June 26, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Alan BenesL: Steve Avery
Ron Gant
LF3-5H-ABHR · 3B · 4 RBI · 1 RTop hitterMG
Marquis Grissom
CF2-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 3 RP6.0IP5 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcher
Steve AveryP3.1IP7 ER · 4 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 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMWillie McGeeRF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRon GantLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BJ Brian JordanCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDavid Bell2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABAlan BenesP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSOzzie SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2B: Jordan
3B: Gant
HR: Gant, Jordan
RBI: Gant 4, Gaetti 2, Jordan 2, Pagnozzi, Bell, Benes
SB: Clayton, McGee, Jordan
LOB: 18
| MGMarquis GrissomCF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MWMark WhitenRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JL Javy LopezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SASteve AveryP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBrad ClontzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike BieleckiP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDanny BautistaPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PBPedro BorbónP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTerrell WadeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike MordecaiPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2B: Klesko, Belliard
HR: Grissom, Lopez
RBI: Grissom, Lemke, Jones, Whiten 2, Lopez 2
LOB: 10
| SASteve AveryL | 3.1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 74 |
| BCBrad Clontz | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| MBMike Bielecki | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| PBPedro Borbón | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| TWTerrell Wade | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 156 |
The Cardinals beat the Braves 11-7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Alan Benes got the win and Steve Avery took the loss. Ron Gant went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Marquis Grissom went 2-for-5 for the Braves.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
