October 10, 1996 · NLCS · Game 2 · 7:05 PM EDT
Series tied 1-1
Gary Gaetti
3B1-5H-ABHR · 4 RBI · 1 RTop hitterMG
Marquis Grissom
CF2-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RP6.0IP3 ER · 8 K · WWinning pitcher
Greg MadduxP6.2IP3 ER · 3 K · LBiggest lead STL by 5
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RG Ron GantLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GGGary Gaetti3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike Gallego2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TSTodd StottlemyreP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DY Dmitri YoungPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Gant, Jordan, Pagnozzi
HR: Gaetti
RBI: Lankford, Gant, Jordan, Gaetti 4
SB: Clayton
LOB: 14
| MGMarquis GrissomCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EPEddie PérezC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GMGreg MadduxP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SA Steve AveryP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTerry PendletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JL Javy LopezC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMGreg McMichaelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DN Denny NeagleP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike Mordecai3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
HR: Grissom
RBI: Grissom 2, Klesko
SB: Grissom
LOB: 19
| GMGreg MadduxL | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 97 |
| SASteve Avery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| GMGreg McMichael | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| DNDenny Neagle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 136 |
The Cardinals routed the Braves 8-3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Todd Stottlemyre got the win and Greg Maddux took the loss. Gary Gaetti went 1-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.
