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2020 YEAR-END NOTES
• The last National League team to have teammates lead the league in RBI in a single season
was the 1996 Colorado Rockies...Dante Bichette (150) finished first with Andres Galarraga FRONT OFFICE
(141) in second.
EXTRA-BASE HITS: In addition to Atlanta’s 103 home runs, the Braves had a major-league
most 130 doubles…They also hit three triples…The club’s 236 extra-base hits were not only the
most in the majors, but also the most any modern-era Braves team hit in the first 60 games of a
season.
• The Braves averaged 3.93 extra-base hits per game this season, easily surpassing the previous MANAGER & STAFF
Atlanta-era record of 3.62 by the 2003 club.
• Only eight teams in modern baseball history (since 1900) had more extra-base hits through
this period…The record was 254 set by last year’s Twins…Only two National League teams
finished with more in the first 60 games…The 1925 Pirates had 253 extra-base hits, and the
2001 Rockies had 244.

VS. RIGHT-HANDERS: The Braves hit .273/.354/.498 with an .852 OPS against right- PLAYER BIOS
handed pitchers…That is by far the best OPS for any team against right-handers this season…
Atlanta also posted a 126 wRC+ against righties, tied for the best in baseball.
• Freddie Freeman batted .373/.495/.733 in these situations…All those three totals were either
first or second in the major leagues against right-handers…Juan Soto had a better on-base
percentage (.514)…Freeman also had 33 extra-base hits and 45 RBI facing right-handers,
both led baseball. SEASON IN REVIEW
• The Braves went 27-21 (.563) when facing right-handed starters this season...Conversely, the
Braves batted .248/.329/.425 against left-handers, and went 8-4 (.667) when a southpaw started.

VS. RELIEVERS: The Braves scored 206 of their 348 runs (79.9%) against opposing relievers…
This was 30 more runs than the next closest team (Dodgers, 176).
• Relievers had a 6.55 ERA (168 ER/230.2 IP) against Atlanta this season, the highest in baseball. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
• Atlanta batted .286/.368/.518 against bullpens…They led the major leagues in all three of those
categories...Dansby Swanson hit a major league-best .402 (41-for-102) off relievers.
• From the seventh inning or later, the Braves scored 99 runs, third most in baseball (Padres, 109
and Dodgers, 108)…The club hit 28 home runs in these innings, also trialing the Dodgers (35)
and Padres (32) for the most in baseball…Atlanta scored 31 runs in the ninth inning this season,
one off the major league lead held by the Cubs (32). BRAVES HISTORY
0-0: The Braves had more home runs on the first pitch of an at-bat than any team in baseball
this season…They hit 26 such homers, two more than the Yankees…Overall, the team hit
.399/.394/.788 when putting the first pitch of an at-bat in play…Their 1.181 OPS in this count
is also the best in baseball.
• 1B Freddie Freeman hit .462 (18-for-39) in this count, while OF Ronald Acuña Jr. batted .429
with five home runs and a 1.238 slugging percentage. OPPONENTS

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