May 11, 1991 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
TEX 4 CAL 2
@CLE 1 KCR 4
@MIL 2 MIN 5
DET 4 OAK 10
@NYY 2 BAL 11
@SEA 5 TOR 5
CHW 2 CIN 12
@CHC 2 HOU 6
STL 1 LAD 3
PHI 2 ATL 3
@PIT 2 MON 5
@SDP 1 NYM 6
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 33,914

Saturday, May 11, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:39

Braves

14-12

Won 1

1st

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

W: C Leibrandt (3-3), L: D Drabek (1-6), S: K Mercker (3)

Pirates

19-10

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .340  .812   17    3   0   
R Gant CF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .174  .613   11    2   0   HR
T Pendleton 3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .817    4    0   0   
  M Lemke 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .701   11    2   2   
D Justice RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .731   14    3   0   SB,CS
S Bream 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .831   16    8   0   
J Blauser 2B-3B               3   1   1   0    1   0  .268  .763   21    0   1   2B,SB
G Olson C                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .484 1.188    9    5   0   HBP
  D Sanders PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .671         0   0   SB
  M Heath C                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .232  .588    6    3   0   IW
R Belliard SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .228  .569   15    1   2   SB
C Leibrandt P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   3   
  L Smith PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .603    3    0   0   
  J Berenguer P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Mercker P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   5   3    4   7              135   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Blauser (1, off D Drabek).

HR: R Gant (3, off D Drabek; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: M Heath (3, by D Drabek).

HBP: G Olson (1, by D Drabek).

TB: R Gant 4; J Blauser 2; L Smith; G Olson; R Belliard.

RBI: R Gant 2 (12); G Olson (6).

2-out RBI: G Olson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: G Olson (1); R Gant (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Sanders (7, 2nd base off D Drabek/D Slaught); R Belliard (1, 2nd base off D Drabek/D Slaught); J Blauser (2, 2nd base off D Drabek/D Slaught); D Justice (4, 2nd base off D Drabek/D Slaught).

CS: D Justice (4, 2nd base by D Drabek/D Slaught).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .521   13    8   2   SB
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .204  .618   19    2   1   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .701   19    3   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .302  .880   12    1   1   2B
B Bonds LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .187  .521   16    1   0   
D Slaught C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .796   14    8   1   
L McClendon RF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .389 1.420   16    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   2  .258  .648   10    2   4   
D Drabek P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .308   12    2   1   
Totals                       34   2   7   0    1   8              131   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla (9, off J Berenguer).

TB: B Bonilla 3; J Lind 2; L McClendon 2; B Bonds.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D Slaught (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (4, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/G Olson).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Leibrandt, W (3-3)           7     6   2   1    1   6   0   3.40   28  106-68   45·13·10    8· 9· 4· 0     64    -     0.92   0.04
J Berenguer, H (2)             0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.53    3    9-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.91   0.04
K Mercker, S (3)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.17    4   14-10    6· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.95   0.28
Totals                         9     7   2   1    1   8   0          35  129-84   55·15·14   11·10· 5· 0          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek, L (1-6)              9     5   3   3    4   7   1   3.86   36  130-83   45·12·26    9·13· 2· 0     68    -     1.19  -0.14
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   7   1          36  130-83   45·12·26    9·13· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Drabek (3; M Heath).

HBP: D Drabek (2; G Olson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 33,914.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. O Nixon              LF    1. G Redus              1B 
2. R Gant               CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. T Pendleton          3B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. D Justice            RF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. S Bream              1B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. J Blauser            2B    6. D Slaught            C  
7. G Olson              C     7. L McClendon          RF 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. J Lind               2B 
9. C Leibrandt          P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-1  -2-  2   45%  74% R Gant          D Drabek        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Smith Scores; Gant Scores
   b 4   1  1-0  1--  3  -26%  33% B Bonds         C Leibrandt     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bonilla Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI; Bonds Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  2   11%  60% G Olson         D Drabek        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Blauser Scores; Olson to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 8   2  3-2  -2-  2   10%  85% B Bonds         K Mercker       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 8   0  2-1  ---  3    9%  33% L Smith         D Drabek        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   46%  R Gant          Popfly: P
   O      ---  4   45%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Lemke replaces Terry Pendleton playing 2B batting 3rd; Jeff Blauser moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   48%  G Redus         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  8   45%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  5   48%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  D Justice       Foul Flyball: 2B (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   46%  S Bream         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   48%  J Blauser       Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   60%  G Olson         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Blauser Scores; Olson to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4   57%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   59%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  D Slaught       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   60%  L McClendon     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   62%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   60%  C Leibrandt     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   59%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  6   58%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   60%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  G Redus         Popfly: CF
   O      ---  2   63%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   67%  M Lemke         Walk
   O      1--  2   64%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B); Justice to 1B
          1--      66%  S Bream         Justice Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   62%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  8   59%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   62%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   58%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   33%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bonilla Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI; Bonds Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---  5   34%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   35%  L McClendon     Popfly: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   32%  G Olson         Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  3   35%  R Belliard      Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   31%  C Leibrandt     Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      33%  O Nixon         Belliard Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   28%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   25%  J Lind          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   28%  D Drabek        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Drabek to 1B
   O      1--  2   30%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Redus to 1B
          1--      29%  J Bell          Redus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   33%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   29%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   27%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   25%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   27%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  7   28%  B Bonilla       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  8   29%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   25%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   22%  J Blauser       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   24%  G Olson         Hit By Pitch
                  Deion Sanders pinch runs for Greg Olson batting 7th
          1--      26%  R Belliard      Sanders Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   20%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Heath replaces Deion Sanders playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  3   22%  D Slaught       Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   20%  L McClendon     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   14%  J Lind          Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); McClendon to 3B
   O      1-3  6   20%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   24%  G Redus         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
                  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Charlie Leibrandt batting 9th
          ---  3   33%  L Smith         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   29%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Smith to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   74%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Smith Scores; Gant Scores
   O      ---  1   73%  M Lemke         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   74%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  1   72%  S Bream         Justice Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Lonnie Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   78%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   82%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   75%  B Bonilla       Double (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Kent Mercker replaces Juan Berenguer pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   85%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   83%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   85%  J Blauser       Walk
          1--      89%  M Heath         Blauser Steals 2B; Blauser to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  5   90%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   85%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   82%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   90%  D Slaught       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   96%  L McClendon     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation