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1996 Atlanta Braves season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1996 Atlanta Braves season was the 126th season in the history of the franchise and 31st season in the city of Atlanta. They secured a regular season record of 96–66 and reached the World Series, where they lost to the underdog New York Yankees in six games, failing to defend its championship in 1995. Heavily favored and seen as one of the greatest Braves teams in history and despite taking a 2–0 lead, the Braves unexpectedly lost the next 4 games. This World Series appearance was their fourth appearance in the last 5 years as a franchise, excluding the strike shortened season. Atlanta won its seventh division title (second in the National League East, the other five in the NL West) and its fifth in six years. In the previous round, Atlanta completed a miraculous comeback. After trailing in the NLCS to St. Louis three games to one, Atlanta outscored St. Louis 32–1 in games five through seven to complete the comeback. The collapse was remembered as one of the largest in North American sports history.
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| 1996 Atlanta Braves | ||||
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| National League Champions National League East Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Fulton County Stadium | |||
| City | Atlanta | |||
| Record | 96–66 (.593) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Ted Turner | |||
| General managers | John Schuerholz | |||
| Managers | Bobby Cox | |||
| Television | WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.) | |||
| Radio | WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) | |||
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The 1996 season was the Braves' final season at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, with Game 5 of the 1996 World Series being the last game played in the stadium. Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium also served as a venue during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, prompting the Braves to go on an extended road trip as their stadium hosted the baseball competition. Following the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Centennial Olympic Stadium was reconstructed as planned into Turner Field, which would become the home of the Braves for the next 20 seasons. This was also the final season for Ted Turner as the owner of the Braves. The team would be acquired (along with TBS) by Time Warner in October 1996, following the World Series.
- January 3, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[1]
- January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Braves to complete the trade.[2]
- March 31, 1996: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent with the Braves.[3]
Season standings
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| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 56–25 | 40–41 |
| Montreal Expos | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 8 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 16 | 52–29 | 28–53 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 25 | 42–39 | 29–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 29 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | |||
| Chicago | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 | |||
| Cincinnati | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 5–8 | |||
| Colorado | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | |||
| Florida | 7–6 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | |||
| Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 | |||
| Los Angeles | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 8–4 | |||
| Montreal | 3–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 8–4 | |||
| New York | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | |||
| Philadelphia | 4-9 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–10 | |||
| San Diego | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 11–2 | 4–8 | |||
| San Francisco | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–11 | — | 7–6 | |||
| St. Louis | 4–9 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11-2 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — | |||
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Game log
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April: 16–11 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–5)
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May: 19–6 (Home: 12–3; Away: 7–3)
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June: 15–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–7)
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July: 15–11 (Home: 7–3; Away: 8–8)
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August: 19–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 9–5)
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September: 12–15 (Home: 8–2; Away: 4–13)
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Postseason Game log
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National League Championship Series: 4–3
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World Series: 2–4
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Detailed records
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Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1996: Marcus Giles was drafted by the Braves in the 53rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1997.[5]
- June 24, 1996: Mark Whiten signed as a free agent with the Braves.[6]
- August 13, 1996: Terry Pendleton was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Braves for Roosevelt Brown.[7]
- August 14, 1996: Mark Whiten was traded by the Braves to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Blanco (minors).[6]
- August 17, 1996: Luis Polonia was signed as a free agent with the Braves.[8]
- August 30, 1996: Jason Schmidt was sent by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete an earlier deal made on August 28, 1996. The Braves sent a player to be named later, Ron Wright, and Corey Pointer (minors) to the Pirates for Denny Neagle. The Braves sent Jason Schmidt (August 30, 1996) to the Pirates to complete the trade.[9]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Javy López | 138 | 489 | 138 | .282 | 23 | 69 |
| 1B | Fred McGriff | 159 | 617 | 182 | .295 | 28 | 107 |
| 2B | Mark Lemke | 135 | 498 | 127 | .255 | 5 | 37 |
| SS | Jeff Blauser | 83 | 265 | 65 | .245 | 10 | 35 |
| 3B | Chipper Jones | 157 | 598 | 185 | .309 | 30 | 110 |
| LF | Ryan Klesko | 153 | 528 | 149 | .282 | 34 | 93 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 158 | 671 | 207 | .308 | 23 | 74 |
| RF | Jermaine Dye | 98 | 292 | 82 | .281 | 12 | 37 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Terry Pendleton | 42 | 162 | 33 | .204 | 4 | 17 |
| Eddie Pérez | 68 | 156 | 40 | .256 | 4 | 17 |
| Dwight Smith | 101 | 153 | 31 | .203 | 3 | 16 |
| Rafael Belliard | 86 | 142 | 24 | .169 | 0 | 3 |
| David Justice | 40 | 140 | 45 | .321 | 6 | 25 |
| Mike Mordecai | 66 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 2 | 8 |
| Andruw Jones | 31 | 106 | 23 | .217 | 5 | 13 |
| Mark Whiten | 36 | 90 | 23 | .256 | 3 | 17 |
| Ed Giovanola | 43 | 82 | 19 | .232 | 0 | 7 |
| Jerome Walton | 37 | 47 | 16 | .340 | 1 | 4 |
| Tony Graffanino | 22 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Polonia | 22 | 31 | 13 | .419 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Houston | 33 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 1 | 8 |
| Danny Bautista | 17 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Ayrault | 7 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Pablo Martínez | 4 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| John Smoltz | 35 | 253.2 | 24 | 8 | 2.94 | 276 |
| Greg Maddux | 35 | 245.0 | 15 | 11 | 2.72 | 172 |
| Tom Glavine | 36 | 235.1 | 15 | 10 | 2.98 | 181 |
| Steve Avery | 24 | 131.0 | 7 | 10 | 4.47 | 86 |
| Jason Schmidt | 13 | 58.2 | 3 | 4 | 6.75 | 48 |
| Denny Neagle | 6 | 38.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.59 | 18 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Bielecki | 40 | 75.1 | 4 | 3 | 2.63 | 71 |
| Terrell Wade | 44 | 69.2 | 5 | 0 | 2.97 | 79 |
| Brad Woodall | 8 | 19.2 | 2 | 2 | 7.32 | 20 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mark Wohlers | 77 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 3.03 | 100 |
| Brad Clontz | 81 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5.69 | 49 |
| Greg McMichael | 73 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.22 | 78 |
| Pedro Borbón, Jr. | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.75 | 31 |
| Joe Borowski | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.85 | 15 |
| Dean Hartgraves | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.34 | 14 |
| Kevin Lomon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 |
| Tom Thobe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 |
| Carl Schutz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 5 |
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Main article: 1996 National League Division Series
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta wins the series, 3–0
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| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 1 | Atlanta | 2 | October 2 | 1–0 (ATL) |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 2 | Atlanta | 3 | October 3 | 2–0 (ATL) |
| 3 | Atlanta | 5 | Los Angeles | 2 | October 5 | 3–0 (ATL) |
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Main article: 1996 National League Championship Series
Game 1
October 9: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
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| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: John Smoltz (1–0) LP: Mark Petkovsek (0–1) SV: Mark Wohlers (1) Home runs: STL: None ATL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 2
October 10: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
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| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Todd Stottlemyre (1–0) LP: Greg Maddux (0–1) Home runs: STL: Gary Gaetti (1) ATL: Marquis Grissom (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 3
October 12: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
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| Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Donovan Osborne (1–0) LP: Tom Glavine (0–1) SV: Dennis Eckersley (1) Home runs: ATL: None STL: Ron Gant 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 4
October 13: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
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| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Dennis Eckersley (1–0) LP: Greg McMichael (0–1) Home runs: ATL: Mark Lemke (1), Ryan Klesko (1) STL: Brian Jordan (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 5
October 14: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
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| Atlanta | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: John Smoltz (2–0) LP: Todd Stottlemyre (1–1) Home runs: ATL: Fred McGriff (1), Javy López (1) STL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 6
October 16: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Greg Maddux (1–1) LP: Alan Benes (0–1) SV: Mark Wohlers (2) Home runs: STL: None ATL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 7
October 17: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 15 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tom Glavine (1–1) LP: Donovan Osborne (1–1) Home runs: STL: None ATL: Javy López (2), Andruw Jones (1), Fred McGriff (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 1996 World Series
Game 1
October 20, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
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| Atlanta | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: John Smoltz (1–0) LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1) Home runs: ATL: Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1) NYY: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 2
October 21, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
Game 3
October 22, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
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| New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: David Cone (1–0) LP: Tom Glavine (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) ATL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 4
October 23, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Graeme Lloyd (1–0) LP: Steve Avery (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (2) Home runs: NYY: Jim Leyritz (1) ATL: Fred McGriff (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 5
October 24, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Andy Pettitte (1–1) LP: John Smoltz (1–1) Sv: John Wetteland (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 6
October 26, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jimmy Key (1–1) LP: Greg Maddux (1–1) Sv: = John Wetteland (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Tom Glavine, P, Silver Slugger Award
- Marquis Grissom, OF, Gold Glove Award
- Javy López, C, NLCS MVP
- Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove Award
- John Smoltz, P, Pitcher of the Month Award, April
- John Smoltz, P, Pitcher of the Month Award, May
- John Smoltz, P, National League Cy Young Award
- John Smoltz, Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Fred McGriff, 1B, starter
- Chipper Jones, 3B, starter
- John Smoltz, P, starter
- Tom Glavine, P, reserve
- Greg Maddux, P, reserve
- Mark Wohlers, P, reserve
See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Richmond Braves | International League | Bill Dancy |
| AA | Greenville Braves | Southern League | Jeff Cox |
| A | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Randy Ingle |
| A | Macon Braves | South Atlantic League | Paul Runge |
| A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Jim Saul |
| Rookie | Danville Braves | Appalachian League | Brian Snitker |
| Rookie | GCL Braves | Gulf Coast League | Robert Lucas and Chino Cadahia |
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