Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Cardinals
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 7, 1996
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 7, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 28,498 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Greg Bonin 3B: Frank Pulli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| John Mabry | Right Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Mark Sweeney | First Baseman |
| David Bell | Third Baseman |
| Danny Sheaffer | Catcher |
| Terry Bradshaw | Center Fielder |
| Mike Busby | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| David Justice | Right Fielder |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Perez | Catcher |
| Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Cardinals
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 7, 1996
Top 1
-
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Schmidt
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Schmidt
Clayton hits a line drive towards first. McGriff juggles the ball. That's an error on McGriff. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Schmidt
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Schmidt
Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Busby
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Bradshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Busby
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Busby
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Busby
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Busby
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Justice for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Schmidt
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sheaffer vs. Schmidt
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradshaw vs. Schmidt
Bradshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Schmidt
Busby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Busby
Klesko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Busby
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Busby
Perez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Busby
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Busby juggles the ball. That's an error on Busby. Klesko moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grissom vs. Busby
Grissom hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Busby
Blauser strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Busby
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Busby
McGriff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mabry. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Jones goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Busby
Justice hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Schmidt
Alicea hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Grissom. Alicea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Schmidt
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Schmidt
Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Schmidt
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Schmidt
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alicea scores. Clayton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Busby
Klesko hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Busby
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Busby
Perez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bradshaw. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Busby
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Busby
Grissom hits a fly ball towards left. Gant settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gant. Perez scores. Grissom moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Busby
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Busby
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. Grissom scores. Blauser goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Busby
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Justice vs. Busby
Justice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
-
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Schmidt
Sheaffer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Sheaffer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bradshaw vs. Schmidt
Bradshaw strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Schmidt
Busby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sheaffer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alicea vs. Schmidt
Alicea takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clayton vs. Schmidt
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sheaffer tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Schmidt
Mabry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Busby
Klesko hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Busby
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemke for the out. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Busby
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Busby
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Busby
Grissom hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Schmidt
Dwight Smith now playing right field.
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Schmidt
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sheaffer vs. Schmidt
There's a wild pitch. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheaffer vs. Schmidt
Sheaffer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Fossas
Terry Bradshaw now playing left field. Tony Fossas now pitching. Miguel Mejia now playing center field.
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Fossas
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Fossas
McGriff is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Fossas
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walton vs. Fossas
Jerome Walton pinch hits for Ryan Klesko.
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradshaw vs. Bielecki
Jerome Walton now playing left field. Mike Bielecki now pitching.
Bradshaw hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejia vs. Bielecki
Mejia hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Bielecki
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bielecki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Fossas
David Bell now playing second base. Pat Borders now catching. Danny Sheaffer now playing third base.
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Fossas
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Mejia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bielecki vs. Fossas
Bielecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Bielecki
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Bielecki
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Bielecki
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Tony Fossas.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Bailey
Cory Bailey now pitching.
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Bailey
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bailey
Jones takes first base on ball four. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Bailey
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Bradshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bailey
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching. Tyler Houston now playing first base. Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop.
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Borbon
Bell hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Borbon
Sheaffer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradshaw vs. Borbon
Bradshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Bailey
Walton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Bailey
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bailey
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejia vs. Wohlers
Mark Wohlers now pitching.
Mejia strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Wohlers
Borders hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbani vs. Wohlers
Tom Urbani pinch hits for Royce Clayton.
Urbani hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/7/1996 -- St.Louis at Atlanta (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Alicea L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Grissom M, cf 5 2 1 4
Borders P, c 1 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 2 2 0 0
Clayton R, ss 2 0 0 1 Belliard R, ss 0 0 0 0
Urbani T, ph 1 0 0 0 Jones C, 3b 4 2 4 4
Mabry J, rf 4 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 1
Gant R, lf 3 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Fossas T, p 0 0 0 0 Wohlers M, p 0 0 0 0
Lankford R, ph 1 0 0 0 Justice D, rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey C, p 0 0 0 0 Smith D, rf 2 0 0 0
Sweeney M, 1b 3 1 2 1 Klesko R, lf 2 3 2 1
Bell D, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Walton J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Sheaffer D, c-3b 3 1 1 1 Lemke M, 2b 5 0 0 0
Bradshaw T, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Perez E, c 4 3 2 2
Busby M, p 2 0 1 0 Schmidt J, p 2 1 0 0
Mejia M, cf 2 0 0 0 Bielecki M, p 1 0 0 0
Houston T, 1b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 3 36 13 10 12
St.Louis 011 100 000 -- 3
Atlanta 254 200 00x -- 13
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Busby M (L) 4.0 9 13 8 4 4
Fossas T 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Bailey C 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt J (W) 5.0 6 3 3 3 8
Bielecki M 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Borbon P 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Wohlers M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- McGriff F, Busby M, Gant R, Bell D
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Atlanta 7
2B -- McGriff F, Alicea L, Perez E, Sheaffer D, Sweeney M
3B -- Jones C
HR -- Jones C, Grissom M, Klesko R, Perez E
SH -- Schmidt J
SF -- Clayton R
HBP -- by Busby M (Perez E)
WP -- Schmidt J
T -- 2:50
A -- 28498
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
