Braves @ Cardinals
October 13, 1996

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 1
Cardinals 4 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 1
Cardinals 4 5 0

Marquis Grissom Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .200
OBP .000 .226
At Bats 4 30
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Dennis Eckersley Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 4
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Busch Stadium - October 13, 1996
Dennis Eckersley
Tom Pagnozzi
John Mabry
Luis Alicea
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Ron Gant
Willie McGee
Brian Jordan
Marquis Grissom
Jermaine Dye

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 3 9 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 4 5 0 5
Winning Pitcher Dennis Eckersley
Losing Pitcher Greg McMichael
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Brian Jordan
Attendance 56,764
Time of Game 3 hours 17 minutes
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Grissom strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Eddie Perez. Pendleton strikes out.
Top 9 Luis Polonia pinch hits for Jeff Blauser. Polonia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Dye reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Mabry strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mark Wohlers now pitching. Eddie Perez now catching. Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jordan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Klesko hits a popup towards first. Mabry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McGriff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rick Honeycutt now pitching. Luis Alicea now playing second base. Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with McMichael covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMichael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young scores. Alicea moves to second.
Bottom 7 Luis Alicea pinch hits for Alan Benes. Alicea takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dmitri Young pinch hits for Mike Gallego. Greg McMichael now pitching. Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple. Mabry scores. Pagnozzi goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Pagnozzi takes first base on ball four. Mabry moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mabry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gaetti hits a popup into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lemke hits a line drive into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Neagle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gant hits a popup into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McGee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lemke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clayton bunts towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alan Benes now pitching. Blauser strikes out.
Top 6 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Lopez moves to second.
Top 6 Lopez is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jones moves to third.
Top 6 Tony Fossas now pitching. McGriff takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Lemke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Benes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pagnozzi strikes out.
Top 5 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Neagle bunts towards first. Mabry scoops it up and throws to first, with Gallego covering, for the out. Blauser moves to second.
Top 5 Blauser hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mabry hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jordan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gant takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to second.
Bottom 4 McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Klesko takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clayton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Benes strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gallego strikes out.
Top 3 Lemke hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Benes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemke for the out.
Top 3 Grissom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Neagle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Blauser hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff juggles the ball. That's an error on McGriff.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Dye. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is out, Clayton applying the tag.
Top 2 Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Klesko hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Neagle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clayton strikes out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lemke hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.