June 1, 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
KCR 4 DET 9
CHW 3 MIN 7
TEX 1 OAK 4
NYY 3 SEA 4
BAL 3 TOR 7
MIL 2 ATL 14
PIT 2 CHC 6
CIN 3 STL 3
@HOU 2
(13) SFG 2
@MON 1 LAD 4
@NYM 3 PHI 9
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 6,059

Wednesday, June 1, 1988, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:36

Pirates

30-21

Lost 2

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2 11  3
Braves          2  0  1   0  6  0   5  0  X   14 19  1

W: R Mahler (7-4), L: B Fisher (4-2)

Braves

17-31

Won 2

5th, 11 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .892   10    3   0   
  R Milligan LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .670    4    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .575   22    4   4   
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .827   11    4   0   
  J Cangelosi CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .547         1   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .337 1.042   10    0   0   
  F Fermin SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .532    3    1   1   
S Bream 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .262  .734    9    5   1   2B
R Reynolds RF                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .256  .698   14    2   0   CS
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Coles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .765    3    0   0   
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M LaValliere C                4   0   1   1    0   1  .297  .772   13    2   0   
A Pedrique SS-3B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .476   12    1   2   
B Fisher P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .176    7    0   1   SH
  M Diaz RF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .629    8    1   0   
Totals                       37   2  11   2    0   3              126   24   9

BATTING

2B: S Bream (13, off R Mahler).

SH: B Fisher (2, off R Mahler).

TB: S Bream 3; R Reynolds 2; A Van Slyke 2; M Diaz; A Pedrique; R Milligan; B Bonds; M LaValliere.

RBI: M LaValliere (20); R Reynolds (22).

2-out RBI: M LaValliere.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Fermin-J Lind-S Bream; A Pedrique-J Lind-S Bream.

E: R Reynolds (4); F Fermin (3); A Pedrique (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Reynolds (2, 2nd base by R Mahler/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Hall CF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .657   21    5   0   SF
K Oberkfell 3B                5   4   3   1    0   0  .272  .699    8    0   0   
G Perry 1B                    5   2   5   2    0   0  .314  .789   14    7   0   HR
D Murphy RF                   4   1   2   4    1   1  .222  .727   20    1   0   3B,GDP
D James LF                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .743   12    4   0   2B,GDP
O Virgil C                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .210  .610   18    3   1   HR
A Thomas SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .237  .572   19    3   5   SF
R Gant 2B                     5   2   2   2    0   1  .205  .599   22    4   2   HR
R Mahler P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .083  .245   10    0   2   2·SH
Totals                       39  14  19  14    1   2              144   27  10

BATTING

2B: D James (7, off B Fisher).

3B: D Murphy (3, off B Fisher).

HR: R Gant (4, off B Fisher; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); G Perry (4, off B Fisher; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); O Virgil (6, off B Kipper; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: A Hall (1, off B Kipper); A Thomas (2, off B Fisher).

SH: R Mahler 2 (4, 2 off B Fisher).

TB: G Perry 8; O Virgil 5; R Gant 5; D Murphy 4; D James 3; K Oberkfell 3; A Thomas 2; R Mahler.

GIDP: D James (4); D Murphy (9).

RBI: D Murphy 4 (17); G Perry 2 (28); R Gant 2 (16); D James 2 (12); A Thomas (19); O Virgil (13); A Hall (10); K Oberkfell (16).

2-out RBI: D James.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

E: R Gant (8).

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
B Fisher, L (4-2)              5    12   9   8    1   0   2   4.44   28   92-60   43· 5·12   11·11· 5· 0      8    -     0.63  -0.27
B Kipper                       2     7   5   4    0   1   1   4.71   13   37-27   21· 2· 4    5· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
J Gott                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.00    3   15-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    19  14  12    1   2   3          44  144-97   69· 9·19   17·16· 8· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mahler, W (7-4)              9    11   2   2    0   3   0   3.45   38  123-77   48· 7·22   16·15· 4· 0     60    -     0.48   0.23
Totals                         9    11   2   2    0   3   0          38  123-77   48· 7·22   16·15· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 6,059.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Bonds              LF    1. A Hall               CF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. G Perry              1B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. S Bream              1B    5. D James              LF 
6. R Reynolds           RF    6. O Virgil             C  
7. M LaValliere         C     7. A Thomas             SS 
8. A Pedrique           SS    8. R Gant               2B 
9. B Fisher             P     9. R Mahler             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  3   20%  78% D Murphy        B Fisher        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Oberkfell Scores; Perry Scores
   b 3   2  0-2  --3  5    7%  84% D James         B Fisher        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Oberkfell Scores
   b 3   0  0-2  12-  5   -6%  77% D Murphy        B Fisher        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Oberkfell to 3B
   b 5   0  0-3  1--  3    6%  97% G Perry         B Fisher        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Oberkfell Scores/unER
   b 1   1  0-2  --3  3   -4%  74% D James         B Fisher        Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  9   54%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   52%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   55%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   52%  A Hall          Flyball: SS
          ---  1   55%  K Oberkfell     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   58%  G Perry         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Oberkfell to 2B
   RR     12-  3   78%  D Murphy        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Oberkfell Scores; Perry Scores
   O      --3  3   74%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  1   71%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Mahler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   74%  S Bream         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   71%  R Reynolds      Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      75%  M LaValliere    Reynolds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   76%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Fisher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   75%  A Thomas        Lineout: RF
          ---  4   76%  R Gant          Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   75%  R Mahler        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gant to 2B
   O      -2-  3   73%  A Hall          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   69%  A Pedrique      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   71%  B Fisher        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pedrique to 2B
   O      -2-  3   75%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   78%  J Lind          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Fisher facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   80%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   84%  G Perry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Oberkfell to 2B
   OO     12-  5   77%  D Murphy        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Oberkfell to 3B
   R      --3  5   84%  D James         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Oberkfell Scores
   O      1--  5   83%  O Virgil        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Mahler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   85%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   87%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   86%  S Bream         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   84%  R Reynolds      Single to RF (Line Drive); Bream to 2B
   O      12-  2   88%  M LaValliere    Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Fisher facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   89%  A Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   88%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   87%  R Mahler        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-  2   86%  A Hall          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   88%  A Pedrique      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   89%  B Fisher        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   90%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Fisher facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   91%  K Oberkfell     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Oberkfell to 1B
   RR     1--  3   97%  G Perry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Oberkfell Scores/unER
          ---  6   97%  D Murphy        Walk
   R      1--  1   99%  D James         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Murphy Scores; James to 3B/Adv on E9
          --3  6   99%  O Virgil        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); James stays at 3B
   RO     1-3  4   99%  A Thomas        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; James Scores
   RR     1--  4  100%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Virgil Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  R Mahler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  A Hall          Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 9.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-9, Rick Mahler facing 3-4-5
          ---  1  100%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5  100%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
          1--  2   99%  S Bream         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Van Slyke to 3B
   RO     -23  3  100%  R Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B; Van Slyke Scores; Bream to 3B
   R      --3  3   99%  M LaValliere    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bream Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  A Pedrique      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bob Kipper facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Kipper replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 6th; Al Pedrique moves to 3B; Felix Fermin replaces Bobby Bonilla playing SS batting 4th; Mike Diaz replaces Brian Fisher playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  K Oberkfell     Popfly: SS
          ---  6  100%  G Perry         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   99%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   99%  D James         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 9.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Mahler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  M Diaz          Popfly: SS
          ---  2   99%  B Bonds         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bonds to 1B
   O      1--  2  100%  J Lind          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5  100%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bob Kipper facing 6-7-8
                  Randy Milligan replaces Barry Bonds playing LF batting 1st; John Cangelosi replaces Andy Van Slyke playing CF batting 3rd
   R      ---  1  100%  O Virgil        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  2  100%  A Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5  100%  R Gant          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B; Gant to 1B
          12-  7  100%  R Mahler        Single to SS (Fly Ball to SS-2B); Thomas to 3B; Gant to 2B
   RO     123  3  100%  A Hall          Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Thomas Scores
   R      12-  1  100%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gant Scores/unER; Mahler to 2B
          12-  1  100%  G Perry         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Mahler to 3B; Oberkfell to 2B
   RR     123  1  100%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mahler Scores; Oberkfell Scores; Perry to 3B
   OO     1-3  1  100%  D James         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 14.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-14, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  F Fermin        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Darnell Coles pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Coles         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 14-2, Jim Gott facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Gott replaces Darnell Coles pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  O Virgil        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  A Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 14.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-14, Rick Mahler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  100%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  A Pedrique      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  M Diaz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4  100%  R Milligan      Single to CF (Line Drive); Diaz to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 14.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation