October 24, 1996 · World Series · Game 5 · 7:05 PM EDT
NYY leads 3-2
1B3-4H-AB2B · 1 RBITop hitterMG
Marquis Grissom
CF2-3H-AB
Andy PettitteP8.1IP0 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcher
John SmoltzP8.0IP0 ER · 10 K · L
John WettelandP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · SSaveBiggest lead NYY by 1
| 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 |
| 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 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CFCecil Fielder1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| APAndy PettitteP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJohn WettelandP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
2B: Fielder
RBI: Fielder
SB: Duncan, Leyritz
LOB: 19
| APAndy PettitteW | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96 |
| JWJohn WettelandS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 108 |
| MGMarquis GrissomCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JL Javy LopezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Andruw JonesLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn SmoltzP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike MordecaiPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW Mark WohlersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Jones
SB: Grissom, Jones
CS: Jones
LOB: 15
| JSJohn SmoltzL | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 135 |
| MWMark Wohlers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 153 |
The Yankees edged the Braves 1-0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Andy Pettitte got the win, John Smoltz took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Cecil Fielder went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Marquis Grissom went 2-for-3 for the Braves.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
