October 17, 1996 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1996 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 7
1996 postseason: WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BAL / NLCS: ATL-STL / Div. Series: BAL-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-LAD / STL-SDP

Game 1
ATL  4
STL  2
Game 2
STL  8
@ATL  3
Game 3
STL  3
ATL  2
Game 4
STL  4
ATL  3
Game 5
ATL 14
@STL  0
Game 6
ATL  3
STL  1
Game 7
ATL 15
STL  0

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 52,067

Thursday, October 17, 1996, 8:07
Time of Game: 2:25

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2
Braves          6  0  0   4  0  3   2  0  X   15 17  0

W: T Glavine (1-1), L: D Osborne (1-1)

Braves

Bobby Cox

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .350  .731   14    0   3   CS
W McGee RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   16    1   0   
  M Sweeney LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .816   10    3   0   
  D Sheaffer C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Jordan CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .749    8    1   0   GDP
  M Mejia CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .737    6    2   6   
D Young 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .857   13   10   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .411    3    4   0   
  J Mabry RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .553    5    0   0   
M Gallego 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .343   12    2   2   
D Osborne P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Benes P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .900    3    0   2   
  O Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    2    0   0   GDP
Totals                       28   0   4   0    0   6               93   24  13

BATTING

TB: T Pagnozzi; W McGee; R Clayton; M Gallego.

GIDP: L Alicea (1); B Jordan (1).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: W McGee (1); R Clayton (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Clayton (1, 2nd base by T Glavine/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  6   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .686   12    4   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .444 1.146   22    2   1   2B
  M Mordecai PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    1   1   
C Jones 3B                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .440 1.003   19    0   2   
  E Perez 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         2   0   
F McGriff 1B                  5   4   3   4    0   0  .250  .859    5    5   0   HR,3B
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Avery P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Lopez C                     4   3   2   3    1   0  .542 1.607   15    6   1   HR,2B
J Dye RF                      5   1   1   1    0   1  .214  .476   13    4   0   
A Jones LF                    4   2   2   3    1   0  .222  .973   22    2   0   HR
J Blauser SS                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .176  .685    3    0   0   HBP
  R Belliard SS               4   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334   11    1   1   
T Glavine P                   4   0   1   3    0   2  .167  .667   19    0   1   3B
  T Pendleton 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    1    0   1   
Totals                       42  15  17  14    4   4              145   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Lopez (5, off M Petkovsek); M Lemke (2, off D Osborne).

3B: T Glavine (1, off D Osborne); F McGriff (1, off M Petkovsek).

HR: J Lopez (2, off A Benes; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out); A Jones (1, off M Petkovsek; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); F McGriff (2, off R Honeycutt; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: J Blauser (2, by D Osborne).

TB: F McGriff 8; J Lopez 6; A Jones 5; M Lemke 3; T Glavine 3; M Grissom 2; R Belliard 2; C Jones 2; J Dye.

RBI: F McGriff 4 (7); J Lopez 3 (6); T Glavine 3 (3); A Jones 3 (3); J Dye (4).

2-out RBI: T Glavine 3; J Dye; A Jones.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Jones-M Lemke-F McGriff; T Pendleton-M Mordecai-E Perez.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Osborne, L (1-1)             0.2   5   6   6    1   0   0   9.39    9   23-13    9· 2· 2    3· 0· 4· 0     17    -     1.20  -0.37
A Benes                        4.1   5   4   4    2   2   1   5.28   21   74-42   22· 4·16   10· 6· 1· 0          1-0    0.11  -0.00
M Petkovsek                    0.2   5   3   3    0   1   1   7.36    7   17-13    9· 3· 1    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
R Honeycutt                    1.1   2   2   2    1   1   1   9.00    7   24-13    6· 2· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
T Fossas                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    3    7-4     3· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  15  15    4   4   3          47  145-85   49·12·24   20·11· 7· 0          3-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine, W (1-1)             7     3   0   0    0   4   0   2.08   22   71-48   33· 9· 6    4· 8· 6· 0     75    -     0.25   0.13
M Bielecki                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   13-8     5· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
S Avery                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-6     5· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   6   0          28   92-62   43·11· 8    6·10· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Osborne (1; J Blauser).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 52,067.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Clayton            SS    1. M Grissom            CF 
2. W McGee              RF    2. M Lemke              2B 
3. R Gant               LF    3. C Jones              3B 
4. B Jordan             CF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. J Lopez              C  
6. D Young              1B    6. J Dye                RF 
7. T Pagnozzi           C     7. A Jones              LF 
8. M Gallego            2B    8. J Blauser            SS 
9. D Osborne            P     9. T Glavine            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-3  123  4   12%  92% T Glavine       D Osborne       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Dye Scores; Jones Scores; Blauser Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1    9%  68% M Lemke         D Osborne       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Grissom to 3B
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  1    9%  72% J Dye           D Osborne       Single to LF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Lopez to 3B
   b 1   2  0-2  1-3  3    7%  79% A Jones         D Osborne       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lopez Scores; Dye to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  -23  2   -5%  63% C Jones         D Osborne       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  R Clayton       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  9   54%  W McGee         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   68%  M Lemke         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Grissom to 3B
   O      -23  2   63%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   RO     -23  1   62%  F McGriff       Fielder's Choice SS; Grissom Scores; Lemke out at 3B/SS-3B-SS-3B
          1--  7   63%  J Lopez         Walk; McGriff to 2B
   R      12-  1   72%  J Dye           Single to LF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Lopez to 3B
   R      1-3  3   79%  A Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lopez Scores; Dye to 2B
          12-  3   80%  J Blauser       Hit By Pitch; Dye to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RRR    123  4   92%  T Glavine       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Dye Scores; Jones Scores; Blauser Scores
                  Andy Benes replaces Donovan Osborne pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  4   91%  M Grissom       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
                  Rafael Belliard replaces Jeff Blauser playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  1   92%  B Jordan        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   93%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   94%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Andy Benes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  M Lemke         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   94%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   93%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   93%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   94%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   94%  M Gallego       Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   95%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Andy Benes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   94%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   94%  A Jones         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  4   94%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   94%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   92%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   94%  W McGee         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   95%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   96%  B Jordan        Clayton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   96%  M Lemke         Walk
          1--  4   97%  C Jones         Walk; Lemke to 2B
   RR     12-  1   99%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lemke Scores; Jones Scores/Adv on E9 (throw to 3B)/No RBI; McGriff to 2B
   RR     -2-  1   99%  J Lopez         Home Run (Fly Ball); McGriff Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  J Dye           Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  6   99%  A Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   99%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 10.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  D Young         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 10-0, Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  T Glavine       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6  100%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 10.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
          ---  2  100%  T Pagnozzi      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Gallego       Strikeout Looking
                  Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Andy Benes batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  O Smith         Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      1--  1  100%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 10-0, Mark Petkovsek facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  F McGriff       Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      --3  2  100%  J Lopez         Double to CF (Fly Ball); McGriff Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Dye           Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  2  100%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lopez Scores
          ---  4  100%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5  100%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  100%  M Grissom       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Belliard to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Mark Petkovsek pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6  100%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 13.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-13, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
          ---  5  100%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  100%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  3  100%  B Jordan        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 13-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Sheaffer replaces Ron Gant playing C batting 3rd; Mark Sweeney replaces Willie McGee playing LF batting 2nd; Miguel Mejia replaces Brian Jordan playing CF batting 4th; John Mabry replaces Tom Pagnozzi playing RF batting 7th
          ---  5  100%  C Jones         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  1  100%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jones Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6  100%  A Jones         Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 15.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-15, Mike Bielecki facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Fred McGriff pitching and batting 4th; Eddie Perez replaces Chipper Jones playing 1B batting 3rd; Terry Pendleton replaces Tom Glavine playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  G Gaetti        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6  100%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 15-0, Tony Fossas facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Fossas replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  T Pendleton     Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Mark Lemke batting 2nd
   O      ---  3  100%  M Mordecai      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 15.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-15, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Avery replaces Mike Bielecki pitching and batting 4th; Mike Mordecai moves to 2B
          ---  2  100%  M Gallego       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Tony Fossas batting 9th
   OO     1--  2  100%  L Alicea        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Clayton       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 15.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ATL199610170

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation