May 4, 1991 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
BAL 3 BOS 4
@CHW 0 TEX 6
@DET 5 KCR 6
TOR 5 MIN 7
@MIL 4 CLE 20
@OAK 6 SEA 3
NYY 2 ATL 4
CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 1 SDP 6
@MON 5
(13) NYM 6
SFG 4
(12) PHI 4
LAD 3 HOU 8
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,257

Saturday, May 4, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:41

Astros

9-13

Won 1

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  5  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    8 13  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  8  0

W: J Jones (3-1), L: J Smiley (4-1), S: J Clancy (1)

Pirates

15-8

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yelding SS                  5   0   1   2    0   1  .190  .463   19    0   6   
S Finley CF                   4   0   3   3    0   0  .213  .558   15    4   0   3B,CS,SF
C Biggio C                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .818   15    3   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .664   11    2   1   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   2  .279  .779   23   14   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 5   1   1   2    0   1  .188  .630   16    2   0   3B,GDP
K Rhodes RF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .234  .609   20    0   0   
M McLemore 2B                 4   2   3   1    0   0  .146  .393   13    2   3   2B
J Jones P                     1   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .311   11    0   3   
  D Rohde PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .133  .266    5    0   0   
  J Clancy P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       36   8  13   8    4   7              150   27  13

BATTING

2B: M McLemore (1, off N Heaton).

3B: S Finley (2, off M Huismann); L Gonzalez (2, off J Smiley).

SF: S Finley (2, off N Heaton).

HBP: K Caminiti (2, by N Heaton).

TB: S Finley 5; M McLemore 4; L Gonzalez 3; K Caminiti 2; J Bagwell 2; D Rohde; E Yelding.

GIDP: L Gonzalez (2).

RBI: S Finley 3 (6); E Yelding 2 (2); L Gonzalez 2 (9); M McLemore (1).

2-out RBI: S Finley.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M McLemore-J Bagwell; K Caminiti-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Finley (1, 2nd base by J Smiley/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .303  .940   20    8   2   2·2B
J Bell SS                     3   1   2   2    0   0  .195  .544    7    0   3   2B,SH
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .778   13    1   0   GDP
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .944   12    1   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .169  .489   11    3   0   
J King 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650   14    0   1   
M LaValliere C                4   0   2   0    0   0  .237  .567   12    6   3   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .268  .641   17    6   3   
J Smiley P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         0   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .804    5    0   0   
  N Heaton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  L McClendon PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.278    4    0   0   
  M Huismann P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  R Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Wilkerson PH-SS           2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .708    9    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   2    3   3              124   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Bell (4, off J Jones); O Merced 2 (2, 2 off J Jones).

SH: J Bell (9, off J Jones).

TB: O Merced 4; J Bell 3; M LaValliere 2; J Lind 2.

GIDP: A Van Slyke (1).

RBI: J Bell 2 (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bell-J Lind-O Merced.

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jones, W (3-1)               5     8   3   3    2   3   0   3.07   23   79-46   23·10·13    8· 5· 5· 0     40    -     0.79   0.02
J Clancy, S (1)                4     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.62   13   44-31   22· 1· 8    9· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.05
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   3   0          36  123-77   45·11·21   17· 8· 5· 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
J Smiley, L (4-1)              2     6   5   5    1   2   0   3.64   12   40-30   20· 4· 6    5· 2· 2· 0     25    -     0.94  -0.35
N Heaton                       2     1   1   1    2   0   0   2.53    9   30-15   10· 2· 3    0· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.02
M Huismann                     2     3   2   2    0   2   0   7.20    9   25-17    8· 1· 8    5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.07
R Tomlin                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    3   15-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
S Belinda                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.91    3   14-10    6· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
B Patterson                    1     2   0   0    1   2   0   5.79    6   24-15    7· 5· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   8    4   7   0          42  148-96   58·13·25   14· 8· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Jones (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: N Heaton (2; K Caminiti).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 19,257.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 0mph, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. E Yelding            SS    1. O Merced             1B 
2. S Finley             CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. C Biggio             C     3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. J Bagwell            1B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. L Gonzalez           LF    6. J King               3B 
7. K Rhodes             RF    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. M McLemore           2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. J Jones              P     9. J Smiley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  3   19%  79% L Gonzalez      J Smiley        Triple (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Bagwell Scores
   b 3   0  5-1  1--  3    6%  89% A Van Slyke     J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  2    6%  60% J Bagwell       J Smiley        Single (Line Drive to P's Left); Caminiti to 2B
   b 5   0  6-1  -2-  2   -6%  85% J Bell          J Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Merced Scores
   b 3   0  5-0  -2-  2   -5%  83% J Bell          J Jones         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Merced Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  E Yelding       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   45%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  2   43%  J Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Merced to 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  2   50%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   54%  K Caminiti      Single to SS (Bunt to Weak SS)
          1--  2   60%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to P's Left); Caminiti to 2B
   RR     12-  3   79%  L Gonzalez      Triple (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Bagwell Scores
          --3  7   81%  K Rhodes        Walk
   R      1-3  1   85%  M McLemore      Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Rhodes to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rhodes to 3B; Jones to 1B
   R      1-3  1   88%  E Yelding       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Rhodes Scores; Jones to 2B
   R      12-  6   92%  S Finley        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Jones Scores; Yelding to 2B
   O      12-      90%  C Biggio        Finley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Yelding to 3B
   O      --3  4   89%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   91%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  M LaValliere    Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   90%  J Lind          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); LaValliere to 2B
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for John Smiley batting 9th
   O      12-  5   92%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 4-5-6
                  Neal Heaton replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   93%  K Caminiti      Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   94%  J Bagwell       Walk; Caminiti to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   92%  K Rhodes        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1   91%  M McLemore      Baserunner Out Advancing; Caminiti to 3B; Bagwell out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   87%  O Merced        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2   83%  J Bell          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Merced Scores
   OO     1--  3   89%  A Van Slyke     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   89%  B Bonilla       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   92%  M McLemore      Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  8   92%  J Jones         Walk
   O      12-  5   92%  E Yelding       Flyball: RF; McLemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   93%  S Finley        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); McLemore Scores
   O      1--  2   92%  C Biggio        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   90%  B Bonds         Walk
   OO     1--  2   94%  J King          Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   94%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  3   92%  J Lind          Single to LF (Fly Ball); LaValliere to 2B
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Neal Heaton batting 9th
   O      12-  4   95%  L McClendon     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Huismann facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Huismann replaces Lloyd McClendon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   94%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   91%  O Merced        Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  2   85%  J Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Merced Scores
   O      -2-  1   87%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF; Bell to 3B
   R      --3      85%  B Bonilla       Wild Pitch; Bell Scores
   O      ---  6   87%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   88%  B Bonds         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Huismann facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   87%  K Rhodes        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   88%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Dave Rohde pinch hits for Jimmy Jones batting 9th
          1--  5   91%  D Rohde         Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); McLemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   93%  E Yelding       Groundout: 2B-1B; McLemore Scores; Rohde to 2B
   R      -2-  3   96%  S Finley        Triple (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Rohde Scores
   O      --3  1   95%  C Biggio        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Clancy replaces Dave Rohde pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   97%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-3, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Tomlin replaces Mark Huismann pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  K Caminiti      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  6   97%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   97%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Randy Tomlin batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   98%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-3, Stan Belinda facing 7-8-9
                  Stan Belinda replaces Jay Bell pitching and batting 2nd; Curtis Wilkerson moves to SS
   O      ---  8   98%  K Rhodes        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   98%  J Clancy        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   99%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   99%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Patterson replaces Stan Belinda pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   99%  E Yelding       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   99%  S Finley        Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          1--  4  100%  C Biggio        Walk; Finley to 2B
          12-  2  100%  K Caminiti      Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Finley to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  6   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   99%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  100%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
          ---  9  100%  J Lind          Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  C Wilkerson     Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.

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