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Standings
CLE
@BAL		6
5		 
(11)
CHW
@CAL		2
3		 
(10)
SEA
@KCR		4
3		 
(11)
DET
@MIL		6
4
BOS
@NYY		1
3
MIN
@TEX		0
3
OAK
@TOR		0
6
LAD
@ATL		2
3		 
(11)
MON
@CHC		5
7		 
(10)
HOU
@CIN		7
3
PIT
@PHI		5
3
SDP
@SFG		3
1
NYM
@STL		1
2
Saturday, September 14, 1991 (null)
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 27,412, Time of Game: 2:23
Pirates
5
85-57
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Phillies
3
66-76
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 19 GB
W: John Smiley (18-8)
L: Andy Ashby (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  3  0    5  6  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  6  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Merced 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .282 .788 18 8 0.017 0.59 0.055 -0.038 0.0 11 1
Jay Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .757 17 10 -0.023 0.71 0.034 -0.057 -0.3 1 0 HBP
Andy Van Slyke CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .266 .815 9 8 0.118 0.93 0.170 -0.053 1.2 1 0 HR
Bobby Bonilla RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 .306 .887 12 6 -0.017 0.86 0.044 -0.062 -0.1 1 1
Barry Bonds LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .281 .894 14 5 0.120 0.80 0.131 -0.011 1.4 4 0 2B
Steve Buechele 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .265 .769 14 8 0.088 1.02 0.106 -0.018 0.7 1 5
Mike LaValliere C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .281 .692 15 8 -0.074 1.30 0.033 -0.107 -0.4 6 1 GDP
Jose Lind 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .659 14 13 -0.027 0.98 0.023 -0.050 -0.9 2 4 SF
John Smiley P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .113 .267 8 5 -0.046 0.45 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 0 1
   Vicente Palacios P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 6 4 5 4 .194 .638 121 71 0.156 0.84 0.596 -0.442 0.9 27 13
2B: B Bonds (24, off A Ashby).
HR: A Van Slyke (17, off A Ashby; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: J Lind (6, off A Ashby).
HBP: J Bell (3, by A Ashby).
TB: A Van Slyke 4; B Bonds 2; S Buechele; M LaValliere; B Bonilla; O Merced.
GIDP: M LaValliere (10).
RBI: A Van Slyke 2 (80); M LaValliere (35); J Lind (44).
2-out RBI: M LaValliere.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: B Bonilla (C Hayes at 3rd base).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Randy Ready 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .715 13 8 -0.095 0.93 0.019 -0.114 -0.5 1 1
Von Hayes CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 .609 13 10 -0.110 1.10 0.000 -0.110 -1.0 1 0
Wes Chamberlain LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .256 .737 10 9 0.062 0.77 0.090 -0.029 1.9 2 0 HR
John Kruk 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .281 .817 13 6 0.070 1.53 0.140 -0.071 0.6 9 3 2B
Dale Murphy RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .726 18 9 -0.191 1.79 0.000 -0.191 -1.2 2 0
Charlie Hayes 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .223 .601 10 7 -0.022 1.28 0.080 -0.102 0.0 2 2 2B
Dickie Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .641 10 6 -0.062 0.78 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 4 4
Steve Lake C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .500 10 7 0.099 0.91 0.133 -0.034 0.6 4 0 3B
Andy Ashby P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .333 8 7 -0.090 1.36 0.000 -0.090 -0.6 2 1
   Wally Ritchie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Lindeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .807 2 2 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Mike Hartley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 1 6 .188 .618 107 71 -0.342 1.15 0.462 -0.806 -1.1 27 11
2B: J Kruk (22, off J Smiley); C Hayes (22, off J Smiley).
3B: S Lake (1, off J Smiley).
HR: W Chamberlain (11, off J Smiley; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: W Chamberlain 5; S Lake 3; J Kruk 2; C Hayes 2; R Ready.
RBI: W Chamberlain 2 (40); C Hayes (49).
2-out RBI: C Hayes.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Kruk-D Thon-A Ashby.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Smiley, W (18-8) 8.1 6 3 3 1 5 1 3.39 31 97 66 38 14 14 13 12 2 0 63 0.247 1.05 0.6
Vicente Palacios, S (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.08 2 10 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.096 2.14 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 1 6 1 3.00 33 107 71 40 16 15 13 13 2 0 63 1 0 0.343 0.84 1.1

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Ashby, L (0-4) 7.1 5 5 5 4 3 1 6.86 31 97 59 37 6 16 9 14 7 0 47 -0.135 0.98 -0.9
Wally Ritchie 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.66 4 13 7 4 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 -0.025 0.36 -0.5
Mike Hartley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.48 3 11 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 5 4 1 5.00 38 121 71 44 7 20 11 17 8 0 47 1 1 -0.157 1.15 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: V Palacios (6).
HBP: A Ashby (2; J Bell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 27,412.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Orlando Merced 1B 1 Randy Ready 2B
2 Jay Bell SS 2 Von Hayes CF
3 Andy Van Slyke CF 3 Wes Chamberlain LF
4 Bobby Bonilla RF 4 John Kruk 1B
5 Barry Bonds LF 5 Dale Murphy RF
6 Steve Buechele 3B 6 Charlie Hayes 3B
7 Mike LaValliere C 7 Dickie Thon SS
8 Jose Lind 2B 8 Steve Lake C
9 John Smiley P 9 Andy Ashby P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT A. Van Slyke A. Ashby 17% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Merced Scores; Van Slyke Scores
b6 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PHI S. Lake J. Smiley -13% 63% Triple to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b6 0-2 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O PHI R. Ready J. Smiley 8% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Lake stays at 3B
b7 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RO PHI C. Hayes J. Smiley -8% 76% Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Murphy Scores; Hayes out at 3B/RF-2B-C-3B
t2 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT S. Buechele A. Ashby 8% 68% Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bonilla to 3B; Bonds to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT O. Merced A. Ashby -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Bell A. Ashby -1% 46% Flyball: SS (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Van Slyke A. Ashby -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Smiley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PHI R. Ready J. Smiley 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PHI V. Hayes J. Smiley 1% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O PHI W. Chamberlain J. Smiley 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT B. Bonilla A. Ashby 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Bonds A. Ashby 6% 60% Walk; Bonilla to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT S. Buechele A. Ashby 8% 68% Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bonilla to 3B; Bonds to 2B
t2 0-0 0 123 6,(3-2)  ROO PIT M. LaValliere A. Ashby -7% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; Bonilla Scores/No RBI; Bonds to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Lind A. Ashby -3% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Smiley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PHI J. Kruk J. Smiley -7% 50% Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PHI D. Murphy J. Smiley 5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Kruk stays at 2B
b2 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PHI C. Hayes J. Smiley 4% 59% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PHI D. Thon J. Smiley 4% 62% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Smiley A. Ashby -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT O. Merced A. Ashby 2% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Bell A. Ashby 3% 66% Hit By Pitch; Merced to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Van Slyke A. Ashby -3% 62% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Merced to 3B; Van Slyke to 1B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Bonilla A. Ashby -5% 58% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Smiley facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PHI S. Lake J. Smiley 3% 60% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PHI A. Ashby J. Smiley 2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PHI R. Ready J. Smiley 1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Bonds A. Ashby 6% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t4 1-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT S. Buechele A. Ashby 3% 72% Walk
t4 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. LaValliere A. Ashby -2% 70% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Bonds to 3B
t4 1-0 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  RO PIT J. Lind A. Ashby 2% 73% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Bonds Scores
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Smiley A. Ashby -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Smiley facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PHI V. Hayes J. Smiley 3% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI W. Chamberlain J. Smiley 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b4 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PHI J. Kruk J. Smiley 1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT O. Merced A. Ashby -2% 75% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t5 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bell A. Ashby -1% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Van Slyke A. Ashby -1% 73% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Smiley facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PHI D. Murphy J. Smiley 3% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI C. Hayes J. Smiley 2% 78% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PHI D. Thon J. Smiley 1% 80% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Bonilla A. Ashby -2% 78% Lineout: CF
t6 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Bonds A. Ashby -1% 77% Popfly: 3B
t6 2-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT S. Buechele A. Ashby -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Smiley facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PHI S. Lake J. Smiley -13% 63% Triple to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b6 0-2 0 --3 4,(0-2)  O PHI A. Ashby J. Smiley 7% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-2 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O PHI R. Ready J. Smiley 8% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Lake stays at 3B
b6 0-2 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O PHI V. Hayes J. Smiley 5% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 7-8-9
t7 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT M. LaValliere A. Ashby -1% 82% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t7 2-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Lind A. Ashby -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Smiley A. Ashby -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Smiley facing 3-4-5
b7 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PHI W. Chamberlain J. Smiley -7% 74% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b7 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PHI J. Kruk J. Smiley 6% 79% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kruk to 1B
b7 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PHI D. Murphy J. Smiley 5% 84% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murphy to 1B
b7 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RO PHI C. Hayes J. Smiley -8% 76% Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Murphy Scores; Hayes out at 3B/RF-2B-C-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phillies' Andy Ashby facing 1-2-3
t8 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT O. Merced A. Ashby 3% 79% Walk
t8 2-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bell A. Ashby -3% 76% Popfly: SS
t8 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT A. Van Slyke A. Ashby 17% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Merced Scores; Van Slyke Scores
t8 4-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Bonilla A. Ashby 1% 94% Walk
Wally Ritchie replaces Andy Ashby pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT B. Bonds W. Ritchie 1% 95% Walk; Bonilla to 2B
t8 4-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT S. Buechele W. Ritchie -1% 94% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t8 4-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R PIT M. LaValliere W. Ritchie 3% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonilla Scores; Bonds to 3B
t8 5-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Lind W. Ritchie -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' John Smiley facing 7-8-9
b8 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PHI D. Thon J. Smiley 1% 98% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b8 1-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PHI S. Lake J. Smiley 1% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B
Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Wally Ritchie (P) batting 9th
b8 1-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PHI J. Lindeman J. Smiley 0% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Phillies' Mike Hartley facing 9-1-2
Mike Hartley replaces Jim Lindeman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Smiley M. Hartley -0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t9 5-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT O. Merced M. Hartley -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bell M. Hartley -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' John Smiley facing 1-2-3
b9 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PHI R. Ready J. Smiley -2% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b9 1-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PHI V. Hayes J. Smiley 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR PHI W. Chamberlain J. Smiley -2% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ready Scores; Chamberlain Scores
b9 3-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PHI J. Kruk J. Smiley -6% 90% Walk
Vicente Palacios replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  PHI D. Murphy V. Palacios -1% 89% Wild Pitch; Kruk to 2B
b9 3-5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O PHI D. Murphy V. Palacios 7% 96% Popfly: 2B
b9 3-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PHI C. Hayes V. Palacios 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 3.

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