making the start for the Braves.

### Opening day starters

* Kenny Lofton – CF
* Mark Lemke – 2B
* Chipper Jones – 3B
* Fred McGriff – 1B
* Ryan Klesko – LF
* Michael Tucker – RF
* Javy López – C
* Jeff Blauser – SS
* John Smoltz – P

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 51‍–‍30 |
| Florida Marlins | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 | 52‍–‍29 | 40‍–‍41 |
| New York Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13 | 50‍–‍31 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Montreal Expos | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 45‍–‍36 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33 | 38‍–‍43 | 30‍–‍51 |

### Record vs. opponents

1997 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Atlanta | — | 9–2 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 2–9 | — | 7–5 | 2–9 | 2–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 9–6 |
| Cincinnati | 2–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 9–6 |
| Colorado | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 9–7 |
| Florida | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 12–3 |
| Houston | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 9–3 | 4–11 |
| Los Angeles | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–1 | 9–2 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 9–7 |
| Montreal | 2–10 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 12–3 |
| New York | 7–5 | 5–6 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–8 |
| Philadelphia | 2-10 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 1–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 9–3 | 7–8 |
| San Diego | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
| San Francisco | 4–7 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 8–4 | — | 3–8 | 10–6 |
| St. Louis | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3-9 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 8–7 |

### Game log

1997 Game Log: 101–61 (Home: 50–31; Away: 51–30) :
April: 19–6 (Home: 12–2; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1@ Astros1–2Reynolds (1–0)Smoltz (0–1)Wagner (1)44,6180–1
2April 2@ Astros3–4Hampton (1–0)Maddux (0–1)Wagner (2)16,3080–2
3April 3@ Astros3–2Glavine (1–0)Kile (0–1)Wohlers (1)17,9631–2
4April 4Cubs5–4Clontz (1–0)Adams (0–1)Wohlers (2)45,0442–2
–April 5CubsSuspended (rain); completed April 6
5April 6Cubs11–5Smoltz (1–1)Casian (0–1)—45,6983–2
6April 6Cubs4–0Maddux (1–1)Mulholland (0–2)—41,3184–2
7April 8Astros4–2Glavine (2–0)Hampton (1–1)Wohlers (3)31,0645–2
8April 9Astros4–3 (12)Embree (1–0)Lima (0–1)—33,9866–2
9April 10Astros3–5Holt (1–0)Smoltz (1–2)Hudek (1)33,6376–3
–April 11@ CubsPostponed (snow); rescheduled for July 22
10April 12@ Cubs2–1Bielecki (1–0)Patterson (0–1)Wohlers (4)23,9447–3
11April 13@ Cubs6–4Clontz (2–0)Wendell (0–1)Wohlers (5)21,2448–3
12April 14Reds15–5Neagle (1–0)Schourek (0–2)—31,4279–3
13April 15Reds3–0Smoltz (2–2)Mercker (1–1)—31,96210–3
14April 16Reds7–1Byrd (1–0)Smiley (1–3)—38,41111–3
15April 18@ Rockies14–0Glavine (3–0)Wright (2–1)—48,07012–3
16April 19@ Rockies8–7Neagle (2–0)Ritz (1–3)Bielecki (1)48,06513–3
17April 20@ Rockies2–9Holmes (1–0)Smoltz (2–3)—48,15513–4
18April 22@ Giants4–0Maddux (2–1)Van Landingham (1–1)—18,40414–4
19April 23@ Giants3–4Henry (2–0)Embree (1–1)—17,05014–5
20April 25Padres5–4Neagle (3–0)Cunnane (0–1)Wohlers (6)43,37615–5
21April 26Padres3–2 (10)Wohlers (1–0)Hoffman (0–1)—45,47316–5
22April 27Padres2–0 (5)Maddux (3–1)Valenzuela (1–3)—36,39917–5
23April 28Dodgers14–0Glavine (4–0)Martinez (2–2)—28,35718–5
24April 29Dodgers2–6Park (1–1)Wade (0–1)—35,44218–6
25April 30@ Reds12–3Neagle (4–0)Mercker (1–3)—18,27819–6 :
May: 17–11 (Home: 8–6; Away: 9–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
26May 1@ Reds4–2Smoltz (3–3)Burba (3–3)Wohlers (7)19,99120–6
27May 2Pirates2–3Peters (1–0)Bielecki (1–1)Loiselle (1)37,57720–7
28May 3Pirates0–3Loaiza (3–0)Glavine (4–1)Rincon (2)46,60220–8
29May 4Pirates3–1Wade (1–1)Cordova (1–3)Wohlers (8)42,03721–8
30May 5@ Cardinals2–1Neagle (5–0)Al. Benes (3–3)Wohlers (9)26,11322–8
31May 6@ Cardinals3–4Mathews (1–1)Bielecki (1–2)Eckersley (7)28,62022–9
32May 7@ Marlins3–2 (10)Byrd (2–0)Powell (0–1)Bielecki (2)26,83823–9
33May 8@ Marlins1–5Saunders (1–1)Glavine (4–2)—32,08823–10
34May 9@ Pirates0–9Cordova (2–3)Wade (1–2)—18,00623–11
35May 10@ Pirates9–3Neagle (6–0)Lieber (1–4)—34,14324–11
36May 11@ Pirates8–2Smoltz (4–3)Cooke (3–4)—29,89525–11
37May 12@ Pirates10–2Maddux (4–1)Schmidt (1–2)—12,11426–11
38May 13Marlins5–11Saunders (2–1)Wade (1–3)—38,36526–12
39May 14Marlins3–4Brown (4–2)Bielecki (1–3)Nen (10)38,90226–13
40May 16Cardinals1–0 (13)Borowski (1–0)Frascatore (2–2)—46,62627–13
41May 17Cardinals11–6Smoltz (5–3)Morris (1–2)—48,36628–13
42May 18Cardinals5–1Glavine (5–2)An. Benes (2–2)—35,04629–13
43May 19Cardinals7–3Neagle (7–0)Stottlemyre (2–3)—33,49730–13
44May 20Expos4–2Wade (2–3)Hermanson (1–3)Wohlers (10)38,27831–13
45May 21Expos3–2Maddux (5–1)Urbina (2–3)—41,52832–13
46May 23@ Dodgers4–2Smoltz (6–3)Astacio (3–3)Wohlers (11)38,73533–13
47May 24@ Dodgers3–10Martinez (4–3)Glavine (5–3)—49,07433–14
48May 25@ Dodgers0–2Valdez (3–5)Neagle (7–1)To. Worrell (13)40,41733–15
49May 26@ Padres12–5Borowski (2–0)Ti. Worrell (2–6)—17,26534–15
50May 27@ Padres9–2Maddux (6–1)Hamilton (3–2)—18,23135–15
51May 29Giants2–4Estes (7–2)Smoltz (6–4)Beck (16)38,84435–16
52May 30Giants3–2Wohlers (2–0)Henry (2–1)—45,18136–16
53May 31Giants4–6Poole (2–0)Borowski (2–1)Beck (17)46,44536–17 :
June: 16–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 11–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
54June 1Giants4–3Bielecki (2–3)Poole (2–1)Wohlers (12)46,50137–17
55June 2Padres4–5Murray (1–0)Maddux (6–2)Hoffman (9)33,65937–18
56June 3Padres2–5Smith (1–0)Wohlers (2–1)Hoffman (10)41,90237–19
57June 4@ Expos6–3Glavine (6–3)Juden (5–2)—16,42938–19
58June 5@ Expos9–0Neagle (8–1)Hermanson (2–4)—12,21239–19
59June 6@ Giants9–5Byrd (3–0)Roa (1–4)—16,94840–19
60June 7@ Giants5–2Maddux (7–2)Henry (2–2)Wohlers (13)30,44041–19
61June 8@ Giants3–5Poole (3–1)Smoltz (6–5)Beck (19)36,68941–20
62June 9@ Rockies3–8Bailey (6–5)Glavine (6–4)—48,04741–21
63June 10@ Rockies8–3Neagle (9–1)Ritz (5–5)—48,10342–21
64June 11@ Rockies6–9Thomson (2–4)Clontz (2–1)—48,63342–22
65June 13Orioles3–4Key (11–1)Maddux (7–3)Myers (21)48,33442–23
66June 14Orioles4–6 (12)Rhodes (4–2)Borowski (2–2)Myers (22)47,34442–24
67June 15Orioles3–5 (10)Mathews (1–1)Wohlers (2–2)Myers (23)48,08842–25
68June 16@ Blue Jays3–0Neagle (10–1)Clemens (11–2)—34,40943–25
69June 17@ Blue Jays8–7Maddux (8–3)Andujar (0–3)Wohlers (14)31,35644–25
70June 18@ Blue Jays3–5Williams (2–6)Smoltz (6–6)Timlin (6)31,71744–26
71June 20@ Phillies4–1Glavine (7–4)Leiter (4–8)—20,64845–26
72June 21@ Phillies9–8Clontz (3–1)Blazier (0–1)Wohlers (15)24,30946–26
73June 22@ Phillies12–5Maddux (9–3)Stephenson (2–3)—25,53447–26
74June 23@ Mets2–3Reed (5–4)Smoltz (6–7)—22,19347–27
75June 24@ Mets5–6McMichael (4–6)Wohlers (2–3)—26,66347–28
76June 25@ Mets14–7Glavine (8–4)Jones (12–4)—27,98048–28
77June 26Phillies5–4Neagle (11–1)Beech (0–3)Wohlers (16)41,76249–28
78June 27Phillies7–1Maddux (10–3)Stephenson (2–4)—48,23450–28
79June 28Phillies9–1Smoltz (7–7)Schilling (9–7)—48,55751–28
80June 29Phillies6–5Bielecki (3–3)Brewer (0–1)Wohlers (17)47,90252–28
81June 30@ Yankees0–1 (10)Stanton (5–0)Bielecki (3–4)—39,88752–29 :
July: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82July 1@ Yankees3–1Neagle (12–1)Mendoza (3–3)Wohlers (18)39,59653–29
83July 2@ Yankees2–0Maddux (11–3)Gooden (3–1)—36,60654–29
84July 3@ Expos15–2Smoltz (8–7)Bullinger (5–8)—18,06455–29
85July 4@ Expos6–3Clontz (4–1)Urbina (2–6)Wohlers (19)19,93956–29
86July 5@ Expos5–3Glavine (9–4)Martinez (10–4)Wohlers (20)24,78857–29
87July 6@ Expos2–6Juden (11–2)Neagle (12–2)—21,31657–30
68th All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio
88July 10Mets7–10McMichael (5–6)Bielecki (3–5)Franco (21)47,68557–31
89July 11Mets7–9Lidle (4–1)Glavine (9–5)Franco (22)40,09457–32
90July 12Mets7–4Maddux (12–3)Clark (7–6)Wohlers (21)48,09158–32
91July 13Mets6–7 (10)McMichael (6–6)Bielecki (3–6)Franco (23)42,11158–33
92July 14Phillies10–6Millwood (1–0)Brewer (0–2)Wohlers (22)38,11859–33
93July 15Phillies1–8Stephenson (3–4)Smoltz (8–8)—39,49459–34
94July 16Rockies2–1Glavine (10–5)Dipoto (3–2)Wohlers (23)48,40060–34
95July 17Rockies8–2Maddux (13–3)Swift (4–3)—48,02461–34
96July 18Dodgers4–1Neagle (13–2)Reyes (1–1)Wohlers (24)48,72162–34
97July 19Dodgers1–4Astacio (6–7)Millwood (1–1)Radinsky (1)49,75862–35
98July 20Dodgers3–8Park (8–5)Smoltz (8–9)—48,41462–36
99July 21Dodgers5–4 (10)Embree (2–1)Dreifort (3–1)—49,31863–36
100July 22 (1)@ Cubs4–1Maddux (14–3)Gonzales (7–3)—N/A64–36
101July 22 (2)@ Cubs4–5Bottenfield (2–2)Cather (0–1)Rojas (12)31,80464–37
102July 23@ Cubs1–3Tapani (1–0)Millwood (1–2)Rojas (13)34,23064–38
103July 25@ Reds7–3Smoltz (9–9)Schourek (5–6)—34,93165–38
104July 26@ Reds6–7 (11)Shaw (3–0)Wohlers (2–4)—33,11565–39
105July 27@ Reds3–2Maddux (15–3)Burba (6–10)Wohlers (25)30,16766–39
106July 28Cubs6–0Neagle (14–2)Tapani (1–1)—47,26667–39
107July 29Cubs7–2Millwood (2–2)Trachsel (5–9)—44,13168–39
108July 30Cubs6–5Embree (3–1)Rojas (0–4)—43,09069–39
109July 31@ Marlins0–1Saunders (3–3)Byrd (3–1)Nen (27)18,40969–40 :
August: 16–11 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
110August 1@ Marlins2–3 (12)Powell (2–2)Cather (0–2)—40,66969–41
111August 2@ Marlins4–2Neagle (15–2)Leiter (8–7)Wohlers (26)41,64370–41
112August 3@ Marlins4–8Fernandez (13–8)Millwood (2–3)—41,19370–42
113August 4@ Pirates6–0Smoltz (10–9)Cooke (8–11)—21,60971–42
114August 5@ Pirates4–5Schmidt (7–6)Glavine (10–6)Loiselle (18)20,06971–43
115August 6Cardinals4–3Wohlers (3–4)Petkovsek (4–5)—46,88072–43
116August 7Cardinals3–0Neagle (16–2)Stottlemyre (11–8)Wohlers (27)46,68773–43
117August 8Marlins4–6Fernandez (14–8)Byrd (3–2)Nen (28)49,33573–44
118August 9Marlins4–3Smoltz (11–9)Stanifer (1–1)Wohlers (28)47,55274–44
119August 10Marlins2–4 (10)Powell (3–2)Bielecki (3–7)Nen (29)47,64974–45
120August 11Marlins2–1Wohlers (4–4)Heredia (4–2)—47,87075–45
121August 12Pirates2–5Sodowsky (2–2)Wohlers (4–5)Loiselle (19)42,43575–46
122August 13Pirates1–2Lieber (7–12)Smoltz (11–10)Loiselle (20)40,79375–47
123August 15@ Cardinals2–3 (12)King (1–0)Cather (0–3)—43,86375–48
124August 16@ Cardinals5–3Maddux (16–3)Morris (8–8)Wohlers (29)47,22976–48
125August 17@ Cardinals1–3King (2–0)Neagle (16–3)Eckersley (29)40,96876–49
126August 19@ Astros4–3Smoltz (12–10)Hampton (10–8)Wohlers (30)32,14577–49
127August 20@ Astros3–1Glavine (11–6)Reynolds (6–8)Wohlers (31)25,59378–49
128August 22Reds6–2Maddux (17–3)Remlinger (6–5)—48,93779–49
129August 23Reds10–3Neagle (17–3)Tomko (8–5)—48,49980–49
130August 24Reds4–6 (10)Shaw (4–2)Fox (0–1)Belinda (1)45,57780–50
131August 26Astros7–6 (11)Clontz (5–1)Wagner (7–6)—37,31381–50
132August 27Astros4–6 (13)Hudek (1–2)Byrd (3–3)Lima (2)33,01981–51
133August 28Astros4–2Neagle (18–3)Kile (17–4)Wohlers (32)37,84982–51
134August 29@ Red Sox9–1Smoltz (13–10)Sele (12–11)—32,57783–51
135August 30@ Red Sox15–2Millwood (3–3)Wakefield (9–15)—32,86584–51
136August 31@ Red Sox7–3Glavine (12–6)Avery (6–6)—33,14785–51 :
September: 16–10 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1Tigers2–4Moehler (9–10)Maddux (17–4)T. Jones (26)38,95085–52
138September 2Tigers5–0Neagle (19–3)Keagle (1–4)—32,30886–52
139September 3Tigers4–12Blair (15–6)Smoltz (13–11)—36,55686–53
140September 4@ Padres8–7 (11)Wohlers (5–5)Worrell (3–8)—12,80487–53
141September 5@ Padres2–6Ashby (8–10)Glavine (12–7)—21,49287–54
142September 6@ Padres9–1Maddux (18–4)Hitchcock (10–9)—32,09988–54
143September 7@ Padres4–0Neagle (20–3)Hamilton (10–6)—21,05289–54
144September 9@ Dodgers4–3Smoltz (14–11)Valdez (9–11)Wohlers (33)37,27090–54
145September 10@ Dodgers7–0Glavine (13–7)R. Martinez (9–4)—41,56491–54
146September 12Rockies1–3Munoz (3–3)Wohlers (5–6)Dipoto (14)47,77291–55
147September 13Rockies6–10Holmes (8–2)Cather (0–4)DeJean (2)49,09791–56
148September 14Rockies0–4Astacio (11–9)Smoltz (14–12)—46,24591–57
149September 15Giants5–4Ligtenberg (1–0)Beck (5–4)—38,64192–57
150September 16Giants6–4Millwood (4–3)Alvarez (12–11)—37,66193–57
151September 17Mets10–2Maddux (19–4)B. Jones (14–9)—40,97494–57
152September 18Mets11–4Byrd (4–3)Isringhausen (2–2)—41,37395–57
153September 19Expos2–1Smoltz (15–12)Perez (12–12)—47,15696–57
154September 20Expos3–1Glavine (14–7)P. Martinez (17–8)—48,14797–57
155September 21Expos1–7DeHart (2–1)Neagle (20–4)—47,17997–58
156September 22Expos3–2 (11)Cather (1–4)Bennett (0–1)—41,26898–58
157September 23@ Phillies6–0Millwood (5–3)Leiter (10–17)—14,26499–58
158September 24@ Phillies1–5Stephenson (8–6)Byrd (4–4)—16,77299–59
159September 25@ Phillies3–2 (10)Cather (2–4)Spradlin (3–8)Clontz (1)15,030100–59
160September 26@ Mets7–6 (11)LeRoy (1–0)Rojas (0–6)Ligtenberg (1)21,864101–59
161September 27@ Mets1–2Crawford (4–3)Wohlers (5–7)—31,472101–60
162September 28@ Mets2–8Acevedo (3–1)Neagle (20–5)—27,176101–61 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Braves team member :
* ↑ Game was suspended in the bottom of the 7th with the Braves leading 8–5.

## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Javy López | 123 | 414 | 122 | .295 | 23 | 68 |
| 1B | Fred McGriff | 152 | 564 | 156 | .277 | 22 | 97 |
| 2B | Mark Lemke | 109 | 351 | 86 | .245 | 2 | 26 |
| SS | Jeff Blauser | 151 | 519 | 160 | .308 | 17 | 70 |
| 3B | Chipper Jones | 157 | 597 | 176 | .295 | 21 | 111 |
| LF | Ryan Klesko | 143 | 467 | 122 | .261 | 24 | 84 |
| CF | Kenny Lofton | 122 | 493 | 164 | .333 | 5 | 48 |
| RF | Michael Tucker | 138 | 499 | 141 | .283 | 14 | 56 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Andruw Jones | 153 | 399 | 92 | .231 | 18 | 70 |
| Eddie Pérez | 73 | 191 | 41 | .215 | 6 | 18 |
| Tony Graffanino | 104 | 186 | 48 | .258 | 8 | 20 |
| Keith Lockhart | 96 | 147 | 41 | .279 | 6 | 32 |
| Danny Bautista | 64 | 103 | 25 | .243 | 3 | 9 |
| Mike Mordecai | 61 | 81 | 14 | .173 | 0 | 3 |
| Rafael Belliard | 72 | 71 | 15 | .211 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 28 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 2 | 9 |
| Tommy Gregg | 13 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Simon | 13 | 14 | 6 | .429 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Spehr | 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Myers | 9 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Giovanola | 14 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note; G = Games pitched, IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| John Smoltz | 35 | 256.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.02 | 241 |
| Tom Glavine | 33 | 240.0 | 14 | 7 | 2.96 | 152 |
| Denny Neagle | 34 | 233.1 | 20 | 5 | 2.97 | 172 |
| Greg Maddux | 33 | 232.2 | 19 | 4 | 2.20 | 177 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Kevin Millwood | 12 | 51.1 | 5 | 3 | 4.03 | 42 |
| Terrell Wade | 12 | 42.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.36 | 35 |
| Chris Brock | 7 | 30.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.58 | 16 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Mark Wohlers | 71 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 3.50 | 92 |
| Alan Embree | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 | 45 |
| Brad Clontz | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 42 |
| Mike Bielecki | 50 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4.08 | 60 |
| Mike Cather | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.39 | 29 |
| Paul Byrd | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.26 | 37 |
| Chad Fox | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 28 |
| Joe Borowski | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 | 6 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 19 |
| John LeRoy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |

## Turner Field

In 1997, the Braves moved into Turner Field. The ballpark was built across the street from the former home of the Braves, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, which was demolished in the summer of 1997.
The most popular name choice among Atlanta residents for the new stadium at the time of its construction (according to a poll in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) was Hank Aaron Stadium. After the ballpark was instead named after Ted Turner, the city of Atlanta renamed the section of Capitol Avenue on which the stadium sits Hank Aaron Drive, giving Turner Field the street number 755, after Aaron's home run total.
After the 1996 Summer Olympics were complete the stadium was officially given as a gift to the Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. (the Atlanta Braves) Ted Turner, then owner of the Braves, agreed to pay a large sum of the cost to build Centennial Olympic Stadium (approximately $170 million of the $209 million bill), if in turn, the stadium was built in a way that it could be converted to a new baseball stadium and that the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) paid for the conversion. This was considered a good agreement for both the Olympic Committee and the Braves, because there would be no use for a permanent 85,000 seat track and field stadium in Downtown Atlanta (as the 71,000 seat Georgia Dome was completed four years earlier by the state of Georgia) and the Braves had already been exploring opportunities for a new stadium.

## Postseason
### Game log

1997 Postseason Game Log :
National League Division Series: 3–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1September 30Astros2–1Maddux (1–0)Kile (0–1)—46,4671–0
2October 1Astros13–3Glavine (1–0)Hampton (0–1)—49,2002–0
3October 3@ Astros4–1Smoltz (1–0)Reynolds (0–1)—53,6883–0 :
National League Championship Series: 2–4
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 7Marlins3–5Brown (1–0)Maddux (1–1)Nen (1)49,2440–1
2October 8Marlins7–1Glavine (2–0)Fernandez (1–1)—48,9331–1
3October 10@ Marlins2–5Hernandez (1–0)Smoltz (1–1)Nen (2)53,8571–2
4October 11@ Marlins4–0Neagle (1–0)Leiter (0–1)—54,8902–2
5October 12@ Marlins1–2Hernandez (2–0)Maddux (1–2)—51,9822–3
6October 14Marlins4–7Brown (2–0)Glavine (2–1)—50,4462–4 :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Richmond Braves | International League | Bill Dancy |
| AA | Greenville Braves | Southern League | Randy Ingle |
| A | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Paul Runge |
| A | Macon Braves | South Atlantic League | Brian Snitker |
| A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Jim Saul |
| Rookie | Danville Braves | Appalachian League | Rick Albert |
| Rookie | GCL Braves | Gulf Coast League | Frank Howard |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenville