May 18, 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

TBD 6
@BAL 3 OAK 14
@CHW 0 DET 11
ANA 2 SEA 9
@TOR 4 ARI 9
PIT 2 COL 8
MIL 5 ATL 4
@HOU 0 FLA 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 41,465

Monday, May 18, 1998, 4:35
Time of Game: 2:20

Pirates

20-24

Lost 2

6th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  8  1
Diamondbacks    4  0  1   0  0  0   2  2  X    9 15  1

W: W Blair (1-7), L: J Lieber (1-6)

Diamondbacks

12-32

Won 2

5th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .240  .571   16    6   4   2·SB
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .670   17    2   0   
J Kendall C                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .342  .905   13    4   0   
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .803   12    8   0   
T Ward CF                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .698   14    1   0   2B
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .916    7    1   0   
D Strange 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .497    7    1   3   
L Collier SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .264  .729   16    1   3   
J Lieber P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .666    3    0   1   SH
  C Sanford PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .360    5    0   0   GDP
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Osik PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .384    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   1    2   3              116   24  11

BATTING

2B: T Ward (4, off W Blair).

SH: J Lieber (3, off W Blair).

TB: J Kendall 3; T Ward 3; J Lieber; L Collier; T Womack.

GIDP: C Sanford (1).

RBI: T Ward (16).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. L Collier-T Womack-K Young 2; D Strange-T Womack.

E: T Womack (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack 2 (16, 2nd base off W Blair/K Stinnett 2).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Fox 2B-RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .705   25    1   3   
J Bell SS                     5   2   3   0    0   0  .233  .730   17    3   5   2B,GDP
D White CF                    4   2   4   2    1   0  .313  .862   17    3   0   HR,SB,IW
T Lee 1B                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .809   13   11   0   
  A Stankiewicz PR-2B         1   1   1   2    0   0  .207  .510    2    1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   2   2   1    1   0  .271  .840   12    0   1   HR,2B,IW
D Dellucci LF                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .311  .843   11    2   0   3B,GDP
K Stinnett C                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .313  .920   17    3   0   
B Brede RF-1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .624   10    3   0   
W Blair P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .210    7    0   2   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  Y Benitez PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .183  .561    4    0   0   
  G Olson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500         0   0   
Totals                       37   9  15   9    4   2              135   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Williams (9, off J Lieber); J Bell (6, off M Wilkins).

3B: D Dellucci (1, off J Lieber).

HR: M Williams (8, off J Lieber; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); D White (7, off J Lieber; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: M Williams (5, by J Tabaka); D White (1, by M Wilkins).

TB: D White 7; M Williams 6; J Bell 4; D Dellucci 3; T Lee 2; K Stinnett 2; A Stankiewicz.

GIDP: D Dellucci (1); J Bell (5).

RBI: D Dellucci 2 (12); A Stankiewicz 2 (7); D White 2 (18); K Stinnett (10); T Lee (23); M Williams (23).

2-out RBI: K Stinnett.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Fox-J Bell-T Lee.

E: K Stinnett (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (8, 2nd base off J Tabaka/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lieber, L (1-6)              6    10   5   5    1   1   2   4.74   29   86-59   37· 5·17   10·10· 7· 0     32    -     0.44  -0.27
J Tabaka                       1     3   2   2    1   0   0   3.00    6   28-15    9· 3· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.04
M Wilkins                      1     2   2   2    2   1   0   2.13    6   19-8     4· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    15   9   9    4   2   2          41  133-82   50· 9·23   13·12·10· 0           -

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Blair, W (1-7)               7     7   2   1    2   0   0   5.31   29   86-55   33· 4·18   16· 8· 3· 0     55    -     0.84   0.18
R Springer                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.15    4   13-11    7· 3· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
G Olson                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   1    2   3   0          36  110-73   45· 7·21   19· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Tabaka (1; M Williams); M Wilkins (2; D White).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 41,465.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 97° F, Wind 1mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. T Womack             2B    1. A Fox                2B 
2. A Martin             LF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Kendall            C     3. D White              CF 
4. K Young              1B    4. T Lee                1B 
5. T Ward               CF    5. M Williams           3B 
6. J Guillen            RF    6. D Dellucci           LF 
7. D Strange            3B    7. K Stinnett           C  
8. L Collier            SS    8. B Brede              RF 
9. J Lieber             P     9. W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  6   17%  72% D White         J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
   b 1   1  0-2  -23  2    9%  88% D Dellucci      J Lieber        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Williams Scores
   t 7   0  5-2  1--  5    8%  93% C Sanford       W Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  5-1  1--  2   -7%  85% T Ward          W Blair         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kendall Scores
   b 1   1  0-2  1--  2    6%  79% M Williams      J Lieber        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lee to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   53%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   55%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  A Fox           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   55%  J Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  6   72%  D White         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
          ---  1   74%  T Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   79%  M Williams      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lee to 3B
   RR     -23  2   88%  D Dellucci      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Williams Scores
          --3  6   89%  K Stinnett      Walk
   O      1-3  3   86%  B Brede         Fielder's Choice 3B; Stinnett to 2B; Dellucci out at Hm/3B-C
   O      12-  3   84%  W Blair         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 4.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   86%  T Ward          Popfly: LF
   O      ---  3   87%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   88%  D Strange       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   89%  A Fox           Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   86%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  2   87%  D White         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   86%  T Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 4.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   83%  L Collier       Walk
   O      1--  2   85%  J Lieber        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Collier to 2B
          -2-  1   81%  T Womack        Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Collier to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  A Martin        Womack Steals 2B; Collier Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Womack to 3B
   O      --3  3   81%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  3   84%  J Kendall       Popfly: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   89%  M Williams      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   89%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   88%  K Stinnett      Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   88%  B Brede         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   89%  K Young         Popfly: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   88%  T Ward          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   90%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  3   91%  D Strange       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   91%  W Blair         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   90%  A Fox           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   90%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   91%  D White         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  T Lee           Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   91%  L Collier       Lineout: SS
          ---  1   90%  J Lieber        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   91%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B; Lieber to 2B
   O      -2-  1   93%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   93%  M Williams      Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   92%  D Dellucci      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   93%  K Stinnett      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2   92%  B Brede         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   89%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   92%  K Young         Flyball: CF
   R      1--  2   85%  T Ward          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kendall Scores
   O      -2-  2   88%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  1   91%  D Strange       Popfly: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   90%  W Blair         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   90%  A Fox           Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   89%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   85%  L Collier       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Chance Sanford pinch hits for Jon Lieber batting 9th
   OO     1--  5   93%  C Sanford       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   92%  T Womack        Walk
          1--      92%  A Martin        Womack Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   94%  " "             Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jeff Tabaka facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Chance Sanford pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   95%  D White         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      96%  T Lee           White Steals 2B
   R      -2-  7   98%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); White Scores; Lee to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch runs for Travis Lee batting 4th
          -2-  4   98%  M Williams      Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  4   97%  D Dellucci      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stankiewicz to 3B
   R      --3  7   98%  K Stinnett      Single to CF (Pop Fly); Stankiewicz Scores
   O      1--  2   98%  B Brede         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Russ Springer facing 3-4-5
                  Russ Springer replaces Willie Blair pitching and batting 9th; Brent Brede moves to 1B; Andy Stankiewicz moves to 2B; Andy Fox moves to RF
          ---  4   97%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   98%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   99%  T Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   99%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 7-2, Marc Wilkins facing 9-1-2
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Jeff Tabaka pitching and batting 9th; Yamil Benitez pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  Y Benitez       Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  A Fox           Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3  100%  J Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Benitez to 3B
          -23  4  100%  D White         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2  100%  A Stankiewicz   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Benitez Scores; Bell Scores; White to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  M Williams      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 9.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Gregg Olson facing 7-8-9
                  Gregg Olson replaces Yamil Benitez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Strange       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  L Collier       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  Keith Osik pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  K Osik          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ARI199805180

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1998 > ARI \| PIT > May 18, 1998, Pirates at Diamondbacks Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation