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Above, Montreal for Gold When the calendar flipped to June, and General Glove center fielder with Atlanta sitting behind the Phillies, The Road to October John . The Grissom was an offensive catalyst for Schuerholz Atlanta native’s elite a team that ripped off wins in 24-of-36 Braves GM ’s moves spur Braves to ’95 title By Matt Grilli with Manager defense, speed and games, hitting .327 with an .813 OPS in the power fit perfectly stretch. The Braves were then 4.5 games all of Fame executive John Schuerholz with the major’s worst record. Two and owner Ted atop a Braves lineup up in the division, and they would never H had come close – painfully close – crushing World Series defeats, a frustrating Turner. Below that struggled to find look back, finishing the truncated season with the Braves. But the heart-breaking NLCS loss and a postseason cancelled by a left, Marquis consistency in that with a N.L.-best 90-54 record. exits of the previous four years were all work stoppage set the stage for the heroics spot. Even though Otis Grissom. As the Braves steamrolled the Rockies wiped away in 1995, when his shrewd of the championship Nixon served as the and Reds in the postseason, and then moves lifted the franchise to Atlanta’s season – and the everyday leadoff option for the Braves’ first held off a 100-win Indians team, Grissom first World Series. contributions by many three division titles, Grissom, in the prime was again spearheading the attack. The The Braves were in the middle of an players just joining the of his career, was one of the most dynamic inconceivable era of 14 consecutive organization. players in the – coming 28-year-old, playing in the first postseason division titles. Unsurprisingly, the stretch Days after the strike off three consecutive All-Star seasons, of his career, a robust .385 with a began in 1991, when Schuerholz left the concluded in early finishing in the top 12 of N.L. MVP voting 1.012 OPS in 14 games, recording 25 hits, championship club he built in Kansas City April, Schuerholz each campaign. As Grissom found his the most by any Braves player in a single to join an organization that just finished struck a trade with groove, so, too, did the Braves. postseason. While Grissom might have had

6 ATLANTA BRAVES GAMEDAY ATLANTA BRAVES GAMEDAY 7 the most conspicuous performance, Schuerholz’s other additions that season were invaluable. Shortly after the trade for Grissom, Schuerholz fortified the bench by adding veteran . The outfielder had 87 pinch hits in his eight-year career, more than any other player in that time. He starred in this role in 1995, with 17 such hits, one of the highest single-season totals in franchise history. Many may consider his signature moment of the season to be the walk-off he produced in mid-May. In the playoffs, though, he contributed a key pinch- hit single in Game 1 of the NLDS – a one- win. That became a familiar theme for three players acquired through in-season trades. With the Braves pulling away from their division foes in August, it The 31-year- Above, outfielder Dwight Smith became evident that they were again old Polonia, added depth going to make the postseason. To playing in ...before you dig to have to the lineup. strengthen their chances of making the middle of utility lines marked AND his 12-year Left, GM John a deep October run, Schuerholz Schuerholz help protect yourself from career, hit added veteran outfielders Luis would lead .316 with injury and expense. Log on Polonia and and the team to 14 a .526 to Georgia811.com or simply reliever Alejandro Peña. consecutive slugging dial 811 at least 3 business division titles, The only part of his 12-year career percentage in 12 playoff games – a days before you begin your from 1991-2005. spent in the Braves organization drastic improvement from the .383 project. was memorable for Devereaux. The slugging he constructed in nearly longtime Oriole ripped a go-ahead, 11th- 1,400 career games. inning single in Game 1 of the NLCS Peña, acquired in the last week and added a three-run homer in the of August for the second time by clinching Game 4 to take MVP honors. Schuerholz in his Braves tenure,

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Top left, Alejandro Peña provided back-end depth to the . Top Right, John Schuerholz would be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and formally inducted on July 30, 2017.

provided back-end depth to the bullpen. The It’s easy to remember the trio fronting the right-hander severed in a similar role for rotation, or the switch-hitting the ’91 club, and during this championship anchoring the middle of the lineup, or the run, he was setting up 25-year-old fiery manager skippering the dugout. But, . Aside from one World Series as these five acquisitions proved, there was appearance, Peña was spotless in seven no member of that legendary Hall-of-Fame other postseason outings. group more valuable.

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PITCHERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB NO. B/T HT WT DOB José Álvarez 52 L/L 5' 11" 195 05/06/1989 Grant Dayton 75 L/L 6' 2" 210 11/25/1987 49 R/R 6' 4" 230 03/06/1986 Robbie Erlin 49 R/L 5' 11" 200 10/08/1990 75 R/R 6' 6" 205 01/29/1995 Max Fried 54 L/L 6' 4" 190 01/18/1994 56 R/R 6' 6" 220 04/08/1994 19 R/R 6' 4" 200 11/17/1988 Deolis Guerra 57 R/R 6' 5" 245 04/17/1989 77 R/R 6' 2" 210 08/24/1991 48 R/R 6' 3" 210 07/28/1996 68 L/L 6' 3" 210 10/19/1990 96 R/R 6' 3" 250 07/03/1986 Mark Melancon 36 R/R 6' 1" 215 03/28/1985 Adam Morgan 46 L/L 6' 1" 200 02/27/1990 A.J. Minter 33 L/L 6' 0" 215 09/02/1993 Héctor Neris 50 R/R 6' 2" 227 06/14/1989 Darren O'Day 56 R/R 6' 4" 220 10/22/1982 27 R/R 6' 2" 200 06/04/1993 51 R/L 6' 5" 255 07/10/1989 Blake Parker 53 R/R 6' 3" 225 06/19/1985 38 R/R 6' 1" 190 10/19/1984 Ramón Rosso 60 R/R 6' 4" 240 06/09/1996 62 R/R 6' 3" 215 06/20/1996 21 R/R 6' 3" 212 06/07/1992 46 R/R 6' 2" 225 12/20/1997 45 L/R 6' 4" 195 05/30/1990 30 R/R 6' 4" 215 10/02/1995 73 R/R 6' 2" 220 05/28/1998 NO. B/T HT WT DOB 7 S/R 6' 1" 189 11/09/1991 CATCHERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB J.T. Realmuto 10 R/R 6' 1" 212 03/18/1991 Travis d'Arnaud 16 R/R 6' 2" 210 02/10/1989 Tyler Flowers 25 R/R 6' 4" 260 01/24/1986 INFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB 28 R/R 6' 5" 218 08/03/1996 INFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Phil Gosselin 8 R/R 6' 1" 188 10/03/1988 Matt Adams 18 L/R 6' 3" 245 08/31/1988 18 L/R 6' 3" 205 02/18/1990 Johan Camargo 17 S/R 6' 0" 195 12/13/1993 17 R/R 6' 4" 245 03/17/1993 Charlie Culberson 8 R/R 6' 1" 200 04/10/1989 Scott Kingery 4 R/R 5' 10" 180 04/29/1994 5 L/R 6' 5" 220 09/12/1989 2 R/R 5' 10" 220 03/17/1990 Adeiny Hechavarría 24 R/R 6' 0" 195 04/15/1989 Neil Walker 12 S/R 6' 2" 214 09/10/1985 27 R/R 6' 3" 240 04/02/1997 7 R/R 6' 1" 190 02/11/1994 OUTFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Jay Bruce 9 L/L 6' 3" 230 04/03/1987 OUTFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Kyle Garlick 23 R/R 6' 1" 210 01/26/1992 Adam Duvall 23 R/R 6' 1" 215 09/04/1988 3 L/R 6' 3" 210 10/16/1992 11 L/L 5' 11" 190 10/29/1990 Andrew McCutchen 22 R/R 5' 11" 195 10/10/1986 Nick Markakis 22 L/L 6' 1" 210 11/17/1983 20 R/R 6' 1" 225 11/12/1990 *Roster as of August 17 *Roster as of August 17

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