1996 Atlanta Braves 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.

1996 Atlanta Braves
NL Champions
NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record96–66 (.593)
Divisional place1st
Other information
OwnersTed Turner
General managersJohn Schuerholz
ManagersBobby Cox
Local televisionWTBS
TBS Superstation
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
SportSouth
(Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.)
Local radioWSB (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 was 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.

Offseason
  • 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]

Regular season

Season standings
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 9666 0.593 — 56–25 40–41
Montreal Expos 8874 0.543 8 50–31 38–43
Florida Marlins 8082 0.494 16 52–29 28–53
New York Mets 7191 0.438 25 42–39 29–52
Philadelphia Phillies 6795 0.414 29 35–46 32–49

Record vs. opponents
1996 National League record

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —7–57–55–76–76–65–710–37–69–49–39–47–59–4
Chicago 5–7—5–85–76–65–88–56–67–57–64–96–67–55–8
Cincinnati 5–78–5—7–63–97–64–83–96–610–25–89–39–45–8
Colorado 7–57–56–7—5–88–56–73–97–56–67–58–55–88–4
Florida 7–66–69–38–5—7–56–75–87–66–75–73–95–76–6
Houston 6–68–56–75–85–7—6–64–98–410–28–56–68–42–11
Los Angeles 7–55–88–47–67–66–6—9–38–47–66–65–87–68–4
Montreal 3–106–69–39–38–59–43–9—7–66–77–54–89–48–4
New York 6–75–76–65–76–74–84–86–7—7–68–53–106–65–7
Philadelphia 4-96–72–106–67–62–106–77–66–7—7–54–86–64–8
Pittsburgh 3–99–48–55–77–55–86–65–75–85–7—4–98–43–10
San Diego 4–96–63–95–89–36–68–58–410–38–49–4—11–24–8
San Francisco 5–75–74–98–57–54–86–74–96–66–64–82–11—7–6
St. Louis 4–98–58–54–86–611-24–84–87–58–410–38–46–7—

Game log
1996 Game Log: 96–66 (Home: 56–25; Away: 40–41)
April: 16–11 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1Giants10–8Maddux (1–0)LeiterBorbon (1)48,9611–0
2April 3Giants15–2Glavine (1–0)VanLandingham—28,7282–0
3April 4Giants1–7WatsonSmoltz (0–1)—30,2712–1
4April 5Cardinals4–5 (14)BaileyBielecki (0–1)Eckersley31,0712–2
5April 6Cardinals2–3 (12)ParrettClontz (0–1)—34,6492–3
6April 7Cardinals13–3Schmidt (1–0)Busby—28,4983–3
7April 8@ Dodgers0–1NomoGlavine (1–1)—53,1803–4
8April 9@ Dodgers3–1Smoltz (1–1)AstacioWohlers (1)35,5704–4
9April 10@ Dodgers2–9CandiottiAvery (0–1)—48,1944–5
10April 11@ Padres1–2AshbyMaddux (1–1)Hoffman19,0474–6
11April 12@ Padres5–3Schmidt (2–0)BergmanWohlers (2)25,7475–6
12April 13@ Padres2–6HamiltonGlavine (1–2)Bochtler45,2505–7
13April 14@ Padres4–0Smoltz (2–1)Valenzuela—45,0146–7
14April 16Marlins5–2Avery (1–1)BrownWohlers (3)26,6257–7
15April 17Marlins4–2Maddux (2–1)BurkettWohlers (4)28,8848–7
16April 18Marlins3–5HammondGlavine (1–3)Nen25,3008–8
17April 19Padres7–1Smoltz (3–1)Hamilton—27,3759–8
18April 20Padres6–5McMichael (1–0)BochtlerWohlers (5)31,89310–8
19April 21Padres1–2 (15)WorrellThobe (0–1)Bochtler28,82910–9
20April 22Dodgers4–1Maddux (3–1)Candiotti—33,08011–9
21April 23Dodgers2–3OsunaClontz (0–2)Worrell30,47511–10
22April 24@ Giants8–3Smoltz (4–1)Watson—13,29612–10
23April 25@ Giants0–8GardnerSchmidt (2–1)—12,43612–11
24April 26@ Cardinals6–1Avery (2–1)Benes—34,59813–11
25April 27@ Cardinals7–2Maddux (4–1)Osborne—20,75714–11
26April 29@ Cardinals4–1Glavine (2–3)StottlemyreWohlers (6)25,45215–11
27April 30@ Astros7–5Smoltz (5–1)JonesMcMichael (1)17,79516–11
May: 19–6 (Home: 12–3; Away: 7–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Astros0–3HamptonAvery (2–2)—18,54616–12
29May 3Phillies3–6MulhollandMaddux (4–2)Bottalico39,69716–13
30May 4Phillies6–3McMichael (2–0)RyanClontz (1)44,42917–13
31May 5Phillies11–8Smoltz (6–1)Williams—35,47118–13
32May 6Rockies4–1Avery (3–2)Thompson—28,72519–13
33May 7Rockies6–5 (10)Clontz (1–2)Leskanic—29,97620–13
34May 8Rockies5–1Glavine (3–3)Reynoso—29,36321–13
35May 10@ Phillies11–0Smoltz (7–1)Mulholland—27,06822–13
36May 11@ Phillies11–3Avery (4–2)Mimbs—22,82323–13
37May 12@ Phillies0–6GraceMaddux (4–3)—32,31423–14
38May 13Pirates9–3Glavine (4–3)Darwin—28,58324–14
39May 14Pirates7–3Smoltz (8–1)Wagner—28,17525–14
40May 15Pirates0–3NeagleAvery (4–3)—30,91725–15
41May 17Reds8–2Maddux (5–3)Smiley—40,61226–15
42May 18Reds2–1Clontz (2–2)RuffinWohlers (7)49,55327–15
43May 19Reds9–5Smoltz (9–1)SchourekWohlers (8)41,15328–15
44May 20Cubs18–1Avery (5–3)Castillo—29,98429–15
45May 21Cubs2–4TelemacoWohlers (0–1)Patterson31,04529–16
46May 22Cubs9–4Glavine (5–3)Bullinger—33,18630–16
47May 24@ Pirates5–3Smoltz (10–1)DarwinWohlers (9)20,23831–16
48May 25@ Pirates2–6NeagleAvery (5–4)—29,27331–17
49May 26@ Pirates6–3 (13)Wade (1–0)MiceliBielecki (1)33,08532–17
50May 27@ Cubs9–1Glavine (6–3)Telemaco—33,07033–17
51May 29@ Cubs2–0Smoltz (11–1)Trachsel—30,60134–17
52May 31@ Reds9–1Avery (6–4)Schourek—33,45535–17
June: 15–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
53June 1@ Reds2–3PortugalMaddux (5–4)Brantley34,02335–18
54June 2@ Reds6–2Glavine (7–3)Smiley—23,48236–18
55June 3Mets5–4Clontz (3–2)MacdonaldWohlers (10)30,16237–18
56June 4Mets6–12WilsonSchmidt (2–2)—32,19937–19
57June 5Mets8–6McMichael (3–0)MlickiWohlers (11)31,99838–19
58June 7@ Rockies8–19PainterBielecki (0–2)—48,02738–20
59June 8@ Rockies12–13HolmesMcMichael (3–1)Ruffin48,01538–21
60June 9@ Rockies8–3Smoltz (12–1)Thompson—48,03639–21
61June 10@ Mets3–8JonesAvery (6–5)—17,43939–22
62June 11@ Mets4–3 (13)Borbon (1–0)ByrdWade (1)19,25640–22
63June 12@ Mets2–3ClarkMaddux (5–5)Franco18,89640–23
64June 13Dodgers3–6ValdezGlavine (7–4)Worrell39,46340–24
65June 14Dodgers3–1Smoltz (13–1)AstacioWohlers (12)45,38941–24
66June 15Dodgers2–6NomoAvery (6–6)Worrell49,72641–25
67June 16Dodgers2–3CandiottiSchmidt (2–3)Worrell44,78441–26
68June 17Padres9–3Maddux (6–5)Bergman—32,93442–26
69June 18Padres5–3Clontz (4–2)HamiltonWohlers (13)32,73043–26
70June 19Padres5–1Smoltz (14–1)Tewksbury—34,82344–26
71June 21Giants8–7 (11)Wade (2–0)Beck—38,43245–26
72June 22Giants6–0Maddux (7–5)Gardner—49,36546–26
73June 23Giants1–0Glavine (8–4)FernandezWohlers (14)35,64547–26
74June 24Cardinals2–9BenesSmoltz (14–2)—31,97147–27
75June 25Cardinals4–3Schmidt (3–3)StottlemyreWohlers (15)30,94248–27
76June 26Cardinals7–11BenesAvery (6–7)—31,19148–28
77June 27Cardinals3–0Maddux (8–5)MorganWohlers (16)32,24349–28
78June 28@ Marlins0–2LeiterGlavine (8–5)Nen30,66149–29
79June 29@ Marlins3–5RappSmoltz (14–3)—40,95249–30
80June 30@ Marlins5–4Clontz (5–2)BurkettWohlers (17)34,02350–30
July: 15–11 (Home: 7–3; Away: 8–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Expos7–2Avery (7–7)Rueter—34,11651–30
82July 2@ Expos1–5CormierMaddux (8–6)—20,07551–31
83July 3@ Expos3–1Glavine (9–5)ScottWohlers (18)26,83752–31
84July 4Astros2–5ReynoldsSmoltz (14–4)Hernandez49,06052–32
85July 5Astros1–7KileSchmidt (3–4)—36,89652–33
86July 6Astros4–2Bielecki (1–2)Hampton—41,61953–33
87July 7Astros9–1Maddux (9–6)Wall—28,71654–33
88July 11Marlins8–9BurkettAvery (7–8)Nen33,20854–34
89July 12Marlins6–3Glavine (10–5)LeiterWohlers (19)32,51755–34
90July 13Marlins3–0Smoltz (15–4)Brown—36,95356–34
91July 14Marlins15–10McMichael (4–1)Perez—31,13457–34
92July 15Expos5–4Maddux (10–6)ManuelWohlers (20)32,70858–34
93July 16Expos3–2Wohlers (1–1)Scott—31,33459–34
94July 18@ Astros3–2Smoltz (16–4)JonesWohlers (21)35,82260–34
95July 19@ Astros6–7KileWoodall (0–1)Wagner39,09060–35
96July 20@ Astros1–2WagnerMaddux (10–7)—49,67460–36
97July 21@ Astros3–4 (10)HernandezMcMichael (4–2)—45,56160–37
98July 22@ Cardinals8–6McMichael (5–2)MathewsWohlers (22)36,21561–37
99July 23@ Cardinals3–2Smoltz (17–4)StottlemyreWohlers (23)35,52062–37
100July 24@ Cardinals4–1Wade (3–0)BenesMcMichael (2)35,41163–37
101July 25@ Giants3–4WatsonMaddux (10–8)Beck16,87163–38
102July 26@ Giants2–1Glavine (11–5)LeiterWohlers (24)17,56064–38
103July 27@ Giants5–7GardnerWoodall (0–2)Beck38,76164–39
104July 28@ Giants3–10EstesSmoltz (17–5)Beck34,52564–40
105July 30@ Padres1–2ValenzuelaMaddux (10–9)Hoffman24,11064–41
106July 31@ Padres7–4Glavine (12–5)TewksburyWohlers (25)24,25465–41
August: 19–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 9–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
107August 1@ Padres3–2Bielecki (2–2)WorrellWohlers (26)24,08966–41
108August 2@ Dodgers1–2RadinskySmoltz (17–6)Guthrie49,01266–42
109August 3@ Dodgers5–3 (18)Woodall (1–2)Martinez—42,57567–42
110August 4@ Dodgers6–4Borbon (2–0)GuthrieWohlers (27)45,90368–42
111August 6Phillies10–4Bielecki (3–2)Springer—32,03669–42
112August 7Phillies14–1 (8)Smoltz (18–6)Munoz—29,92070–42
113August 8Phillies1–4BeechMaddux (10–10)Bottalico32,40170–43
114August 9Rockies4–6WrightGlavine (12–6)Ruffin41,27570–44
115August 10Rockies7–9 (10)ReedWohlers (1–2)Ruffin46,06470–45
116August 11Rockies4–1Smoltz (19–6)FreemanWohlers (28)32,96171–45
117August 13@ Phillies2–0Maddux (11–10)Hunter——72–45
118August 13@ Phillies5–2Hartgraves (1–0)BeechWohlers (29)25,19673–45
119August 14@ Phillies1–4WestGlavine (12–7)Bottalico28,20673–46
120August 15@ Phillies8–5Wade (4–0)Schilling—28,01174–46
121August 16Pirates5–4Smoltz (20–6)NeagleWohlers (30)39,21075–46
122August 17Pirates7–1Bielecki (4–2)Ruebel—49,02476–46
123August 18Pirates2–1 (14)Borowski (1–0)Cordova—31,58777–46
124August 20Reds4–1Glavine (13–7)BurbaWohlers (31)32,65878–46
125August 21Reds4–3Borbon (3–0)Brantley—29,21379–46
126August 22Reds2–3 (13)CarrascoBorowski (1–1)Brantley31,72979–47
127August 23Cubs4–3Maddux (12–10)TrachselWohlers (32)38,21080–47
128August 24Cubs6–5Clontz (6–2)Casian—46,80481–47
129August 25Cubs2–3FosterWohlers (1–3)Wendell35,17681–48
130August 27@ Pirates2–3NeagleSmoltz (20–7)Plesac14,60381–49
131August 28@ Pirates9–4Wade (5–0)Loaiza—14,59182–49
132August 29@ Pirates5–1Maddux (13–10)LieberWohlers (33)12,10183–49
133August 30@ Cubs2–3FosterGlavine (13–8)Patterson—83–50
134August 30@ Cubs6–5Borowski (2–1)BottenfieldWohlers (34)31,54884–50
135August 31@ Cubs0–12CastilloNeagle (0–1)Adams38,69184–51
September: 12–15 (Home: 8–2; Away: 4–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1@ Cubs1–2 (12)CampbellBorowski (2–2)—40,19284–52
137September 2@ Reds6–7ShawMcMichael (5–3)Brantley20,87984–53
138September 3@ Reds1–5BurbaBielecki (4–3)Shaw18,84484–54
139September 4@ Reds6–12SalkeldGlavine (13–9)—19,53284–55
140September 6Mets8–7Wohlers (2–3)Henry—37,66085–55
141September 7Mets6–1Smoltz (21–7)Jones—47,13086–55
142September 8Mets2–6ClarkMaddux (13–11)—39,04586–56
143September 10@ Rockies8–9HolmesClontz (6–3)Ruffin48,05186–57
144September 11@ Rockies5–6WrightNeagle (0–2)Swift48,09186–58
145September 12@ Rockies8–16BurkeSmoltz (21–8)—48,05286–59
146September 13@ Mets4–6DipotoBorowski (2–3)Wallace17,33186–60
147September 14@ Mets5–6 (12)WallaceBorowski (2–4)—22,85786–61
148September 15@ Mets3–2Glavine (14–9)WilsonWohlers (35)23,71887–61
149September 16@ Mets5–2Neagle (1–2)Harnisch—14,98088–61
150September 17Astros5–4Smoltz (22–8)KileWohlers (36)32,10989–61
151September 18Astros6–2Maddux (14–11)Hampton—29,88590–61
152September 19Expos1–5UrbinaWohlers (2–4)—37,19390–62
153September 20Expos3–2Glavine (15–9)LeiperWohlers (37)46,26091–62
154September 21Expos5–4Neagle (2–2)DaalWohlers (38)49,28592–62
155September 22Expos8–2Smoltz (23–8)Fassero—49,23893–62
156September 23Expos3–1Maddux (15–11)LeiterBielecki (2)49,08394–62
157September 24@ Marlins1–12RappAvery (7–9)—18,24594–63
158September 25@ Marlins0–3BrownGlavine (15–10)Nen29,17894–64
159September 26@ Marlins1–7LeiterNeagle (2–3)—25,55394–65
160September 27@ Expos6–4Smoltz (24–8)FasseroWohlers (39)33,13395–65
161September 28@ Expos4–0Woodall (2–2)Leiter—34,12596–65
162September 29@ Expos3–6AlvarezAvery (7–10)Rojas30,64696–66
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Braves team member

Postseason Game log
1996 Postseason Game Log
National League Division Series: 3–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 2@ Dodgers2–1 (10)Smoltz (1–0)Osuna (0–1)Wohlers (1)47,4281–0
2October 3@ Dodgers3–2Maddux (1–0)Valdez (0–1)Wohlers (2)51,9162–0
3October 5Dodgers5–2Glavine (1–0)Nomo (0–1)Wohlers (3)52,5293–0
National League Championship Series: 4–3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 9Cardinals4–2Smoltz (1–0)Petkovsek (0–1)Wohlers (1)48,6861–0
2October 10Cardinals3–8Stottlemyre (1–0)Maddux (0–1)—52,0671–1
3October 12@ Cardinals2–3Osborne (1–0)Glavine (0–1)Eckersley (1)56,7691–2
4October 13@ Cardinals3–4Eckersley (1–0)McMichael (0–1)—56,7641–3
5October 14@ Cardinals14–0Smoltz (2–0)Stottlemyre (1–1)—56,7822–3
6October 16Cardinals3–1Maddux (1–1)Benes (0–1)Wohlers (2)52,0673–3
7October 17Cardinals15–0Glavine (1–1)Osborne (1–1)—52,0674–3
World Series: 2–4
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 20@ Yankees12–1Smoltz (1–0)Pettitte (0–1)—56,3651–0
2October 21@ Yankees4–0Maddux (1–0)Key (0–1)—56,3402–0
3October 22Yankees2–5Cone (1–0)Glavine (0–1)Wetteland (1)51,8432–1
4October 23Yankees6–8 (10)Lloyd (1–0)Avery (0–1)Wetteland (2)51,8812–2
5October 24Yankees0–1Pettitte (1–1)Smoltz (1–1)Wetteland (3)51,8812–3
6October 26@ Yankees2–3Key (1–1)Maddux (1–1)Wetteland (4)56,3752–4

Detailed records

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
1996 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CJavy López138489138.2822369
1BFred McGriff159617182.29528107
2BMark Lemke135498127.255537
SSJeff Blauser8326565.2451035
3BChipper Jones157598185.30930110
LFRyan Klesko153528149.2823493
CFMarquis Grissom158671207.3082374
RFJermaine Dye9829282.2811237

Other batters

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
Terry Pendleton4216233.204417
Eddie Pérez6815640.256417
Dwight Smith10115331.203316
Rafael Belliard8614224.16903
David Justice4014045.321625
Mike Mordecai6610826.24128
Andruw Jones3110623.217513
Mark Whiten369023.256317
Ed Giovanola438219.23207
Jerome Walton374716.34014
Tony Graffanino22468.17402
Luis Polonia223113.41902
Tyler Houston33276.22218
Danny Bautista17203.15001
Joe Ayrault751.20000
Pablo Martínez421.50000

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Smoltz35253.22482.94276
Greg Maddux35245.015112.72172
Tom Glavine36235.115102.98181
Steve Avery24131.07104.4786
Jason Schmidt1358.2346.7548
Denny Neagle638.2235.5918

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike Bielecki4075.1432.6371
Terrell Wade4469.2502.9779
Brad Woodall819.2227.3220

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mark Wohlers7724393.03100
Brad Clontz816315.6949
Greg McMichael735323.2278
Pedro Borbón, Jr. 433012.7531
Joe Borowski222404.8515
Dean Hartgraves201004.3414
Kevin Lomon60004.911
Tom Thobe40101.501
Carl Schutz30002.705

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
1Los Angeles1Atlanta2October 21-0 (ATL)
2Los Angeles2Atlanta3October 32-0 (ATL)
3Atlanta5Los Angeles2October 53-0 (ATL)

National League Championship Series
Main article: 1996 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 9: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis010000100251
Atlanta00002002X490
WP: John Smoltz (1-0)   LP: Mark Petkovsek (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (1)
Home runs:
STL: None
ATL: None

Game 2

October 10: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

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St. Louis1020005008112
Atlanta002001000352
WP: Todd Stottlemyre (1-0)   LP: Greg Maddux (0-1)
Home runs:
STL: Gary Gaetti (1)
ATL: Marquis Grissom (1)

Game 3

October 12: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta100000010281
St. Louis20000100X370
WP: Donovan Osborne (1-0)   LP: Tom Glavine (0-1) SV: Dennis Eckersley (1)
Home runs:
ATL: None
STL: Ron Gant 2 (2)

Game 4

October 13: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

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Atlanta010002000391
St. Louis00000031X450
WP: Dennis Eckersley (1-0)   LP: Greg McMichael (0-1)
Home runs:
ATL: Mark Lemke (1), Ryan Klesko (1)
STL: Brian Jordan (1)

Game 5

October 14: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta52031001214220
St. Louis000000000070
WP: John Smoltz (2-0)   LP: Todd Stottlemyre (1-1)
Home runs:
ATL: Fred McGriff (1), Javy López (1)
STL: None

Game 6

October 16: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis000000010161
Atlanta01001001X370
WP: Greg Maddux (1-1)   LP: Alan Benes (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (2)
Home runs:
STL: None
ATL: None

Game 7

October 17: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis000000000042
Atlanta60040320X15170
WP: Tom Glavine (1-1)   LP: Donovan Osborne (1-1)
Home runs:
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 City

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta02601300012130
New York000010000141
WP: John Smoltz (1-0)   LP: Andy Pettitte (0-1)
Home runs:
ATL: Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1)
NYY: None

Game 2

October 21, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta1010110004100
New York000000000071
WP: Greg Maddux )   LP: Jimmy Key (0-1)

Game 3

October 22, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
New York100100030581
Atlanta000001010261
WP: David Cone (1-0)   LP: Tom Glavine (0-1)   Sv: John Wetteland (1)
Home runs:
NYY: Bernie Williams (1)
ATL: None

Game 4

October 23, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team12345678910RHE
New York00000303028120
Atlanta0410100000692
WP: Graeme Lloyd (1-0)   LP: Steve Avery (0-1)   Sv: John Wetteland (2)
Home runs:
NYY: Jim Leyritz (1)
ATL: Fred McGriff (2)

Game 5

October 24, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
New York000100000141
Atlanta000000000051
WP: Andy Pettitte (1-1)   LP: John Smoltz (1-1)   Sv: John Wetteland (3)

Game 6

October 26, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta000100001280
New York00300000X381
WP: Jimmy Key (1-1)   LP: Greg Maddux (1-1)   Sv: = John Wetteland (4)

Award winners

1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
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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Notes
  1. "Jerome Walton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "Mike Kelly Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "Mike Bielecki Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "1996 Atlanta Braves Roster". Baseball Almanac Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. "Marcus Giles Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. Mark Whiten Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. Luis Polonia Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. Jason Schmidt Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References
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