1996 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 1996 National League championsNational League East champions National League East Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 96–66 (.593) 1st Ted Turner John Schuerholz Bobby Cox WTBSTBS Superstation(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)SportSouth(Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.) WSB (AM)(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) The 1996 Atlanta Braves season was the 126th season in the history of the franchise and 31st season in the city of Atlanta. They had 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 their 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-abbreviated 1994 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 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 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. Atlanta had an excellent pitching staff, which set an MLB record with 1,245 strikeouts, besting the 1969 Houston Astros. The record was surpassed by 4 teams in 2001.1996-09-28 Smoltz smothers Expos https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-smoltz-smothers-expos/176622296/ 2025-07-14 Ledger-Enquirer C3 Associated PressMajor League Leaders - Teams - Pitching https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=0&month=0&ind=1&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=&enddate=&sortcol=25&sortdir=default&season1=1871&season=2001 FanGraphs Offseason January 3, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent.Jerome Walton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waltoje01.shtml Baseball Reference January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded 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.Mike Kelly Stats - Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellymi02.shtml Baseball Reference March 31, 1996: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bielemi01.shtml Mike Bielecki Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings Atlanta Braves Record vs. opponents ATL Game log Atlanta Braves 1996 Game Log: 96–66 (Home: 56–25; Away: 40–41) y Atlanta Braves April: 16–11 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 1 || Giants || 10–8 || Maddux (1–0) || Leiter || Borbon (1) || 48,961 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 3 || Giants || 15–2 || Glavine (1–0) || VanLandingham || — || 28,728 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 4 || Giants || 1–7 || Watson || Smoltz (0–1) || — || 30,271 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || Cardinals || 4–5 (14) || Bailey || Bielecki (0–1) || Eckersley || 31,071 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || Cardinals || 2–3 (12) || Parrett || Clontz (0–1) || — || 34,649 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 7 || Cardinals || 13–3 || Schmidt (1–0) || Busby || — || 28,498 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 8 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Nomo || Glavine (1–1) || — || 53,180 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Smoltz (1–1) || Astacio || Wohlers (1) || 35,570 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 10 || @ Dodgers || 2–9 || Candiotti || Avery (0–1) || — || 48,194 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 11 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Ashby || Maddux (1–1) || Hoffman || 19,047 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 12 || @ Padres || 5–3 || Schmidt (2–0) || Bergman || Wohlers (2) || 25,747 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 13 || @ Padres || 2–6 || Hamilton || Glavine (1–2) || Bochtler || 45,250 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 14 || @ Padres || 4–0 || Smoltz (2–1) || Valenzuela || — || 45,014 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 16 || Marlins || 5–2 || Avery (1–1) || Brown || Wohlers (3) || 26,625 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 17 || Marlins || 4–2 || Maddux (2–1) || Burkett || Wohlers (4) || 28,884 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 18 || Marlins || 3–5 || Hammond || Glavine (1–3) || Nen || 25,300 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 19 || Padres || 7–1 || Smoltz (3–1) || Hamilton || — || 27,375 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 20 || Padres || 6–5 || McMichael (1–0) || Bochtler || Wohlers (5) || 31,893 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 21 || Padres || 1–2 (15) || Worrell || Thobe (0–1) || Bochtler || 28,829 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 22 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Maddux (3–1) || Candiotti || — || 33,080 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 23 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Osuna || Clontz (0–2) || Worrell || 30,475 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || April 24 || @ Giants || 8–3 || Smoltz (4–1) || Watson || — || 13,296 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 25 || @ Giants || 0–8 || Gardner || Schmidt (2–1) || — || 12,436 || 12–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Avery (2–1) || Benes || — || 34,598 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Maddux (4–1) || Osborne || — || 20,757 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Glavine (2–3) || Stottlemyre || Wohlers (6) || 25,452 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || April 30 || @ Astros || 7–5 || Smoltz (5–1) || Jones || McMichael (1) || 17,795 || 16–11 |- y Atlanta Braves May: 19–6 (Home: 12–3; Away: 7–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 1 || @ Astros || 0–3 || Hampton || Avery (2–2) || — || 18,546 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 3 || Phillies || 3–6 || Mulholland || Maddux (4–2) || Bottalico || 39,697 || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 4 || Phillies || 6–3 || McMichael (2–0) || Ryan || Clontz (1) || 44,429 || 17–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 5 || Phillies || 11–8 || Smoltz (6–1) || Williams || — || 35,471 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 6 || Rockies || 4–1 || Avery (3–2) || Thompson || — || 28,725 || 19–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 7 || Rockies || 6–5 (10) || Clontz (1–2) || Leskanic || — || 29,976 || 20–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 8 || Rockies || 5–1 || Glavine (3–3) || Reynoso || — || 29,363 || 21–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 10 || @ Phillies || 11–0 || Smoltz (7–1) || Mulholland || — || 27,068 || 22–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 11 || @ Phillies || 11–3 || Avery (4–2) || Mimbs || — || 22,823 || 23–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 12 || @ Phillies || 0–6 || Grace || Maddux (4–3) || — || 32,314 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 13 || Pirates || 9–3 || Glavine (4–3) || Darwin || — || 28,583 || 24–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 14 || Pirates || 7–3 || Smoltz (8–1) || Wagner || — || 28,175 || 25–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 15 || Pirates || 0–3 || Neagle || Avery (4–3) || — || 30,917 || 25–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 17 || Reds || 8–2 || Maddux (5–3) || Smiley || — || 40,612 || 26–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 18 || Reds || 2–1 || Clontz (2–2) || Ruffin || Wohlers (7) || 49,553 || 27–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 19 || Reds || 9–5 || Smoltz (9–1) || Schourek || Wohlers (8) || 41,153 || 28–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 20 || Cubs || 18–1 || Avery (5–3) || Castillo || — || 29,984 || 29–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || Cubs || 2–4 || Telemaco || Wohlers (0–1) || Patterson || 31,045 || 29–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 22 || Cubs || 9–4 || Glavine (5–3) || Bullinger || — || 33,186 || 30–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 24 || @ Pirates || 5–3 || Smoltz (10–1) || Darwin || Wohlers (9) || 20,238 || 31–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 25 || @ Pirates || 2–6 || Neagle || Avery (5–4) || — || 29,273 || 31–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 6–3 (13) || Wade (1–0) || Miceli || Bielecki (1) || 33,085 || 32–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 9–1 || Glavine (6–3) || Telemaco || — || 33,070 || 33–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 29 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Smoltz (11–1) || Trachsel || — || 30,601 || 34–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || May 31 || @ Reds || 9–1 || Avery (6–4) || Schourek || — || 33,455 || 35–17 |- y Atlanta Braves June: 15–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 1 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Portugal || Maddux (5–4) || Brantley || 34,023 || 35–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 2 || @ Reds || 6–2 || Glavine (7–3) || Smiley || — || 23,482 || 36–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 3 || Mets || 5–4 || Clontz (3–2) || Macdonald || Wohlers (10) || 30,162 || 37–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 4 || Mets || 6–12 || Wilson || Schmidt (2–2) || — || 32,199 || 37–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 5 || Mets || 8–6 || McMichael (3–0) || Mlicki || Wohlers (11) || 31,998 || 38–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Rockies || 8–19 || Painter || Bielecki (0–2) || — || 48,027 || 38–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Rockies || 12–13 || Holmes || McMichael (3–1) || Ruffin || 48,015 || 38–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 9 || @ Rockies || 8–3 || Smoltz (12–1) || Thompson || — || 48,036 || 39–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 10 || @ Mets || 3–8 || Jones || Avery (6–5) || — || 17,439 || 39–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 11 || @ Mets || 4–3 (13) || Borbon (1–0) || Byrd || Wade (1) || 19,256 || 40–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 12 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Clark || Maddux (5–5) || Franco || 18,896 || 40–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 13 || Dodgers || 3–6 || Valdez || Glavine (7–4) || Worrell || 39,463 || 40–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 14 || Dodgers || 3–1 || Smoltz (13–1) || Astacio || Wohlers (12) || 45,389 || 41–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 15 || Dodgers || 2–6 || Nomo || Avery (6–6) || Worrell || 49,726 || 41–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 16 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Candiotti || Schmidt (2–3) || Worrell || 44,784 || 41–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 17 || Padres || 9–3 || Maddux (6–5) || Bergman || — || 32,934 || 42–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 18 || Padres || 5–3 || Clontz (4–2) || Hamilton || Wohlers (13) || 32,730 || 43–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 19 || Padres || 5–1 || Smoltz (14–1) || Tewksbury || — || 34,823 || 44–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 21 || Giants || 8–7 (11) || Wade (2–0) || Beck || — || 38,432 || 45–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || June 22 || Giants || 6–0 || Maddux (7–5) || Gardner || — || 49,365 || 46–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 23 || Giants || 1–0 || Glavine (8–4) || Fernandez || Wohlers (14) || 35,645 || 47–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 24 || Cardinals || 2–9 || Benes || Smoltz (14–2) || — || 31,971 || 47–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || June 25 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Schmidt (3–3) || Stottlemyre || Wohlers (15) || 30,942 || 48–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || Cardinals || 7–11 || Benes || Avery (6–7) || — || 31,191 || 48–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || June 27 || Cardinals || 3–0 || Maddux (8–5) || Morgan || Wohlers (16) || 32,243 || 49–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Marlins || 0–2 || Leiter || Glavine (8–5) || Nen || 30,661 || 49–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Marlins || 3–5 || Rapp || Smoltz (14–3) || — || 40,952 || 49–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || June 30 || @ Marlins || 5–4 || Clontz (5–2) || Burkett || Wohlers (17) || 34,023 || 50–30 |- y Atlanta Braves July: 15–11 (Home: 7–3; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 1 || @ Expos || 7–2 || Avery (7–7) || Rueter || — || 34,116 || 51–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 2 || @ Expos || 1–5 || Cormier || Maddux (8–6) || — || 20,075 || 51–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 3 || @ Expos || 3–1 || Glavine (9–5) || Scott || Wohlers (18) || 26,837 || 52–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 4 || Astros || 2–5 || Reynolds || Smoltz (14–4) || Hernandez || 49,060 || 52–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 5 || Astros || 1–7 || Kile || Schmidt (3–4) || — || 36,896 || 52–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 6 || Astros || 4–2 || Bielecki (1–2) || Hampton || — || 41,619 || 53–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 7 || Astros || 9–1 || Maddux (9–6) || Wall || — || 28,716 || 54–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 11 || Marlins || 8–9 || Burkett || Avery (7–8) || Nen || 33,208 || 54–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 12 || Marlins || 6–3 || Glavine (10–5) || Leiter || Wohlers (19) || 32,517 || 55–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 13 || Marlins || 3–0 || Smoltz (15–4) || Brown || — || 36,953 || 56–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 14 || Marlins || 15–10 || McMichael (4–1) || Perez || — || 31,134 || 57–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 15 || Expos || 5–4 || Maddux (10–6) || Manuel || Wohlers (20) || 32,708 || 58–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 16 || Expos || 3–2 || Wohlers (1–1) || Scott || — || 31,334 || 59–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Smoltz (16–4) || Jones || Wohlers (21) || 35,822 || 60–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 19 || @ Astros || 6–7 || Kile || Woodall (0–1) || Wagner || 39,090 || 60–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Wagner || Maddux (10–7) || — || 49,674 || 60–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 21 || @ Astros || 3–4 (10) || Hernandez || McMichael (4–2) || — || 45,561 || 60–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 22 || @ Cardinals || 8–6 || McMichael (5–2) || Mathews || Wohlers (22) || 36,215 || 61–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 23 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Smoltz (17–4) || Stottlemyre || Wohlers (23) || 35,520 || 62–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || July 24 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Wade (3–0) || Benes || McMichael (2) || 35,411 || 63–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 25 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Watson || Maddux (10–8) || Beck || 16,871 || 63–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 26 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Glavine (11–5) || Leiter || Wohlers (24) || 17,560 || 64–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 27 || @ Giants || 5–7 || Gardner || Woodall (0–2) || Beck || 38,761 || 64–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 28 || @ Giants || 3–10 || Estes || Smoltz (17–5) || Beck || 34,525 || 64–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 30 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Valenzuela || Maddux (10–9) || Hoffman || 24,110 || 64–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || July 31 || @ Padres || 7–4 || Glavine (12–5) || Tewksbury || Wohlers (25) || 24,254 || 65–41 |- y Atlanta Braves August: 19–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 9–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 1 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Bielecki (2–2) || Worrell || Wohlers (26) || 24,089 || 66–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 2 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Radinsky || Smoltz (17–6) || Guthrie || 49,012 || 66–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 3 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 (18) || Woodall (1–2) || Martinez || — || 42,575 || 67–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 4 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Borbon (2–0) || Guthrie || Wohlers (27) || 45,903 || 68–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 6 || Phillies || 10–4 || Bielecki (3–2) || Springer || — || 32,036 || 69–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 7 || Phillies || 14–1 (8) || Smoltz (18–6) || Munoz || — || 29,920 || 70–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 8 || Phillies || 1–4 || Beech || Maddux (10–10) || Bottalico || 32,401 || 70–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 9 || Rockies || 4–6 || Wright || Glavine (12–6) || Ruffin || 41,275 || 70–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 10 || Rockies || 7–9 (10) || Reed || Wohlers (1–2) || Ruffin || 46,064 || 70–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 11 || Rockies || 4–1 || Smoltz (19–6) || Freeman || Wohlers (28) || 32,961 || 71–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 13 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Maddux (11–10) || Hunter || — || — || 72–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 13 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Hartgraves (1–0) || Beech || Wohlers (29) || 25,196 || 73–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || West || Glavine (12–7) || Bottalico || 28,206 || 73–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 15 || @ Phillies || 8–5 || Wade (4–0) || Schilling || — || 28,011 || 74–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 16 || Pirates || 5–4 || Smoltz (20–6) || Neagle || Wohlers (30) || 39,210 || 75–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 17 || Pirates || 7–1 || Bielecki (4–2) || Ruebel || — || 49,024 || 76–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 18 || Pirates || 2–1 (14) || Borowski (1–0) || Cordova || — || 31,587 || 77–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || August 20 || Reds || 4–1 || Glavine (13–7) || Burba || Wohlers (31) || 32,658 || 78–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 21 || Reds || 4–3 || Borbon (3–0) || Brantley || — || 29,213 || 79–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 22 || Reds || 2–3 (13) || Carrasco || Borowski (1–1) || Brantley || 31,729 || 79–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 23 || Cubs || 4–3 || Maddux (12–10) || Trachsel || Wohlers (32) || 38,210 || 80–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 24 || Cubs || 6–5 || Clontz (6–2) || Casian || — || 46,804 || 81–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 25 || Cubs || 2–3 || Foster || Wohlers (1–3) || Wendell || 35,176 || 81–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 27 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Neagle || Smoltz (20–7) || Plesac || 14,603 || 81–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || August 28 || @ Pirates || 9–4 || Wade (5–0) || Loaiza || — || 14,591 || 82–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || August 29 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Maddux (13–10) || Lieber || Wohlers (33) || 12,101 || 83–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 30 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Foster || Glavine (13–8) || Patterson || — || 83–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || August 30 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Borowski (2–1) || Bottenfield || Wohlers (34) || 31,548 || 84–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 31 || @ Cubs || 0–12 || Castillo || Neagle (0–1) || Adams || 38,691 || 84–51 |- y Atlanta Braves September: 12–15 (Home: 8–2; Away: 4–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 1 || @ Cubs || 1–2 (12) || Campbell || Borowski (2–2) || — || 40,192 || 84–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 2 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Shaw || McMichael (5–3) || Brantley || 20,879 || 84–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 3 || @ Reds || 1–5 || Burba || Bielecki (4–3) || Shaw || 18,844 || 84–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 4 || @ Reds || 6–12 || Salkeld || Glavine (13–9) || — || 19,532 || 84–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 6 || Mets || 8–7 || Wohlers (2–3) || Henry || — || 37,660 || 85–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 7 || Mets || 6–1 || Smoltz (21–7) || Jones || — || 47,130 || 86–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 8 || Mets || 2–6 || Clark || Maddux (13–11) || — || 39,045 || 86–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 10 || @ Rockies || 8–9 || Holmes || Clontz (6–3) || Ruffin || 48,051 || 86–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 11 || @ Rockies || 5–6 || Wright || Neagle (0–2) || Swift || 48,091 || 86–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 12 || @ Rockies || 8–16 || Burke || Smoltz (21–8) || — || 48,052 || 86–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 13 || @ Mets || 4–6 || Dipoto || Borowski (2–3) || Wallace || 17,331 || 86–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 14 || @ Mets || 5–6 (12) || Wallace || Borowski (2–4) || — || 22,857 || 86–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 148 || September 15 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Glavine (14–9) || Wilson || Wohlers (35) || 23,718 || 87–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 16 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Neagle (1–2) || Harnisch || — || 14,980 || 88–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 17 || Astros || 5–4 || Smoltz (22–8) || Kile || Wohlers (36) || 32,109 || 89–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 18 || Astros || 6–2 || Maddux (14–11) || Hampton || — || 29,885 || 90–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 19 || Expos || 1–5 || Urbina || Wohlers (2–4) || — || 37,193 || 90–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 20 || Expos || 3–2 || Glavine (15–9) || Leiper || Wohlers (37) || 46,260 || 91–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 21 || Expos || 5–4 || Neagle (2–2) || Daal || Wohlers (38) || 49,285 || 92–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 22 || Expos || 8–2 || Smoltz (23–8) || Fassero || — || 49,238 || 93–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 23 || Expos || 3–1 || Maddux (15–11) || Leiter || Bielecki (2) || 49,083 || 94–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 24 || @ Marlins || 1–12 || Rapp || Avery (7–9) || — || 18,245 || 94–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 25 || @ Marlins || 0–3 || Brown || Glavine (15–10) || Nen || 29,178 || 94–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 26 || @ Marlins || 1–7 || Leiter || Neagle (2–3) || — || 25,553 || 94–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160 || September 27 || @ Expos || 6–4 || Smoltz (24–8) || Fassero || Wohlers (39) || 33,133 || 95–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161 || September 28 || @ Expos || 4–0 || Woodall (2–2) || Leiter || — || 34,125 || 96–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || September 29 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Alvarez || Avery (7–10) || Rojas || 30,646 || 96–66 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Braves team member Postseason Game log Atlanta Braves 1996 Postseason Game Log y Atlanta Braves National League Division Series: 3–0 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || October 2 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 (10) || Smoltz (1–0) || Osuna (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 47,428 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 3 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Maddux (1–0) || Valdez (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 51,916 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || October 5 || Dodgers || 5–2 || Glavine (1–0) || Nomo (0–1) || Wohlers (3) || 52,529 || 3–0 |- y Atlanta Braves National League Championship Series: 4–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || October 9 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Smoltz (1–0) || Petkovsek (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 48,686 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || October 10 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Stottlemyre (1–0) || Maddux (0–1) || — || 52,067 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || October 12 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Osborne (1–0) || Glavine (0–1) || Eckersley (1) || 56,769 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 13 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Eckersley (1–0) || McMichael (0–1) || — || 56,764 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || October 14 || @ Cardinals || 14–0 || Smoltz (2–0) || Stottlemyre (1–1) || — || 56,782 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || October 16 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Maddux (1–1) || Benes (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 52,067 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || October 17 || Cardinals || 15–0 || Glavine (1–1) || Osborne (1–1) || — || 52,067 || 4–3 |- y Atlanta Braves World Series: 2–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || October 20 || @ Yankees || 12–1 || Smoltz (1–0) || Pettitte (0–1) || — || 56,365 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 21 || @ Yankees || 4–0 || Maddux (1–0) || Key (0–1) || — || 56,340 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || October 22 || Yankees || 2–5 || Cone (1–0) || Glavine (0–1) || Wetteland (1) || 51,843 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 23 || Yankees || 6–8 (10) || Lloyd (1–0) || Avery (0–1) || Wetteland (2) || 51,881 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || October 24 || Yankees || 0–1 || Pettitte (1–1) || Smoltz (1–1) || Wetteland (3) || 51,881 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || October 26 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || Key (1–1) || Maddux (1–1) || Wetteland (4) || 56,375 || 2–4 |- Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves Florida Marlins 6 7 6 7 y 54 64 Montreal Expos 10 3 10 3 y 52 38 New York Mets 7 6 7 6 y 61 66 Philadelphia Phillies 9 4 9 4 y 83 46 Total 32 20 32 20 y 250 214 NL Central Chicago Cubs 7 5 7 5 y 61 43 Cincinnati Reds 7 5 7 5 y 59 45 Houston Astros 6 6 6 6 y 47 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 3 9 3 y 59 35 St. Louis Cardinals 9 4 9 4 y 67 47 Total 38 23 38 23 y 293 214 NL West Colorado Rockies 5 7 5 7 y 79 89 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 5 7 y 33 40 San Diego Padres 9 4 9 4 y 56 34 San Francisco Giants 7 5 7 5 y 62 57 Total 26 23 26 23 y 230 220 Season Total 96 66 96 66 y 773 648 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 27 16 11 16 11 y 126 91 May 25 19 6 19 6 y 154 76 June 28 15 13 15 13 y 132 140 July 26 15 11 15 11 y 116 103 August 29 19 10 19 10 y 131 99 September 27 12 15 12 15 y 114 139 Total 162 96 66 96 66 y 773 648 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 56 25 56 25 y 434 300 Away 81 40 41 40 41 y 339 348 Total 162 96 66 96 66 y 773 648 Opening Day starters Jeff Blauser Marquis Grissom David Justice Ryan Klesko Mark Lemke Javy López Greg Maddux Fred McGriff Mike Mordecai1996 Atlanta Braves Roster https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=ATL 2019-11-26 Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 4, 1996: Marcus Giles was drafted by the Braves in the 53rd round of the 1996 MLB draft. He signed May 26, 1997.Marcus Giles Stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gilesma01.shtml Baseball Reference Other notable draft picks who signed with the Braves include Mark DeRosa, Jason Marquis, and Joe Nelson.1996 Atlanta Braves Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ 2025-07-14 Baseball Reference June 24: Mark Whiten signed as a free agent with the Braves.Mark Whiten Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitema01.shtml Baseball Reference August 13: Terry Pendleton was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Braves for Roosevelt Brown.Terry Pendleton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pendlte01.shtml Baseball Reference August 14: Mark Whiten was traded by the Braves to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Blanco. August 17: Luis Polonia was signed as a free agent with the Braves.Luis Polonia Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/polonlu01.shtml Baseball Reference August 28: The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Denny Neagle to the Braves for Ron Wright, Corey Pointer, and a player to be named later. On August 30, Atlanta sent Jason Schmidt to Pittsburgh to complete the trade.Megdal Howard 2010-07-14 Remembering The 1996 Trade Deadline https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/07/remembering-the-1996-trade-deadline.html 2025-07-14 MLB Trade Rumors Roster 1996 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 33 Steve Avery 26 Mike Bielecki 51 Pedro Borbón, Jr. 50 Joe Borowski 52 Brad Clontz 47 Tom Glavine 34 Dean Hartgraves 32 Kevin Lomon 31 Greg Maddux 38 Greg McMichael 15 Denny Neagle 46 Jason Schmidt 49 Carl Schutz 29 John Smoltz 49 Tom Thobe 36 Terrell Wade 43 Mark Wohlers 48 Brad Woodall Catchers 30 Joe Ayrault  8 Javy López 12 Eddie Pérez Infielders  2 Rafael Belliard  4 Jeff Blauser 11,17,30 Ed Giovanola 14 Tony Graffanino  5 Tyler Houston 10 Chipper Jones 20 Mark Lemke  5 Pablo Martínez 27 Fred McGriff 16 Mike Mordecai  5 Terry Pendleton Outfielders 15 Danny Bautista 24 Jermaine Dye  9 Marquis Grissom 25 Andruw Jones 23 David Justice 18 Ryan Klesko 17 Luis Polonia  7 Dwight Smith 19 Jerome Walton 25 Mark Whiten 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 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 C Javy López 138 489 138 .282 23 69 1B Fred McGriff 159 617 182 .295 28 107 2B Mark Lemke 135 498 127 .255 5 37 SS Jeff Blauser 83 265 65 .245 10 35 3B Chipper Jones 157 598 185 .309 30 110 LF Ryan Klesko 153 528 149 .282 34 93 CF Marquis Grissom 158 671 207 .308 23 74 RF Jermaine Dye 98 292 82 .281 12 37 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 Pendleton 42 162 33 .204 4 17 Eddie Pérez Eddie Perez (baseball) 68 156 40 .256 4 17 Dwight Smith Dwight Smith (baseball) 101 153 31 .203 3 16 Rafael Belliard 86 142 24 .169 0 3 David Justice 40 140 45 .321 6 25 Mike Mordecai 66 108 26 .241 2 8 Andruw Jones 31 106 23 .217 5 13 Mark Whiten 36 90 23 .256 3 17 Ed Giovanola 43 82 19 .232 0 7 Jerome Walton 37 47 16 .340 1 4 Tony Graffanino 22 46 8 .174 0 2 Luis Polonia 22 31 13 .419 0 2 Tyler Houston 33 27 6 .222 1 8 Danny Bautista 17 20 3 .150 0 1 Joe Ayrault 7 5 1 .200 0 0 Pablo Martínez Pablo Martínez (shortstop) 4 2 1 .500 0 0 Pitching 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 Smoltz 35 253.2 24 8 2.94 276 Greg Maddux 35 245.0 15 11 2.72 172 Tom Glavine 36 235.1 15 10 2.98 181 Steve Avery Steve Avery (baseball) 24 131.0 7 10 4.47 86 Jason Schmidt 13 58.2 3 4 6.75 48 Denny Neagle 6 38.2 2 3 5.59 18 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 Bielecki 40 75.1 4 3 2.63 71 Terrell Wade 44 69.2 5 0 2.97 79 Brad Woodall 8 19.2 2 2 7.32 20 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 Wohlers 77 2 4 39 3.03 100 Brad Clontz 81 6 3 1 5.69 49 Greg McMichael 73 5 3 2 3.22 78 Pedro Borbón, Jr. 43 3 0 1 2.75 31 Joe Borowski Joe Borowski (baseball) 22 2 4 0 4.85 15 Dean Hartgraves 20 1 0 0 4.34 14 Kevin Lomon 6 0 0 0 4.91 1 Tom Thobe 4 0 1 0 1.50 1 Carl Schutz 3 0 0 0 2.70 5 National League Divisional Playoffs 1996 National League Division Series Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta wins the series, 3–0 GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateSeries1Los Angeles1Atlanta2October 21–0 (ATL)2Los Angeles2Atlanta3October 32–0 (ATL)3Atlanta5Los Angeles2October 53–0 (ATL) National League Championship Series 1996 National League Championship Series Game 1 October 9: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta St. Louis STL 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 Atlanta ATL 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 4 9 0 John Smoltz (1–0) Mark Petkovsek (0–1) SV: Mark Wohlers (1) None None Game 2 October 10: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta St. Louis STL 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 11 2 Atlanta ATL 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 2 Todd Stottlemyre (1–0) Greg Maddux (0–1) Gary Gaetti (1) Marquis Grissom (1) Game 3 October 12: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Atlanta ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1 St. Louis STL 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 7 0 Donovan Osborne (1–0) Tom Glavine (0–1) SV: Dennis Eckersley (1) None Ron Gant 2 (2) Game 4 October 13: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Atlanta ATL 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 1 St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 4 5 0 Dennis Eckersley (1–0) Greg McMichael (0–1) Mark Lemke (1), Ryan Klesko (1) Brian Jordan (1) Game 5 October 14: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Atlanta ATL 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 14 22 0 St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 John Smoltz (2–0) Todd Stottlemyre (1–1) Fred McGriff (1), Javy López (1) None Game 6 October 16: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 Atlanta ATL 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 7 0 Greg Maddux (1–1) Alan Benes (0–1) SV: Mark Wohlers (2) None None Game 7 October 17: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Atlanta ATL 6 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 X 15 17 0 Tom Glavine (1–1) Donovan Osborne (1–1) None Javy López (2), Andruw Jones (1), Fred McGriff (2) World Series 1996 World Series Game 1 October 20, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Atlanta ATL 0 2 6 0 1 3 0 0 0 12 13 0 New York NYY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 John Smoltz (1–0) Andy Pettitte (0–1) Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1) Game 2 October 21, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Atlanta ATL 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Greg Maddux (1–0) Jimmy Key (0–1) Game 3 October 22, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta New York NYY 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 1 Atlanta ATL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 David Cone (1–0) Tom Glavine (0–1) John Wetteland (1) Bernie Williams (1) Game 4 October 23, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 8 12 0 Atlanta ATL 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 2 Graeme Lloyd (1–0) Steve Avery (0–1) John Wetteland (2) Jim Leyritz (1) Fred McGriff (2) Game 5 October 24, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta New York NYY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Atlanta ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Andy Pettitte (1–1) John Smoltz (1–1) John Wetteland (3) Game 6 October 26, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Atlanta ATL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 New York NYY 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 8 1 Jimmy Key (1–1) Greg Maddux (1–1) = John Wetteland (4) Award winners Tom Glavine, P, Silver Slugger Award Marquis Grissom, OF, Gold Glove Award Javy López, C, NLCS MVP Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove Award 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, Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Fred McGriff, 1B, starter Chipper Jones, 3B, starter John Smoltz, P, starter Tom Glavine, P, reserve Greg Maddux, P, reserve Mark Wohlers, P, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 CadahiaSourceThe Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 1997 Baseball America Johnson Lloyd Durham, North Carolina Wolff Miles Notes References 1996 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season Category:National League East champion seasons Category:National League champion seasons Atlanta