August 23, 1991 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MIN 4 CAL 4
BOS 1 CLE 4
CHW 3 DET 8
SEA 6 TEX 6
@KCR 1 MIL 13
@OAK 4 TOR 6
NYY 5 ATL 4
PHI 2 CHC 5
SDP 4 HOU 9
MON 2 CIN 6
@NYM 1 PIT 8
SFG 0 STL 2
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 32,419

Friday, August 23, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:48

Giants

59-62

Lost 1

3rd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Pirates         0  1  4   0  3  0   0  0  X    8 14  0

W: D Drabek (13-11), L: J Burkett (9-8)

Pirates

71-49

Won 1

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .767   12    3   0   
  K Bass PH-RF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .675    5    0   0   2B
W McGee RF-CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .770    9    2   0   
W Clark 1B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .932   14    5   0   
  M Kingery PR-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .540    3    2   0   
K Mitchell LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .910   14    2   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .761   24    1   1   GDP
R Thompson 2B                 2   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .797    7    2   2   
  T Herr 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .587   11    0   0   
K Manwaring C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .550    9    6   0   
  R Beck P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .554    9    1   3   
J Burkett P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .064  .168    3    0   0   
  B Hickerson P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  T Kennedy C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .647    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    1   5              129   24   6

BATTING

2B: K Bass (8, off D Drabek).

TB: K Bass 2; R Thompson 2; T Kennedy; W Clark; K Mitchell; W McGee.

GIDP: M Williams (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

PO: W McGee (2nd base by D Drabek).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B-RF                5   0   2   2    0   1  .289  .811   21    4   1   2B
J Bell SS                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .735   20    4   2   
A Van Slyke CF                5   1   2   1    0   2  .257  .798   23    6   0   
  L McClendon 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .841         0   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .311  .905   10    0   0   2B,SF
  J Wehner 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .355  .819         0   0   
B Bonds LF                    2   2   1   1    2   0  .296  .936   15    0   0   SB
C Espy RF-CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .265  .581   20    2   0   
M LaValliere C                4   1   3   2    0   0  .282  .701   12    5   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .647   11    4   6   2B
D Drabek P                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .185  .385    9    2   1   
Totals                       37   8  14   8    2   6              141   27  10

BATTING

2B: O Merced (16, off B Hickerson); B Bonilla (35, off J Burkett); J Lind (12, off R Beck).

SF: B Bonilla (8, off J Burkett).

TB: O Merced 3; M LaValliere 3; J Lind 3; B Bonilla 2; A Van Slyke 2; J Bell; B Bonds; C Espy; D Drabek.

RBI: M LaValliere 2 (30); O Merced 2 (38); B Bonilla (78); B Bonds (90); C Espy (3); A Van Slyke (68).

2-out RBI: O Merced 2; M LaValliere; C Espy.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (38, 2nd base off B Hickerson/K Manwaring).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett, L (9-8)             2.2   7   5   5    1   2   0   3.97   16   61-38   25· 2·11    6· 3· 4· 0     25    -     0.98  -0.29
B Hickerson                    3.1   5   3   3    1   4   0   5.40   16   49-32   18· 5· 9    5· 2· 4· 0          2-0    0.17  -0.01
R Beck                         2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.30    8   29-20   12· 3· 5    1· 6· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    14   8   8    2   6   0          40  139-90   55·10·25   12·11· 9· 0          2-0

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, W (13-11)            9     7   0   0    1   5   0   3.09   33  129-91   56·12·23   10·14· 3· 0     77    -     0.55   0.20
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   5   0          33  129-91   56·12·23   10·14· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Drabek (2; W McGee, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 32,419.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Lewis              CF    1. O Merced             1B 
2. W McGee              RF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. W Clark              1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. M Williams           3B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. R Thompson           2B    6. C Espy               RF 
7. K Manwaring          C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. J Uribe              SS    8. J Lind               2B 
9. J Burkett            P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3  6    9%  82% A Van Slyke     J Burkett       Single to RF (Line Drive); Drabek Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-  4    8%  69% B Bonds         J Burkett       Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Bonilla Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  1    7%  61% B Bonilla       J Burkett       Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 3   1  0-1  1--  5    6%  74% J Bell          J Burkett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Drabek to 3B
   b 3   2  0-3  12-  2    6%  91% C Espy          J Burkett       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Van Slyke Scores; Bonds to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Lewis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   50%  W McGee         Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   51%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); McGee to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  K Mitchell      McGee Picked off 2B (P-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  J Bell          Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  K Mitchell      Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   50%  M Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   46%  R Thompson      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Mitchell to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  K Manwaring     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mitchell to 3B; Manwaring to 1B
   O      1-3  5   55%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   61%  B Bonilla       Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4   69%  B Bonds         Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Bonilla Scores
   O      1--  4   68%  C Espy          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-  1   65%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Bonds to 3B
   O      --3  3   62%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   65%  J Burkett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   66%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   68%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   71%  D Drabek        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   68%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   74%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Drabek to 3B
   R      1-3  6   82%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive); Drabek Scores; Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   84%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores
          1--  4   85%  B Bonds         Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   R      12-  2   91%  C Espy          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Van Slyke Scores; Bonds to 3B
   R      1-3  4   94%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonds Scores; Espy to 2B
                  Bryan Hickerson replaces John Burkett pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   93%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lind to 1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   91%  W Clark         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   93%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  6   96%  M Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bryan Hickerson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   95%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   96%  O Merced        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   95%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Bell to 1B
          1--  2   96%  A Van Slyke     Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  2   95%  B Bonilla       Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   93%  R Thompson      Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   95%  K Manwaring     Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  1   96%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Uribe to 1B
   O      1--  6   97%  B Hickerson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bryan Hickerson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   97%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      98%  C Espy          Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   98%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonds Scores
          1--  3   98%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); LaValliere to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  D Drabek        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RR     12-  2   99%  O Merced        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); LaValliere Scores; Lind Scores
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  100%  D Lewis         Popfly: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8  100%  W Clark         Walk
                  Mike Kingery pinch runs for Will Clark batting 3rd
   O      1--  1  100%  K Mitchell      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bryan Hickerson facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Kingery moves to 1B; Tom Herr replaces Robby Thompson playing 2B batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8  100%  M Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  K Manwaring     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rod Beck facing 6-7-8
                  Rod Beck replaces Kirt Manwaring pitching and batting 7th; Terry Kennedy replaces Bryan Hickerson playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  C Espy          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3  100%  M LaValliere    Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  3  100%  J Lind          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); LaValliere to 3B
   O      -23  2  100%  D Drabek        Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -23  6  100%  O Merced        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  J Uribe         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3  100%  T Kennedy       Single (Fly Ball)
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Darren Lewis batting 1st
          1--  5  100%  K Bass          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kennedy to 3B
   O      -23  1  100%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
   O      -23  3  100%  M Kingery       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rod Beck facing 2-3-4
                  Willie McGee moves to CF; Kevin Bass moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  J Bell          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  B Bonilla       Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
                  Lloyd McClendon replaces Andy Van Slyke playing 1B batting 3rd; John Wehner replaces Bobby Bonilla playing 3B batting 4th; Cecil Espy moves to CF; Orlando Merced moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  K Mitchell      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  T Herr          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

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