July 23, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead ATL by 1
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JL Javy LopezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JS John SmoltzP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMark WhitenRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW Mark WohlersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2B: Klesko
HR: Grissom, Jones
RBI: Grissom, Lemke, Jones
SB: Grissom 2
CS: Lemke
LOB: 7
| JSJohn SmoltzW | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 121 |
| MWMark WohlersS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 133 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RG Ron GantLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DSDanny SheafferC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike Gallego2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSTodd StottlemyreP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| WMWillie McGeePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
2B: Sheaffer 2
RBI: Jordan, Sheaffer
SB: Smith 2, Gant
LOB: 8
The Braves edged the Cardinals 3-2 at Busch Stadium I.
John Smoltz got the win, Todd Stottlemyre took the loss and Mark Wohlers earned the save. Marquis Grissom went 2-for-4 for the Braves, while Danny Sheaffer went 2-for-3 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
