August 7, 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 4
@BAL 2 CAL 8
MIN 1 CHW 10
NYY 2 KCR 2
BOS 0 OAK 6
SEA 1 TEX 12
CLE 10 TOR 5
DET 2 SFG 1
@ATL 0 LAD 2
@CIN 0 SDP 7
@HOU 4 NYM 7
PIT 1 PHI 5
CHC 4
(11) MON 1
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 41,542

Wednesday, August 7, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:46

Pirates

62-43

Lost 1

1st

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

W: D Gooden (12-6), L: Z Smith (10-9)

Mets

56-50

Won 1

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .805   18    9   1   SB
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .748   16    0   2   
  J Gonzalez CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .182         0   0   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .256  .796   15    1   0   SB
  J Wehner 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .373  .846         0   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .861   16    1   4   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
B Bonds LF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .292  .910   15    1   0   SB
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Wilkerson PH-SS           1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .519    2    0   0   
G Varsho RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .755   12    2   0   
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .734   10    5   0   
  T Prince C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .694    2    2   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .621    8    2   3   
Z Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .512    8    1   0   
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
  N Heaton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .844         0   0   
  C Espy LF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    8    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    4   4              130   24  10

BATTING

TB: A Van Slyke; C Espy; B Bonilla; O Merced.

RBI: B Bonilla (66).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Bonilla (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Merced (4, 2nd base off D Gooden/C O'Brien); A Van Slyke (8, 2nd base off D Gooden/C O'Brien); B Bonds (34, 2nd base off D Gooden/C O'Brien).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .693   16    1   0   
D Magadan 1B                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .258  .733   23   17   1   SF
G Jefferies 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .741   12    1   7   
K McReynolds LF               3   0   0   1    0   1  .276  .780   13    1   0   SF
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .263  .889   16    0   6   
H Brooks RF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .249  .761   11    0   0   
  D Boston PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .685    4    1   0   
K Elster SS                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .230  .657   18    1   3   
C O'Brien C                   3   2   1   0    1   2  .189  .499   17    4   0   
D Gooden P                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .241  .586   16    1   0   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .782    2    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   7  11   7    1   7              148   27  18

BATTING

SF: K McReynolds (3, off Z Smith); D Magadan (6, off N Heaton).

TB: K Elster 2; V Coleman 2; H Brooks 2; D Magadan; H Johnson; G Jefferies; D Gooden; C O'Brien.

RBI: D Magadan 2 (45); D Gooden 2 (6); G Jefferies (49); V Coleman (17); K McReynolds (53).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C O'Brien (4).

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
Z Smith, L (10-9)              5     8   4   4    0   3   0   3.45   23   89-61   38· 4·19   13· 3· 4· 0     38    -     0.99  -0.16
V Palacios                     0     3   3   3    1   0   0   3.80    4   22-11    8· 2· 1    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.04
N Heaton                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.52    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.07   0.00
B Landrum                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    3   12-9     3· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
S Belinda                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.32    3   14-9     6· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    1   7   0          36  148-97   60·11·26   16· 5· 7· 0          2-1

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, W (12-6)             8     4   1   1    4   4   0   3.67   32  121-78   43· 7·28   17· 4· 3· 0     70    -     0.74   0.30
J Franco                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    3    5-4     3· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   4   0          35  126-82   46· 8·28   20· 4· 3· 0           -

V Palacios faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 41,542.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. O Merced             1B    1. V Coleman            CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. D Magadan            1B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. G Jefferies          2B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. K McReynolds         LF 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. H Johnson            3B 
6. G Varsho             RF    6. H Brooks             RF 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. K Elster             SS 
8. J Lind               2B    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. Z Smith              P     9. D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  1   12%  74% C O'Brien       Z Smith         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Elster to 3B
   b 5   1  0-1  12-  5   12%  87% D Magadan       Z Smith         Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); O'Brien Scores; Coleman to 3B
   b 5   1  0-0  1-3  4    9%  75% V Coleman       Z Smith         Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Elster Scores; O'Brien to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  1-3  4   -8%  66% D Gooden        Z Smith         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   t 3   1  0-0  --3  3    7%  51% J Bell          D Gooden        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Merced stays at 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  2   52%  A Van Slyke     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      51%  B Bonilla       Van Slyke Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   55%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --- 10   51%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   54%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  M LaValliere    Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  J Lind          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  K McReynolds    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  H Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  H Brooks        Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  K Elster        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   52%  Z Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   50%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      44%  J Bell          Merced Steals 2B; Merced to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  3   51%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Merced stays at 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  D Gooden        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   53%  V Coleman       Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  5   50%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   50%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      48%  G Varsho        Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Bonds to 3B
   O      --3  2   56%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   53%  G Jefferies     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   51%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   54%  H Johnson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Johnson to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  5   50%  H Brooks        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  Z Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   56%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   61%  K Elster        Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   74%  C O'Brien       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Elster to 3B
   O      1-3  4   66%  D Gooden        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      1-3  4   75%  V Coleman       Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Elster Scores; O'Brien to 2B
   R      12-  5   87%  D Magadan       Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); O'Brien Scores; Coleman to 3B
   R      1-3  4   92%  G Jefferies     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Coleman Scores; Magadan to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   94%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Magadan Scores
   O      1--  7   93%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   90%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  4   92%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-  4   94%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Bell to 3B
   O      --3  5   96%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vicente Palacios facing 6-7-8
                  Vicente Palacios replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   96%  H Brooks        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  6   98%  K Elster        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brooks to 3B
          1-3  5   98%  C O'Brien       Walk; Elster to 2B
   RR     123  8   99%  D Gooden        Single to CF (Line Drive); Brooks Scores; Elster Scores; O'Brien to 3B
                  Neal Heaton replaces Vicente Palacios pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   99%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); O'Brien stays at 3B; Coleman to 1B
   RO     1-3  3   99%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); O'Brien Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Jefferies to 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 7.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  100%  G Varsho        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1  100%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Bill Landrum facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Landrum replaces Barry Bonds pitching and batting 5th; Cecil Espy replaces Neal Heaton playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Hubie Brooks batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
                  Daryl Boston moves to RF
          ---  8   99%  C Espy          Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4  100%  O Merced        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Merced to 1B
   O      1--  3  100%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          1--  6  100%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Merced to 2B
   R      12-  2   99%  B Bonilla       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Merced Scores; Van Slyke to 2B
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Bill Landrum batting 5th
   O      12-  2  100%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Stan Belinda facing 7-8-9
                  Stan Belinda replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 4th; Tom Prince replaces Mike LaValliere playing C batting 7th; John Wehner replaces Andy Van Slyke playing 3B batting 3rd; Curtis Wilkerson moves to SS; Jose Gonzalez replaces Jay Bell playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Sasser        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, John Franco facing 6-7-8
                  John Franco replaces Mackey Sasser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  G Varsho        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  T Prince        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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