July 22, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead ATL by 2 · STL by 5 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EPEddie PérezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BWBrad WoodallP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EGEd GiovanolaSS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike BieleckiP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMark WhitenPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GMGreg McMichaelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JL Javy LopezPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBrad ClontzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW Mark WohlersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
2B: Lemke, Pérez
HR: Whiten, Lopez
RBI: Grissom, McGriff, Smith, Whiten 2, Lopez 2
LOB: 18
| BWBrad Woodall | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| MBMike Bielecki | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| GMGreg McMichaelW | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| BCBrad Clontz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| MWMark WohlersS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 145 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RG Ron GantLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike Gallego2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AB Andy BenesP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSOzzie SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPJeff ParrettP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTony FossasP | 0 | 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 |
RL Ray LankfordPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2B: Clayton, Jordan
3B: Mabry
HR: Gant, Gaetti
RBI: McGee, Gant, Jordan, Gaetti 2, Benes
SB: Jordan
LOB: 8
| ABAndy Benes | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 109 |
| JPJeff Parrett | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TFTony Fossas | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| TMT.J. MathewsL | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| RHRick Honeycutt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 173 |
The Braves beat the Cardinals 8-6 at Busch Stadium I.
Greg McMichael got the win, T.J. Mathews took the loss and Mark Wohlers earned the save. Mark Whiten went 1-for-1 for the Braves, while Gary Gaetti went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
