The 1997 roster for the Braves included John Smoltz at pitcher, Javy Lopez at catcher, Fred McGriff at first baseman, Mark Lemke at second baseman and Chipper Jones at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Bautista | OF | 5'11" | 225 | 5/24/1972 | 25 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | | R. Belliard | SS | 5'6" | 150 | 10/24/1961 | 35 | Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | | M. Bielecki | P | 6'3" | 195 | 7/31/1959 | 37 | Baltimore, MD | |
| 4 | | J. Blauser | SS | 6'0" | 170 | 11/8/1965 | 31 | Los Gatos, CA | |
| 5 | | J. Borowski | P | 6'2" | 215 | 5/4/1971 | 26 | Bayonne, NJ | |
| 6 | | C. Brock | P | 6'1" | 180 | 2/5/1970 | 27 | Orlando, FL | |
| 7 | | P. Byrd | P | 6'1" | 190 | 12/3/1970 | 26 | Louisville, KY | |
| 8 | | M. Cather | P | 6'2" | 195 | 12/17/1970 | 26 | San Diego, CA | |
| 9 | | B. Clontz | P | 6'1" | 195 | 4/25/1971 | 26 | Stuart, VA | |
| 10 | | G. Colbrunn | 1B | 6'0" | 215 | 7/26/1969 | 27 | Fontana, CA | |
| 11 | | A. Embree | P | 6'2" | 200 | 1/23/1970 | 27 | The Dalles, OR | |
| 12 | | C. Fox | P | 6'3" | 215 | 9/3/1970 | 26 | Coronado, CA | |
| 13 | | E. Giovanola | 3B | 5'10" | 170 | 3/4/1969 | 28 | Los Gatos, CA | |
| 14 | | T. Glavine | P | 6'0" | 205 | 3/25/1966 | 31 | Concord, MA | |
| 15 | | T. Graffanino | 2B | 6'1" | 190 | 6/6/1972 | 25 | Amityville, NY | |
| 16 | | T. Gregg | OF | 6'1" | 190 | 7/29/1963 | 33 | Boone, NC | |
| 17 | | A. Jones | OF | 6'1" | 225 | 4/23/1977 | 20 | Willemstad, Curacao | |
| 18 |  | C. Jones | 3B | 6'4" | 210 | 4/24/1972 | 25 | DeLand, FL | |
| 19 | | R. Klesko | OF | 6'3" | 220 | 6/12/1971 | 26 | Westminster, CA | |
| 20 | | J. LeRoy | P | 6'3" | 175 | 4/19/1975 | 22 | Bellevue, WA | |
| 21 | | M. Lemke | 2B | 5'9" | 167 | 8/13/1965 | 31 | Utica, NY | |
| 22 | | K. Ligtenberg | P | 6'2" | 220 | 5/11/1971 | 26 | Rapid City, SD | |
| 23 | | K. Lockhart | 2B | 5'10" | 170 | 11/10/1964 | 32 | Whittier, CA | |
| 24 | | K. Lofton | OF | 5'11" | 190 | 5/31/1967 | 30 | East Chicago, IN | |
| 25 | | J. Lopez | C | 6'3" | 220 | 11/5/1970 | 26 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
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77 | 60 | .562 | 5.0 | |
69 | 68 | .504 | 13.0 | |
65 | 74 | .468 | 18.0 | |
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77 | 60 | .562 | 8.0 | |
68 | 70 | .493 | 17.5 | |
67 | 71 | .486 | 18.5 | |
65 | 72 | .474 | 20.0 | |
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73 | 65 | .529 | 9.5 | |
72 | 65 | .526 | 10.0 | |
56 | 81 | .409 | 26.0 | |
52 | 85 | .380 | 30.0 |
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78 | 59 | .569 | 4.5 | |
74 | 63 | .540 | 8.5 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 14.5 | |
68 | 70 | .493 | 15.0 | |
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69 | 68 | .504 | 3.5 | |
65 | 72 | .474 | 7.5 | |
63 | 73 | .463 | 9.0 | |
62 | 76 | .449 | 11.0 | |
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67 | 70 | .489 | 2.0 | |
64 | 73 | .467 | 5.0 | |
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