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. December 13, 2000: Rico Brogna was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. January 26, 2001: Steve Avery was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. 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. 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 Veras

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 10, 2001: Aaron Small was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. 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. July 5, 2001: Ken Caminiti was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. July 31, 2001: Rey Sánchez was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Brad Voyles (minors) and Alejandro Machado (minors). August 7, 2001: Quilvio Veras was released by the Atlanta Braves. August 31, 2001: Julio Franco was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

Roster 2001 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

|- 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 || 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 || 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

|- 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 || 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

|- 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 || @ Pirates || 11–7 || Glavine (6–3) || Olivares (2–6) || — || N/A || 28–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || June 3 || @ 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 || 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 || 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 || 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 || 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 || 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

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 || July 1 || Mets || 1–2 || Appier (5–8) || Burkett (6–6) || Benitez (16) || 37,516 || 45–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"