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1996 NL Championship Series (4-3): Atlanta Braves (96-66) over St. Louis Cardinals (88-74)

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WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BAL / NLCS: ATL-STL / Div. Series: BAL-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-LAD / STL-SDP
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Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 9, 1996 at Atl-Fulton (Atlanta Braves)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0     2  5  0
    Atlanta Braves               0  0  0    0  2  0    0  2  x     4  9  0

    PITCHERS: STL - Benes, Petkovsek (7), Fossas (8), Mathews (8)
              ATL - Smoltz, Wohlers (9)

               WP - John Smoltz
	       LP - Mark Petkovsek
             SAVE - Mark Wohlers

   HOME RUNS: STL - none
              ATL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 48,686

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 10, 1996 at Atl-Fulton (Atlanta Braves)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Cardinals          1  0  2    0  0  0    5  0  0     8 11  2
    Atlanta Braves               0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0     3  5  2

    PITCHERS: STL - Stottlemyre, Petkovsek (7), Honeycutt (8), Eckersley (8)
              ATL - Maddux, McMichael (7), Neagle (8), Avery (9)

               WP - Todd Stottlemyre
	       LP - Greg Maddux
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: STL - Gaetti
              ATL - Grissom

  ATTENDANCE: 52,067

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 12, 1996 at Busch Stad (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Atlanta Braves               1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0     2  8  1
    St. Louis Cardinals          2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x     3  7  0

    PITCHERS: ATL - Glavine, Bielecki (7), McMichael (8)
              STL - Osborne, Petkovsek (8), Honeycutt (9), Eckersley (9)

               WP - Donovan Osborne
	       LP - Tom Glavine
             SAVE - Dennis Eckersley

   HOME RUNS: ATL - none
              STL - Gant (2)

  ATTENDANCE: 56,769

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 13, 1996 at Busch Stad (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Atlanta Braves               0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0     3  9  1
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  x     4  5  0

    PITCHERS: ATL - Neagle, McMichael (7), Wohlers (8)
              STL - Benes, Fossas (6), Mathews (6), Benes (6), Honeycutt (8), Eckersley (8)

               WP - Dennis Eckersley
	       LP - Greg McMichael
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: ATL - Klesko, Lemke
              STL - Jordan

  ATTENDANCE: 56,764

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 14, 1996 at Busch Stad (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Atlanta Braves               5  2  0    3  1  0    0  1  2    14 22  0
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  7  0

    PITCHERS: ATL - Smoltz, Bielecki (8), Wade (9), Clontz (9)
              STL - Stottlemyre, Jackson (2), Fossas (5), Petkovsek (7), Honeycutt (9)

               WP - John Smoltz
	       LP - Todd Stottlemyre
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: ATL - Lopez, McGriff
              STL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 56,782

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 16, 1996 at Atl-Fulton (Atlanta Braves)

                                 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

    PITCHERS: STL - Benes, Fossas (6), Petkovsek (6), Stottlemyre (8)
              ATL - Maddux, Wohlers (8)

               WP - Greg Maddux
	       LP - Alan Benes
             SAVE - Mark Wohlers

   HOME RUNS: STL - none
              ATL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 52,067

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 17, 1996 at Atl-Fulton (Atlanta Braves)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  4  2
    Atlanta Braves               6  0  0    4  0  3    2  0  x    15 17  0

    PITCHERS: STL - Osborne, Benes (1), Petkovsek (6), Honeycutt (6), Fossas (8)
              ATL - Glavine, Bielecki (8), Avery (9)

               WP - Tom Glavine
	       LP - Donovan Osborne
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: STL - none
              ATL - Jones, Lopez, McGriff

  ATTENDANCE: 52,067

Series MVP - Javy Lopez

Series Batting Stats

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Atlanta Braves

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
*Steve Avery         2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  46  11  2  .239  .745   0
 Rafael Belliard     4   6  0  4  0  0  0   2  0  0  .667  .667  .667  0 | 142  24  0  .169  .397   3
 Mike Bielecki       3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  10   1  0  .100  .350   0
 Jeff Blauser        7  17  5  3  0  1  0   2  4  6  .176  .391  .294  0 | 265  65 10  .245  .775   6
 Brad Clontz         1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   2   0  0  .000  .500   0
 Jermaine Dye        7  28  2  6  1  0  0   4  1  7  .214  .226  .250  0 | 292  82 12  .281  .763   1
*Tom Glavine         2   6  0  1  0  1  0   3  0  3  .167  .167  .500  0 |  76  22  0  .289  .675   0
 Marquis Grissom     7  35  7 10  1  0  1   3  0  8  .286  .286  .400  2 | 671 207 23  .308  .838  28
 Andruw Jones        5   9  3  2  0  0  1   3  3  2  .222  .417  .556  0 | 106  23  5  .217  .708   3
#Chipper Jones       7  25  6 11  2  0  0   4  3  1  .440  .483  .520  1 | 598 185 30  .309  .923  14
*Ryan Klesko         6  16  1  4  0  0  1   3  2  6  .250  .333  .438  0 | 528 149 34  .282  .894   6
#Mark Lemke          7  27  4 12  2  0  1   5  4  2  .444  .516  .630  0 | 498 127  5  .255  .642   5
 Javy Lopez          7  24  8 13  5  0  2   6  3  1  .542  .607 1.000  1 | 489 138 23  .282  .788   1
 Greg Maddux         2   4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 |  68  10  0  .147  .359   0
*Fred McGriff        7  28  6  7  0  1  2   7  3  5  .250  .323  .536  0 | 617 182 28  .295  .859   7
 Greg McMichael      3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
 Mike Mordecai       4   4  1  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  .250  .250  .250  0 | 108  26  2  .241  .640   1
*Denny Neagle        2   2  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500  0 |+ 69  12  0  .174  .382   0
#Terry Pendleton     6   6  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  3  .000  .143  .000  0 |+568 135 11  .238  .635   2
 Eddie Perez         4   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .500  .000  0 | 156  40  4  .256  .697   0
*Luis Polonia        3   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 |+206  55  2  .267  .631   9
 John Smoltz         2   7  1  2  0  0  0   1  0  3  .286  .286  .286  0 |  78  17  1  .218  .548   0
*Terrell Wade        1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  13   2  0  .154  .368   0
 Mark Wohlers        3   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |   3   0  0  .000  .000   0
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 249 44 77 11  3  8  43 25 51  .309  .375  .474  4 |        197  .270  .765  83

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

St. Louis Cardinals

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
#Luis Alicea         5   8  0  0  0  0  0   0  2  1  .000  .200  .000  0 | 380  98  5  .258  .732  11
 Alan Benes          2   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |  61   9  0  .148  .372   0
 Andy Benes          3   4  0  1  1  0  0   0  1  2  .250  .400  .500  0 |  73  11  0  .151  .363   0
 Royce Clayton       5  20  4  7  0  0  0   1  1  4  .350  .381  .350  1 | 491 136  6  .277  .692  33
 Dennis Eckersley    3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .000   0
*Tony Fossas         5   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .000   0
 Gary Gaetti         7  24  1  7  0  0  1   4  1  5  .292  .320  .417  0 | 522 143 23  .274  .799   2
 Mike Gallego        7  14  1  2  0  0  0   0  1  3  .143  .200  .143  0 | 143  30  0  .210  .500   0
 Ron Gant            7  25  3  6  1  0  2   4  2  6  .240  .296  .520  0 | 419 103 30  .246  .863  13
*Rick Honeycutt      5   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .667   0
 Danny Jackson       1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |   9   3  0  .333  .889   0
 Brian Jordan        7  25  3  6  1  1  1   2  1  3  .240  .269  .480  0 | 513 159 17  .310  .832  22
*Ray Lankford        5  13  1  0  0  0  0   1  1  4  .000  .067  .000  0 | 545 150 21  .275  .852  35
*John Mabry          7  23  1  6  0  0  0   0  0  6  .261  .292  .261  0 | 543 161 13  .297  .773   3
 T.J. Mathews        2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   4   0  0  .000  .000   0
#Willie McGee        6  15  0  5  0  0  0   0  0  3  .333  .333  .333  0 | 309  95  5  .307  .765   5
 Miguel Mejia        3   1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |  23   2  0  .087  .174   6
#Donovan Osborne     2   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  3  .000  .000  .000  0 |  59  13  1  .220  .597   0
 Tom Pagnozzi        7  19  1  3  1  0  0   1  1  4  .158  .200  .211  0 | 407 110 13  .270  .734   4
 Mark Petkovsek      6   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  16   3  0  .188  .423   0
 Danny Sheaffer      2   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 | 198  45  2  .227  .604   3
#Ozzie Smith         3   9  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 | 227  64  2  .282  .728   7
*Todd Stottlemyre    3   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 |  66  15  0  .227  .528   1
*Mark Sweeney        5   4  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 | 170  45  3  .265  .758   3
#Dmitri Young        4   7  1  2  0  1  0   2  0  2  .286  .286  .571  0 |  29   7  0  .241  .594   0
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 221 18 45  4  2  4  15 11 53  .204  .244  .294  1 |        142  .267  .734 149

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

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Series Pitching Stats

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Atlanta Braves

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 John Smoltz         2   1.20 2-0  0  0 15.0 12  2  3 12 | 24-8  254  2.94  1.00 276   
 Greg Maddux         2   2.51 1-1  0  0 14.3 15  4  2 10 | 15-11 245  2.72  1.03 172   
*Tom Glavine         2   2.08 1-1  0  0 13.0 10  3  0  9 | 15-10 235  2.98  1.30 181   
*Denny Neagle        2   2.35 0-0  0  0  7.7  2  2  3  8 |+16-9  221  3.50  1.24 149   
 Mike Bielecki       3   0.00 0-0  0  0  3.0  0  0  1  5 |  4-3   75  2.63  1.27  71  2
 Mark Wohlers        3   0.00 0-0  2  0  3.0  0  0  0  4 |  2-4   77  3.03  1.19 100 39
*Steve Avery         2   0.00 0-0  0  0  2.0  2  0  1  1 |  7-10 131  4.47  1.42  86   
 Greg McMichael      3   9.00 0-1  0  0  2.0  4  2  1  3 |  5-3   87  3.22  1.28  78  2
 Brad Clontz         1   0.00 0-0  0  0  0.7  0  0  0  0 |  6-3   81  5.69  1.38  49  1
*Terrell Wade        1   0.00 0-0  0  0  0.3  0  0  0  1 |  5-0   70  2.97  1.49  79  1
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   1.92 4-3  2  0 61.0 45 13 11 53 |            3.54 1.240   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

St. Louis Cardinals

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Andy Benes          3   5.28 0-0  0  0 15.3 19  9  3  9 | 18-10 230  3.83  1.27 160  1
 Todd Stottlemyre    3  12.38 1-1  0  0  8.0 15 11  3 11 | 14-11 223  3.87  1.27 194   
*Donovan Osborne     2   9.39 1-1  0  0  7.7 12  8  4  6 | 13-9  199  3.53  1.25 134   
 Mark Petkovsek      6   7.36 0-1  0  0  7.3 11  6  3  7 | 11-2   89  3.55  1.33  45   
 Alan Benes          2   2.84 0-1  0  0  6.3  3  2  2  5 | 13-10 191  4.90  1.46 131   
*Tony Fossas         5   2.08 0-0  0  0  4.3  1  1  3  1 |  0-4   47  2.68  1.36  36  2
*Rick Honeycutt      5   9.00 0-0  0  0  4.0  5  4  3  3 |  2-1   47  2.85  1.04  30  4
 Dennis Eckersley    3   0.00 1-0  1  0  3.3  2  0  0  4 |  0-6   60  3.30  1.18  49 30
*Danny Jackson       1   9.00 0-0  0  0  3.0  7  3  3  3 |  1-1   36  4.46  1.35  27   
 T.J. Mathews        2   0.00 0-0  0  0  0.7  2  0  1  2 |  2-6   84  3.01  1.12  80  6
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   6.60 3-4  1  0 60.0 77 44 25 51 |            3.98 1.320   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BAL / NLCS: ATL-STL / Div. Series: BAL-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-LAD / STL-SDP

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