September 15, 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
CLE 3 CHW 9
@CAL 2 SEA 14
@KCR 7 MIL 5
DET 3 BOS 5
@NYY 4 TEX 4
MIN 2 OAK 10
@TOR 5 ATL 9
LAD 1 MON 6
@CHC 5
(10) CIN 10
HOU 0 PHI 8
PIT 3 SFG 7
SDP 2 STL 7
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 35,560

Sunday, September 15, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:51

Pirates

85-58

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  6  3
Phillies        0  2  0   1  0  1   0  4  X    8 14  1

W: T Greene (11-7), L: R Tomlin (8-6), S: M Williams (27)

Phillies

67-76

Won 1

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Bullett CF                  2   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .333   16    1   0   HBP
  A Van Slyke PH-CF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .811    4    0   0   
G Varsho LF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .259  .746   14    2   0   HR
C Wilkerson 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .185  .475   14    1   4   
B Bonilla RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .307  .887   14    1   0   
O Merced 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .780   11    8   2   GDP
M LaValliere C                2   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .696   15    6   0   
  D Slaught PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .733    1    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .657    8    3   2   
C Garcia SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .111   12    0   3   
  J Bell PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .756    5    0   0   
R Tomlin P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .184  .404   16    2   1   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L McClendon PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .856    5    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   2    3   9              135   24  12

BATTING

HR: G Varsho (4, off T Greene; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: S Bullett (1, by T Greene).

TB: G Varsho 5; J Lind; M LaValliere; C Wilkerson; B Bonilla.

GIDP: O Merced (6).

RBI: G Varsho 2 (22).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Garcia-J Lind-O Merced.

E: O Merced 2 (11); J Lind (9).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Batiste SS                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .627   18    3   3   
R Ready 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .714   17    2   3   
W Chamberlain LF              5   1   2   3    0   0  .258  .741   18    2   0   2B
J Kruk 1B                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .282  .819   20    7   0   2B
D Murphy RF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .252  .732    8    0   0   2·2B
  M Williams P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    4    0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .223  .604   13    0   2   2B,IW
S Lake C                      4   1   2   1    0   1  .227  .515   15    9   0   GDP
B Castillo CF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .408   11    3   0   
T Greene P                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .254  .664    8    0   1   
  J Morris RF                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .221  .570    2    1   0   
Totals                       40   8  14   7    2   5              134   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Kruk (23, off R Tomlin); D Murphy 2 (30, 2 off R Tomlin); W Chamberlain (14, off B Kipper); C Hayes (23, off R Tomlin).

IBB: C Hayes (2, by R Tomlin).

TB: D Murphy 4; W Chamberlain 3; J Kruk 3; T Greene 2; C Hayes 2; S Lake 2; K Batiste; B Castillo; R Ready.

GIDP: S Lake (5).

RBI: W Chamberlain 3 (43); B Castillo (1); K Batiste (1); D Murphy (68); S Lake (10).

2-out RBI: B Castillo.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ready-K Batiste-J Kruk.

E: C Hayes (15).

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
R Tomlin, L (8-6)              7.1  13   6   4    1   4   0   3.03   37  114-83   47·21·15   17· 9· 6· 0     35    -     1.16  -0.25
B Kipper                       0.2   1   2   1    1   1   0   4.80    5   18-11    7· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.54  -0.10
Totals                         8    14   8   5    2   5   0          42  132-94   54·22·18   19· 9· 7· 0          2-2

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Greene, W (11-7)             7.2   5   3   3    2   9   1   3.18   30  112-75   40·13·22    8· 7· 3· 0     64    -     1.26   0.09
M Williams, S (27)             1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.25    7   23-13    9· 1· 3    2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.55   0.06
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   9   1          37  135-88   49·14·25   10·10· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: R Tomlin (3).

WP: None.

IBB: R Tomlin (4; C Hayes).

HBP: T Greene (3; S Bullett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 35,560.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. S Bullett            CF    1. K Batiste            SS 
2. G Varsho             LF    2. R Ready              2B 
3. C Wilkerson          3B    3. W Chamberlain        LF 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. J Kruk               1B 
5. O Merced             1B    5. D Murphy             RF 
6. M LaValliere         C     6. C Hayes              3B 
7. J Lind               2B    7. S Lake               C  
8. C Garcia             SS    8. B Castillo           CF 
9. R Tomlin             P     9. T Greene             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-0  1--  3  -20%  52% G Varsho        T Greene        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bullett Scores; Varsho Scores
   t 6   0  3-2  1--  2  -16%  46% B Bonilla       T Greene        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Wilkerson to 3B
   b 6   0  3-3  1-3  3  -13%  63% B Castillo      R Tomlin        Fielder's Choice 1B; Hayes out at Hm/1B-C; Lake to 2B; Castillo to 1B
   b 4   1  2-2  -2-  2   11%  70% S Lake          R Tomlin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Murphy Scores/unER
   b 7   1  3-4  123  4  -11%  76% S Lake          R Tomlin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Greene facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  S Bullett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  G Varsho        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   55%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  K Batiste       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  R Ready         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   50%  W Chamberlain   Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Greene facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   46%  M LaValliere    Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  J Lind          Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      12-  7   55%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   61%  J Kruk          Double (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  4   72%  D Murphy        Double to 3B (Line Drive); Kruk Scores
   O      -2-  3   68%  C Hayes         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Murphy stays at 2B
   O      -2-  7   65%  S Lake          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   74%  B Castillo      Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Murphy Scores
   O      1--  2   73%  T Greene        Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tommy Greene facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   75%  R Tomlin        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   72%  S Bullett       Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--  3   52%  G Varsho        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bullett Scores; Varsho Scores
   O      ---  2   54%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  K Batiste       Flyball: RF
          ---  3   56%  R Ready         Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   53%  W Chamberlain   Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   50%  J Kruk          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Tommy Greene facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  O Merced        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          ---  4   50%  M LaValliere    Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   53%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   56%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   63%  D Murphy        Reached on E3 (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Murphy to 2B
   O      -2-  3   58%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   70%  S Lake          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Murphy Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   67%  B Castillo      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Castillo to 1B
          1--  2   69%  T Greene        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  K Batiste       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Tommy Greene facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   68%  R Tomlin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   70%  S Bullett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   72%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Randy Tomlin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   70%  R Ready         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   72%  W Chamberlain   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      74%  J Kruk          Balk; Chamberlain to 2B
   O      -2-  7   71%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   67%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Tommy Greene facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   61%  C Wilkerson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   46%  B Bonilla       Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Wilkerson to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   56%  O Merced        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Wilkerson Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  5   57%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Tomlin facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   67%  C Hayes         Double (Fly Ball)
          -2-  2   76%  S Lake          Single (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Hayes to 3B
   O      1-3  3   63%  B Castillo      Fielder's Choice 1B; Hayes out at Hm/1B-C; Lake to 2B; Castillo to 1B
          12-  4   71%  T Greene        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lake to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   RO     123  3   75%  K Batiste       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Lake Scores; Castillo to 3B; Batiste to 1B
   O      1-3  4   71%  R Ready         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Tommy Greene facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   75%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   78%  C Garcia        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   80%  R Tomlin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Randy Tomlin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   78%  W Chamberlain   Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   80%  J Kruk          Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  1   87%  D Murphy        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Kruk to 3B
          -23  4   87%  C Hayes         Intentional Walk
   OO     123  4   76%  S Lake          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Tommy Greene facing 1-2-3
                  Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Scott Bullett batting 1st
   O      ---  2   81%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   75%  G Varsho        Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   82%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilkerson to 1B
                  Mitch Williams replaces Dale Murphy pitching and batting 5th; John Morris replaces Tommy Greene playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--  5   88%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Randy Tomlin facing 8-9-1
                  Andy Van Slyke moves to CF
   O      ---  3   86%  B Castillo      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   88%  J Morris        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Morris to 1B
          1--  3   89%  K Batiste       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Morris to 2B
                  Bob Kipper replaces Randy Tomlin pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   92%  R Ready         Walk; Morris to 3B; Batiste to 2B
   RRR    123  3   99%  W Chamberlain   Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Morris Scores; Batiste Scores/unER; Ready Scores
   R      -2-  4  100%  J Kruk          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Chamberlain Scores/No RBI/unER; Kruk to 1B
   O      1--  4  100%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   99%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Mitch Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   99%  O Merced        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Merced to 1B
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 6th
   O      1--  1   99%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Slaught to 1B
          1--  2   99%  J Lind          Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Slaught to 2B
                  Jay Bell pinch hits for Carlos Garcia batting 8th
   O      12-  5  100%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
          12-  5   99%  L McClendon     Walk; Slaught to 3B; Lind to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 8.

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