April 5, 1996 · 7:05 PM EST
Biggest lead STL by 1 · ATL by 3 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6.0 |
4ST Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
5WS Nationals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
6CO Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 |
7HO Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 14.0 |
8CI Reds | 81 | 81 | .500 | 15.0 |
9MI Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16.0 |
10CH Cubs | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20.0 |
11PI Pirates | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23.0 |
12NY Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 |
13SF Giants | 68 | 94 | .420 | 28.0 |
14PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29.0 |
| WMWillie McGeeRF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RG Ron GantLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DBDavid Bell3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDanny SheafferC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TUTom UrbaniP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBCory BaileyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSOzzie SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTony FossasP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTerry BradshawCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JPJeff ParrettP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
2B: Clayton, Lankford, Alicea
3B: Clayton
HR: Gant
RBI: Clayton 2, Lankford, Gant 2
SB: Clayton, Gant
CS: Clayton
LOB: 22
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
DJ David JusticeRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
JL Javy LopezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MMMike Mordecai3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SA Steve AveryP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerome WaltonLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| THTyler HoustonLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael Belliard2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EGEd Giovanola2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMGreg McMichaelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW Mark WohlersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BCBrad ClontzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPEddie PérezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTerrell WadeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TG Tom GlavinePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMike BieleckiP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
HR: Grissom, McGriff
RBI: Grissom, McGriff 2, Lopez
SB: Klesko
CS: McGriff
LOB: 22
| SASteve Avery | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 98 |
| GMGreg McMichael | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| MWMark Wohlers | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| BCBrad Clontz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| TWTerrell Wade | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| MBMike BieleckiL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Totals | 14.0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 226 |
The Cardinals outlasted the Braves 5-4 in 14 innings at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Cory Bailey got the win, Mike Bielecki took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Royce Clayton went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Fred McGriff went 4-for-7 for the Braves.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
