July 5, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 4
MIL 3
(12) CHW 17
@CLE 0 KCR 4
TOR 3
(10) MIN 4
BAL 3 TEX 10
@NYY 4 OAK 6
BOS 3 DET 7
@SEA 5 STL 4
@ATL 1 SFG 7
@CHC 5 CIN 7
NYM 5 SDP 3
@MON 2 HOU 8
@PHI 2 LAD 6
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,438

Sunday, July 5, 1987
Time of Game: 2:26

Dodgers

37-43

Won 1

4th, 8½ GB

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

W: O Hershiser (10-7), L: B Fisher (4-5), S: M Young (7)

Pirates

36-44

Lost 1

6th, 14 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Anderson SS                 5   2   1   0    0   1  .250  .669    0    1   5   
D Heep RF-LF                  4   0   2   2    1   0  .125  .426    0    1   0   2·2B,SB
J Shelby CF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .242  .717    0    3   0   2B,SB
P Guerrero LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .915    0    2   0   
  K Landreaux RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .577    0    0   0   
F Stubbs 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   1  .260  .762    0    9   1   3B,IW
M Hatcher 3B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .308  .784    0    2   3   3B
M Scioscia C                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .270  .727    0    4   0   2B,SF
S Sax 2B                      2   0   0   1    0   0  .259  .653    0    4   3   SF,SH
O Hershiser P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .613    0    1   0   
  J Hamilton PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .535    0    0   0   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  M Young P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    2   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Scioscia (12, off B Fisher); J Shelby (11, off J Smiley); D Heep 2 (2, 2 off B Fisher).

3B: F Stubbs (1, off B Fisher); M Hatcher (1, off B Fisher).

SF: S Sax (1, off B Fisher); M Scioscia (1, off B Fisher).

SH: S Sax (3, off B Fisher).

IBB: F Stubbs (6, by B Gideon).

TB: F Stubbs 4; M Hatcher 4; D Heep 4; J Shelby 3; M Scioscia 2; D Anderson.

RBI: M Scioscia 2 (17); D Heep 2 (2); M Hatcher (15); S Sax (26).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Anderson-S Sax-F Stubbs 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Heep (1, 3rd base off B Gideon/M LaValliere); J Shelby (6, 2nd base off B Gideon/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .242  .771    0    4   0   
A Van Slyke CF                2   0   1   1    2   0  .298  .911    0    5   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .649    0    1   2   2·GDP
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .830    0    7   0   2B
R Reynolds RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .840    0    1   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .777    0    0   1   
M LaValliere C                1   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .740    0    5   0   
  J Ortiz PH-C                1   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .630    0    2   0   
R Belliard SS                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .513    0    2   1   
  J Morrison PH-SS            1   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .729    0    0   2   
B Fisher P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .592    0    0   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .791    0    0   0   
  B Gideon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .671    0    0   0   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       28   1   3   1    6   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: S Bream (14, off M Young).

TB: S Bream 2; A Van Slyke; J Morrison.

GIDP: J Ray 2 (13).

RBI: A Van Slyke (41).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Bonds (4); J Ray (7).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, W (10-7)          5     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.30   15     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 2· 0     68    -     0.74   0.25
A Pena                         0.1   0   1   1    4   1   0   4.53    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.88  -0.09
M Young, S (7)                 3.2   2   0   0    2   0   0   4.73   14     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 4· 0          3-0    0.60   0.14
Totals                         9     3   1   1    6   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 6· 0          3-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Fisher, L (4-5)              6     8   6   5    0   2   0   5.33   27     -       ·  ·     11·11· 3· 0     36    -     0.68  -0.22
B Gideon                       1     1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
J Smiley                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.48    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   5    2   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     14·14· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Gideon (1; F Stubbs).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 13,438.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Anderson           SS    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. D Heep               RF    2. A Van Slyke          CF 
3. J Shelby             CF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. P Guerrero           LF    4. S Bream              1B 
5. F Stubbs             1B    5. R Reynolds           RF 
6. M Hatcher            3B    6. B Bonilla            3B 
7. M Scioscia           C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. S Sax                2B    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. O Hershiser          P     9. B Fisher             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-1  1--      11%  75% M Scioscia      B Fisher        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hatcher Scores
   b 6   1  6-1  123       9%  97% J Ray           M Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-       9%  65% D Heep          B Fisher        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Anderson Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-2  ---       7%  81% F Stubbs        B Fisher        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% D Anderson      B Fisher        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Anderson to 2B/Adv on E7

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D Anderson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Anderson to 2B/Adv on E7
   R      -2-      65%  D Heep          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Anderson Scores/unER
   O      -2-      61%  J Shelby        Strikeout
   O      -2-      58%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      55%  F Stubbs        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      60%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Fisher facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  M Hatcher       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--      75%  M Scioscia      Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hatcher Scores
   O      -2-      74%  S Sax           Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Scioscia to 3B
   O      --3      68%  O Hershiser     Fielder's Choice ; Scioscia out at Hm/P-C; Hershiser to 1B
   O      1--      66%  D Anderson      Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      70%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Fisher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  D Heep          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  J Shelby        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  M LaValliere    Lineout: LF
   O      ---      72%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      73%  B Fisher        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Fisher facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  F Stubbs        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3      77%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
   RO     --3      79%  M Scioscia      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Stubbs Scores
   O      ---      79%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          ---      78%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--      84%  J Ray           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Fisher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  O Hershiser     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      85%  D Anderson      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Anderson to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  D Heep          Double to RF (Line Drive); Anderson Scores
   O      -2-      89%  J Shelby        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      88%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  S Bream         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      91%  R Reynolds      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      92%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Fisher facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  F Stubbs        Single to 3B/Bunt
   R      1--      97%  M Hatcher       Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Stubbs Scores
   O      --3      96%  M Scioscia      Flyball: 2B
   RO     --3      97%  S Sax           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hatcher Scores
                  Jeff Hamilton pinch hits for Orel Hershiser batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Hamilton      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Alejandro Pena facing 7-8-9
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Jeff Hamilton pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  M LaValliere    Walk
          1--      93%  R Belliard      Walk; LaValliere to 2B
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Brian Fisher batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
          12-      93%  B Bonds         Walk; LaValliere to 3B; Belliard to 2B
   R      123      88%  A Van Slyke     Walk; LaValliere Scores; Belliard to 3B; Bonds to 2B
                  Matt Young replaces Alejandro Pena pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      97%  J Ray           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Brett Gideon facing 1-2-3
                  Brett Gideon replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Anderson      Strikeout
          ---      97%  D Heep          Walk
          1--      97%  J Shelby        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Heep to 2B
   O      12-      97%  P Guerrero      Strikeout, Heep Steals 3B, Shelby Steals 2B
          -23      97%  F Stubbs        Intentional Walk
   O      123      96%  M Hatcher       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Matt Young facing 4-5-6
                  Danny Heep moves to LF; Ken Landreaux replaces Pedro Guerrero playing RF batting 4th
          ---      94%  S Bream         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-      96%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      97%  B Bonilla       Flyball: SS
                  Junior Ortiz pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
          -2-      97%  J Ortiz         Walk
                  Jim Morrison pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
          12-      94%  J Morrison      Single to LF (Line Drive); Bream to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
                  Terry Harper pinch hits for Brett Gideon batting 9th
   O      123      98%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Smiley facing 7-8-9
                  John Smiley replaces Terry Harper pitching and batting 9th; Junior Ortiz moves to C; Jim Morrison moves to SS
   O      ---      98%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Young         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Matt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  S Bream         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  J Shelby        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      99%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Matt Young facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bonilla       Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation