October 26, 1996 · World Series · Game 6 · 7:05 PM EDT
NYY wins 4-2
W: Jimmy KeyL: Greg MadduxS: John Wetteland
Marquis Grissom
CF2-5H-AB1 RBITop hitterJG
Joe Girardi
C2-3H-AB3B · 1 RBI · 1 RP5.1IP1 ER · 1 K · W
Greg MadduxP7.2IP3 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcher
John WettelandP1.0IP1 ER · 2 K · SBiggest lead NYY by 3
| 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 |
| MGMarquis GrissomCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JL Javy LopezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
AJ Andruw JonesRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TPTerry PendletonDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JBJeff BlauserSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2B: Jones, Blauser
RBI: Grissom, Dye
CS: Pendleton
LOB: 18
| GMGreg MadduxL | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 103 |
MW Mark Wohlers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 107 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JGJoe GirardiC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2B: O'Neill, Sojo
3B: Girardi
RBI: Jeter, Williams, Girardi
SB: Jeter, Williams
LOB: 8
| DWDavid Weathers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JKJimmy KeyW | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91 |
| JWJohn WettelandS | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 149 |
The Yankees edged the Braves 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Jimmy Key got the win, Greg Maddux took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Joe Girardi went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Marquis Grissom went 2-for-5 for the Braves.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
