April 26, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Steve AveryL: Andy Benes
Fred McGriff
1B3-4H-ABHR · 2 2B · 2 RBI · 3 RTop hitterRL
Ray Lankford
CF2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Steve AveryP7.0IP0 ER · 7 K · WWinning pitcher
Andy BenesP6.1IP6 ER · 5 K · LBiggest lead ATL by 6
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ATBraves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6.0 |
| 4STCardinals | 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 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FMFred McGriff1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DJ David JusticeRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EPEddie PérezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SASteve AveryP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GMGreg McMichaelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerome WaltonLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Lemke, McGriff 2
3B: Grissom
HR: McGriff
RBI: Jones, McGriff 2, Justice 3
LOB: 13
| SASteve AveryW | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 116 |
| GMGreg McMichael | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 149 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RLRay LankfordCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
RG Ron GantLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
GG Gary Gaetti1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PBPat BordersC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DBDavid Bell3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ABAndy BenesP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTony FossasP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
2B: Jordan
HR: Lankford
RBI: Lankford
LOB: 16
| ABAndy BenesL | 6.1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 109 |
| TMT.J. Mathews | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| TFTony Fossas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 153 |
The Braves routed the Cardinals 6-1 at Busch Stadium I.
Steve Avery got the win and Andy Benes took the loss. Fred McGriff went 3-for-4 for the Braves, while Ray Lankford went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
