Inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's National League Wild Card Game
2012 National League Wild Card Game
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Date
October 5, 1:05 (EDT)
Venue
Turner Field
City
Atlanta, Georgia
Managers
Mike Matheny (St. Louis Cardinals)
Fredi González (Atlanta Braves)
Umpires
Lineup
HP: Jeff Kellogg (crew chief)
1B: Mike Winters
2B: Gary Cederstrom
3B: Jeff Nelson
LF: Sam Holbrook
RF: Rob Drake
Attendance
52,631
Television
TBS
TV announcers
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, and Joe Simpson
Radio
ESPN Radio
Radio announcers
Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton
NLWC
2013 →
A view of Turner Field during the game
The 2012 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2012 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves. It was held at Turner Field in Atlanta, on October 5, 2012, at 5:07 p.m. EDT.[1][2] The Cardinals won by a 6–3 score and advanced to play the Washington Nationals in the NL Division Series. In addition to being the inaugural NL Wild Card Game, it is notable for being the final game of Chipper Jones’ career, as well as for a controversial infield fly rule call made by umpire Sam Holbrook. The game was televised on TBS.[3]
^Bowman, Mark (October 1, 2012). "Braves fall to Pirates, will be Wild Card team". MLB.com.
^"2012 MLB postseason schedule". MLB.com.
^Bloom, Barry M. (March 2, 2012). "Addition of Wild Card berths finalized for 2012". MLB.com.
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