Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 2, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1996 at Dodger Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 4 1 1 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 2 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 1 1
Klesko lf 1 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones A. lf 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 1 1
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Blauser ss 3 0 1 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Smoltz p 2 0 0 0
  Polonia ph 1 0 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Kirby cf 4 0 1 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 1 1
Piazza c 4 0 1 0
Karros 1b 3 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0
DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 1 2 0
Martinez p 3 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 5 1
Atlanta 000 100 000 1241
Los Angeles 000 010 000 0150
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 7
  Wohlers  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
2
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   8.0 3 1 1 3 6
  Radinsky   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Osuna  L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
10.0
4
2
2
4
9

  E–Lopez (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Gagne (1,off Smoltz); Hollandsworth (1,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta Lopez (1,10th inning off Osuna 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Smoltz (1,off Martinez).  SF–McGriff (1,off Martinez).  HBP–Blauser (1,by Osuna).  SB–Grissom (1,2nd base off Martinez/Piazza); Klesko (1,2nd base off Martinez/Piazza).  CS–McGriff (1,2nd base by Martinez/Piazza); C Jones (1,2nd base by Osuna/Piazza); Blauser (1,2nd base by Osuna/Piazza); Kirby (1,2nd base by Smoltz/Lopez).  HBP–Osuna (1,Blauser).  U–Steve Rippley, Eric Gregg, Tom Hallion, Terry Tata, Bill Hohn, Bruce Froemming.  T–3:08.  A–47,428.
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