October 12, 1991 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1991 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
1991 postseason: WS: MIN-ATL / ALCS: MIN-TOR / NLCS: ATL-PIT

Game 1
PIT  5
ATL  1
Game 2
ATL  1
@PIT  0
Game 3
ATL 10
PIT  3
Game 4
PIT  3
@ATL  2
(10) Game 5
PIT  1
@ATL  0
Game 6
ATL  1
@PIT  0
Game 7
ATL  4
@PIT  0

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 50,905

Saturday, October 12, 1991, 3:00
Time of Game: 3:21

Pirates

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    3 10  2
Braves          4  1  1   0  0  0   1  3  X   10 11  0

W: J Smoltz (1-0), L: J Smiley (0-1), S: A Pena (2)

Braves

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .200 1.000   20    3   0   HR
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Bell SS                     5   1   3   1    0   2  .417 1.167   21    3   1   HR,2B
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   1   0    2   0  .273 1.021   19    1   0   
B Bonilla RF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .802   17    1   0   
B Bonds LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .490   14    1   0   SB
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .917   15    2   2   2B
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   16    7   2   
  D Slaught PH-C              1   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .393    1    1   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   3  .200  .382   16    5   0   
J Smiley P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Espy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Wilkerson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L McClendon PH-1B           0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    4   9              156   24   7

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (2, off J Smoltz); J Bell (1, off J Smoltz).

HR: J Bell (1, off J Smoltz; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); O Merced (1, off J Smoltz; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

TB: J Bell 7; O Merced 4; S Buechele 3; J Lind; A Van Slyke; B Bonds; D Slaught.

RBI: O Merced (1); J Lind (2); J Bell (1).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

E: J Bell (1); O Merced (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (3, 2nd base off J Smoltz/G Olson).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    3   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .167   17    1   0   CS,HBP
  K Mitchell LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   2   1    0   0  .167  .481   22    1   0   2B
R Gant CF                     5   2   2   1    0   2  .333 1.052   14    4   0   HR,2B
D Justice RF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .400 1.300   24    4   0   2B,CS
B Hunter 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .625   19    4   1   2B
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Olson C                     3   3   2   2    1   0  .364 1.053   20   10   0   HR,SB
M Lemke 2B                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .200  .633   17    0   2   IW
R Belliard SS                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .125  .347   11    0   0   SH
J Smoltz P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .666   13    1   0   SB
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Bream 1B                  1   1   1   3    0   0  .600 1.800    2    1   0   HR
Totals                       33  10  11  10    4   9              164   27   3

BATTING

2B: B Hunter (1, off J Smiley); D Justice (1, off J Smiley); R Gant (1, off J Smiley); T Pendleton (1, off J Smiley).

HR: S Bream (1, off R Rodriguez; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Gant (1, off B Kipper; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); G Olson (1, off J Smiley; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: R Belliard (1, off R Rodriguez).

IBB: M Lemke (1, by B Landrum).

HBP: L Smith (1, by J Smiley).

TB: R Gant 6; G Olson 5; S Bream 4; T Pendleton 3; B Hunter 2; D Justice 2; J Smoltz; R Belliard.

RBI: S Bream 3 (3); G Olson 2 (2); B Hunter (1); D Justice (2); R Gant (1); R Belliard (1); T Pendleton (1).

2-out RBI: G Olson 2; R Belliard; B Hunter; D Justice; T Pendleton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Smoltz (1, 2nd base off B Kipper/M LaValliere); G Olson (1, 2nd base off B Landrum/M LaValliere).

CS: D Justice (1, 2nd base by B Landrum/M LaValliere); L Smith (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Smiley).

PO: J Smoltz (2nd base by B Kipper).

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 Smiley, L (0-1)              2     5   5   4    0   2   1  18.00   12   44-29   19· 4· 5    0· 4· 2· 3     30    -     0.64  -0.37
B Landrum                      1     2   1   1    2   2   0   9.00    6   26-14    9· 4· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.03
B Patterson                    2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7   24-17    5· 4· 8    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.25   0.03
B Kipper                       2     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    7   33-22   15· 6· 1    1· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.01
R Rodriguez                    1     1   3   3    2   1   1  27.00    7   22-13    6· 4· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         8    11  10   9    4   9   3          39  149-95   54·22·18    6· 7· 9· 3           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz, W (1-0)              6.1   8   3   3    2   7   2   4.26   29  107-70   39·16·15    4· 9· 6· 1     50    -     0.79   0.06
M Stanton, H (1)               0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.40    4   15-8     5· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.94   0.00
M Wohlers                      0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   10-6     3· 2· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.42  -0.06
A Pena, S (2)                  1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   20-10    6· 3· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          3-0    0.90   0.11
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   9   2          41  152-94   53·21·20    8·12· 7· 1          4-0

M Stanton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Stanton (1).

IBB: B Landrum (1; M Lemke).

PO: J Smiley (1; L Smith, 2nd base (CS)); B Kipper (1; J Smoltz, 2nd base).

HBP: J Smiley (1; L Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 50,905.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. O Merced             1B    1. L Smith              LF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. T Pendleton          3B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. R Gant               CF 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. D Justice            RF 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. B Hunter             1B 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. G Olson              C  
7. M LaValliere         C     7. M Lemke              2B 
8. J Lind               2B    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. J Smiley             P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-2  -2-  6   15%  78% G Olson         J Smiley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hunter Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  -2-  7   10%  53% D Justice       J Smiley        Double to LF (LF Line); Gant Scores
   b 1   2  1-1  -2-  5   10%  63% B Hunter        J Smiley        Double to LF (LF Line); Justice Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  1  -10%  40% O Merced        J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 2   2  1-4  --3  3    6%  87% T Pendleton     J Smiley        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Smith Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  1   40%  O Merced        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  5   37%  J Bell          Single
   O      1--  3   40%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  1   43%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   45%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   42%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---  2   41%  T Pendleton     Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   43%  R Gant          Double to RF
   R      -2-  7   53%  D Justice       Double to LF (LF Line); Gant Scores
   R      -2-  5   63%  B Hunter        Double to LF (LF Line); Justice Scores
   RR     -2-  6   78%  G Olson         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hunter Scores
   O      ---  2   78%  M Lemke         Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   80%  S Buechele      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   81%  M LaValliere    Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   82%  J Lind          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Smiley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   81%  R Belliard      Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   80%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   81%  L Smith         Hit By Pitch
          1--      82%  T Pendleton     Smith Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; Smith to 3B
   R      --3  3   87%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Smith Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   86%  R Gant          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
                  Cecil Espy pinch hits for John Smiley batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B)
          ---  4   87%  J Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   86%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      12-  6   89%  B Bonilla       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Landrum facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Landrum replaces Cecil Espy pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   91%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  5   90%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      88%  G Olson         Justice Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   88%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      89%  M Lemke         Olson Steals 2B
          -2-  4   89%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   93%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Olson Scores; Lemke to 3B; Belliard to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  3   92%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   90%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--      91%  M LaValliere    Bonds Steals 2B
          -2-  5   90%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  4   84%  J Lind          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bonds Scores; LaValliere to 2B
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Bill Landrum batting 9th
   O      12-  8   88%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   91%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Patterson replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   91%  T Pendleton     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   90%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   90%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 6.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   91%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   89%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   92%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   93%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Patterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   93%  B Hunter        Lineout: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  2   92%  G Olson         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Lemke         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   88%  S Buechele      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   91%  M LaValliere    Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4   93%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   95%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Kipper facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Kipper replaces Curtis Wilkerson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  J Smoltz        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   95%  L Smith         Lineout: SS
          1--      95%  T Pendleton     Smoltz Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  " "             Smoltz Picked off 2B (P-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
                  Keith Mitchell replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  5   96%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   92%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Mike Stanton replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   89%  A Van Slyke     Walk
          1--      88%  B Bonilla       Wild Pitch; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      -2-  2   91%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-  5   94%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Kipper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   94%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  3   97%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  6   97%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   96%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Stanton facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   94%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th; Don Slaught pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
          1--  1   89%  D Slaught       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Buechele to 2B
   O      12-  4   94%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
          12-  5   88%  L McClendon     Walk; Buechele to 3B; Slaught to 2B
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Brian Hunter pitching and batting 5th; Sid Bream replaces Mark Wohlers playing 1B batting 9th
   O      123  5   94%  O Merced        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      123  5   99%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rosario Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
                  Rosario Rodriguez replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 1st; Don Slaught moves to C; Lloyd McClendon moves to 1B
          ---  5   99%  G Olson         Walk
          1--  5   99%  M Lemke         Walk; Olson to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  R Belliard      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Olson to 3B; Lemke to 2B
   RRR    -23  2  100%  S Bream         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Olson Scores; Lemke Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1  100%  T Pendleton     Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 10.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-10, Alejandro Pena facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation