October 12, 1996 · NLCS · Game 3 · 4:33 AM EDT
STL leads 2-1
Javy Lopez
C3-4H-AB2BTop hitterRG
Ron Gant
LF2-4H-AB2 HR · 3 RBI · 2 RP7.0IP2 ER · 6 K · W
Tom GlavineP6.0IP3 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcherP0.2IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead ATL by 1 · STL 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 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JLJavy LopezC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AJ Andruw JonesLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TGTom GlavineP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTerry PendletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMGreg McMichaelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike MordecaiPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike BieleckiP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
2B: Lopez
RBI: Jones, Dye
LOB: 14
| TGTom GlavineL | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 111 |
| GMGreg McMichael | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| MBMike Bielecki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 135 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RGRon GantLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike Gallego2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DODonovan OsborneP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
HR: Gant 2
RBI: Gant 3
LOB: 8
The Cardinals edged the Braves 3-2 at Busch Stadium I.
Donovan Osborne got the win, Tom Glavine took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Ron Gant went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Javy Lopez went 3-for-4 for the Braves.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
