2001 Atlanta Braves season


The 2001 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 36th season in Atlanta and 131st overall. The Braves won their seventh consecutive division title. The season saw the team finish first in the NL East Division with an 88-74 record – the worst among playoff teams in 2001, and also the worst record for the Braves since the 1994 strike-reduced season. Atlanta finished the season with just a 2 game division lead over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Braves swept the favored Houston Astros in the NLDS before losing to the eventual World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS 4-1, in which Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling notably dominated Atlanta's offense.

Offseason

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 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Opening Day starters

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Julio Franco259027.300311
Mark DeRosa6616447.287320
Marcus Giles6824464.262931
Rey Sánchez4915435.22709
Dave Martinez12023768.287220
Ken Caminiti6417138.222616
Bernard Gilkey6910629.274214
Wes Helms10021648.2221036
Keith Lockhart10417839.219312

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Greg Maddux34233.017113.05173
John Burkett34219.112123.04187
Tom Glavine35219.11673.57116
Kevin Millwood21121.0774.3184

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jason Marquis38129.1563.4898
Odalis Pérez2495.1784.9171

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
John Rocker3022193.0936
John Smoltz3633103.3657
Mike Remlinger743312.7693
Kerry Ligtenberg533313.0256
Jose Cabrera557422.8843
Steve Karsay433473.4339
Steve Reed392213.4825
Rudy Seánez380212.7541

Postseason

National League Division Series

Atlanta wins the series, 3-0, over the Houston Astros.

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 16: Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Game 2

October 17: Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Game 3

October 19: Turner Field in Atlanta

Game 4

October 20: Turner Field in Atlanta

Game 5

October 21: Turner Field in Atlanta

Award winners

2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game