June 27, 1991 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 0 CHW 5
SEA 2 BAL 7
@CLE 2 MIL 9
@DET 3 TOR 1
@MIN 0 TEX 9
@OAK 6 CIN 3
SDP 0 ATL 3
@HOU 0 NYM 4
MON 3 PIT 4
CHC 3 STL 4
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 30,960

Thursday, June 27, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:55

Cubs

32-40

Lost 2

5th, 11½ GB

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

W: V Palacios (5-2), L: P Assenmacher (3-4)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pirates

42-27

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .253  .635   20    2   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .750   15    9   2   
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .289  .846   24    1   3   
A Dawson RF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .786   12    3   0   
G Bell LF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .815   18    0   0   2·2B
  D Dascenzo LF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .746    5    1   0   
S Dunston SS                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .646   20    2   3   
L Salazar 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .271  .787   14    2   1   
  J Vizcaino 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .576         0   0   
R Wilkins C                   3   1   3   1    1   0  .304  .916   11    4   0   HR,IW
F Castillo P                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   13    2   1   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   2    6  10              152   26  10

BATTING

2B: G Bell 2 (10, 2 off D Drabek).

HR: R Wilkins (3, off D Drabek; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

IBB: R Wilkins (1, by D Drabek).

TB: R Wilkins 6; G Bell 4; J Walton; A Dawson; M Grace; L Salazar.

RBI: R Wilkins (8); L Salazar (14).

2-out RBI: L Salazar.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-M Grace.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .270  .779   26   12   0   
J Bell SS                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .745   15    0   4   SH
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .213  .654    9    1   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .288  .845   13    0   4   SF
B Bonds LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .259  .829   15    0   0   
G Varsho RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .666    8    1   0   
  L McClendon PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .790    5    0   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .705   12   10   0   
  D Slaught PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .588    4    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .626   11    3   2   GDP
D Drabek P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .382    2    0   1   
  C Wilkerson PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .209  .548    6    0   0   3B
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Redus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .627    1    0   0   
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   1   
  M Webster PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .501    1    0   0   
Totals                       30   4   7   3    3   3              128   27  12

BATTING

3B: C Wilkerson (1, off F Castillo).

SF: B Bonilla (4, off P Assenmacher).

SH: J Bell (19, off F Castillo).

TB: C Wilkerson 3; M LaValliere 2; J Bell; A Van Slyke; L McClendon; O Merced.

GIDP: J Lind (12).

RBI: L McClendon (10); B Bonilla (39); A Van Slyke (30).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Castillo                     8     5   2   2    1   2   0   2.25   29   99-64   42· 5·17   13·10· 3· 0     65    -     1.01   0.28
P Assenmacher, BS (5), L (3-4)
                            0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   3.69    4   19-10    5· 3· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    5.26  -0.53
H Slocumb                      0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.37    2    9-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    5.36  -0.30
Totals                         8.2   7   4   4    3   3   0          35  127-77   48· 9·20   14·12· 3· 0          4-3

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                       6     7   3   3    2   8   1   2.96   27   94-65   37·12·16   11· 5· 1· 0     52    -     0.88  -0.09
B Kipper                       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   6.84    9   29-17   11· 2· 4    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
V Palacios, W (5-2)            1     0   0   0    3   1   0   3.03    6   24-11    8· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    6  10   1          42  147-93   56·15·22   15· 9· 2· 0           -

F Castillo faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: H Slocumb (6); D Drabek 2 (3).

IBB: D Drabek (5; R Wilkins).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 30,960.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Walton             CF    1. O Merced             1B 
2. M Grace              1B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. R Sandberg           2B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. G Bell               LF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. S Dunston            SS    6. G Varsho             RF 
7. L Salazar            3B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. R Wilkins            C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. F Castillo           P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-2  12-  5   38%  70% L McClendon     P Assenmacher   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Van Slyke Scores; Bonds to 2B
   b 9   2  3-3  123  1   35% 100% M Webster       H Slocumb       Wild Pitch; Bonds Scores; McClendon to 3B; Slaught to 2B
   b 9   0  3-0  12-  4   18%  35% A Van Slyke     P Assenmacher   Single (Fly Ball); Merced Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 9   1  3-3  123  5  -18%  65% J Lind          H Slocumb       Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  3-1  1-3  2  -15%  20% B Bonilla       P Assenmacher   Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  J Walton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   48%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B; Walton to 2B
          -2-      45%  R Sandberg      Wild Pitch; Walton to 3B
          --3  6   43%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      39%  A Dawson        Wild Pitch; Walton Scores
          1--  1   33%  " "             Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Sandberg to 3B
   O      1-3  4   39%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   44%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   48%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  1   46%  J Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Merced to 2B
   O      -2-  1   42%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  5   39%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   41%  L Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   30%  R Wilkins       Home Run (Fly Ball); Wilkins Scores
   O      ---  1   31%  F Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   32%  J Walton        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   30%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   28%  G Varsho        Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   30%  M LaValliere    Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   27%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   29%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   31%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   28%  D Drabek        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   26%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   25%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   21%  G Bell          Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  8   24%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   26%  L Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   26%  R Wilkins       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   29%  F Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   26%  A Van Slyke     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  1   24%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   23%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   25%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   26%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   27%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   24%  G Varsho        Foul Popfly: C
          ---  3   27%  M LaValliere    Single to SS (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   20%  J Lind          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   22%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   19%  G Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   21%  S Dunston       Popfly: 1B
   R      -2-  3   13%  L Salazar       Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Bell Scores
          1--  1   12%  R Wilkins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Salazar to 2B
   O      12-  5   14%  F Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Doug Drabek batting 9th
          ---  6   23%  C Wilkerson     Triple (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      --3  6   18%  O Merced        Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      --3  5   13%  J Bell          Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  1    9%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Kipper facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Kipper replaces Curtis Wilkerson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   10%  J Walton        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1    9%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4    8%  R Sandberg      Walk; Grace to 2B
   O      12-  3    9%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   11%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bell to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Castillo facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Dascenzo replaces George Bell playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  5    9%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2    7%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2    6%  G Varsho        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Kipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1    7%  S Dunston       Foul Flyball: 2B (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  4    7%  L Salazar       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5    7%  R Wilkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4    7%  F Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Castillo facing 7-8-9
                  Jose Vizcaino replaces Luis Salazar playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  7    5%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2    4%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
   O      ---  1    3%  G Redus         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
                  Vicente Palacios replaces Gary Redus pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4    2%  J Walton        Walk
          1--  4    2%  M Grace         Walk; Walton to 2B
   O      12-  3    2%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Walton to 3B; Sandberg to 1B
   O      1-3  1    3%  A Dawson        Foul Popfly: 1B
          1-3  5    3%  D Dascenzo      Walk; Sandberg to 2B
   O      123  7    4%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
          ---  6    8%  O Merced        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   17%  J Bell          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Merced to 2B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  4   35%  A Van Slyke     Single (Fly Ball); Merced Scores; Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   20%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
          1--  8   32%  B Bonds         Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Gary Varsho batting 6th
   R      12-  5   70%  L McClendon     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Van Slyke Scores; Bonds to 2B
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th; Don Slaught pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
          12-  4   83%  D Slaught       Walk; Bonds to 3B; McClendon to 2B
   O      123  5   65%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  Mitch Webster pinch hits for Vicente Palacios batting 9th
   R      123  1  100%  M Webster       Wild Pitch; Bonds Scores; McClendon to 3B; Slaught to 2B
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation