October 20, 1996 · World Series · Game 1 · 7:05 PM EDT
ATL leads 1-0
W: John SmoltzL: Andy Pettitte
Andruw Jones
LF3-4H-AB2 HR · 5 RBI · 3 RTop hitterWBWade Boggs
3B2-4H-AB2B · 1 RBI
John SmoltzP6.0IP1 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcher
Andy PettitteP2.1IP7 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead ATL by 11
| National League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ATBraves | 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 |
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
3TE Rangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | 9.5 |
4BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11.5 |
5SE Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 14.0 |
6BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
7CW White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
8MI Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.5 |
9MI Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
10OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.0 |
12TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.5 |
13LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 29.0 |
14DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 46.5 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
JL Javy LopezC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AJAndruw JonesLF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoDH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPEddie PérezC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
HR: McGriff, Jones 2
RBI: Grissom, Lemke, Jones 3, McGriff 2, Jones 5
SB: Jones
LOB: 10
| BCBrad Clontz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DN Denny Neagle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| GMGreg McMichael | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| JSJohn SmoltzW | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 103 |
| TWTerrell Wade | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 133 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAMike AldreteRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCharlie HayesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis SojoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2B: Boggs
RBI: Boggs
LOB: 12
| APAndy PettitteL | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| BBBrian Boehringer | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
| DWDavid Weathers | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
JW John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 174 |
The Braves routed the Yankees 12-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
John Smoltz got the win and Andy Pettitte took the loss. Andruw Jones went 3-for-4 for the Braves, while Wade Boggs went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
