October 14, 1996 · NLCS · Game 5 · 8:05 PM EDT
STL leads 3-2
Javy Lopez
C4-5H-ABHR · 2 2B · 1 RBI · 4 RTop hitterGG
Gary Gaetti
3B2-2H-AB
John SmoltzP7.0IP0 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP1.0IP7 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead ATL by 14
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JLJavy LopezC | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JSJohn SmoltzP | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike Mordecai2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTerry Pendleton3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AJ Andruw JonesLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EPEddie PérezC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike BieleckiP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTerrell WadeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBrad ClontzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2B: Lemke, Jones, Lopez 2
3B: Blauser
HR: McGriff, Lopez
RBI: Grissom, Lemke, Jones 3, McGriff 3, Klesko, Lopez, Blauser 2, Smoltz, Belliard
SB: Grissom
LOB: 20
| JSJohn SmoltzW | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 110 |
| MBMike Bielecki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| TWTerrell Wade | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BCBrad Clontz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 135 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RG Ron GantLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GGGary Gaetti3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn MabryRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSTodd StottlemyreP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike Gallego3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TFTony FossasP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DY Dmitri Young1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDanny SheafferC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DJDanny JacksonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSMark SweeneyLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
LOB: 14
The Braves routed the Cardinals 14-0 at Busch Stadium I.
John Smoltz got the win and Todd Stottlemyre took the loss. Javy Lopez went 4-for-5 for the Braves, while Gary Gaetti went 2-for-2 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
