April 4, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates at Florida Marlins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
KCR 3 DET 10
@OAK 9
(15) TEX 13
BOS 2 SFG 7
@ATL 1 CHC 9
LAD 4 MON 10
@CIN 2 FLA 6
PIT 2 NYM 10
STL 9 PHI 7
COL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 19,008

Thursday, April 4, 1996, 1:37
Time of Game: 2:45

Pirates

2-1

Lost 1

1st

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

W: A Leiter (1-0), L: J Ericks (0-1)

Marlins

1-2

Won 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brumfield CF                4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .200   17    2   0   
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .481   20    0   0   
  M Kingery PH-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
O Merced RF                   2   1   0   0    2   2  .000  .231   21    0   1   
J King 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .083  .250   18    7   0   2B
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .334   13    1   0   
J Bell SS                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .788   20    2   3   
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.683   17    2   2   2B
J Kendall C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .764   14   10   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
J Ericks P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    0   0   GDP
  F Cordova P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Wehner PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 5.000    3    0   0   HR
  L Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Johnson PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    6  10              164   24   8

BATTING

2B: J King (1, off A Pena); C Garcia (1, off A Leiter).

HR: J Wehner (1, off A Leiter; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Wehner 4; C Garcia 3; J King 2; J Bell.

GIDP: J Ericks (1).

RBI: J Wehner (1); J King (1).

2-out RBI: J Wehner.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Bell (1); L Hancock (1).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .473   10    1   2   SB
  C Grebeck PR-2B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    1   0   SH
D White CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .583   18    2   0   2B
G Sheffield RF                4   1   1   2    0   1  .091  .531   10    3   0   HR,CS
J Conine LF                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .273  .878   14    3   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473   14    0   2   HBP
G Colbrunn 1B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .300  .900   15    8   0   HR
C Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .333  .777   17    9   1   
K Abbott SS                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .222  .522   17    0   3   
A Leiter P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000   11    0   1   
  J Tavarez PH                1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    5    0   0   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Dawson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   6  11   6    1   8              142   27   9

BATTING

2B: D White (1, off J Ericks).

HR: G Sheffield (1, off J Ericks; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); G Colbrunn (1, off J Ericks; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: C Grebeck (1, off L Hancock).

HBP: T Pendleton (1, by L Hancock).

TB: G Colbrunn 5; G Sheffield 4; D White 3; J Conine 2; Q Veras; K Abbott; J Tavarez; A Leiter.

RBI: G Colbrunn 2 (2); J Conine 2 (3); G Sheffield 2 (2).

2-out RBI: G Sheffield 2; G Colbrunn.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Abbott-Q Veras-G Colbrunn.

BASERUNNING

SB: Q Veras (1, 2nd base off J Ericks/J Kendall).

CS: G Sheffield (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by L Hancock).

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 Ericks, L (0-1)              5     8   3   3    1   4   2   5.40   23   91-57   33· 5·19    7· 8· 3· 0     42    -     0.79  -0.11
F Cordova                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   12-8     2· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
L Hancock                      2     3   3   0    0   2   0   0.00   11   33-23   14· 4· 5    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.09
Totals                         8    11   6   3    1   8   2          37  136-88   49·11·28   12·11· 4· 0           -

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter, W (1-0)              7     4   1   1    4   7   1   1.29   28  121-74   48· 6·20    6· 9· 2· 0     68    -     0.99   0.30
A Pena                         1     1   1   1    1   2   0   4.50    5   23-13    5· 3· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.39   0.00
R Nen                          1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   20-12    7· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   2    6  10   1          37  164-99   60·12·27    7·11· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: L Hancock (1; G Sheffield, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: L Hancock (1; T Pendleton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 19,008.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 13mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Florida Marlins                      
1. J Brumfield          CF    1. Q Veras              2B 
2. A Martin             LF    2. D White              CF 
3. O Merced             RF    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. J King               1B    4. J Conine             LF 
5. C Hayes              3B    5. T Pendleton          3B 
6. J Bell               SS    6. G Colbrunn           1B 
7. C Garcia             2B    7. C Johnson            C  
8. J Kendall            C     8. K Abbott             SS 
9. J Ericks             P     9. A Leiter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-  1   20%  74% G Sheffield     J Ericks        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); White Scores
   t 4   1  2-0  123 10   18%  79% J Ericks        A Leiter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   1  0-2  ---  4    8%  85% G Colbrunn      J Ericks        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 4   1  2-0  12-  5   -8%  61% J Kendall       A Leiter        Walk; Bell to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  -23  5    6%  55% J Kendall       A Leiter        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  J Brumfield     Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  3   54%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   55%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Ericks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  Q Veras         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   57%  D White         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   53%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  6   54%  J Conine        Walk
   O      12-  5   50%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  J King          Groundout: P-2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   54%  C Hayes         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  6   53%  J Bell          Walk
          1--  1   49%  C Garcia        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bell to 3B
   O      -23  5   55%  J Kendall       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Ericks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  G Colbrunn      Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   51%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  J Ericks        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   50%  J Brumfield     Walk
   O      1--  4   53%  A Martin        Flyball: LF
          1--  4   51%  O Merced        Walk; Brumfield to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Ericks facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   60%  A Leiter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   56%  Q Veras         Bunt Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B); Veras to 1B
          1--      58%  D White         Veras Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   54%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Veras out at Hm/RF-C; White to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -2-  1   74%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); White Scores
   O      ---  5   73%  J Conine        Foul Popfly: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   76%  C Hayes         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   73%  J Bell          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
          1--  3   68%  C Garcia        Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bell to 2B
          12-  5   61%  J Kendall       Walk; Bell to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   OO     123 10   79%  J Ericks        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Ericks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   77%  T Pendleton     Lineout: 1B
   R      ---  4   85%  G Colbrunn      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   84%  C Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   85%  K Abbott        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  4   84%  A Leiter        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   86%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   88%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   89%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Ericks facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   90%  Q Veras         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   89%  D White         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  3   87%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   88%  J Conine        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Veras to 2B
                  Craig Grebeck pinch runs for Quilvio Veras batting 1st
   O      12-  3   87%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Grebeck moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   89%  J King          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   90%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
                  Francisco Cordova replaces John Ericks pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   90%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  K Abbott        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   92%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  J Kendall       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Francisco Cordova batting 9th
   R      ---  3   87%  J Wehner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   89%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lee Hancock facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Hancock replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 9th; Jesus Tavarez pinch hits for Al Leiter batting 9th
          ---  5   90%  J Tavarez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   93%  C Grebeck       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Tavarez to 2B; Grebeck to 1B
   O      12-  1   90%  D White         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          12-  2   93%  G Sheffield     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Tavarez to 3B; Grebeck to 2B; Sheffield to 1B
   RR     123  1   98%  J Conine        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tavarez Scores/unER; Grebeck Scores/unER; Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-      97%  T Pendleton     Sheffield Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-2B)
          1--  3   97%  " "             Hit By Pitch; Conine to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  G Colbrunn      Single to LF (Line Drive); Conine Scores/unER; Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  C Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Marlins 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Alejandro Pena facing 2-3-4
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Jesus Tavarez pitching and batting 9th; Mike Kingery pinch hits for Al Martin batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   99%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  O Merced        Walk
   R      1--  2   96%  J King          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores
   O      -2-  5   98%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   99%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Lee Hancock facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Kingery moves to LF
   O      ---  3   99%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
                  Andre Dawson pinch hits for Alejandro Pena batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  A Dawson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   99%  C Grebeck       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Robb Nen facing 7-8-9
                  Robb Nen replaces Andre Dawson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  C Garcia        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Jason Kendall batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  D Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  Mark Johnson pinch hits for Lee Hancock batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  M Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO199604040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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