September 1, 1989 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 7
@BOS 2 CHW 10
BAL 1 DET 2
CLE 1
(12) MIL 6
OAK 5
(10) NYY 11
CAL 5 KCR 5
@TEX 3
(12) TOR 7
MIN 3 ATL 5
CHC 1 LAD 2
MON 0 CIN 11
@PIT 5 SFG 7
NYM 1 HOU 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 15,623

Friday, September 1, 1989, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:40

Reds

65-69

Won 2

4th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  1  2   3  2  1   1  0  0   11 15  1
Pirates         0  0  1   2  1  1   0  0  0    5 10  1

W: R Robinson (4-1), L: B Patterson (0-1)

Pirates

58-75

Lost 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .261  .633   13    3   0   
  H Winningham LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .645         2   0   
L Quinones 2B                 4   3   3   2    1   1  .259  .765   16    1   4   HR,SB
E Davis CF                    4   0   2   2    1   1  .273  .888   23    3   0   
T Benzinger 1B                5   1   2   4    0   1  .244  .679   16   11   0   HR,2B
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .284  .816   16    1   0   SB,IW
J Oliver C                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .687   18    5   0   
C Sabo 3B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .263  .709   16    0   4   
M Duncan SS                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .267  .687   15    1   2   3B
R Robinson P                  2   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .586    7    0   2   2B,SH
  N Charlton P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  M Roesler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Madison PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .532    1    0   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41  11  15  11    3   7              145   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Robinson (1, off R Reed); T Benzinger (23, off R Reed).

3B: M Duncan (2, off B Patterson).

HR: L Quinones (10, off B Kipper; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Benzinger (15, off B Patterson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: R Robinson (1, off M Smith).

IBB: P O'Neill (8, by R Reed).

TB: T Benzinger 6; L Quinones 6; M Duncan 4; R Robinson 3; D Collins 2; C Sabo 2; E Davis 2.

RBI: T Benzinger 4 (67); E Davis 2 (83); L Quinones 2 (22); R Robinson (1); D Collins (7); C Sabo (25).

2-out RBI: L Quinones 2; E Davis 2; D Collins; T Benzinger; R Robinson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

E: M Duncan (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: P O'Neill (14, 2nd base off M Smith/M LaValliere); L Quinones (2, 2nd base off B Patterson/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Reynolds RF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .734   11    1   0   3B
J Bell SS                     5   0   1   2    0   0  .217  .554   34    1   2   
A Van Slyke CF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .665   24    2   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .801    8    1   2   HR
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .792   14    2   1   
J King 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .193  .667   21    9   0   HR
M LaValliere C                2   0   1   0    0   0  .331  .787    6    4   0   
  J Ortiz PH-C                1   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .550    6    3   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .222  .554   15    4   4   
B Patterson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297         0   0   
  B Distefano PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .633    4    0   0   
  M Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G Redus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .830    2    0   0   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .653    6    0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  10   5    2   4              154   27  10

BATTING

3B: R Reynolds (1, off R Robinson).

HR: J King (5, off R Robinson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); B Bonilla (19, off R Robinson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: B Bonilla 5; R Reynolds 4; J King 4; J Lind 2; J Bell; A Van Slyke; M LaValliere.

RBI: J Bell 2 (14); B Bonilla (71); R Reynolds (43); J King (12).

2-out RBI: R Reynolds; J Bell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Bonilla (30).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Robinson, W (4-1)            5     7   4   3    0   1   2   3.02   23   99-66   48· 2·16   10· 7· 4· 1     40    -     0.78   0.03
N Charlton                     2     3   1   1    1   2   0   3.39   10   37-24   11· 4· 7    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.42   0.01
M Roesler                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.25    4   11-7     2· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
R Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   4    2   4   2          40  154-102  65· 7·28   16·11· 6· 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
B Patterson, L (0-1)           3     6   4   4    0   3   1  12.00   15   52-37   22· 6· 7    3· 7· 2· 0     34    -     0.88  -0.27
R Reed                         1     4   3   3    2   1   0   5.48    9   29-16   10· 2· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.48  -0.12
M Smith                        2     4   3   2    1   0   0   4.58   11   33-18   14· 0· 4    5· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.06
B Kipper                       2     1   1   1    0   3   1   3.20    7   25-18    9· 4· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
D Bair                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.40    3    4-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15  11  10    3   7   2          45  143-93   58·12·21   13·14· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Reed (2; P O'Neill).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 15,623.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Collins            LF    1. R Reynolds           RF 
2. L Quinones           2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. E Davis              CF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. T Benzinger          1B    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. P O'Neill            RF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. J Oliver             C     6. J King               1B 
7. C Sabo               3B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. M Duncan             SS    8. J Lind               2B 
9. R Robinson           P     9. B Patterson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-2  -2-  3   12%  88% T Benzinger     B Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Quinones Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  --3  5    9%  71% R Robinson      B Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores
   b 3   2  4-0  12- 14   -7%  80% J Bell          R Robinson      Single to CF (Line Drive); Lind Scores/unER; Hall to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4    7%  57% E Davis         B Patterson     Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Collins to 3B
   t 4   2  1-4  -2-  1    6%  90% D Collins       R Reed          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Robinson Scores; Collins to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  D Collins       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  L Quinones      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   57%  E Davis         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Collins to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   60%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Collins Scores; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-  7   57%  P O'Neill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  R Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   61%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   62%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Patterson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   60%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   59%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF
          ---  2   61%  M Duncan        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      --3  5   71%  R Robinson      Single to RF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores
   O      1--  1   69%  D Collins       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   71%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   73%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   74%  J King          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Patterson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   76%  L Quinones      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   75%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging, Quinones Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  3   88%  T Benzinger     Home Run (Fly Ball); Quinones Scores
   O      ---  3   87%  P O'Neill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   87%  J Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Ron Robinson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   84%  M LaValliere    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   87%  J Lind          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Albert Hall pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 9th
          1--  3   83%  A Hall          Fielder's Choice P; Lind to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch)
   O      12-  3   87%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   R      12- 14   80%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Lind Scores/unER; Hall to 3B
   O      1-3  8   84%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Reed facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Reed replaces Albert Hall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   83%  C Sabo          Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   82%  M Duncan        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   84%  R Robinson      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  1   90%  D Collins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Robinson Scores; Collins to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-  4   94%  L Quinones      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Collins Scores; Quinones to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  6   94%  E Davis         Walk
   R      12-  2   97%  T Benzinger     Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Quinones Scores; Davis to 3B
          -23  4   97%  P O'Neill       Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   96%  J Oliver        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Ron Robinson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   93%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   94%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   R      ---  6   90%  J King          Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   91%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   90%  J Lind          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for Rick Reed batting 9th
   O      1--  4   92%  B Distefano     Popfly: CF (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Smith replaces Benny Distefano pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   93%  C Sabo          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   94%  M Duncan        Single to CF (Line Drive); Sabo to 2B
   O      12-  1   94%  R Robinson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sabo to 3B; Duncan to 2B
   O      -23  5   92%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B
          -23  4   93%  L Quinones      Walk
   RR     123  2   97%  E Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sabo Scores; Duncan Scores; Quinones to 3B
   O      1-3  4   97%  T Benzinger     Flyball: SS (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Ron Robinson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   95%  R Reynolds      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  6   96%  J Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Reynolds Scores
          ---  4   94%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   95%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  B Bonds         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mike Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   97%  P O'Neill       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); O'Neill to 1B
          1--      97%  J Oliver        O'Neill Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  " "             Flyball: CF
   RO     -2-  3   98%  C Sabo          Single to LF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores/unER; Sabo out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  5   98%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-10, Norm Charlton facing 6-7-8
                  Norm Charlton replaces Ron Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Junior Ortiz pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
          ---  5   98%  J Ortiz         Walk
          1--  5   96%  J Lind          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Ortiz to 3B
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Mike Smith batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   98%  G Redus         Fielder's Choice 3B; Ortiz out at Hm/3B-C; Lind to 2B
   R      12-  3   96%  R Reynolds      Single to CF (Line Drive); Lind Scores; Redus to 2B
   O      12-  6   98%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-5, Bob Kipper facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Kipper replaces Gary Redus pitching and batting 9th; Junior Ortiz moves to C
   O      ---  4   98%  N Charlton      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   99%  L Quinones      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  E Davis         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-11, Norm Charlton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   99%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   99%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   99%  J King          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 11-5, Bob Kipper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-11, Mike Roesler facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Roesler replaces Norm Charlton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 11-5, Doug Bair facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Bair replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  C Sabo          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  M Duncan        Lineout: LF
                  Scotti Madison pinch hits for Mike Roesler batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  S Madison       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-11, Rosario Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
                  Rosario Rodriguez replaces Scotti Madison pitching and batting 9th; Herm Winningham replaces Dave Collins playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  J Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation