May 17, 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
CAL 1 CHW 5
TOR 3 CLE 11
OAK 6 MIN 8
@DET 1 MIL 7
@KCR 5
(10) SEA 1
@NYY 0 TEX 6
BOS 4 ATL 9
PIT 3 CIN 7
SDP 3 NYM 4
@LAD 2 PHI 1
CHC 0
(16) MON 3
@SFG 0 HOU 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 32,824

Friday, May 17, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:43

Pirates

22-12

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    3  7  1
Braves          3  0  1   0  1  0   4  0  X    9 12  0

W: S Avery (5-1), L: V Palacios (2-2)

Braves

17-14

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .210  .532   13    5   1   SB
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .701   22    0   2   
M Webster CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .150  .359   19    4   0   GDP
B Bonilla 3B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .312  .924   20    1   0   HR,CS,GDP
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .521   20    1   0   
D Slaught C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .775   20    6   2   
L McClendon RF                2   1   1   0    0   0  .320 1.113    5    1   0   SB
  G Varsho PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .735    8    2   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .652   22    3   1   2B
V Palacios P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182    5    1   0   
  C Wilkerson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .609    5    0   0   
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.250         0   0   
  A Van Slyke PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .703    6    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Richardson 3B             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   3    3   4              165   24   6

BATTING

2B: J Lind (4, off S Avery).

HR: B Bonilla (5, off S Avery; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: B Bonilla 5; J Lind 2; J Bell; L McClendon; M Webster; G Redus.

GIDP: B Bonilla (2); M Webster (2).

RBI: J Lind (9); J Bell (18); B Bonilla (24).

2-out RBI: J Lind.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bell-J Lind-G Redus; D Slaught-G Redus.

PB: D Slaught (2).

E: B Bonilla (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (5, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson); L McClendon (1, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson).

CS: B Bonilla (1, 2nd base by S Avery/G Olson).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .259  .799   17    1   0   HR
  K Mercker P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
J Treadway 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .365  .906    9    2   3   
  O Nixon PR-LF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .313  .746    3    1   0   
R Gant CF                     4   1   1   2    1   1  .179  .644   21    1   0   HR,SB
D Justice RF                  2   2   2   1    1   0  .306  .860   20    3   0   2·2B,HBP,IW
S Bream 1B                    4   1   1   4    0   0  .253  .784   10   12   1   HR,GDP
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .295  .919   15    0   3   CS
G Olson C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .834   15    4   1   
R Belliard SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .546   12    1   2   
S Avery P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301   10    1   1   
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Lemke PH-2B               2   1   2   0    0   0  .345  .860    5    1   2   2B
Totals                       34   9  12   9    4   4              142   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Justice 2 (10, 2 off V Palacios); M Lemke (3, off B Kipper).

HR: L Smith (1, off B Walk; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Gant (5, off V Palacios; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); S Bream (5, off B Patterson; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).

IBB: D Justice (3, by B Patterson).

HBP: D Justice (1, by B Walk).

TB: L Smith 5; S Bream 4; R Gant 4; D Justice 4; M Lemke 3; J Treadway 2; T Pendleton; G Olson.

GIDP: S Bream (1).

RBI: S Bream 4 (22); R Gant 2 (17); T Pendleton (12); D Justice (26); L Smith (3).

2-out RBI: S Bream 4; T Pendleton.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Belliard-J Treadway-S Bream; T Pendleton-M Lemke-S Bream.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant (8, 2nd base off B Walk/D Slaught).

CS: T Pendleton (1, 2nd base by V Palacios/D Slaught).

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
V Palacios, L (2-2)            4     6   4   4    0   3   1   2.95   18   64-42   27· 5·10    4· 9· 2· 0     37    -     0.71  -0.23
B Walk                         2     1   1   1    2   0   1   3.95    8   24-10    6· 1· 3    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.55  -0.02
B Patterson                    1     4   4   4    2   0   1   8.03    9   30-15   10· 2· 3    1· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.10
B Kipper                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   9.22    4   16-10    7· 2· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   9    4   4   3          39  134-77   50·10·17    7·17· 6· 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
S Avery, W (5-1)               5.2   6   3   3    2   3   1   3.02   23  105-65   40· 9·16    8· 8· 2· 0     46    -     0.86   0.01
D Sisk, H (4)                  1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.97    5   20-11    7· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.27   0.13
K Mercker                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.47    6   32-18    9· 2· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   4   1          34  157-94   56·12·26   13·11· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: V Palacios (4).

IBB: B Patterson (1; D Justice).

HBP: B Walk (1; D Justice).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 32,824.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. G Redus              1B    1. L Smith              LF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. J Treadway           2B 
3. M Webster            CF    3. R Gant               CF 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. D Justice            RF 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. S Bream              1B 
6. D Slaught            C     6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. L McClendon          RF    7. G Olson              C  
8. J Lind               2B    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. V Palacios           P     9. S Avery              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  2   17%  72% R Gant          V Palacios      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores; Gant Scores
   t 6   0  5-3  1--  3   10%  84% M Webster       S Avery         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   2  3-5  123  3    9%  99% S Bream         B Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Lemke Scores; Nixon Scores; Justice Scores; Bream Scores
   t 5   2  4-1  -2-  3   -8%  78% J Lind          S Avery         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); McClendon Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  ---  3   -8%  70% B Bonilla       S Avery         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonilla Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  G Redus         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   54%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   55%  M Webster       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  L Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  J Treadway      Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  2   72%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores; Gant Scores
          ---  3   75%  D Justice       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   73%  S Bream         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      -2-  6   80%  T Pendleton     Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Justice Scores
   O      1--  3   79%  G Olson         Pendleton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   70%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonilla Scores
   O      ---  2   73%  B Bonds         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   74%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  L McClendon     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   74%  G Olson         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   73%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   74%  S Avery         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Avery to 1B
   O      1--  6   72%  L Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
   O      --- 13   74%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   76%  V Palacios      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   77%  G Redus         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Vicente Palacios facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   79%  J Treadway      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   77%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      78%  D Justice       Wild Pitch; Treadway to 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Passed Ball; Treadway to 3B
   R      --3  5   86%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Treadway Scores
   O      -2-  3   84%  S Bream         Flyball: CF; Justice to 3B
   O      --3  1   82%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   84%  J Bell          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   86%  M Webster       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   85%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  4   87%  B Bonds         Bonilla Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   86%  G Olson         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   85%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   84%  S Avery         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   87%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   88%  D Slaught       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   87%  L McClendon     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      86%  J Lind          McClendon Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   78%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); McClendon Scores
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Vicente Palacios batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   82%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Walk replaces Curtis Wilkerson pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2   89%  L Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball); Smith Scores
   O      ---  4   88%  J Treadway      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   89%  R Gant          Walk
          1--      90%  D Justice       Gant Steals 2B
          -2-  3   90%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  2   87%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   83%  G Redus         Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
          1--      81%  J Bell          Redus Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   73%  " "             Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Redus Scores
   OO     1--  3   84%  M Webster       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  5   82%  B Bonilla       Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   79%  B Bonds         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
                  Doug Sisk replaces Steve Avery pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   85%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   84%  T Pendleton     Foul Popfly: C
          ---  6   85%  G Olson         Walk
   OO     1--  1   82%  R Belliard      Double Play: Popfly: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Doug Sisk facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Lloyd McClendon batting 7th
   O      ---  2   86%  G Varsho        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  J Lind          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
          ---  6   86%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  G Redus         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Patterson facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Patterson replaces Andy Van Slyke pitching and batting 9th; Gary Varsho moves to RF; Mark Lemke pinch hits for Doug Sisk batting 9th
          ---  3   91%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   89%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
          1--  1   91%  J Treadway      Single to LF (Line Drive); Lemke to 2B
                  Otis Nixon pinch runs for Jeff Treadway batting 2nd
   O      12-  4   90%  R Gant          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Lemke to 3B; Nixon to 2B
          -23  4   90%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123  3   99%  S Bream         Home Run (Fly Ball); Lemke Scores; Nixon Scores; Justice Scores; Bream Scores
          ---  6   99%  T Pendleton     Walk
          1--  1   99%  G Olson         Single to RF (Line Drive); Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Mercker replaces Lonnie Smith pitching and batting 1st; Mark Lemke moves to 2B; Otis Nixon moves to LF
   O      ---  6  100%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   99%  M Webster       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4  100%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-3, Bob Kipper facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Kipper replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 4th; Jeff Richardson replaces Bob Patterson playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  M Lemke         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5  100%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  100%  O Nixon         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  6  100%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  100%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  G Varsho        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation