1996 Atlanta Braves season

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[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Notable transactions

• June 24, 1996: Mark Whiten signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. ^[1]
• August 14, 1996: Mark Whiten was Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Blanco (minors). ^[2]
• August 17, 1996: Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. ^[3]

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player Stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] National League Divisional Playoffs

Main article: 1996 National League Division Series

[edit] Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Atlanta wins the series, 3-0

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Series 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) [edit] National League Championship Series Main article: 1996 National League Championship Series [edit] Game 1 October 9: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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) HR: ATL – None STL – None [edit] Game 2 October 10: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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) HR: ATL – Marquis Grissom (1) , STL – Gary Gaetti (1) [edit] Game 3 October 12: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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) HR: ATL – None, STL – Ron Gant 2 (2) [edit] Game 4 October 13: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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) HR: ATL – Mark Lemke (1), Ryan Klesko (1) STL – Brian Jordan (1) [edit] Game 5 October 14: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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) HR: ATL Fred McGriff (1), Javy López (1) , STL – None [edit] Game 6 October 16: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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) HR: ATL – None , STL – None [edit] Game 7 October 17: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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) HR: STL – None , ATL – Javy López (2), Andruw Jones (1), Fred McGriff (2) [edit] World Series Main article: 1996 World Series [edit] Game 1 October 20, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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 W: John Smoltz (1-0)   L: Andy Pettitte (0-1)   HR: ATL – Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1) [edit] Game 2 October 21, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 W: Greg Maddux (1-0)   L: Jimmy Key (0-1)   [edit] Game 3 October 22, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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 W: David Cone (1-0)   L: Tom Glavine (0-1)  S: John Wetteland (1) HR: NYY – Bernie Williams (1) [edit] Game 4 October 23, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E 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 W: Graeme Lloyd (1-0)   L: Steve Avery (0-1)  S: John Wetteland (2) HR: NYY – Jim Leyritz (1)  ATL – Fred McGriff (2) [edit] Game 5 October 24, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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 W: Andy Pettitte (1-1)   L: John Smoltz (1-1)  S: John Wetteland (3) [edit] Game 6 October 26, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 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 W: Jimmy Key (1-1)   L: Greg Maddux (1-1)  S: John Wetteland (4) [edit] Award Winners Tom Glavine, P, Silver Slugger Marquis Grissom, OF, Gold Glove Javy López, C, NLCS MVP Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove 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, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Fred McGriff, 1B, Starter Chipper Jones, 3B, Starter John Smoltz, Pitcher, Starter Tom Glavine, Pitcher, Reserve Greg Maddux, Pitcher, Reserve Mark Wohlers, Pitcher, Reserve [edit] References ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitema01.shtml ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitema01.shtml ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/polonlu01.shtml 1996 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference [edit] See also 1996 National League Championship Series 1996 World Series v • d • e 1996 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Detroit • New York • Toronto AL Central Chicago • Cleveland • Kansas City • Milwaukee • Minnesota AL West California • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Atlanta • Florida • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia NL Central Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1996 All-Star Game • 1996 World Series Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1995 NL East Championship Season 1996 Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 1997 Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1995 National League Championship Season 1996 Succeeded by Florida Marlins 1997 v • d • e Atlanta Braves franchise AAA AA A Rookie Richmond Braves Mississippi Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Gulf Coast Braves Danville Braves v • d • e Atlanta Braves Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia The Franchise Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters Ballparks South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field Culture Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop Rivalries Braves-Mets rivalry Important Figures Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • 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