September 11, 1988 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 18,132

Sunday, September 11, 1988, 1:35
Time of Game: 3:08

Phillies

57-85

Won 1

6th, 28½ GB

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

W: M Freeman (2-2), L: J Smiley (11-10)

Pirates

75-66

Lost 1

2nd, 10 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bradley LF                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .265  .738   24    4   0   2B,CS
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Dernier CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .681   16    1   0   SB
R Jones RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .867   14    2   0   SF
R Jordan 1B                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .329  .859   21   10   0   CS,IW
C James 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .239  .667   16    2   1   2B
J Russell C                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .229  .564    7    4   1   
  S Jeltz PH-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .545    6    0   0   SH
J Gutierrez SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .554   17    1   4   2B
  G Gross PH-LF               0   1   0   0    1   0  .198  .500    6    1   0   
T Barrett 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .446    6    0   2   HBP
  M Thompson PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .288  .711    2    0   0   
  L Parrish C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .650         2   0   
M Freeman P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .222   14    0   0   SH
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Samuel PH-2B              1   1   1   2    0   0  .242  .670    1    0   2   HR
Totals                       34   7  11   7    3   5              150   27  10

BATTING

2B: C James (22, off S Medvin); J Gutierrez (3, off J Smiley); P Bradley (27, off J Smiley).

HR: J Samuel (11, off S Medvin; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: R Jones (1, off J Smiley).

SH: S Jeltz (8, off S Medvin); M Freeman (3, off R Kramer).

IBB: R Jordan (1, by M Madden).

HBP: T Barrett (1, by R Kramer).

TB: J Samuel 4; C James 3; J Russell 2; R Jordan 2; J Gutierrez 2; P Bradley 2; R Jones; B Dernier.

RBI: J Samuel 2 (64); C James (56); J Russell (2); M Thompson (33); R Jones (10); R Jordan (31).

2-out RBI: J Samuel 2; C James; J Russell; R Jordan.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

PB: J Russell (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Dernier (12, 2nd base off M Madden/M LaValliere).

CS: R Jordan (1, 2nd base by M Madden/M LaValliere); P Bradley (7, 2nd base by R Kramer/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    3   0   2   0    2   0  .291  .881   21    2   0   
J Lind 2B                     5   0   3   1    0   1  .246  .602   19    5   3   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .857   14    4   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   0   1    1   0  .269  .821   19    0   2   
S Bream 1B                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .271  .745   15    8   1   3·2B,CS
G Redus RF                    3   0   0   0    2   2  .245  .727   23    3   0   SB
M LaValliere C                4   1   0   0    1   0  .256  .687   21    5   2   
F Fermin SS                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .327  .765    4    0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .563    5    0   0   
  A Pedrique SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .459    3    0   0   
  S Medvin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  O Destrade PH               1   1   1   2    0   0  .188  .542    2    0   0   HR
  M Madden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .659    4    0   0   
J Smiley P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .197    2    0   0   
  B Distefano PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    2    0   0   
  R Kramer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Oberkfell PH-SS           2   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .701    8    0   1   
Totals                       37   4  11   4    7   6              162   27  11

BATTING

2B: S Bream 3 (36, off S Bedrosian, 2 off M Freeman).

HR: O Destrade (1, off S Bedrosian; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: S Bream 6; O Destrade 4; J Lind 3; B Bonds 2; K Oberkfell; B Distefano.

RBI: O Destrade 2 (3); B Bonilla (78); J Lind (47).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

E: B Bonilla (28).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (29, 2nd base off M Freeman/J Russell).

CS: S Bream (9, 3rd base by M Freeman/J Russell).

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
M Freeman, W (2-2)             6.1   7   2   2    5   4   0   4.82   30  108-57   34· 7·16   11· 9· 1· 0     50    -     1.28   0.09
K Tekulve, H (9)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.47    2    3-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.88   0.13
S Bedrosian                    2     4   2   2    2   2   1   3.93   12   45-29   15· 7· 7    2· 4· 2· 0          0-0    1.04   0.02
Totals                         9    11   4   4    7   6   1          44  156-88   51·14·23   15·13· 3· 0          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smiley, L (11-10)            5     8   4   1    1   3   0   3.03   25   82-60   40· 9·11    7·11· 3· 0     43    -     1.03  -0.19
R Kramer                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   23-15    9· 4· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
S Medvin                       1     2   3   3    1   0   1   6.35    6   23-13    6· 2· 5    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.62  -0.10
M Madden                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   13-6     3· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   4    3   5   1          41  141-94   58·17·19   15·14· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Madden (1; R Jordan).

HBP: R Kramer (1; T Barrett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 18,132.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Bradley            LF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. B Dernier            CF    2. J Lind               2B 
3. R Jones              RF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. R Jordan             1B    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. C James              3B    5. S Bream              1B 
6. J Russell            C     6. G Redus              RF 
7. J Gutierrez          SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. T Barrett            2B    8. F Fermin             SS 
9. M Freeman            P     9. J Smiley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  --3  7   12%  61% R Jordan        J Smiley        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Bradley Scores
   b 7   2  4-2  -23  2   10%  89% S Bream         K Tekulve       Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  7   10%  60% J Gutierrez     J Smiley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Russell to 3B
   t 5   2  0-2  12-  1    9%  86% C James         J Smiley        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Dernier Scores/unER; Jordan to 3B
   b 7   1  4-1  12-  4   -9%  76% A Van Slyke     M Freeman       Walk; Oberkfell to 3B; Bonds to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  P Bradley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   46%  B Dernier       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   48%  R Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   46%  R Jordan        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Marvin Freeman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   49%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  C James         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  J Russell       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  7   60%  J Gutierrez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Russell to 3B
   O      -23  3   51%  T Barrett       Lineout: 2B
   O      -23  3   45%  M Freeman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Marvin Freeman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  B Bonilla       Flyball: 3B
          ---  2   43%  S Bream         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      49%  G Redus         Bream Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---  5   48%  " "             Walk
          1--      47%  M LaValliere    Redus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   57%  P Bradley       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   52%  B Dernier       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-  1   49%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bradley to 3B
   R      --3  7   61%  R Jordan        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Bradley Scores
   O      1--  1   59%  C James         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Marvin Freeman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   61%  F Fermin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   63%  J Smiley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   61%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      60%  J Lind          Passed Ball; Bonds to 2B
          -2-  6   58%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3  1   64%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smiley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   62%  J Russell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   61%  J Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   60%  T Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Marvin Freeman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   63%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   57%  S Bream         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   61%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   66%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smiley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   64%  M Freeman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   66%  P Bradley       Walk
          1--  2   73%  B Dernier       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Bradley to 3B; Dernier to 1B
   RO     1-3  1   76%  R Jones         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bradley Scores/unER
          1--  3   78%  R Jordan        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Dernier to 2B
   R      12-  1   86%  C James         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Dernier Scores/unER; Jordan to 3B
   R      1-3  4   92%  J Russell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jordan Scores/unER; James to 2B
   O      12-  5   91%  J Gutierrez     Lineout: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Marvin Freeman facing 8-9-1
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Felix Fermin batting 8th
   O      ---  5   92%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for John Smiley batting 9th
          ---  2   90%  B Distefano     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   87%  B Bonds         Walk; Distefano to 2B
   R      12-  2   79%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Distefano Scores; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  2   84%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: SS
          12-  4   80%  B Bonilla       Walk; Bonds to 3B; Lind to 2B
   O      123  2   89%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Randy Kramer facing 8-9-1
                  Randy Kramer replaces Benny Distefano pitching and batting 9th; Al Pedrique replaces John Cangelosi playing SS batting 8th
          ---  1   90%  T Barrett       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   90%  M Freeman       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Barrett to 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  P Bradley       Fielder's Choice 3B; Barrett out at 2B/3B-2B
   O      1--  4   87%  B Dernier       Bradley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Marvin Freeman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   89%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   91%  A Pedrique      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Randy Kramer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  B Dernier       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   90%  R Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   90%  R Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Marvin Freeman facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Randy Kramer batting 9th
          ---  7   85%  K Oberkfell     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   77%  B Bonds         Walk; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-  4   85%  J Lind          Strikeout Looking
          12-  4   76%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Oberkfell to 3B; Bonds to 2B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Marvin Freeman pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   78%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oberkfell Scores; Bonds to 3B; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      -23  2   89%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Medvin facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Medvin replaces Al Pedrique pitching and batting 8th; Ken Oberkfell moves to SS
          ---  6   92%  C James         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
                  Steve Jeltz pinch hits for John Russell batting 6th
   O      -2-  6   91%  S Jeltz         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; James to 3B
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Jackie Gutierrez batting 7th
          --3  6   92%  G Gross         Walk
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Tom Barrett batting 8th
   RO     1-3  2   94%  M Thompson      Groundout: P-1B; James Scores; Gross to 2B
                  Juan Samuel pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
   RR     -2-  1   99%  J Samuel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Gross Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  P Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Steve Bedrosian facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Phil Bradley pitching and batting 1st; Lance Parrish replaces Milt Thompson playing C batting 8th; Juan Samuel moves to 2B; Steve Jeltz moves to SS; Greg Gross moves to LF
   O      ---  4   99%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   98%  M LaValliere    Walk
                  Orestes Destrade pinch hits for Scott Medvin batting 8th
   RR     1--  2   96%  O Destrade      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); LaValliere Scores
   O      ---  1   97%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   96%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  2   93%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive); Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-4, Morris Madden facing 2-3-4
                  Morris Madden replaces Orestes Destrade pitching and batting 8th
          ---  2   98%  B Dernier       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      98%  R Jones         Dernier Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   98%  R Jordan        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  C James         Jordan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B); Dernier to 3B
   O      --3  3   97%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Steve Bedrosian facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   96%  S Bream         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   91%  G Redus         Walk
   O      12-  1   96%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Morris Madden batting 8th
   O      12-  4  100%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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