October 12, 1996 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1996 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
1996 postseason: WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BAL / NLCS: ATL-STL / Div. Series: BAL-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-LAD / STL-SDP

Game 1
ATL  4
STL  2
Game 2
STL  8
@ATL  3
Game 3
STL  3
ATL  2
Game 4
STL  4
ATL  3
Game 5
ATL 14
@STL  0
Game 6
ATL  3
STL  1
Game 7
ATL 15
STL  0

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 56,769

Saturday, October 12, 1996, 3:17
Time of Game: 2:46

Braves

Bobby Cox

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  8  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    3  7  0

W: D Osborne (1-0), L: T Glavine (0-1), S: D Eckersley (1)

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .357 1.000   18    1   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .762   12    1   3   
C Jones 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .455  .872   19    0   1   SF
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .100  .350   18    8   0   
J Lopez C                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .556 1.223   19    8   0   2B
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000    8    3   0   SF
A Jones LF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   12    1   0   
  T Pendleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    4    0   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .166   10    2   1   
T Glavine P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   2   
  M Mordecai PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Klesko LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    3   8              132   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Lopez (1, off D Osborne).

SF: J Dye (1, off M Petkovsek); C Jones (1, off D Osborne).

TB: J Lopez 4; M Grissom 2; F McGriff; M Lemke; C Jones.

RBI: C Jones (1); J Dye (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Glavine-J Blauser-F McGriff.

E: J Blauser (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.056   28    2   3   
R Lankford CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .077   16    1   0   
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Gant LF                     4   2   2   3    0   1  .385 1.308   18    1   0   2·HR
B Jordan RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .808   16    3   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .364 1.000   10    0   3   
J Mabry 1B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .664   15   10   0   HBP
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .455   10    8   0   
M Gallego 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    9    1   2   GDP
D Osborne P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   13    0   1   
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W McGee CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       30   3   7   3    0   8              135   27   9

BATTING

HR: R Gant 2 (2, 2 off T Glavine; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: J Mabry (1, by T Glavine).

TB: R Gant 8; R Clayton 2; G Gaetti 2; J Mabry.

GIDP: M Gallego (1).

RBI: R Gant 3 (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine, L (0-1)             6     7   3   3    0   5   2   4.50   25  111-72   43· 4·25    7· 7· 5· 0     51    -     0.80  -0.04
M Bielecki                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   13-8     3· 2· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.35   0.03
G McMichael                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   11-8     1· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     7   3   3    0   8   2          31  135-88   47· 9·30    8· 7· 7· 0           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Osborne, W (1-0)             7     7   2   2    3   6   0   2.57   31  107-69   42· 9·18   12· 3· 7· 0     58    -     1.18   0.18
M Petkovsek, H (1)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.00    4   17-11    6· 4· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-1    4.22   0.18
R Honeycutt, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.94   0.08
D Eckersley, S (1)             0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    4-4     1· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.86   0.09
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   8   0          38  129-85   50·14·21   14· 5· 8· 0          2-1

D Osborne faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Osborne (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Glavine (1; J Mabry).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 56,769.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. M Grissom            CF    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. M Lemke              2B    2. R Lankford           CF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Gant               LF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. J Lopez              C     5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. J Dye                RF    6. J Mabry              1B 
7. A Jones              LF    7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. J Blauser            SS    8. M Gallego            2B 
9. T Glavine            P     9. D Osborne            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  1--  5   17%  63% R Gant          T Glavine       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clayton Scores
   t 8   0  3-1  12-  6  -14%  55% J Lopez         M Petkovsek     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   t 8   0  3-1  1--  4  -11%  69% F McGriff       D Osborne       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Jones to 2B
   t 8   1  3-2  12-  4   11%  76% T Pendleton     M Petkovsek     Lineout: 2B
   t 8   2  3-2  12-  4   11%  87% J Blauser       M Petkovsek     Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  M Grissom       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   48%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-1B; Grissom to 2B
          -2-      46%  C Jones         Wild Pitch; Grissom to 3B
   RO     --3  5   44%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Grissom Scores
          ---  6   43%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  5   40%  J Lopez         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGriff to 3B
   O      -23  1   45%  J Dye           Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   49%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   45%  R Lankford      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   RR     1--  5   63%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clayton Scores
   O      ---  7   61%  B Jordan        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   62%  G Gaetti        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   64%  J Mabry         Hit By Pitch; Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  5   60%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Donovan Osborne facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   64%  J Blauser       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   66%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   64%  M Gallego       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   62%  D Osborne       Strikeout Looking
          --- 11   64%  R Clayton       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Clayton to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  2   61%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   61%  M Lemke         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   64%  C Jones         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   67%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   65%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  B Jordan        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   62%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   65%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   67%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   69%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Glavine facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   72%  J Mabry         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   69%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   64%  M Gallego       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Donovan Osborne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   67%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   69%  T Glavine       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   67%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   65%  M Lemke         Walk; Grissom to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   69%  D Osborne       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   67%  R Clayton       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   66%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   70%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   65%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   70%  J Dye           Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4   67%  A Jones         Walk; Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   84%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   83%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  3   84%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   83%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gaetti to 2B
   O      -2-  1   81%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Donovan Osborne facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  M Mordecai      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   87%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   89%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Bielecki facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   87%  M Gallego       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   87%  D Osborne       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   86%  R Clayton       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Donovan Osborne facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   79%  C Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  4   69%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Jones to 2B
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Donovan Osborne pitching and batting 9th
          12-  6   55%  J Lopez         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   RO     123  3   65%  J Dye           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
                  Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Andruw Jones batting 7th
   O      12-  4   76%  T Pendleton     Lineout: 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Greg McMichael facing 2-3-4
                  Greg McMichael replaces Terry Pendleton pitching and batting 7th; Ryan Klesko replaces Mike Bielecki playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Ray Lankford pitching and batting 2nd; Willie McGee replaces Mark Petkovsek playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   96%  M Grissom       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  M Lemke         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN199610120

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation