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Series Summary

1996 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 9
STL 2 Final
ATL 4
Game 2, October 10
STL 8 Final
ATL 3
Game 3, October 12
ATL 2 Final
STL 3
Game 4, October 13
ATL 3 Final
STL 4
Game 5, October 14
ATL 14 Final
STL 0
Game 6, October 16
STL 1 Final
ATL 3
Game 7, October 17
STL 0 Final
ATL 15

Series Summary

Game Summary

Wednesday, October 16, 1996
Start Time: 8:12 p.m. Local
Attendance: 52,067
Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Game Duration: 2:41
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Atlanta Braves 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 7 0
WP: Greg Maddux (2-1) • LP: Alan Benes (0-1) • SV: Mark Wohlers (5)

St Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Royce Clayton SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0.364 0.462 0.364 0.825 0.000 0.500
Willie McGee RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.227 0.261 0.227 0.488 0.000 0.500
Ron Gant LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.313 0.405 0.656 1.062 0.000 0.000
Brian Jordan CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.294 0.333 0.559 0.892 0.000 0.000
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.250 0.273 0.438 0.710 0.000 0.000
John Mabry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.281 0.324 0.344 0.667 0.000 0.000
Tom Pagnozzi C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.179 0.233 0.214 0.448 0.000 0.000
Mike Gallego 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.083 0.154 0.083 0.237 0.000 0.000
   Mark Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.000 0.000
   Todd Stottlemyre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Alan Benes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Ray Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.067 0.167 0.067 0.233 0.000 0.000
   Tony Fossas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mark Petkovsek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Luis Alicea PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.111 0.238 0.222 0.460 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 1 6 0 0 8 33 0.182 0.182 0.182 0.364 0.000 1.000

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Marquis Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0.220 0.238 0.317 0.555 0.000 0.000
Mark Lemke 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.343 0.395 0.486 0.880 0.048 0.333
Chipper Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.367 0.444 0.533 0.978 0.000 0.000
Fred McGriff 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0.219 0.316 0.438 0.753 0.131 0.333
Ryan Klesko LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.208 0.345 0.458 0.803 0.000 0.000
   Andruw Jones PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 0.375 0.000 0.375 0.000 0.000
Javy Lopez C 3 1 2 0 0 1 4 0.481 0.548 0.852 1.400 0.298 0.667
Jermaine Dye RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.206 0.216 0.324 0.540 0.298 0.667
Jeff Blauser SS 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0.154 0.333 0.231 0.564 0.048 0.333
   Rafael Belliard SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.131 0.333
Greg Maddux P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.048 0.333
   Mark Wohlers P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 28 3 7 3 4 8 36 0.250 0.371 0.286 0.657 1.000 3.000

St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Alan Benes, L (0-1) 5 3 2 2 2 4 0 2.84 21 84 50 35 7 8 8 6 4 0 55 0.028 0.96 0.69% 42.82 0.8
Tony Fossas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.55 0.36% 24.50 0.3
Mark Petkovsek 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.12 8 34 17 10 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.75 1.13% 33.23 0.8
Todd Stottlemyre 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 7.36 6 16 12 4 5 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 -0.057 0.60 -1.42% 26.87 -0.5
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 4 8 0 3.38 36 135 80 50 15 15 12 10 6 0 55 0 0 0.031 0.84 0.76% 37.30 1.4

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Greg Maddux, W (2-1) 7.2 6 1 1 0 7 0 1.69 29 80 58 36 11 11 14 8 4 0 70 0.443 1.09 11.01% 48.60 3.9
Mark Wohlers, S (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 13 9 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 0.088 1.75 2.19% 77.95 0.1
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 0 8 0 1.00 33 93 67 41 13 13 15 10 4 0 70 2 1 0.531 1.19 13.20% 52.91 4.0

Balks: None.
WP: Mark Petkovsek (1); Mark Wohlers (1).
HBP: Todd Stottlemyre (2; Javy Lopez); Alan Benes (1; Jeff Blauser).
IBB: Mark Petkovsek (1; Jeff Blauser); Alan Benes (1; Jeff Blauser).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O STL Royce Clayton Greg Maddux 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 4,(1-2) BFFX STL Willie McGee Greg Maddux -2% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B) 0.0
t1 0-0 1 1– 6,(2-2) FB1S1B>FS O STL Ron Gant Greg Maddux 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 4,(1-2) 1CFBS O STL Brian Jordan Greg Maddux 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) SBFS O ATL Marquis Grissom Alan Benes -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 4,(2-1) BBCX O ATL Mark Lemke Alan Benes -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BCFBX O ATL Chipper Jones Alan Benes -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O STL Gary Gaetti Greg Maddux 2% 52% Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 4,(1-2) BSFS O STL John Mabry Greg Maddux 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O STL Tom Pagnozzi Greg Maddux 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B (P’s Left) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X ATL Fred McGriff Alan Benes 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF) 0.3334
b2 0-0 0 1– 5,(2-2) FSBBC O ATL Ryan Klesko Alan Benes -3% 55% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 0-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) SBFBX ATL Javy Lopez Alan Benes 8% 64% Double to RF (Line Drive); McGriff to 3B 0.3333
b2 0-0 1 -23 5,(0-2) FSFFX RO ATL Jermaine Dye Alan Benes 0% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McGriff Scores 0.3333
b2 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0) .BBBI ATL Jeff Blauser Alan Benes 1% 65% Intentional Walk -0.0
b2 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1) CX O ATL Greg Maddux Alan Benes -4% 61% Flyball: RF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O STL Mike Gallego Greg Maddux 3% 63% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t3 0-1 1 — 5,(2-2) BBCSS O STL Alan Benes Greg Maddux 2% 65% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 0-1 2 — 3,(0-2) CFS O STL Royce Clayton Greg Maddux 1% 67% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals’ Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 — 5,(3-1) CBBBX O ATL Marquis Grissom Alan Benes -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b3 1-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BCFBBX O ATL Mark Lemke Alan Benes -2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b3 1-0 2 — 6,(2-2) FBBFFX O ATL Chipper Jones Alan Benes -1% 62% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Willie McGee Greg Maddux 3% 65% Groundout: P-1B (P’s Left) 0.0
t4 0-1 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O STL Ron Gant Greg Maddux 2% 67% Bunt Groundout: C-1B 0.0
t4 0-1 2 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Brian Jordan Greg Maddux 1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals’ Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 — 4,(2-1) BBFX O ATL Fred McGriff Alan Benes -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
b4 1-0 1 — 4,(3-0) BBBB ATL Ryan Klesko Alan Benes 2% 68% Walk 0.0
b4 1-0 1 1– 5,(1-2) FBFFS O ATL Javy Lopez Alan Benes -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 1-0 2 1– 3,(1-1) B>FX O ATL Jermaine Dye Alan Benes -2% 63% Lineout: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 — 3,(1-1) .CBX STL Gary Gaetti Greg Maddux -5% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t5 0-1 0 1– 1,(0-0) .X O STL John Mabry Greg Maddux 5% 63% Flyball: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
t5 0-1 1 1– 1,(0-0) 1>X O STL Tom Pagnozzi Greg Maddux 3% 66% Groundout: P-1B (P’s Left); Gaetti to 2B 0.0
t5 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1) BCX O STL Mike Gallego Greg Maddux 5% 70% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals’ Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CFH ATL Jeff Blauser Alan Benes 3% 74% Hit By Pitch 0.3334
b5 1-0 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Greg Maddux Alan Benes -2% 72% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Blauser to 2B 0.3333
b5 1-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2) FTBS O ATL Marquis Grissom Alan Benes -3% 69% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0) X R ATL Mark Lemke Alan Benes 11% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blauser Scores; Lemke to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm 0.3333
b5 2-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2) BCBFFX O ATL Chipper Jones Alan Benes -2% 77% Lineout: CF 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
  Ray Lankford pinch hits for Alan Benes (P) batting 9th
t6 0-2 0 — 3,(0-2) .CCX O STL Ray Lankford Greg Maddux 3% 80% Lineout: CF 0.0
t6 0-2 1 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Royce Clayton Greg Maddux 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t6 0-2 2 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Willie McGee Greg Maddux 1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals’ Tony Fossas facing 4-5-6
  Tony Fossas replaces Ray Lankford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-0 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O ATL Fred McGriff Tony Fossas -1% 82% Flyball: LF 0.0
  Mark Petkovsek replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 9thAndruw Jones pinch hits for Ryan Klesko (LF) batting 5th
b6 2-0 1 — 6,(3-2) ..BFBFBS O ATL Andruw Jones Mark Petkovsek -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 2-0 2 — 5,(3-1) BFBBX ATL Javy Lopez Mark Petkovsek 1% 82% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b6 2-0 2 1– 1,(0-0) C ATL Jermaine Dye Mark Petkovsek 1% 83% Lopez Steals 2B 0.0
b6 2-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2) C.BSBBB ATL Jermaine Dye Mark Petkovsek 0% 83% Walk 0
b6 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0) B ATL Jeff Blauser Mark Petkovsek 1% 84% Wild Pitch; Lopez to 3B; Dye to 2B 0.0
b6 2-0 2 -23 4,(3-0) B.III ATL Jeff Blauser Mark Petkovsek 1% 85% Intentional Walk 0
b6 2-0 2 123 2,(0-1) CX O ATL Greg Maddux Mark Petkovsek -4% 81% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
  Rafael Belliard replaces Jeff Blauser playing SS batting 8thAndruw Jones moves from PH to LF
t7 0-2 0 — 8,(3-2) ..CBFBBFFS O STL Ron Gant Greg Maddux 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t7 0-2 1 — 1,(0-0) X STL Brian Jordan Greg Maddux -4% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF) 0.0
t7 0-2 1 1– 1,(0-0) 1X O STL Gary Gaetti Greg Maddux 5% 85% Flyball: RF 0.0
t7 0-2 2 1– 1,(0-0) >X STL John Mabry Greg Maddux -4% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jordan to 3B 0.0
t7 0-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0) BX O STL Tom Pagnozzi Greg Maddux 7% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals’ Mark Petkovsek facing 1-2-3
b7 2-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CSC O ATL Marquis Grissom Mark Petkovsek -1% 87% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b7 2-0 1 — 1,(0-0) .X ATL Mark Lemke Mark Petkovsek 4% 91% Single to P (Ground Ball); Lemke to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B) 0.0
b7 2-0 1 –3 7,(3-2) .FBBFFBX OO ATL Chipper Jones Mark Petkovsek -5% 85% Fly Ball Double Play: CF-C-P-3B/Out on Appeal 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Mike Gallego (2B) batting 8th
t8 0-2 0 — 2,(1-0) ..BX O STL Mark Sweeney Greg Maddux 4% 89% Lineout: RF 0.0
  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 1 — 5,(2-2) .LBFBS O STL Luis Alicea Greg Maddux 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 0-2 2 — 5,(2-2) FSBBX STL Royce Clayton Greg Maddux -2% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole) 0.5
t8 0-2 2 1– 3,(1-1) B11F1X STL Willie McGee Greg Maddux -4% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Clayton to 3B 0.5
  Mark Wohlers replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1) .SB R STL Ron Gant Mark Wohlers -8% 78% Wild Pitch; Clayton Scores; McGee to 2B -0.0
t8 1-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1) .SB.X O STL Ron Gant Mark Wohlers 8% 86% Flyball: LF 0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals’ Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
  Todd Stottlemyre replaces Mark Sweeney (PH) pitching and batting 8thLuis Alicea moves from PH to 2B
b8 2-1 0 — 6,(2-2) ..BSCBFS O ATL Fred McGriff Todd Stottlemyre -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 2-1 1 — 1,(0-0) X O ATL Andruw Jones Todd Stottlemyre -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B -0.0
b8 2-1 2 — 3,(0-2) SCH ATL Javy Lopez Todd Stottlemyre 1% 84% Hit By Pitch 0.3334
b8 2-1 2 1– 1,(0-0) X ATL Jermaine Dye Todd Stottlemyre 2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lopez to 3B 0.3333
b8 2-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0) X R ATL Rafael Belliard Todd Stottlemyre 7% 93% Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Lopez Scores; Dye to 2B 0.3333
b8 3-1 2 12- 4,(1-2) BCSS O ATL Mark Wohlers Todd Stottlemyre -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves’ Mark Wohlers facing 4-5-6
t9 1-3 0 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Brian Jordan Mark Wohlers 4% 96% Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t9 1-3 1 — 2,(0-1) FX O STL Gary Gaetti Mark Wohlers 3% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t9 1-3 2 — 7,(3-2) BCBSBFC O STL John Mabry Mark Wohlers 1% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.