1996 Atlanta Braves season

1996 Atlanta Braves
	NL East Champions; NL Champions
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1876);
	Eastern Division (since 1994);
Location
	Fulton County Stadium (since 1966); Atlanta (since 1966);
Results
Record	96–66 (.593)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS; TBS Superstation; (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson); SportSouth; (Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.)
Local radio	WSB (AM); (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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The 1996 Atlanta Braves season was the 126th season in the history of the franchise and 31st season in the city of Atlanta. They secured a regular season record of 96-66 and reached the World Series, where it lost to the New York Yankees in six games, failing to defend its championship in 1995. 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. 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 collapse was remembered as one of the largest in North American sports history.

Offseason

January 3, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a Free Agent by the Braves.[1]
January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Braves 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.[2]
March 31, 1996: Mike Bielecki was signed as a Free Agent with the Braves.[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	96	66	0.593	—	56–25	40–41
Montreal Expos	88	74	0.543	8	50–31	38–43
Florida Marlins	80	82	0.494	16	52–29	28–53
New York Mets	71	91	0.438	25	42–39	29–52
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	0.414	29	35–46	32–49

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	7–5	5–7	6–7	6–6	5–7	10–3	7–6	9–4	9–3	9–4	7–5	9–4
Chicago	5–7	—	5–8	5–7	6–6	5–8	8–5	6–6	7–5	7–6	4–9	6–6	7–5	5–8
Cincinnati	5–7	8–5	—	7–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	3–9	6–6	10–2	5–8	9–3	9–4	5–8
Colorado	7–5	7–5	6–7	—	5–8	8–5	6–7	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–8	8–4
Florida	7–6	6–6	9–3	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	5–8	7–6	6–7	5–7	3–9	5–7	6–6
Houston	6–6	8–5	6–7	5–8	5–7	—	6–6	4–9	8–4	10–2	8–5	6–6	8–4	2–11
Los Angeles	7–5	5–8	8–4	7–6	7–6	6–6	—	9–3	8–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–6	8–4
Montreal	3–10	6–6	9–3	9–3	8–5	9–4	3–9	—	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	9–4	8–4
New York	6–7	5–7	6–6	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–8	6–7	—	7–6	8–5	3–10	6–6	5–7
Philadelphia	4-9	6–7	2–10	6–6	7–6	2–10	6–7	7–6	6–7	—	7–5	4–8	6–6	4–8
Pittsburgh	3–9	9–4	8–5	5–7	7–5	5–8	6–6	5–7	5–8	5–7	—	4–9	8–4	3–10
San Diego	4–9	6–6	3–9	5–8	9–3	6–6	8–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	9–4	—	11–2	4–8
San Francisco	5–7	5–7	4–9	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–7	4–9	6–6	6–6	4–8	2–11	—	7–6
St. Louis	4–9	8–5	8–5	4–8	6–6	11-2	4–8	4–8	7–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	6–7	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 96–66 (Home: 56–25; Away: 40–41)

April: 16–11 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–5)

May: 19–6 (Home: 12–3; Away: 7–3)

June: 15–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–7)

July: 15–11 (Home: 7–3; Away: 8–8)

August: 19–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 9–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
107	August 1	@ Padres	3–2	Bielecki (2–2)	Worrell	Wohlers (26)	24,089	66–41
108	August 2	@ Dodgers	1–2	Radinsky	Smoltz (17–6)	Guthrie	49,012	66–42
109	August 3	@ Dodgers	5–3 (18)	Woodall (1–2)	Martinez	—	42,575	67–42
110	August 4	@ Dodgers	6–4	Borbon (2–0)	Guthrie	Wohlers (27)	45,903	68–42
111	August 6	Phillies	10–4	Bielecki (3–2)	Springer	—	32,036	69–42
112	August 7	Phillies	14–1 (8)	Smoltz (18–6)	Munoz	—	29,920	70–42
113	August 8	Phillies	1–4	Beech	Maddux (10–10)	Bottalico	32,401	70–43
114	August 9	Rockies	4–6	Wright	Glavine (12–6)	Ruffin	41,275	70–44
115	August 10	Rockies	7–9 (10)	Reed	Wohlers (1–2)	Ruffin	46,064	70–45
116	August 11	Rockies	4–1	Smoltz (19–6)	Freeman	Wohlers (28)	32,961	71–45
117	August 13	@ Phillies	2–0	Maddux (11–10)	Hunter	—	—	72–45
118	August 13	@ Phillies	5–2	Hartgraves (1–0)	Beech	Wohlers (29)	25,196	73–45
119	August 14	@ Phillies	1–4	West	Glavine (12–7)	Bottalico	28,206	73–46
120	August 15	@ Phillies	8–5	Wade (4–0)	Schilling	—	28,011	74–46
121	August 16	Pirates	5–4	Smoltz (20–6)	Neagle	Wohlers (30)	39,210	75–46
122	August 17	Pirates	7–1	Bielecki (4–2)	Ruebel	—	49,024	76–46
123	August 18	Pirates	2–1 (14)	Borowski (1–0)	Cordova	—	31,587	77–46
124	August 20	Reds	4–1	Glavine (13–7)	Burba	Wohlers (31)	32,658	78–46
125	August 21	Reds	4–3	Borbon (3–0)	Brantley	—	29,213	79–46
126	August 22	Reds	2–3 (13)	Carrasco	Borowski (1–1)	Brantley	31,729	79–47
127	August 23	Cubs	4–3	Maddux (12–10)	Trachsel	Wohlers (32)	38,210	80–47
128	August 24	Cubs	6–5	Clontz (6–2)	Casian	—	46,804	81–47
129	August 25	Cubs	2–3	Foster	Wohlers (1–3)	Wendell	35,176	81–48
130	August 27	@ Pirates	2–3	Neagle	Smoltz (20–7)	Plesac	14,603	81–49
131	August 28	@ Pirates	9–4	Wade (5–0)	Loaiza	—	14,591	82–49
132	August 29	@ Pirates	5–1	Maddux (13–10)	Lieber	Wohlers (33)	12,101	83–49
133	August 30	@ Cubs	2–3	Foster	Glavine (13–8)	Patterson	—	83–50
134	August 30	@ Cubs	6–5	Borowski (2–1)	Bottenfield	Wohlers (34)	31,548	84–50
135	August 31	@ Cubs	0–12	Castillo	Neagle (0–1)	Adams	38,691	84–51

September: 12–15 (Home: 8–2; Away: 4–13)

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Braves team member

Postseason Game log

1996 Postseason Game Log

National League Division Series: 3–0

National League Championship Series: 4–3

World Series: 2–4

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins	6	7	0.462	54	64
Montreal Expos	10	3	0.769	52	38
New York Mets	7	6	0.538	61	66
Philadelphia Phillies	9	4	0.692	83	46
Total	32	20	0.615	250	214
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	7	5	0.583	61	43
Cincinnati Reds	7	5	0.583	59	45
Houston Astros	6	6	0.500	47	44
Pittsburgh Pirates	9	3	0.750	59	35
St. Louis Cardinals	9	4	0.692	67	47
Total	38	23	0.623	293	214
NL West
Colorado Rockies	5	7	0.417	79	89
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	7	0.417	33	40
San Diego Padres	9	4	0.692	56	34
San Francisco Giants	7	5	0.583	62	57
Total	26	23	0.531	230	220
Season Total	96	66	0.593	773	648

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	27	16	11	0.593	126	91
May	25	19	6	0.760	154	76
June	28	15	13	0.536	132	140
July	26	15	11	0.577	116	103
August	29	19	10	0.655	131	99
September	27	12	15	0.444	114	139
Total	162	96	66	0.593	773	648

Total	162	96	66	0.593	773	648
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	56	25	0.691	434	300
Away	81	40	41	0.494	339	348

Opening Day starters

Jeff Blauser
Marquis Grissom
David Justice
Ryan Klesko
Mark Lemke
Javy Lopez
Greg Maddux
Fred McGriff
Mike Mordecai[4]

Notable transactions

June 4, 1996: Marcus Giles was drafted by the Braves in the 53rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1997.[5]
June 24, 1996: Mark Whiten signed as a Free Agent with the Braves.[6]
August 13, 1996: Terry Pendleton was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Braves for Roosevelt Brown.[7]
August 14, 1996: Mark Whiten was traded by the Braves to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Blanco (minors).[6]
August 17, 1996: Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the Braves.[8]
August 30, 1996: Jason Schmidt was sent by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete an earlier deal made on August 28, 1996. The Braves sent a player to be named later, Ron Wright, and Corey Pointer (minors) to the Pirates for Denny Neagle. The Braves sent Jason Schmidt (August 30, 1996) to the Pirates to complete the trade.[9]

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

5 Pablo Martínez

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

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
Dwight Smith	101	153	31	.203	3	16
Eddie Pérez	68	156	40	.256	4	17
David Justice	40	140	45	.321	6	25
Rafael Belliard	86	142	24	.169	0	3
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	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	15	11	2.72	172
Tom Glavine	36	235.1	15	10	2.98	181
Steve Avery	24	131	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
Terrell Wade	44	69.2	5	0	2.97	79
Mike Bielecki	40	75.1	4	3	2.63	71
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
Greg McMichael	73	5	3	2	3.22	78
Brad Clontz	81	6	3	1	5.69	49
Pedro Borbón, Jr.	43	3	0	1	2.75	31
Joe Borowski	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

Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Atlanta wins the series, 3-0

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Los Angeles	1	Atlanta	2	October 2	1-0 (ATL)
2	Los Angeles	2	Atlanta	3	October 3	2-0 (ATL)
3	Atlanta	5	Los Angeles	2	October 5	3-0 (ATL)

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 9: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	X	4	9	0
WP: John Smoltz (1-0) LP: Mark Petkovsek (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (1) Home runs: STL: None ATL: None

Game 2

October 10: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	8	11	2
Atlanta	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	2
WP: Todd Stottlemyre (1-0) LP: Greg Maddux (0-1) Home runs: STL: Gary Gaetti (1) ATL: Marquis Grissom (1)

Game 3

October 12: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	1
St. Louis	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	3	7	0
WP: Donovan Osborne (1-0) LP: Tom Glavine (0-1) SV: Dennis Eckersley (1) Home runs: ATL: None STL: Ron Gant 2 (2)

Game 4

October 13: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	9	1
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	X	4	5	0
WP: Dennis Eckersley (1-0) LP: Greg McMichael (0-1) Home runs: ATL: Mark Lemke (1), Ryan Klesko (1) STL: Brian Jordan (1)

Game 5

October 14: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	5	2	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	14	22	0
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
WP: John Smoltz (2-0) LP: Todd Stottlemyre (1-1) Home runs: ATL: Fred McGriff (1), Javy López (1) STL: None

Game 6

October 16: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	1
Atlanta	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	3	7	0
WP: Greg Maddux (1-1) LP: Alan Benes (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (2) Home runs: STL: None ATL: None

Game 7

October 17: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Atlanta	6	0	0	4	0	3	2	0	X	15	17	0
WP: Tom Glavine (1-1) LP: Donovan Osborne (1-1) Home runs: STL: None ATL: Javy López (2), Andruw Jones (1), Fred McGriff (2)

World Series

Game 1

October 20, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	2	6	0	1	3	0	0	0	12	13	0
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
WP: John Smoltz (1-0) LP: Andy Pettitte (0-1) Home runs: ATL: Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1) NYY: None

Game 2

October 21, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	10	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
WP: Greg Maddux (1-0) LP: Jimmy Key (0-1)

Game 3

October 22, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	8	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	1
WP: David Cone (1-0) LP: Tom Glavine (0-1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) ATL: None

Game 4

October 23, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	8	12	0
Atlanta	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	2
WP: Graeme Lloyd (1-0) LP: Steve Avery (0-1) Sv: John Wetteland (2) Home runs: NYY: Jim Leyritz (1) ATL: Fred McGriff (2)

Game 5

October 24, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Andy Pettitte (1-1) LP: John Smoltz (1-1) Sv: John Wetteland (3)

Game 6

October 26, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	0
New York	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	8	1
WP: Jimmy Key (1-1) LP: Greg Maddux (1-1) Sv: 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, Pitcher, Starter
Tom Glavine, Pitcher, Reserve
Greg Maddux, Pitcher, Reserve
Mark Wohlers, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Cadahia

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Notes

"Jerome Walton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Mike Kelly Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Mike Bielecki Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
"1996 Atlanta Braves Roster". Baseball Almanac Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
"Marcus Giles Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
Mark Whiten Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Luis Polonia Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Jason Schmidt Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

1996 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference

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[1] "Jerome Walton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[2] "Mike Kelly Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[3] "Mike Bielecki Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[4] "1996 Atlanta Braves Roster". Baseball Almanac Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[5] "Marcus Giles Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[autogenerated1-6] Mark Whiten Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[7] Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[8] Luis Polonia Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[9] Jason Schmidt Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[10] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997