June 24, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Andy BenesL: John Smoltz
Brian Jordan
RF2-3H-ABHR · 6 RBI · 1 RTop hitterJL
Javy Lopez
C2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Andy BenesP7.0IP2 ER · 1 K · WWinning pitcher
John SmoltzP6.1IP8 ER · 8 K · LBiggest lead STL by 7
| 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 |
RG Ron GantLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BJBrian JordanRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ABAndy BenesP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DBDavid Bell3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RC Royce ClaytonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPJeff ParrettP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
2B: Lankford 2, Gaetti
HR: Gant, Jordan
RBI: Gant, Lankford, Mabry, Jordan 6
LOB: 17
| ABAndy BenesW | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| RHRick Honeycutt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| JPJeff Parrett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 120 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJavy LopezC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn SmoltzP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TWTerrell WadeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike BieleckiP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPEddie Pérez1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBrad ClontzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDanny BautistaCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2B: Grissom, Lemke
HR: Lopez
RBI: Lemke, Lopez
LOB: 13
| JSJohn SmoltzL | 6.1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 116 |
| TWTerrell Wade | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| MBMike Bielecki | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| BCBrad Clontz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 152 |
The Cardinals routed the Braves 9-2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Andy Benes got the win and John Smoltz took the loss. Brian Jordan went 2-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Javy Lopez went 2-for-4 for the Braves.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
