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1996 Atlanta Braves 1996 NL East Champions 1996 NL Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1996 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.)
Local radio	WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)

Offseason

January 3, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.^[2]
March 31, 1996: Mike Bielecki was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Jeff Blauser
Marquis Grissom
David Justice
Ryan Klesko
Mark Lemke
Javy Lopez
Greg Maddux
Fred McGriff
Mike Mordecai^[4]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	96	66	.593	--
Montreal Expos	88	73	.543	8
Florida Marlins	80	82	.494	16
New York Mets	71	91	.438	25
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	.414	29

Notable transactions

June 4, 1996: Marcus Giles was drafted by the Atlanta 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 Atlanta Braves.^[6]
August 13, 1996: Terry Pendleton was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for Roosevelt Brown.^[7]
August 14, 1996: Mark Whiten was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Blanco (minors).^[6]
August 17, 1996: Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[8]
August 30, 1996: Jason Schmidt was sent by the Atlanta Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete an earlier deal made on August 28, 1996. The Atlanta Braves sent a player to be named later, Ron Wright, and Corey Pointer (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Denny Neagle. The Atlanta Braves sent Jason Schmidt (August 30, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.^[9]

Roster

1996 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

37 Jim Beauchamp (bench)
39 Pat Corrales (first base)
28 Clarence Jones (hitting)
54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)
22 Jimy Williams (third base)
42 Ned Yost (bullpen)

Player Stats

Batting

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Ayrault	7	5	1	.200	0	0

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

National League Divisional Playoffs

Main article: 1996 National League Division Series

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)

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1996 National League Championship Series

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

World series

Main article: 1996 World Series

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

Farm system

References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waltoje01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellymi02.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bielemi01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=ATL
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gilesma01.shtml
^ ^a ^b Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Terry Pendleton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Luis Polonia Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Jason Schmidt Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

1996 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference

Hank Aaron · Bobby Cox · Tom Glavine · Greg Maddux · Eddie Mathews · Leo Mazzone · Dale Murphy · Phil Niekro · Johnny Sain · John Smoltz · Warren Spahn · Chipper Jones · Andruw Jones · Ted Turner · Stan Kasten · Skip Caray · Rabbit Maranville · Johnny Evers · Frank Selee · Kid Nichols · Hugh Duffy · Fred Tenney · Billy Hamilton · Julio Franco · Mark Wohlers · John Rocker · Jeff Blauser · Steve Avery · Terry Pendleton

Retired Numbers

3 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44

Key Personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series
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Minor League
Affiliates

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Other Assets

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1996 Atlanta Braves season

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Notable transactions

Roster

Player Stats

Batting

Other batters

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

National League Divisional Playoffs

Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

National League Championship Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

World series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Award winners

Farm system

References

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