1996 Atlanta Braves Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 96-66
Finished 1st in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 2,898,806, Avg. 35,788
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Won League Championship Series
National League Division Series - Defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0
National League Championship Series - Defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-2
Manager: Bobby Cox (96-66)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1996 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1996 Atlanta Braves Roster

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1996 season with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the NL's East Division.

The Braves paced the circuit with just 648 runs allowed. Atlanta scored 773 runs. Ryan Klesko walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Fred McGriff, Marquis Grissom, Chipper Jones and Javy Lopez each swatted 20 or more as well. Chipper Jones drove in 110 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .309. John Smoltz recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, and Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux also added 15 or more victories also Greg Maddux recorded a 2.72 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Cox coached the team. The 1996 Atlanta Braves won the League Championship Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 773
Regular Season Runs Against: 648

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 1, 1996 San Francisco Giants 8 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 3, 1996 San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta Braves 15 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 4, 1996 San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 2-1 0-0 2-1
April 5, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 2-2 0-0 2-2
April 6, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 2-3 0-0 2-3
April 7, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 13 W 3-3 0-0 3-3
April 8, 1996 Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 L 3-3 0-1 3-4
April 9, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 3-3 1-1 4-4
April 10, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 L 3-3 1-2 4-5
April 11, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego Padres 2 L 3-3 1-3 4-6
April 12, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at San Diego Padres 3 W 3-3 2-3 5-6
April 13, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego Padres 6 L 3-3 2-4 5-7
April 14, 1996 Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego Padres 0 W 3-3 3-4 6-7
April 16, 1996 Florida Marlins 2 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 4-3 3-4 7-7
April 17, 1996 Florida Marlins 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 5-3 3-4 8-7
April 18, 1996 Florida Marlins 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 5-4 3-4 8-8
April 19, 1996 San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 6-4 3-4 9-8
April 20, 1996 San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 7-4 3-4 10-8
April 21, 1996 San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 7-5 3-4 10-9
April 22, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 8-5 3-4 11-9
April 23, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 8-6 3-4 11-10
April 24, 1996 Atlanta Braves 8 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 8-6 4-4 12-10
April 25, 1996 Atlanta Braves 0 at San Francisco Giants 8 L 8-6 4-5 12-11
April 26, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 8-6 5-5 13-11
April 27, 1996 Atlanta Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 8-6 6-5 14-11
April 29, 1996 Atlanta Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 8-6 7-5 15-11
April 30, 1996 Atlanta Braves 7 at Houston Astros 5 W 8-6 8-5 16-11
May 1, 1996 Atlanta Braves 0 at Houston Astros 3 L 8-6 8-6 16-12
May 3, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 8-7 8-6 16-13
May 4, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 9-7 8-6 17-13
May 5, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Atlanta Braves 11 W 10-7 8-6 18-13
May 6, 1996 Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 11-7 8-6 19-13
May 7, 1996 Colorado Rockies 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 12-7 8-6 20-13
May 8, 1996 Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 13-7 8-6 21-13
May 10, 1996 Atlanta Braves 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 13-7 9-6 22-13
May 11, 1996 Atlanta Braves 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 13-7 10-6 23-13
May 12, 1996 Atlanta Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 13-7 10-7 23-14
May 13, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 14-7 10-7 24-14
May 14, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 15-7 10-7 25-14
May 15, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 L 15-8 10-7 25-15
May 17, 1996 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 16-8 10-7 26-15
May 18, 1996 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 17-8 10-7 27-15
May 19, 1996 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 18-8 10-7 28-15
May 20, 1996 Chicago Cubs 1 at Atlanta Braves 18 W 19-8 10-7 29-15
May 21, 1996 Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 19-9 10-7 29-16
May 22, 1996 Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 20-9 10-7 30-16
May 24, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 20-9 11-7 31-16
May 25, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 20-9 11-8 31-17
May 26, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 20-9 12-8 32-17
May 27, 1996 Atlanta Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 20-9 13-8 33-17
May 29, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 20-9 14-8 34-17
May 31, 1996 Atlanta Braves 9 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 20-9 15-8 35-17
June 1, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 20-9 15-9 35-18
June 2, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 20-9 16-9 36-18
June 3, 1996 New York Mets 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 21-9 16-9 37-18
June 4, 1996 New York Mets 12 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 21-10 16-9 37-19
June 5, 1996 New York Mets 6 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 22-10 16-9 38-19
June 7, 1996 Atlanta Braves 8 at Colorado Rockies 19 L 22-10 16-10 38-20
June 8, 1996 Atlanta Braves 12 at Colorado Rockies 13 L 22-10 16-11 38-21
June 9, 1996 Atlanta Braves 8 at Colorado Rockies 3 W 22-10 17-11 39-21
June 10, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 8 L 22-10 17-12 39-22
June 11, 1996 Atlanta Braves 4 at New York Mets 3 W 22-10 18-12 40-22
June 12, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 3 L 22-10 18-13 40-23
June 13, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 22-11 18-13 40-24
June 14, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 23-11 18-13 41-24
June 15, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 23-12 18-13 41-25
June 16, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 23-13 18-13 41-26
June 17, 1996 San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 24-13 18-13 42-26
June 18, 1996 San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 25-13 18-13 43-26
June 19, 1996 San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 26-13 18-13 44-26
June 21, 1996 San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 27-13 18-13 45-26
June 22, 1996 San Francisco Giants 0 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 28-13 18-13 46-26
June 23, 1996 San Francisco Giants 0 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 29-13 18-13 47-26
June 24, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 29-14 18-13 47-27
June 25, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 30-14 18-13 48-27
June 26, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 30-15 18-13 48-28
June 27, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 31-15 18-13 49-28
June 28, 1996 Atlanta Braves 0 at Florida Marlins 2 L 31-15 18-14 49-29
June 29, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at Florida Marlins 5 L 31-15 18-15 49-30
June 30, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at Florida Marlins 4 W 31-15 19-15 50-30
July 1, 1996 Atlanta Braves 7 at Montreal Expos 2 W 31-15 20-15 51-30
July 2, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Montreal Expos 5 L 31-15 20-16 51-31
July 3, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at Montreal Expos 1 W 31-15 21-16 52-31
July 4, 1996 Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 31-16 21-16 52-32
July 5, 1996 Houston Astros 7 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 31-17 21-16 52-33
July 6, 1996 Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 32-17 21-16 53-33
July 7, 1996 Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 33-17 21-16 54-33
July 11, 1996 Florida Marlins 9 at Atlanta Braves 8 L 33-18 21-16 54-34
July 12, 1996 Florida Marlins 3 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 34-18 21-16 55-34
July 13, 1996 Florida Marlins 0 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 35-18 21-16 56-34
July 14, 1996 Florida Marlins 10 at Atlanta Braves 15 W 36-18 21-16 57-34
July 15, 1996 Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 37-18 21-16 58-34
July 16, 1996 Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 38-18 21-16 59-34
July 18, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 2 W 38-18 22-16 60-34
July 19, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Houston Astros 7 L 38-18 22-17 60-35
July 20, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Houston Astros 2 L 38-18 22-18 60-36
July 21, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 4 L 38-18 22-19 60-37
July 22, 1996 Atlanta Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 38-18 23-19 61-37
July 23, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 38-18 24-19 62-37
July 24, 1996 Atlanta Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 38-18 25-19 63-37
July 25, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 38-18 25-20 63-38
July 26, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 38-18 26-20 64-38
July 27, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 7 L 38-18 26-21 64-39
July 28, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 10 L 38-18 26-22 64-40
July 30, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego Padres 2 L 38-18 26-23 64-41
July 31, 1996 Atlanta Braves 7 at San Diego Padres 4 W 38-18 27-23 65-41
August 1, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego Padres 2 W 38-18 28-23 66-41
August 2, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 38-18 28-24 66-42
August 3, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 38-18 29-24 67-42
August 4, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 38-18 30-24 68-42
August 6, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 39-18 30-24 69-42
August 7, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta Braves 14 W 40-18 30-24 70-42
August 8, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 40-19 30-24 70-43
August 9, 1996 Colorado Rockies 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 40-20 30-24 70-44
August 10, 1996 Colorado Rockies 9 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 40-21 30-24 70-45
August 11, 1996 Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 41-21 30-24 71-45
August 13, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 41-21 31-24 72-45
August 13, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 41-21 32-24 73-45
August 14, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 41-21 32-25 73-46
August 15, 1996 Atlanta Braves 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 41-21 33-25 74-46
August 16, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 42-21 33-25 75-46
August 17, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 43-21 33-25 76-46
August 18, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 44-21 33-25 77-46
August 20, 1996 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 45-21 33-25 78-46
August 21, 1996 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 46-21 33-25 79-46
August 22, 1996 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 46-22 33-25 79-47
August 23, 1996 Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 47-22 33-25 80-47
August 24, 1996 Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 48-22 33-25 81-47
August 25, 1996 Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 48-23 33-25 81-48
August 27, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 48-23 33-26 81-49
August 28, 1996 Atlanta Braves 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 48-23 34-26 82-49
August 29, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 48-23 35-26 83-49
August 30, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 48-23 35-27 83-50
August 30, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 48-23 36-27 84-50
August 31, 1996 Atlanta Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 12 L 48-23 36-28 84-51
September 1, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 48-23 36-29 84-52
September 2, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 48-23 36-30 84-53
September 3, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 48-23 36-31 84-54
September 4, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 12 L 48-23 36-32 84-55
September 6, 1996 New York Mets 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 49-23 36-32 85-55
September 7, 1996 New York Mets 1 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 50-23 36-32 86-55
September 8, 1996 New York Mets 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 50-24 36-32 86-56
September 10, 1996 Atlanta Braves 8 at Colorado Rockies 9 L 50-24 36-33 86-57
September 11, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at Colorado Rockies 6 L 50-24 36-34 86-58
September 12, 1996 Atlanta Braves 8 at Colorado Rockies 16 L 50-24 36-35 86-59
September 13, 1996 Atlanta Braves 4 at New York Mets 6 L 50-24 36-36 86-60
September 14, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at New York Mets 6 L 50-24 36-37 86-61
September 15, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 2 W 50-24 37-37 87-61
September 16, 1996 Atlanta Braves 5 at New York Mets 2 W 50-24 38-37 88-61
September 17, 1996 Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 51-24 38-37 89-61
September 18, 1996 Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 52-24 38-37 90-61
September 19, 1996 Montreal Expos 5 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 52-25 38-37 90-62
September 20, 1996 Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 53-25 38-37 91-62
September 21, 1996 Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 54-25 38-37 92-62
September 22, 1996 Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 55-25 38-37 93-62
September 23, 1996 Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 56-25 38-37 94-62
September 24, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Florida Marlins 12 L 56-25 38-38 94-63
September 25, 1996 Atlanta Braves 0 at Florida Marlins 3 L 56-25 38-39 94-64
September 26, 1996 Atlanta Braves 1 at Florida Marlins 7 L 56-25 38-40 94-65
September 27, 1996 Atlanta Braves 6 at Montreal Expos 4 W 56-25 39-40 95-65
September 28, 1996 Atlanta Braves 4 at Montreal Expos 0 W 56-25 40-40 96-65
September 29, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at Montreal Expos 6 L 56-25 40-41 96-66
October 2, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 3, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
October 5, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 1-0 2-0 3-0
October 9, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
October 10, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 2-1 2-0 4-1
October 12, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 2-1 2-1 4-2
October 13, 1996 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 2-1 2-2 4-3
October 14, 1996 Atlanta Braves 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 2-1 3-2 5-3
October 16, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 3-1 3-2 6-3
October 17, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Atlanta Braves 15 W 4-1 3-2 7-3
October 19, 1996 Atlanta Braves 12 at New York Yankees 1 W 4-1 4-2 8-3
October 20, 1996 Atlanta Braves 4 at New York Yankees 0 W 4-1 5-2 9-3
October 22, 1996 New York Yankees 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 4-2 5-2 9-4
October 23, 1996 New York Yankees 8 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 4-3 5-2 9-5
October 24, 1996 New York Yankees 1 at Atlanta Braves 0 L 4-4 5-2 9-6
October 26, 1996 Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Yankees 3 L 4-4 5-3 9-7


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