July 15, 1991 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
@CAL 1 CHW 7
BOS 1 DET 8
TEX 7 TOR 5
@KCR 3
(12) MIN 11
@MIL 7 OAK 6
CLE 1 SEA 5
NYY 1 CHC 6
@ATL 4 STL 5
@CIN 2 MON 3
SDP 0 SFG 4
@NYM 3 PHI 9
LAD 8 PIT 8
HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 21,642

Monday, July 15, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:34

Astros

35-51

Lost 4

6th, 14½ GB

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

W: R Tomlin (4-3), L: J Jones (5-6)

Pirates

53-31

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .757    7    5   0   
  G Young CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .577    2    1   0   
S Finley CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .763   12    1   1   CS
  S Servais C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .835   19    5   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .722    7    2   0   
  M Capel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  E Anthony PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .149  .457    6    0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .669   15    2   0   GDP
M Simms RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .143   15    0   0   
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .601   11    3   2   
C Candaele 2B                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .251  .677   14    3   5   
J Jones P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473         0   1   
  M Davidson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .529    5    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Yelding PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .579    1    0   0   
  J Corsi P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Ortiz LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625    2    0   0   GDP
Totals                       29   0   5   0    4   6              119   24  11

BATTING

TB: C Biggio; R Ramirez; C Candaele; J Bagwell; E Yelding.

GIDP: J Ortiz (2); K Caminiti (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Ramirez-C Candaele-J Bagwell 2; C Candaele-J Bagwell.

E: L Gonzalez (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Finley (11, 2nd base by R Tomlin/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .276  .802   25    5   1   
J Bell SS                     5   4   3   1    0   0  .274  .761   13    2   1   HR,GDP
A Van Slyke CF                3   2   2   4    2   1  .241  .746   25    2   0   3B,2B
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   3   3    0   0  .304  .860   14    2   2   
  J Redfield 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .384         0   1   
B Bonds LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .898   15    2   0   
  J Gonzalez LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .031  .119         0   0   
G Varsho RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .808   20    4   0   
M LaValliere C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .748   14    6   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .648   14    4   4   
R Tomlin P                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .154  .308   16    0   1   GDP
Totals                       34   8  13   8    5   6              156   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Van Slyke (10, off J Jones).

3B: A Van Slyke (4, off J Jones).

HR: J Bell (9, off M Capel; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Bell 6; A Van Slyke 5; B Bonilla 3; J Lind; B Bonds; G Varsho; R Tomlin; O Merced.

GIDP: R Tomlin (2); J Bell (5).

RBI: A Van Slyke 4 (49); B Bonilla 3 (51); J Bell (40).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Redfield-J Lind-O Merced; B Bonilla-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, L (5-6)               2     8   6   6    1   2   0   3.95   14   44-28   19· 4· 5    4· 2· 5· 0     17    -     0.81  -0.36
D Henry                        2     1   1   0    1   1   0   3.03    8   37-21   14· 4· 3    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.00
J Corsi                        1     2   0   0    1   2   0   2.88    6   32-17   10· 3· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
M Capel                        3     2   1   1    2   1   1   2.25   11   43-23   14· 3· 6    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   7    5   6   1          39  156-89   57·14·18    9· 9·10· 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
R Tomlin, W (4-3)              9     5   0   0    4   6   0   2.57   33  118-75   43·17·15    9·10· 4· 0     79    -     0.33   0.13
Totals                         9     5   0   0    4   6   0          33  118-75   43·17·15    9·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 21,642.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             C     1. O Merced             1B 
2. S Finley             CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. K Caminiti           3B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. M Simms              RF    6. G Varsho             RF 
7. R Ramirez            SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. C Candaele           2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. J Jones              P     9. R Tomlin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  5   15%  79% A Van Slyke     J Jones         Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores; Bell Scores
   b 2   1  0-3  1-3  3    7%  94% A Van Slyke     J Jones         Triple to 1B (Line Drive); Merced Scores; Bell Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1    5%  64% J Bell          J Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Merced to 2B
   b 1   0  0-2  -2-  3    5%  84% B Bonilla       J Jones         Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Van Slyke Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  1    4%  54% J Bagwell       R Tomlin        Finley Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   46%  C Biggio        Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  5   50%  S Finley        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Finley to 1B
   O      1--      54%  J Bagwell       Finley Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  7   52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  O Merced        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   64%  J Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Merced to 2B
   RR     12-  5   79%  A Van Slyke     Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores; Bell Scores
   R      -2-  3   84%  B Bonilla       Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Van Slyke Scores
   O      1--  5   82%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   84%  G Varsho        Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  2   80%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   82%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  M Simms         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   83%  R Tomlin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   84%  O Merced        Walk
          1--  2   87%  J Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Merced to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   94%  A Van Slyke     Triple to 1B (Line Drive); Merced Scores; Bell Scores
   R      --3  2   96%  B Bonilla       Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B); Van Slyke Scores
   OO     1--  3   95%  B Bonds         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Randy Tomlin facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   94%  C Candaele      Walk
                  Mark Davidson pinch hits for Jimmy Jones batting 9th
   O      1--  5   95%  M Davidson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   96%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   97%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dwayne Henry facing 6-7-8
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Mark Davidson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  G Varsho        Popfly: 3B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   96%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   96%  J Lind          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Randy Tomlin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   97%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   98%  K Caminiti      Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dwayne Henry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   97%  R Tomlin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   97%  J Bell          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell to 2B
          -2-  6   97%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   RO     12-  5   98%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores/unER; Van Slyke out at 3B/CF-3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Randy Tomlin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  M Simms         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   98%  R Ramirez       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   99%  C Candaele      Flyball: CF
                  Eric Yelding pinch hits for Dwayne Henry batting 9th
          1--  1   98%  E Yelding       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Biggio to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Corsi facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Corsi replaces Eric Yelding pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  B Bonds         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   99%  G Varsho        Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  6   99%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   99%  J Lind          Flyball: CF
          12-  6   99%  R Tomlin        Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Bonds to 3B; Varsho to 2B
   O      123  6   99%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Randy Tomlin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   99%  S Finley        Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  2   99%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   99%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   99%  K Caminiti      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Capel facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Capel replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 4th; Scott Servais replaces Steve Finley playing C batting 2nd; Javier Ortiz replaces Jim Corsi playing LF batting 9th; Gerald Young replaces Craig Biggio playing CF batting 1st
   R      ---  6  100%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bell Scores
          ---  6  100%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Bonilla to 1B
   O      1--  4  100%  B Bonds         Lineout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bonds to 1B
   O      1--  4  100%  G Varsho        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Randy Tomlin facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   99%  M Simms         Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  R Ramirez       Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   99%  C Candaele      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Simms to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  J Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mike Capel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  100%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  J Lind          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3  100%  R Tomlin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Gonzalez replaces Barry Bonds playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  2  100%  G Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  S Servais       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mike Capel facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  100%  O Merced        Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Redfield replaces Bobby Bonilla playing 3B batting 4th; Eric Anthony pinch hits for Mike Capel batting 4th
          ---  6  100%  E Anthony       Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Simms         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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