September 8, 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 3
@BAL 2 BOS 17
SEA 6 CAL 1
MIL 0 TOR 11
@CLE 5 OAK 7
@DET 4 MIN 6
NYY 5 TEX 7
CHW 6 SFG 4
@CHC 3 PHI 5
@HOU 0 MON 4
CIN 2 ATL 7
@NYM 5 LAD 5
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 31,563

Sunday, September 8, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:51

Dodgers

77-60

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  0    5 10  0
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  0

W: M Morgan (11-9), L: B Patterson (3-2)

Pirates

81-55

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .306  .759   19    3   0   
L Harris 3B                   5   1   0   0    0   1  .292  .704   19    1   1   SB
D Strawberry RF               4   0   2   1    0   1  .259  .837   19    1   0   
  S Javier PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .549    2    0   0   
E Murray 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .716   17    6   0   
C Gwynn LF                    2   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .763    3    1   0   
  M Webster PH-LF-RF          1   2   1   0    1   0  .202  .603    7    2   0   2B
M Scioscia C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .715    9    9   0   
J Samuel 2B                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .713    8    3   5   HBP
A Griffin SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .566    9    1   3   
  K Daniels PH                1   0   1   3    0   0  .255  .740    6    0   0   2B
  J Offerman PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .545         0   1   
M Morgan P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .092  .182   12    0   0   
  S Wilson P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  T Crews P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   5    2   5              132   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Webster (6, off B Patterson); K Daniels (13, off R Mason).

HBP: J Samuel (2, by R Mason).

TB: K Daniels 2; C Gwynn 2; M Webster 2; D Strawberry 2; M Morgan; B Butler; A Griffin; M Scioscia.

RBI: K Daniels 3 (63); A Griffin (24); D Strawberry (76).

2-out RBI: A Griffin.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Harris-J Samuel-E Murray; A Griffin-J Samuel-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Harris (12, 2nd base off B Walk/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .283  .781   18    8   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .272  .752   10    2   0   2B,SB,GDP
C Espy CF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .702   19    4   0   
  G Redus PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .754    6    0   0   
B Bonilla RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .308  .888   10    2   0   
B Bonds LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .285  .902   22    3   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   3   0    0   0  .291  .715   12    4   0   
  S Bullett PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mason P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Heaton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .742         0   0   
  D Slaught PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .722    2    0   0   
C Wilkerson 3B                4   0   0   1    0   1  .179  .468   14    0   2   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .643   16    3   4   GDP
B Walk P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .478    4    0   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .714    1    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
  A Van Slyke PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .797         0   0   
  L McClendon PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .860    4    0   0   
  T Prince C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .907         1   0   
Totals                       34   1   9   1    1   9              138   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Bell (29, off M Morgan).

TB: J Bell 4; M LaValliere 3; J Lind; B Bonds; G Varsho.

GIDP: J Bell (11); J Lind (18).

RBI: C Wilkerson (12).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bell (9, 2nd base off M Morgan/M Scioscia).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Morgan, W (11-9)             6.1   8   1   1    1   8   0   2.79   26  100-60   31·11·18   10· 5· 2· 0     60    -     1.36   0.14
S Wilson, H (2)                1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.77    6   28-17   13· 3· 1    1· 3· 2· 0          2-0    1.79   0.21
T Crews                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    3    8-6     3· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   9   0          35  136-83   47·16·20   13· 8· 4· 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
B Walk                         5     6   1   1    0   3   0   2.87   21   66-47   28· 6·13    5· 7· 6· 0     54    -     0.92   0.14
B Patterson, L (3-2)           2     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.77    9   28-15   11· 0· 4    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.46  -0.07
R Mason                        1     2   3   3    1   1   0   2.57    7   27-15    8· 1· 6    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.11  -0.20
N Heaton                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.84    3    7-4     4· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   5   0          40  128-81   51· 7·23   11·11·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Mason (1; J Samuel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 31,563.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Butler             CF    1. O Merced             1B 
2. L Harris             3B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. D Strawberry         RF    3. C Espy               CF 
4. E Murray             1B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. C Gwynn              LF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. M LaValliere         C  
7. J Samuel             2B    7. C Wilkerson          3B 
8. A Griffin            SS    8. J Lind               2B 
9. M Morgan             P     9. B Walk               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-1  1-3  1   16%  67% A Griffin       B Patterson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Webster Scores; Samuel to 2B
   t 8   1  1-2  123  6   13%  97% K Daniels       R Mason         Double (Line Drive); Webster Scores; Scioscia Scores; Samuel Scores
   b 7   1  2-1  12-  4    9%  67% L McClendon     S Wilson        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Lind to 2B; McClendon to 1B
   b 7   2  2-1  12-  6    9%  76% O Merced        S Wilson        Flyball: CF
   b 4   1  1-0  1--  5   -9%  49% M LaValliere    M Morgan        Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Bonds to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  L Harris        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Harris to 1B
          1--      52%  D Strawberry    Harris Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   61%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Harris Scores
   O      1--  2   58%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
          1--  2   60%  C Gwynn         Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Strawberry to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   54%  J Bell          Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   57%  C Espy          Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Bell to 3B
          --3  4   56%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1-3  4   61%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   59%  J Samuel        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   58%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   59%  M Morgan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   57%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   53%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   57%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   62%  J Lind          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   60%  L Harris        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   62%  D Strawberry    Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   60%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
          1--  1   62%  C Gwynn         Single to LF (Line Drive); Strawberry to 2B
   O      12-  1   58%  M Scioscia      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   60%  B Walk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   62%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   61%  J Bell          Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      59%  C Espy          Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   61%  J Samuel        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   60%  A Griffin       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   59%  M Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   62%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   58%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   49%  M LaValliere    Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Bonds to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   47%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Bonds Scores; Wilkerson to 1B
   O      1--  5   50%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  B Butler        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   45%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   44%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
          ---  1   39%  G Varsho        Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  4   43%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  1   50%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Patterson facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Patterson replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   47%  E Murray        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B)
                  Mitch Webster pinch hits for Chris Gwynn batting 5th
          ---  1   53%  M Webster       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  3   49%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Webster to 3B
          --3  4   50%  J Samuel        Walk
   R      1-3  1   67%  A Griffin       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Webster Scores; Samuel to 2B
   O      12-  5   62%  M Morgan        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Morgan facing 3-4-5
                  Mitch Webster moves to LF
   O      ---  6   66%  C Espy          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   69%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   71%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  6   67%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   66%  D Strawberry    Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Morgan facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   58%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
                  Scott Bullett pinch runs for Mike LaValliere batting 6th
   O      1--  4   65%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
          1--  4   58%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bullett to 2B
                  Steve Wilson replaces Mike Morgan pitching and batting 9th; Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Andy Van Slyke batting 9th; Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 9th
   O      12-  4   67%  L McClendon     Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Lind to 2B; McClendon to 1B
   O      12-  6   76%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roger Mason facing 4-5-6
                  Roger Mason replaces Scott Bullett pitching and batting 6th; Tom Prince replaces Lloyd McClendon playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  5   74%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   76%  M Webster       Walk
          1--  3   83%  M Scioscia      Single (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Webster to 3B
          1-3  1   85%  J Samuel        Hit By Pitch; Scioscia to 2B
                  Kal Daniels pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin batting 8th
   RRR    123  6   97%  K Daniels       Double (Line Drive); Webster Scores; Scioscia Scores; Samuel Scores
                  Jose Offerman pinch runs for Kal Daniels batting 8th
   O      -2-  2   97%  S Wilson        Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4   96%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Wilson facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Offerman moves to SS
          ---  3   94%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Cecil Espy batting 3rd
   O      1--  6   96%  G Redus         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   98%  B Bonilla       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  8   99%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Neal Heaton facing 2-3-4
                  Neal Heaton replaces Roger Mason pitching and batting 6th; Gary Redus moves to CF
   O      ---  2   99%  L Harris        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Stan Javier pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   99%  S Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  E Murray        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Tim Crews facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Crews replaces Steve Wilson pitching and batting 9th; Stan Javier moves to LF; Mitch Webster moves to RF; Don Slaught pinch hits for Neal Heaton batting 6th
   O      ---  2   99%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation