2001 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 2001 National League East champions National League East Turner Field Atlanta 88–74 (.543) 1st AOL Time Warner John Schuerholz Bobby Cox TBS SuperstationTurner South(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)Fox Sports South(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun) WSB (AM)(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)WATB(Marcelo Godoy, Jose Manuel Flores) thumb|right|300px|The Braves playing against the Boston Red Sox during a 2001 away game at Fenway Park. 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 (meaning the worst record through their run of 11 consecutive division titles starting in 1995). 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 October 31, 2000: Bobby Bonilla was released by the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bonilbo01.shtml Bobby Bonilla Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com December 13, 2000: Rico Brogna was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brognri01.shtml Rico Brogna Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com January 26, 2001: Steve Avery was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/averyst01.shtml Steve Avery Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com March 30, 2001: Steve Avery was released by the Atlanta Braves. Regular season The Braves played the Mets in the first game in New York after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11.https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=6463361 Phillies crowd erupts in 'U-S-A' cheers May 2, 2011 May 2, 2011 Adam Rubin ESPNNewYork.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110615005211/http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=6463361 June 15, 2011 live The game was played on September 21, and it was a 3–2 New York Mets victory over the Atlanta Braves. Opening Day starters Rafael Furcal Tom Glavine Wes Helms Andruw Jones Chipper Jones Brian Jordan Javy López B. J. Surhoff Quilvio Verashttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=ATL 2001 Atlanta Braves Roster Baseball Almanac Inc. 2019-11-26 Season standings Atlanta Braves Record vs. opponents ATL Notable transactions thumb|right|250px|A lineup card for a 2001 spring training game between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. May 10, 2001: Aaron Small was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smallaa01.shtml Aaron Small Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com June 22, 2001: John Rocker was traded by the Atlanta Braves with Troy Cameron (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Karsay and Steve Reed.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rockejo01.shtml John Rocker Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com July 5, 2001: Ken Caminiti was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caminke01.shtml Ken Caminiti Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 2001: Rey Sánchez was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Brad Voyles (minors) and Alejandro Machado (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchre01.shtml Rey Sanchez Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com August 7, 2001: Quilvio Veras was released by the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verasqu01.shtml Quilvio Veras Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com August 31, 2001: Julio Franco was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francju01.shtml Julio Franco Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Roster 2001 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 19 John Burkett 32 José Cabrera 47 Tom Glavine 20 Steve Karsay 46 Kerry Ligtenberg 31 Greg Maddux 38 Jason Marquis 34 Kevin Millwood 50 Trey Moore 27 Damian Moss 40 Joe Nelson 45 Odalis Pérez 36 Steve Reed 37 Mike Remlinger 49 John Rocker 48 Rudy Seánez 51 Chris Seelbach 36 Joe Slusarski 29 John Smoltz 49,64 Scott Sobkowiak 43 Tim Spooneybarger 43 Marc Valdes 48 Matt Whiteside Catchers  9 Paul Bako  8 Javy López 12 Eddie Pérez 50 Steve Torrealba Infielders 11 Kurt Abbott 30 Wilson Betemit  2 Rico Brogna 11 Ken Caminiti 16 Mark DeRosa 28,4 Julio Franco  1 Rafael Furcal 22 Jesse Garcia 24 Marcus Giles 18 Wes Helms 10 Chipper Jones  7 Keith Lockhart  2 Rey Sánchez  4 Quilvio Veras Outfielders 40 Cory Aldridge 23 Bernard Gilkey 25 Andruw Jones 33 Brian Jordan 14 Dave Martinez 15 B. J. Surhoff Manager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 39 Pat Corrales (bench) 52 Bobby Dews (bullpen) 17 Glenn Hubbard (1st base) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching) 28 Merv Rettenmund (hitting)  5 Ned Yost (3rd base) Game log Atlanta Braves 2001 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 40–41; Away: 48–33) y Atlanta Braves April: 12–14 (Home: 5–4; Away: 7–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 2 || @ Reds || 10–4 || Valdes (1–0) || Reyes (0–1) || — || 41,901 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 3 || Mets || 4–6 (10) || Cook (1–0) || Ligtenberg (0–1) || Benitez (1) || 42,117 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 4 || Mets || 3–2 || Rocker (1–0) || Wall (0–1) || — || 27,924 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 5 || Mets || 1–7 || Reed (1–0) || Perez (0–1) || — || 34,219 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 7–5 || Maddux (1–0) || Grilli (0–1) || Rocker (1) || 15,857 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 0–8 || Dempster (1–0) || Burkett (0–1) || — || 27,224 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Marlins || 1–6 || Clement (1–0) || Glavine (0–1) || — || 20,880 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Mets || 4–9 || Appier (1–0) || Millwood (0–1) || — || 53,640 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 11 || @ Mets || 2–0 || Maddux (2–0) || Reed (1–1) || Rocker (2) || 36,048 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 12 || @ Mets || 0–1 (10) || Benitez (1–0) || Ligtenberg (0–2) || — || 27,694 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 13 || Phillies || 4–2 || Glavine (1–1) || Wolf (0–2) || Rocker (3) || 31,017 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April 14 || Phillies || 1–2 || Daal (1–0) || Millwood (0–2) || Mesa (4) || 35,979 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 15 || Phillies || 3–0 || Perez (1–1) || Person (1–1) || Rocker (4) || 24,472 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 16 || Marlins || 4–3 || Rocker (2–0) || Miceli (0–2) || — || 24,015 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || April 17 || Marlins || 2–3 || Nunez (1–1) || Burkett (0–2) || Alfonseca (2) || 27,522 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 18 || Marlins || 1–0 || Glavine (2–1) || Dempster (2–1) || Rocker (5) || 30,233 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || April 20 || @ Phillies || 3–8 || Gomes (2–0) || Perez (1–2) || — || 16,245 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || April 21 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Person (2–1) || Maddux (2–1) || — || 17,123 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || April 22 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Telemaco (2–0) || Burkett (0–3) || Gomes (1) || 26,756 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 23 || @ Astros || 9–7 || Glavine (3–1) || Dotel (1–2) || — || 29,122 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 24 || @ Astros || 6–11 || Reynolds (1–1) || Perez (1–3) || Bottenfield (1) || 29,216 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 25 || @ Astros || 11–3 || Millwood (1–2) || Elarton (3–2) || — || 31,223 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–13 || Ellis (3–0) || Maddux (2–2) || — || 27,362 || 10–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–0 || Burkett (1–3) || Reynoso (1–4) || — || 32,663 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Glavine (4–1) || Johnson (3–3) || Rocker (6) || 45,264 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || April 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–7 || Sabel (1–0) || Perez (1–4) || Brohawn (1) || 34,356 || 12–14 y Atlanta Braves May: 14–12 (Home: 11–7; Away: 3–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || May 1 || Brewers || 3–5 || Haynes (3–2) || Millwood (1–3) || Leskanic (3) || 24,922 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || May 2 || Brewers || 1–0 || Maddux (3–2) || Rigdon (2–1) || — || 24,802 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || May 3 || Brewers || 0–5 || Sheets (2–2) || Burkett (1–4) || — || 26,411 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || May 4 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Hermanson (2–1) || Glavine (4–2) || Veres (3) || 40,981 || 13–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 5 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Remlinger (1–0) || Timlin (1–1) || Rocker (7) || 48,543 || 14–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 6 || Cardinals || 7–5 || Cabrera (1–0) || Stechschulte (0–2) || Rocker (8) || 44,144 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || May 8 || @ Padres || 1–7 || Jarvis (2–3) || Maddux (3–3) || — || 20,494 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 9 || @ Padres || 3–0 || Burkett (2–4) || Jones (1–4) || Rocker (9) || 18,902 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || May 10 || @ Padres || 5–6 || Myers (1–1) || Remlinger (1–1) || Hoffman (5) || 20,056 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc | 36 || May 11 || @ Dodgers || 5–1 || Perez (2–4) || Gagne (1–2) || — || 54,343 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 37 || May 12 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Shaw (1–1) || Whiteside (0–1) || — || 53,006 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 38 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Prokopec (4–1) || Maddux (3–4) || Shaw (13) || 37,152 || 17–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 15 || Rockies || 5–3 || Remlinger (2–1) || Hampton (5–1) || Rocker (10) || 28,921 || 18–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 16 || Rockies || 6–4 || Cabrera (2–0) || Wasdin (2–1) || Rocker (11) || 32,461 || 19–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || May 17 || Rockies || 3–8 || Neagle (4–1) || Smoltz (0–1) || — || 31,221 || 19–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 18 || Giants || 6–5 || Cabrera (3–0) || Nen (2–1) || — || 34,429 || 20–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 19 || Giants || 3–6 || Worrell (1–0) || Cabrera (3–1) || Nen (10) || 42,789 || 20–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 20 || Giants || 11–6 || Ligtenberg (1–2) || Hernandez (3–6) || — || 33,696 || 21–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 21 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Glavine (5–2) || Clement (2–4) || Rocker (12) || 12,169 || 22–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Smith (3–0) || Smoltz (0–2) || Alfonseca (10) || 12,014 || 22–24 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || May 23 || @ Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 25 || Pirates || 1–0 || Maddux (4–4) || Ritchie (0–6) || — || 28,120 || 23–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 26 || Pirates || 9–3 || Burkett (3–4) || Wengert (0–2) || — || 40,788 || 24–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 27 || Pirates || 3–6 || Arroyo (3–4) || Glavine (5–3) || Williams (8) || 35,728 || 24–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 28 || Expos || 5–3 (8) || Smoltz (1–2) || Yoshii (1–2) || Rocker (13) || 24,904 || 25–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 29 || Expos || 7–4 || Perez (3–4) || Blank (0–1) || Rocker (14) || 26,818 || 26–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || May 30 || Expos || 3–4 || Vazquez (5–5) || Maddux (4–5) || Urbina (8) || 27,936 || 26–26 y Atlanta Braves June: 19–9 (Home: 4–6; Away: 15–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || June 1 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Burkett (4–4) || Ritchie (0–7) || — || 34,230 || 27–26 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || June 2 || @ Pirates || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || June 3 (1) || @ Pirates || 11–7 || Glavine (6–3) || Olivares (2–6) || — || N/A || 28–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || June 3 (2) || @ Pirates || 8–3 || Smoltz (2–2) || Anderson (3–5) || — || 36,924 || 29–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || June 5 || @ Expos || 3–1 || Maddux (5–5) || Vazquez (5–6) || Rocker (15) || 7,017 || 30–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || June 6 || @ Expos || 2–0 || Burkett (5–4) || Irabu (0–1) || Rocker (16) || 5,102 || 31–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 7 || @ Expos || 4–3 (11) || Marquis (1–0) || Strickland (0–3) || Ligtenberg (1) || 4,575 || 32–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || June 8 || @ Yankees || 4–7 || Pettitte (7–4) || Glavine (6–4) || Rivera (18) || 50,090 || 32–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 10–6 || Cabrera (4–1) || Choate (2–1) || Rocker (17) || 55,107 || 33–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || Maddux (6–5) || Mussina (5–7) || Rocker (18) || 41,392 || 34–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 11 || @ Blue Jays || 4–9 || File (2–1) || Burkett (5–5) || — || 16,885 || 34–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 12 || @ Blue Jays || 3–0 || Perez (4–4) || Parris (3–5) || Rocker (19) || 20,448 || 35–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 5–12 || Hamilton (3–3) || Glavine (6–5) || — || 19,901 || 35–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 15 || Red Sox || 5–9 (10) || Beck (2–3) || Cabrera (4–2) || — || 48,469 || 35–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || June 16 || Red Sox || 8–0 || Burkett (6–5) || Nomo (6–4) || — || 50,524 || 36–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || June 17 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Castillo (7–4) || Perez (4–5) || Lowe (10) || 45,362 || 36–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 18 || Marlins || 6–7 || Looper (2–2) || Rocker (2–1) || Alfonseca (15) || 28,719 || 36–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 19 || Marlins || 2–12 || Smith (4–2) || Marquis (1–1) || — || 31,759 || 36–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || June 20 || Marlins || 7–2 || Maddux (7–5) || Burnett (5–3) || — || 28,867 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 || June 21 || Marlins || 2–3 || Looper (3–2) || Rocker (2–2) || Alfonseca (16) || 33,359 || 37–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 || June 22 || @ Mets || 10–1 || Perez (5–5) || R. Reed (7–3) || — || 40,129 || 38–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 || June 23 || @ Mets || 9–3 (11) || S. Reed (2–1) || White (1–1) || — || 42,736 || 39–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 24 || @ Mets || 8–4 || Marquis (2–1) || Trachsel (1–9) || — || 47,181 || 40–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || June 25 || @ Phillies || 9–4 || Maddux (8–5) || Daal (8–2) || — || 22,439 || 41–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || June 26 || @ Phillies || 4–1 (11) || Remlinger (3–1) || Gomes (4–2) || Cabrera (1) || 23,747 || 42–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || June 27 || @ Phillies || 10–4 || Perez (6–5) || Wolf (4–9) || — || 31,991 || 43–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || June 28 || Mets || 6–2 (10) || S. Reed (3–1) || Benitez (3–3) || — || 40,055 || 44–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 29 || Mets || 1–3 || Trachsel (2–9) || Marquis (2–2) || Benitez (15) || 48,168 || 44–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || June 30 || Mets || 5–2 || Maddux (9–5) || Leiter (4–7) || Karsay (2) || 49,568 || 45–35 y Atlanta Braves July: 15–11 (Home: 8–8; Away: 7–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 || July 1 || Mets || 1–2 || Appier (5–8) || Burkett (6–6) || Benitez (16) || 37,516 || 45–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || July 3 || Phillies || 14–7 || Cabrera (5–2) || Santiago (2–3) || — || 34,142 || 46–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 83 || July 4 || Phillies || 1–4 || Coggin (1–0) || Perez (6–6) || Mesa (22) || 46,579 || 46–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 84 || July 5 || Phillies || 9–5 || Maddux (10–5) || Chen (4–5) || — || 32,031 || 47–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85 || July 6 || @ Red Sox || 6–5 (10) || Karsay (1–1) || Kim (0–1) || Cabrera (2) || 33,723 || 48–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 86 || July 7 || @ Red Sox || 1–3 || Nomo (8–4) || Marquis (2–3) || Lowe (15) || 33,355 || 48–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 87 || July 8 || @ Red Sox || 8–0 || Glavine (7–5) || Ohka (2–4) || — || 32,677 || 49–38 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=9 | 72nd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 88 || July 12 || Orioles || 6–5 || Maddux (11–5) || Ryan (2–4) || Karsay (3) || 44,465 || 50–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || July 13 || Orioles || 7–1 || Glavine (8–5) || Towers (6–4) || — || 44,461 || 51–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 90 || July 14 || Orioles || 1–4 || Roberts (7–7) || Burkett (6–7) || Groom (7) || 50,069 || 51–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 91 || July 15 || Devil Rays || 1–9 || Lopez (5–11) || Perez (6–7) || — || 31,753 || 51–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 92 || July 16 || Devil Rays || 5–6 || Zambrano (2–1) || Karsay (1–2) || Yan (9) || 26,197 || 51–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 93 || July 17 || Devil Rays || 4–0 || Maddux (12–5) || Sturtze (4–8) || — || 32,287 || 52–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || @ Reds || 3–1 (8) || Glavine (9–5) || Dessens (6–8) || Reed (1) || 27,458 || 53–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 95 || July 19 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Burkett (7–7) || Brower (4–7) || Karsay (4) || 26,039 || 54–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 96 || July 20 || Expos || 3–6 || Thurman (5–6) || Millwood (1–4) || Urbina (15) || 32,842 || 54–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 97 || July 21 || Expos || 2–1 (10) || Cabrera (6–2) || Lloyd (7–3) || — || 46,363 || 55–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 98 || July 22 || Expos || 8–2 || Maddux (13–5) || Mattes (3–2) || — || 29,082 || 56–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 99 || July 23 || Reds || 4–5 || Sullivan (3–1) || Remlinger (3–2) || Graves (17) || 37,052 || 56–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 100 || July 24 || Reds || 3–11 || Brower (5–7) || Burkett (7–8) || — || 34,955 || 56–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 101 || July 25 || Reds || 11–3 || Millwood (2–4) || Acevedo (2–3) || — || 37,015 || 57–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 102 || July 26 || @ Expos || 2–3 (10) || Urbina (2–1) || Reed (3–2) || — || 7,635 || 57–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 103 || July 27 || @ Expos || 7–3 || Maddux (14–5) || Mattes (3–3) || — || 8,299 || 58–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 104 || July 28 || @ Expos || 10–5 || Glavine (10–5) || Vazquez (9–10) || — || 9,390 || 59–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 105 || July 29 || @ Expos || 8–1 || Burkett (8–8) || Armas (8–10) || — || 9,802 || 60–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 106 || July 31 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Hermanson (9–8) || Reed (3–3) || — || 39,012 || 60–46 y Atlanta Braves August: 12–16 (Home: 5–12; Away: 7–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 107 || August 1 || @ Cardinals || 0–4 || Kile (11–7) || Maddux (14–6) || — || 37,633 || 60–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 108 || August 2 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Glavine (11–5) || Smith (3–1) || Karsay (5) || 38,394 || 61–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 109 || August 3 || @ Brewers || 2–3 (11) || Painter (1–1) || Cabrera (6–3) || — || 42,259 || 61–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 110 || August 4 || @ Brewers || 14–2 || Burkett (9–8) || Quevedo (0–1) || — || 42,646 || 62–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 111 || August 5 || @ Brewers || 12–8 || Cabrera (7–3) || Sheets (10–9) || — || 42,263 || 63–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 112 || August 7 || Astros || 6–5 || Maddux (15–6) || Cruz (2–2) || Karsay (6) || 35,648 || 64–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 113 || August 8 || Astros || 1–2 (12) || Jackson (3–2) || Cabrera (7–4) || Wagner (26) || 31,201 || 64–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 114 || August 9 || Astros || 5–6 || Dotel (6–4) || Ligtenberg (1–3) || — || 30,499 || 64–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 115 || August 10 || Diamondbacks || 0–7 || Schilling (17–5) || Millwood (2–5) || — || 40,101 || 64–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 116 || August 11 || Diamondbacks || 1–3 || Batista (7–7) || Marquis (2–4) || Kim (10) || 48,367 || 64–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 117 || August 12 || Diamondbacks || 1–9 || Lopez (6–15) || Maddux (15–7) || — || 34,702 || 64–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 118 || August 14 || @ Rockies || 4–5 (10) || Jimenez (6–1) || Karsay (1–3) || — || 40,677 || 64–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 119 || August 15 || @ Rockies || 7–2 || Burkett (10–8) || Hampton (12–9) || — || 37,962 || 65–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 120 || August 16 || @ Rockies || 4–1 || Millwood (3–5) || Chacon (6–7) || Karsay (7) || 37,086 || 66–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 121 || August 17 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Maddux (16–7) || Hernandez (11–12) || Smoltz (1) || 41,718 || 67–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 122 || August 18 || @ Giants || 3–1 || Marquis (3–4) || Rueter (12–8) || Karsay (8) || 41,722 || 68–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 123 || August 19 || @ Giants || 1–4 || Schmidt (9–7) || Glavine (11–6) || Nen (36) || 41,527 || 68–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 124 || August 21 || Padres || 1–3 (10) || Nunez (2–2) || Karsay (1–4) || Hoffman (32) || 26,756 || 68–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 125 || August 22 || Padres || 6–3 || Maddux (17–7) || Tollberg (6–4) || Remlinger (1) || 22,787 || 69–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 126 || August 23 || Padres || 3–2 || Millwood (4–5) || Lawrence (3–3) || Smoltz (2) || 26,043 || 70–56 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 127 || August 24 || Dodgers || 1–4 || Park (12–9) || Glavine (11–7) || — || 35,451 || 70–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 128 || August 25 || Dodgers || 7–8 || Prokopec (7–6) || Marquis (3–5) || Shaw (36) || 48,225 || 70–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc | 129 || August 26 || Dodgers || 9–2 || Burkett (11–8) || Gagne (4–6) || — || 34,469 || 71–58 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc | 130 || August 27 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Adams (10–6) || Remlinger (3–3) || Shaw (37) || 26,038 || 71–59 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 131 || August 28 || Expos || 0–7 || Vazquez (14–11) || Millwood (4–6) || — || 23,131 || 71–60 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 132 || August 29 || Expos || 5–3 || Glavine (12–7) || Armas (9–12) || Smoltz (3) || 22,327 || 72–60 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 133 || August 30 || Expos || 2–4 || Ohka (3–7) || Marquis (3–6) || Strickland (3) || 22,725 || 72–61 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 134 || August 31 || Cubs || 2–8 || Cruz (2–1) || Burkett (11–9) || — || 37,045 || 72–62 y Atlanta Braves September: 12–10 (Home: 3–2; Away: 9–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 135 || September 1 || Cubs || 3–5 || Tavarez (9–9) || Maddux (17–8) || Gordon (27) || 45,842 || 72–63 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136 || September 2 || Cubs || 7–4 || Millwood (5–6) || Tapani (9–11) || Smoltz (4) || 45,165 || 73–63 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 137 || September 3 || @ Expos || 5–0 || Glavine (13–7) || Ohka (3–8) || — || 6,748 || 74–63 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 138 || September 4 || @ Expos || 3–2 || Karsay (2–4) || Strickland (2–5) || Smoltz (5) || 3,613 || 75–63 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 139 || September 5 || @ Expos || 4–10 || Thurman (8–10) || Burkett (11–10) || — || 3,806 || 75–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 140 || September 7 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Karsay (3–4) || Farnsworth (4–4) || Smoltz (6) || 37,710 || 76–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 141 || September 8 || @ Cubs || 5–3 || Glavine (14–7) || Tapani (9–12) || Smoltz (7) || 38,705 || 77–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 142 || September 9 || @ Cubs || 9–5 || Ligtenberg (2–3) || Bere (10–9) || — || 37,213 || 78–64 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 11 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 2 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 12 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 3 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 13 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 4 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 14 || Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 5 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 15 || Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 6 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 16 || Marlins || colspan=7|Postponed (9/11 attacks); rescheduled for October 7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 143 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Person (15–6) || Maddux (17–9) || Mesa (37) || 27,910 || 78–65 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 144 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || Bottalico (3–4) || Smoltz (2–3) || — || 23,653 || 78–66 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 145 || September 19 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Coggin (5–5) || Burkett (11–11) || Mesa (38) || 24,036 || 78–67 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 146 || September 20 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Millwood (6–6) || Wolf (7–11) || — || 26,863 || 79–67 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 147 || September 21 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Benitez (6–3) || Karsay (3–5) || — || 41,235 || 79–68 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 148 || September 22 || @ Mets || 3–7 || Trachsel (10–12) || Perez (6–8) || Benitez (41) || 41,230 || 79–69 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 149 || September 23 || @ Mets || 5–4 (11) || Smoltz (3–3) || Riggan (3–3) || — || 41,168 || 80–69 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 150 || September 24 || @ Marlins || 0–1 || Penny (9–9) || Burkett (11–12) || Alfonseca (28) || 10,470 || 80–70 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 151 || September 25 || @ Marlins || 5–2 (11) || Ligtenberg (3–3) || Darensbourg (1–2) || Smoltz (8) || 9,597 || 81–70 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 152 || September 26 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Marquis (4–6) || Burnett (9–12) || Smoltz (9) || 10,168 || 82–70 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 153 || September 27 || @ Marlins || 1–7 || Acevedo (2–4) || Maddux (17–10) || — || 9,177 || 82–71 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 154 || September 28 || Mets || 5–3 || Glavine (15–7) || Trachsel (10–13) || Smoltz (10) || 43,664 || 83–71 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 155 || September 29 || Mets || 8–5 || Perez (7–8) || Benitez (6–4) || — || 46,180 || 84–71 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 156 || September 30 || Mets || 6–9 || Appier (10–10) || Millwood (6–7) || Benitez (43) || 42,667 || 84–72 y Atlanta Braves October: 4–2 (Home: 4–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 157 || October 2 || Phillies || 1–3 || Wolf (9–11) || Maddux (17–11) || Mesa (40) || 30,739 || 84–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 158 || October 3 || Phillies || 8–3 || Glavine (16–7) || Person (15–7) || — || 27,431 || 85–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 159 || October 4 || Phillies || 6–2 || Burkett (12–12) || Duckworth (3–2) || — || 32,283 || 86–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 160 || October 5 || Marlins || 20–3 || Millwood (7–7) || Dempster (15–12) || — || 29,299 || 87–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 161 || October 6 || Marlins || 7–3 || Marquis (5–6) || Beckett (2–2) || — || 31,826 || 88–73 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 162 || October 7 || Marlins || 2–4 || Burnett (11–12) || Spooneybarger (0–1) || Looper (3) || 26,102 || 88–74 |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fcc = LossBold = Braves team member Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 128 438 117 .267 17 66 1B Rico Brogna 72 206 51 .248 3 21 2B Quilvio Veras 71 258 65 .252 3 25 3B Chipper Jones 159 572 189 .330 38 102 SS Rafael Furcal 79 324 89 .275 4 30 LF B. J. Surhoff 141 484 131 .271 10 58 CF Andruw Jones 161 625 157 .251 34 104 RF Brian Jordan 148 560 165 .295 25 97 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 Marcus Giles 68 244 64 .262 9 31 Dave Martinez 120 237 68 .287 2 20 Wes Helms 100 216 48 .222 10 36 Keith Lockhart 104 178 39 .219 3 12 Ken Caminiti 64 171 38 .222 6 16 Mark DeRosa 66 164 47 .287 3 20 Rey Sánchez 49 154 35 .227 0 9 Paul Bako 61 137 29 .212 2 15 Bernard Gilkey 69 106 29 .274 2 14 Julio Franco 25 90 27 .300 3 11 Eddie Pérez 5 10 3 .300 0 0 Kurt Abbott 6 9 2 .222 0 0 Jesse Garcia 22 5 1 .200 0 0 Cory Aldridge 8 5 0 .000 0 0 Wilson Betemit 8 3 0 .000 0 0 Steve Torrealba 2 2 1 .500 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 Greg Maddux 34 233.0 17 11 3.05 173 John Burkett 34 219.1 12 12 3.04 187 Tom Glavine 35 219.1 16 7 3.57 116 Kevin Millwood 21 121.0 7 7 4.31 84 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 Jason Marquis 38 129.1 5 6 3.48 98 Odalis Pérez 24 95.1 7 8 4.91 71 Damian Moss 5 9.0 0 0 3.00 8 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 John Rocker 30 2 2 19 3.09 36 John Smoltz 36 3 3 10 3.36 57 Mike Remlinger 74 3 3 1 2.76 93 José Cabrera 55 7 4 2 2.88 43 Kerry Ligtenberg 53 3 3 1 3.02 56 Steve Karsay 43 3 4 7 3.43 39 Steve Reed 39 2 2 1 3.48 25 Rudy Seánez 38 0 2 1 2.75 41 Matt Whiteside 13 0 1 0 7.16 10 Marc Valdes 9 1 0 0 7.71 3 Chris Seelbach 5 0 0 0 7.88 8 Joe Slusarski 4 0 0 0 9.00 5 Tim Spooneybarger 4 0 1 0 2.25 3 Trey Moore 2 0 0 0 11.25 1 Joe Nelson 2 0 0 0 36.00 0 Scott Sobkowiak 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Postseason Game log Atlanta Braves 2001 Postseason Game Log y Atlanta Braves National League Division Series: 3–0 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || October 9 || @ Astros || 7–4 || Seanez (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || Smoltz (1) || 35,553 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 10 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Glavine (1–0) || Mlicki (0–1) || Smoltz (2) || 35,704 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || October 12 || Astros || 6–2 || Burkett (1–0) || Reynolds (0–1) || — || 39,923 || 3–0 y Atlanta Braves National League Championship Series: 1–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–2 || Johnson (1–1) || Maddux (0–1) || — || 37,729 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–1 || Glavine (2–0) || Batista (1–1) || — || 49,334 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 19 || Diamondbacks || 1–5 || Schilling (3–0) || Burkett (1–1) || — || 41,624 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 || October 20 || Diamondbacks || 4–11 || Anderson (1–0) || Maddux (0–2) || Kim (2) || 42,291 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 || October 21 || Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Johnson (2–1) || Glavine (2–1) || Kim (3) || 35,652 || 1–4 Award winners Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, June Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, July Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Chipper Jones, 3B, starter John Burkett, P, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Carlos Tosca AA Greenville Braves Southern League Paul Runge A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Brian Snitker A Macon Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle A-Short Season Jamestown Jammers New York–Penn League Jim Saul Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Ralph Henriquez Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Rick AlbertJohnson Lloyd Wolff Miles Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2007 Baseball America Durham, North Carolina 9781932391176 3rd 233698065November 2019Baseball America 2002 Annual Directory References External links 2001 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season Category:National League East champion seasons Atlanta Braves Category:2001 in Atlanta