SLN @ ATL

October 09, 1996

Final Score: SLN 2 - ATL 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance
48,686
Game Duration
155 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
John Smoltz
Losing Pitcher
Mark Petkovsek
Save
Mark Wohlers

Umpires

Home Plate
Paul Runge
First Base
Mark Hirschbeck
Second Base
Bob Davidson
Third Base
Joe West

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
66°F
Sky
Night
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
tocf
Wind Speed
14 mph

Line Score

SLN @ ATL — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
ATL 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 x 4 9 0

SLN Batting

SLN @ ATL — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Luis Alicea 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Benes 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Tony Fossas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Gaetti 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Mike Gallego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Gant 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Jordan 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
Ray Lankford 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
John Mabry 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
T. J. Mathews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie McGee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miguel Mejia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Pagnozzi 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Mark Petkovsek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ozzie Smith 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Sweeney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 2 5 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 .156

ATL Batting

SLN @ ATL — ATL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Rafael Belliard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Blauser 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Jermaine Dye 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Marquis Grissom 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Andruw Jones 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chipper Jones 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Ryan Klesko 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Mark Lemke 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Javy Lopez 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Fred McGriff 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Pendleton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Smoltz 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Wohlers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 4 9 4 2 11 1 0 0 1 .273

SLN Pitching

SLN @ ATL — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Andy Benes - 6.0 7 2 2 0 7 0 3.00
Tony Fossas - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
T. J. Mathews - 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Mark Petkovsek (L) L 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 0 18.00
Team Totals 8.0 9 4 4 2 11 0 4.50

ATL Pitching

SLN @ ATL — ATL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
John Smoltz (W) W 8.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 2.25
Mark Wohlers (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 2 2 2 7 0 2.00

St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, October 9, 1996

The Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on October 9, 1996 in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 48,686, a game time of 155 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 66 degrees, night skies, and a 14 mph wind. The St. Louis Cardinals' runs came one at a time, in the second and seventh. The line score has the Atlanta Braves crossing the plate in the fifth and eighth; the fifth brought 2 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals had 5 hits and the Atlanta Braves 9, with 1 and 0 errors. John Smoltz was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits in 8.0 innings. Mark Petkovsek took the loss after 1.0 innings and 2 runs. The save went to Mark Wohlers. No pitcher struck out more than Andy Benes, who had 7. The St. Louis Cardinals used Andy Benes, Tony Fossas, T. J. Mathews, and Mark Petkovsek on the mound. The Atlanta Braves' top hitter was Chipper Jones, 4 for 4. Mark Lemke drove in 2 for the Atlanta Braves. The home-plate umpire was Paul Runge.

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