October 9, 1996 · NLCS · Game 1 · 7:05 PM EDT
ATL leads 1-0
Brian Jordan
RF1-4H-AB3B · 1 RTop hitterCJ
Chipper Jones
3B4-4H-AB1 R
John SmoltzP8.0IP2 ER · 6 K · WP1.0IP2 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcher
Mark WohlersP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead STL by 1 · ATL by 2 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RG Ron GantLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BJBrian JordanRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AB Andy BenesP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike Gallego3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMWillie McGeePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 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 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2B: Benes
3B: Jordan
RBI: Pagnozzi
LOB: 10
| ABAndy Benes | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 88 |
| MPMark PetkovsekL | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| TFTony Fossas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TMT.J. Mathews | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 129 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJChipper Jones3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JL Javy LopezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JSJohn SmoltzP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
AJ Andruw JonesLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTerry PendletonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RBRafael Belliard2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMark WohlersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
2B: Grissom
RBI: Lemke 2, Lopez 2
SB: Jones
LOB: 13
| JSJohn SmoltzW | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 103 |
| MWMark WohlersS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 111 |
The Braves beat the Cardinals 4-2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
John Smoltz got the win, Mark Petkovsek took the loss and Mark Wohlers earned the save. Chipper Jones went 4-for-4 for the Braves, while Brian Jordan went 1-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
