April 16, 1991 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 16,963

Tuesday, April 16, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:49

Mets

6-3

Lost 1

1st

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

W: R Tomlin (1-0), L: W Whitehurst (1-1), S: S Belinda (2)

Pirates

4-4

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .716   13    1   0   
G Jefferies 3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .623   17    0   4   SB,HBP
H Brooks RF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .321 1.222   23    1   0   HR
H Johnson SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .850   19    3   4   2B
K McReynolds LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   15    2   0   
D Magadan 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .214  .711   25   11   2   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .572   15    4   0   CS
C O'Brien C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .586    8    1   2   
  D Boston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .631    6    0   0   
W Whitehurst P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250   10    1   3   
  M Carreon PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .350  .881    3    0   0   HR
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  P Schourek P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    4    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   6              158   24  17

BATTING

2B: H Johnson (2, off S Belinda).

HR: M Carreon (1, off R Tomlin; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); H Brooks (3, off R Tomlin; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: G Jefferies (1, by R Tomlin).

TB: H Brooks 4; M Carreon 4; H Johnson 2; G Jefferies; T Herr; C O'Brien.

RBI: M Carreon (2); H Brooks (6).

2-out RBI: H Brooks.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Whitehurst-H Johnson-D Magadan; C O'Brien-H Johnson-T Herr.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (3, 3rd base off R Tomlin/M LaValliere).

CS: T Herr (1, 2nd base by R Tomlin/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .227  .610   14    8   1   SB
J Bell SS                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .194  .438   17    1   3   SH
A Van Slyke CF                3   1   1   3    0   0  .222  .805   12    1   0   HR,SF
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .357 1.007   12    2   0   
G Varsho LF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .841   11    5   0   2B
J King 3B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .644   13    0   2   3B,GDP
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .269    5    7   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .600    6    3   0   
R Tomlin P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   4   SH,GDP
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   4   9   4    0   1               99   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Varsho (2, off W Whitehurst).

3B: J King (1, off W Whitehurst).

HR: A Van Slyke (1, off W Whitehurst; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: A Van Slyke (2, off P Schourek).

SH: J Bell (3, off J Innis); R Tomlin (1, off W Whitehurst).

TB: A Van Slyke 4; J King 3; J Bell 2; G Varsho 2; J Lind 2; B Bonilla; G Redus.

GIDP: J King (1); R Tomlin (1).

RBI: A Van Slyke 3 (5); J King (3).

2-out RBI: J King.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (1, 2nd base off J Innis/C O'Brien).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Whitehurst, L (1-1)          6     8   3   3    0   1   1   3.46   24   79-51   31· 5·15   16· 5· 2· 0     45    -     1.03  -0.14
J Innis                        1.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    5   14-8     5· 1· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.00
P Schourek                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    5-4     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.56  -0.02
Totals                         8     9   4   4    0   1   1          31   98-63   38· 6·19   20· 8· 2· 0          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Tomlin, W (1-0)              7     5   2   2    3   3   2   2.57   29  117-73   45· 8·20   10·10· 2· 0     59    -     1.05   0.16
S Belinda, S (2)               2     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.00    7   38-26   14· 7· 5    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.81   0.18
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   6   2          36  155-99   59·15·25   10·14· 2· 0           -

Balks: R Tomlin (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Tomlin (1; G Jefferies).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 16,963.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            CF    1. G Redus              1B 
2. G Jefferies          3B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. H Brooks             RF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. H Johnson            SS    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. G Varsho             LF 
6. D Magadan            1B    6. J King               3B 
7. T Herr               2B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. C O'Brien            C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. W Whitehurst         P     9. R Tomlin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-1  1--  2   23%  86% A Van Slyke     W Whitehurst    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores; Van Slyke Scores
   t 5   2  1-0  ---  5  -15%  55% H Brooks        R Tomlin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brooks Scores
   b 4   2  0-0  -2-  6   15%  69% J King          W Whitehurst    Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Varsho Scores
   t 7   1  3-1  ---  3  -11%  75% M Carreon       R Tomlin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Carreon Scores
   t 8   1  3-2  ---  5  -10%  71% H Johnson       S Belinda       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   51%  H Brooks        Groundout: P-1B; Jefferies to 2B
          -2-      51%  H Johnson       Jefferies Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  G Redus         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   55%  J Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   52%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Van Slyke to 1B
   O      1--  5   50%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  K McReynolds    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   50%  D Magadan       Walk
   O      1--  3   52%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Magadan to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   53%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  J King          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   50%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   52%  W Whitehurst    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  V Coleman       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  3   53%  G Jefferies     Hit By Pitch
          1--      52%  H Brooks        Balk; Jefferies to 2B
          -2-  4   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   55%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   59%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   58%  R Tomlin        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Lind to 2B
   O      -2-  4   54%  G Redus         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Lind stays at 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  9   50%  D Magadan       Walk
   O      1--  4   53%  T Herr          Flyball: RF
          1--  2   51%  C O'Brien       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Magadan to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  W Whitehurst    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   51%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   54%  G Varsho        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  6   69%  J King          Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Varsho Scores
   O      --3  2   65%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   68%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   70%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF
   R      ---  5   55%  H Brooks        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brooks Scores
   O      ---  4   56%  H Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   61%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   51%  R Tomlin        Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B
   O      ---  2   50%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  K McReynolds    Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   56%  D Magadan       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   54%  T Herr          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      57%  C O'Brien       Herr Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   62%  J Bell          Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   86%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores; Van Slyke Scores
          ---  1   88%  B Bonilla       Single (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   86%  G Varsho        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Varsho to 1B
   OO     1--  4   83%  J King          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Randy Tomlin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   86%  C O'Brien       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Wally Whitehurst batting 9th
   R      ---  3   75%  M Carreon       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Carreon Scores
   O      ---  5   78%  V Coleman       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   80%  G Jefferies     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Innis facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Innis replaces Mark Carreon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   78%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   77%  J Lind          Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Randy Tomlin batting 9th
   O      ---  6   76%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Stan Belinda facing 3-4-5
                  Stan Belinda replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   81%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   71%  H Johnson       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   80%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   88%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Innis facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   89%  G Redus         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      91%  J Bell          Redus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   91%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Redus to 3B
                  Pete Schourek replaces Jeff Innis pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3  4   94%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Redus Scores
   O      ---  1   93%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Stan Belinda facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   97%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
                  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien batting 8th
   O      ---  6   99%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Pete Schourek batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  M Sasser        Popfly: C (Short 3B Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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