October 6, 1992 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1992 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
1992 postseason: WS: TOR-ATL / ALCS: TOR-OAK / NLCS: ATL-PIT

Game 1
ATL  5
PIT  1
Game 2
ATL 13
PIT  5
Game 3
PIT  3
ATL  2
Game 4
ATL  6
@PIT  4
Game 5
PIT  7
ATL  1
Game 6
PIT 13
@ATL  4
Game 7
ATL  3
PIT  2

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 51,971

Tuesday, October 6, 1992, 8:42
Time of Game: 3:20

Pirates

Jim Leyland

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

W: J Smoltz (1-0), L: D Drabek (0-1)

Braves

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cole RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   10    3   0   
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   14    3   0   GDP
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   15    4   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   15    0   0   
J King 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   14    1   2   2B
O Merced 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   17    6   1   CS
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   17    7   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .667 2.334   12    0   3   HR
D Drabek P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Neagle P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  D Cox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    3   8              127   24   6

BATTING

2B: J King (1, off M Stanton).

HR: J Lind (1, off J Smoltz; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Lind 5; J King 2; A Van Slyke; A Cole.

GIDP: J Bell (1).

RBI: J Lind (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: O Merced (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Merced (1, 2nd base by J Smoltz/D Berryhill).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   16    0   0   SB
J Blauser SS                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833   23    0   2   HR
  R Belliard PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   13    2   2   
D Justice RF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167   25    2   0   2B
S Bream 1B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250    9   12   0   2B
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    2   0   SB,SH
D Berryhill C                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   26    7   2   
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .667 1.417   22    2   5   
J Smoltz P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   20    0   1   
  L Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5   8   4    4   6              171   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Justice (1, off D Drabek); S Bream (1, off D Drabek).

HR: J Blauser (1, off D Drabek; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: R Gant (1, off D Drabek).

TB: J Blauser 4; S Bream 3; M Lemke 2; D Justice 2; T Pendleton; O Nixon.

RBI: M Lemke (1); S Bream (1); T Pendleton (1); J Blauser (1).

2-out RBI: M Lemke.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-M Lemke-S Bream.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant (1, 2nd base off D Drabek/M LaValliere); O Nixon (1, 2nd base off B Patterson/M LaValliere).

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
D Drabek, L (0-1)              4.2   5   4   3    2   4   1   5.79   22   97-60   40· 6·14    7· 5· 4· 0     42    -     0.75  -0.17
B Patterson                    1.1   3   1   1    1   1   0   6.75    8   36-21   14· 3· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.19   0.00
D Neagle                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   13-7     6· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.01
D Cox                          1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   23-14    9· 4· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   4    4   6   1          37  169-102  69·14·19   11·11· 5· 0          3-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz, W (1-0)              8     4   1   1    3   6   1   1.13   29  106-64   34·13·17   10· 7· 3· 0     73    -     0.72   0.33
M Stanton                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   17-11    4· 2· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   8   1          33  123-75   38·15·22   11· 7· 4· 0           -

B Patterson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Smoltz (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 51,971.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. A Cole               RF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. J Blauser            SS 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. T Pendleton          3B 
4. B Bonds              LF    4. D Justice            RF 
5. J King               3B    5. S Bream              1B 
6. O Merced             1B    6. R Gant               LF 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. D Berryhill          C  
8. J Lind               2B    8. M Lemke              2B 
9. D Drabek             P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-1  1--  3   11%  83% S Bream         D Drabek        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  12-  3   11%  65% M Lemke         D Drabek        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bream Scores; Berryhill to 2B
   t 4   2  1-0  1-3  2    6%  69% J King          J Smoltz        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   t 6   0  4-0  1--  2    5%  95% J Bell          J Smoltz        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 5   1  0-3  ---  7    5%  93% J Blauser       D Drabek        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Cole          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  1   54%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  3   51%  J Blauser       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   50%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  J King          Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   53%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  M LaValliere    Merced Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
          ---  2   55%  S Bream         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   52%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
          1--  9   54%  D Berryhill     Walk; Bream to 2B
   R      12-  3   65%  M Lemke         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bream Scores; Berryhill to 2B
   O      12-  5   62%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   66%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   67%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   65%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   64%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   63%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  A Cole          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   62%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  4   66%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   63%  B Bonds         Walk, Wild Pitch; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  2   69%  J King          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   72%  D Justice       Walk
   R      1--  3   83%  S Bream         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
   R      -2-  1   88%  R Gant          Reached on E3 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B); Bream Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  5   87%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Looking, Gant Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  M Lemke         Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF); Gant to 3B
   O      --3  8   84%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   88%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   87%  J Lind          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   89%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   88%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  7   93%  J Blauser       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   93%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   93%  D Justice       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Bob Patterson replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   92%  S Bream         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   89%  A Cole          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   95%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   94%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   95%  B Bonds         Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Patterson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   95%  R Gant          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   95%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   94%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  J King          Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   97%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   97%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   98%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      98%  J Blauser       Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-  8   98%  " "             Walk
                  Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Jeff Blauser batting 2nd
   R      12-  1   99%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon Scores; Belliard to 2B
                  Denny Neagle replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   99%  D Justice       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   99%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Belliard to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  R Gant          Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
                  Rafael Belliard moves to SS
   R      ---  4   97%  J Lind          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Denny Neagle batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  G Varsho        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  A Cole          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
                  Danny Cox replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  D Berryhill     Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
          --- 10   99%  M Lemke         Walk
                  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      1--  1   99%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   99%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Stanton replaces Lonnie Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5  100%  J King          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5  100%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ATL199210060

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BATTING

PITCHING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation