April 19, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,962

Sunday, April 19, 1987
Time of Game: 2:31

Phillies

3-9

Lost 1

6th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  2
Pirates         2  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  X    5 10  1

W: D Drabek (1-1), L: B Ruffin (0-1), S: D Robinson (2)

Pirates

5-6

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Thompson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .625    0    1   0   
J Samuel 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .245  .666    0    2   3   2B,CS
V Hayes 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .833    0   15   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .286 1.035    0    1   3   
M Easler LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .824    0    1   0   GDP
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .175  .517    0    3   1   
G Wilson RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .270  .713    0    1   0   3B
L Aguayo SS                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .429  .971    0    0   8   SF
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    0   0   
B Ruffin P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   9   2    1   8                    24  16

BATTING

2B: J Samuel (2, off D Drabek).

3B: G Wilson (1, off D Drabek).

SF: L Aguayo (1, off D Drabek).

TB: G Wilson 4; J Samuel 3; V Hayes 2; M Easler; L Parrish; L Aguayo.

GIDP: M Easler (1).

RBI: G Wilson (3); L Aguayo (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Aguayo-J Samuel-V Hayes; M Schmidt-V Hayes.

E: B Ruffin (1); M Schmidt (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Samuel (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Smiley).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .189  .608    0    3   0   3B,GDP
B Almon SS                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .143  .286    0    4   2   
  R Belliard SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542         0   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .626    0    2   5   
J Morrison 3B                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.193    0    0   2   2B,SF
M Diaz LF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .897    0    1   0   
  A Van Slyke RF              1   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .933    0    0   0   SB
B Bonilla RF-LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .560    0    3   0   
S Bream 1B                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .297  .813    0    6   1   HR,SB,IW
M LaValliere C                4   0   2   0    0   1  .368  .821    0    8   0   
D Drabek P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .429    0    0   0   2B
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5  10   4    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Morrison (4, off B Ruffin); D Drabek (1, off B Ruffin).

3B: B Bonds (1, off B Ruffin).

HR: S Bream (1, off B Ruffin; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: J Morrison (1, off B Ruffin).

IBB: S Bream (2, by M Jackson).

TB: S Bream 5; B Bonds 4; D Drabek 2; J Morrison 2; M LaValliere 2; A Van Slyke; B Almon.

GIDP: B Bonds (1).

RBI: S Bream (3); B Almon (1); A Van Slyke (7); J Morrison (9).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke; S Bream.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Smiley-B Almon-S Bream.

E: J Ray (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Van Slyke (3, 2nd base off B Ruffin/L Parrish); S Bream (2, 3rd base off B Ruffin/L Parrish).

PO: B Almon (2nd base by B Ruffin).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Ruffin, L (0-1)              7.2  10   5   3    1   3   1   5.30   33     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 1·10     45    -     0.97  -0.12
M Jackson                      0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.71    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.22   0.00
Totals                         8    10   5   3    2   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 1·10          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek, W (1-1)              7     8   2   2    0   8   0   3.79   29     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 8     61    -     1.25   0.14
J Smiley, H (1)                1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    3.72   0.21
D Robinson, S (2)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.14    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 9          1-0

D Drabek faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Jackson (2; S Bream).

PO: B Ruffin (0; B Almon, 2nd base); J Smiley (1; J Samuel, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 7,962.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Thompson           CF    1. B Bonds              CF 
2. J Samuel             2B    2. B Almon              SS 
3. V Hayes              1B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. J Morrison           3B 
5. M Easler             LF    5. M Diaz               LF 
6. L Parrish            C     6. B Bonilla            RF 
7. G Wilson             RF    7. S Bream              1B 
8. L Aguayo             SS    8. M LaValliere         C  
9. B Ruffin             P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-2  ---      24%  76% S Bream         B Ruffin        Home Run
   t 8   1  3-2  12-      21%  87% M Easler        J Smiley        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 8   0  3-2  12-      21%  74% M Schmidt       J Smiley        Samuel Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B-2B-SS)
   b 5   1  2-2  1-3     -16%  50% B Bonds         B Ruffin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   0  3-2  1--     -13%  53% V Hayes         J Smiley        Single; Samuel to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Samuel        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  V Hayes         Single
   O      1--      55%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  B Bonds         Triple
   R      --3      68%  B Almon         Single; Bonds Scores
   O      1--      66%  J Ray           Groundout: P-1B; Almon to 2B
          -2-      69%  J Morrison      Almon Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Almon to 3B
   RO     --3      71%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Almon Scores/unER
          ---      72%  M Diaz          Walk
   O      1--      70%  B Bonilla       Flyball: 2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  M Easler        Single
          1--      60%  L Parrish       Single; Easler to 2B
   R      12-      50%  G Wilson        Single; Easler Scores; Parrish to 2B
   O      12-      51%  L Aguayo        Groundout: 2B-1B; Parrish to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   O      -23      59%  B Ruffin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -23      66%  M Thompson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Ruffin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  S Bream         Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  D Drabek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  J Samuel        Double
   O      -2-      56%  V Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B; Samuel to 3B
   O      --3      63%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      --3      67%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Ruffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  B Bonds         Single
   O      1--      67%  B Almon         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      62%  J Ray           Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  L Parrish       Strikeout
          ---      57%  G Wilson        Triple
   RO     --3      55%  L Aguayo        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
   O      ---      56%  B Ruffin        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Ruffin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  J Samuel        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  V Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Ruffin facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  S Bream         Single
          1--      68%  M LaValliere    Single; Bream to 2B
          12-      73%  D Drabek        Bream Steals 3B
   O      1-3      66%  " "             Strikeout
   OO     1-3      50%  B Bonds         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  M Easler        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Ruffin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  G Wilson        Popfly: SS
          ---      50%  L Aguayo        Single
   O      1--      55%  B Ruffin        Fielder's Choice 1B; Aguayo out at 2B/1B-SS; Ruffin to 1B/Adv on E4
   O      1--      59%  M Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Ruffin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  M Diaz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      76%  S Bream         Home Run
          ---      77%  M LaValliere    Single
          1--      80%  D Drabek        Double; LaValliere to 3B
   O      -23      75%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Bonilla moves to LF; Andy Van Slyke replaces Mike Diaz playing RF batting 5th
          ---      66%  J Samuel        Single
                  John Smiley replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
          1--      53%  V Hayes         Single; Samuel to 2B
   O      12-      74%  M Schmidt       Samuel Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B-2B-SS)
          1--      66%  " "             Walk; Hayes to 2B
   OO     12-      87%  M Easler        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bruce Ruffin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  B Almon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Ray           Strikeout
          ---      86%  J Morrison      Double
   R      -2-      93%  A Van Slyke     Single; Morrison Scores
          1--      94%  B Bonilla       Van Slyke Steals 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Van Slyke Scores/No RBI/unER; Bonilla to 2B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Bruce Ruffin pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      97%  S Bream         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  M LaValliere    Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
                  Don Robinson replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th; Rafael Belliard replaces Bill Almon playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Wilson        Lineout: 2B
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Luis Aguayo batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 5.

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