September 1, 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
TBD 1 BOS 4
KCR 3 SEA 3
@CHW 2 CLE 8
ANA 1 TEX 14
@DET 7 OAK 7
@NYY 1 TOR 4
MIN 0 MON 8
@ARI 1 ATL 8
@CIN 7 PIT 9
@COL 8 NYM 9
@HOU 5 MIL 5
@LAD 4 CHC 1
@SDP 0 SFG 5
PHI 3
(11) STL 9
FLA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 40,529

Wednesday, September 1, 1999, 3:05PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Pirates

67-67

Won 3

3rd, 11½ GB

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

W: S Sauerbeck (3-0), L: D Veres (3-6), S: B Clontz (1)

Rockies

60-75

Lost 3

5th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .872   17    3   0   HR,GDP
A Nunez SS                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .220  .556   19    0   2   2B
B Giles CF                    3   3   2   0    2   0  .309 1.015   15    3   0   2·2B
K Young 1B                    3   1   1   1    2   1  .298  .912   24    6   0   
D Sveum 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .176  .681   18    2   2   
  M Benjamin PR-3B            0   1   0   0    0   0  .229  .610         0   1   
W Morris 2B                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .307  .836   15    3   2   SF
B Brown RF                    5   1   2   4    0   1  .241  .754   22    1   0   HR
J Oliver C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .237  .598   16    6   0   
  A Brown PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .683         0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                2    1   0   SH
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Schmidt P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .080  .212    8    0   0   SH
  P Schourek P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .080         0   0   
  E Sprague PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .837    6    0   0   
  K Osik C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .537    4    2   0   
Totals                       35   9  12   9    7   6              166   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Giles 2 (30, off M Porzio, off D Veres); A Nunez (6, off L Hackman).

HR: B Brown (13, off L Hackman; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); A Martin (23, off L Hackman; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: W Morris (5, off J Dipoto).

SH: S Sauerbeck (1, off M DeJean); J Schmidt (12, off L Hackman).

TB: B Brown 5; A Martin 4; B Giles 4; W Morris 2; A Nunez 2; D Sveum; K Young; J Schmidt; J Oliver.

GIDP: A Martin (6).

RBI: B Brown 4 (47); W Morris 3 (68); A Martin (61); K Young (85).

2-out RBI: W Morris.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Perez SS                    5   1   1   3    0   0  .283  .720   16    1   1   HR
T Shumpert 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .344  .973   15    2   4   
  M DeJean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
L Walker RF                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .367 1.141   13    2   0   HR,2B
D Bichette LF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .884   22    1   0   
V Castilla 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .797   22    0   1   
T Helton 1B                   4   2   3   1    1   0  .315  .961   13    8   0   HR,3B
J Barry CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .822   13    5   0   HR
  A Echevarria PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .877    7    0   0   
B Petrick C                   3   1   2   1    2   1  .667 1.800   26    6   0   2B
L Hackman P                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   10    1   2   
  M Porzio P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Dipoto P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    5    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Abbott 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .724         1   0   
Totals                       39   8  12   8    5   8              162   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Walker (22, off J Schmidt); B Petrick (1, off J Schmidt).

3B: T Helton (4, off J Schmidt).

HR: T Helton (28, off J Schmidt; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); J Barry (5, off J Schmidt; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); L Walker (34, off J Schmidt; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); N Perez (11, off J Schmidt; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: T Helton 8; L Walker 6; N Perez 4; J Barry 4; B Petrick 3; T Shumpert 2; L Hackman.

RBI: N Perez 3 (62); L Walker 2 (104); J Barry (18); T Helton (93); B Petrick (1).

2-out RBI: N Perez 3; T Helton; B Petrick; J Barry.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Perez-T Shumpert-T Helton.

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 Schmidt                      5.2  10   8   8    1   5   4   4.37   28  100-66   43· 9·14    9·10· 3· 0     21    -     0.89  -0.46
P Schourek                     1.1   1   0   0    3   1   0   5.60    8   30-14    7· 1· 6    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.42   0.04
S Sauerbeck, W (3-0)           1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.22    6   21-14    7· 2· 5    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.50   0.17
B Clontz, S (1)                0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.66    2   11-6     2· 1· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.23   0.13
Totals                         9    12   8   8    5   8   4          44  162-100  59·13·28   14·13· 4· 0          1-0

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hackman                      6     6   5   5    5   5   2   7.50   29  110-65   46· 7·12    8·11· 0· 0     40    -     1.17  -0.07
M Porzio                       0     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.28    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.17  -0.08
J Dipoto, H (14)               2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.36    7   26-16    9· 3· 4    1· 4· 1· 0          2-2    1.96   0.16
D Veres, BS (7), L (3-6)       0.1   3   3   3    2   0   0   5.10    6   23-9     7· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.72  -0.75
M DeJean                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.95    2    6-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.52   0.12
Totals                         9    12   9   9    7   6   2          45  166-94   65·10·19   12·18· 2· 0          5-2

L Hackman faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
M Porzio faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 40,529.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Colorado Rockies                     
1. A Martin             LF    1. N Perez              SS 
2. A Nunez              SS    2. T Shumpert           2B 
3. B Giles              CF    3. L Walker             RF 
4. K Young              1B    4. D Bichette           LF 
5. D Sveum              3B    5. V Castilla           3B 
6. W Morris             2B    6. T Helton             1B 
7. B Brown              RF    7. J Barry              CF 
8. J Oliver             C     8. B Petrick            C  
9. J Schmidt            P     9. L Hackman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  8-7  123  6   38%  85% B Brown         D Veres         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young Scores; Benjamin Scores; Morris to 3B
   t 6   1  3-2  1--  5   23%  60% B Brown         L Hackman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sveum Scores
   b 6   2  4-5  12-  6  -21%   8% N Perez         J Schmidt       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Petrick Scores; Hackman Scores
   b 9   2  9-8  12-  4   21% 100% B Petrick       B Clontz        Strikeout Looking
   t 9   1  8-6  123  3   17%  47% W Morris        D Veres         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Giles Scores; Young to 3B; Benjamin to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Luther Hackman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  2   58%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   63%  A Nunez         Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   65%  B Giles         Walk
   O      12-  8   61%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   58%  D Sveum         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Nunez to 3B; Giles to 2B
   O      -23  3   53%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   55%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   57%  T Shumpert      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   55%  L Walker        Double to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   58%  D Bichette      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luther Hackman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   56%  B Brown         Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  5   58%  J Oliver        Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  J Schmidt       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-  1   53%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   56%  V Castilla      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   49%  T Helton        Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  1   55%  J Barry         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      --3  5   46%  B Petrick       Double to CF (Line Drive); Helton Scores
   O      -2-  2   50%  L Hackman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Luther Hackman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  B Giles         Walk
          1--  7   53%  K Young         Walk; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  1   49%  D Sveum         Foul Popfly: P (3B-C Foul)
   R      12-  5   58%  W Morris        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Giles Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  2   53%  B Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   56%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   53%  T Shumpert      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  3   37%  L Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Shumpert Scores
   O      ---  2   39%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   40%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Luther Hackman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   37%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   34%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   33%  A Martin        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jason Schmidt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   36%  T Helton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   38%  J Barry         Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   36%  B Petrick       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   39%  L Hackman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Luther Hackman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   35%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   33%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   31%  K Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   34%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   36%  T Shumpert      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   37%  L Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Luther Hackman facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   42%  D Sveum         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   37%  W Morris        Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  5   60%  B Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sveum Scores
   O      ---  3   57%  J Oliver        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  3   59%  J Schmidt       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   56%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-4, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   60%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   63%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   48%  T Helton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      ---  7   33%  J Barry         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   32%  B Petrick       Walk
          1--  4   30%  L Hackman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Petrick to 2B
   RRR    12-  6    8%  N Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Petrick Scores; Hackman Scores
                  Pete Schourek replaces Jason Schmidt pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3    8%  T Shumpert      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4    7%  L Walker        Walk; Shumpert to 2B
   O      12-  5    9%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Rockies 8.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Luther Hackman facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   12%  A Nunez         Walk
                  Mike Porzio replaces Luther Hackman pitching and batting 9th
          1--  1   20%  B Giles         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Nunez to 3B
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Mike Porzio pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23  3   28%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Nunez Scores; Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  4   21%  D Sveum         Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
   RO     1-3  2   18%  W Morris        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Giles Scores
   O      1--  4   14%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-6, Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   16%  V Castilla      Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   14%  T Helton        Walk
   O      1--  1   16%  J Barry         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  6   15%  B Petrick       Walk; Helton to 2B
   O      12-  5   18%  J Dipoto        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Jerry Dipoto facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   24%  J Oliver        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
                  Ed Sprague pinch hits for Pete Schourek batting 9th; Adrian Brown pinch runs for Joe Oliver batting 8th
   O      1--  6   18%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  4    8%  A Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-6, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 8th; Keith Osik replaces Ed Sprague playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  2    9%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   10%  T Shumpert      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   10%  L Walker        Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Dave Veres facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Veres replaces Jerry Dipoto pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4    5%  A Nunez         Lineout: 1B
          ---  1   12%  B Giles         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   19%  K Young         Walk
          12-  5   30%  D Sveum         Walk; Giles to 3B; Young to 2B
                  Mike Benjamin pinch runs for Dale Sveum batting 5th
   R      123  3   47%  W Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Giles Scores; Young to 3B; Benjamin to 2B
   RR     123  6   85%  B Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young Scores; Benjamin Scores; Morris to 3B
                  Mike DeJean replaces Terry Shumpert pitching and batting 2nd; Kurt Abbott replaces Dave Veres playing 2B batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   80%  S Sauerbeck     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brown to 2B
   O      -23  4   73%  K Osik          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Rockies 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 8-9, Scott Sauerbeck facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Benjamin moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   84%  D Bichette      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   93%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   87%  T Helton        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
                  Brad Clontz replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 8th; Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Jeff Barry batting 7th
          1--  7   79%  A Echevarria    Walk; Helton to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  B Petrick       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Rockies 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation