September 20, 1991 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
NYY 0 CHW 3
CAL 2
(11) BAL 2
@CLE 1 MIL 8
@DET 5 MIN 6
TEX 4 OAK 6
TOR 5
(11) KCR 3
@SEA 0 HOU 3
CIN 2 ATL 3
@LAD 0 NYM 1
STL 0 PHI 8
@PIT 3 SDP 10
SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 22,691

Friday, September 20, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:57

Phillies

71-77

Won 4

5th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  4   2  0  0   0  2  0    8 15  0
Pirates         0  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    3  5  2

W: T Greene (12-7), L: R Tomlin (8-7)

Pirates

89-59

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ready 2B                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .250  .711   22    2   3   
  M Morandini 2B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .618    6    1   1   
D Thon SS                     3   2   1   1    2   0  .253  .647   22    2   3   HR,SB
W Chamberlain LF              5   3   2   1    0   1  .252  .729   23    6   0   3B
J Kruk 1B                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .293  .842   20    6   0   
D Murphy RF                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .252  .726   16    1   0   2B,SF
  J Morris RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .568         0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    5   0   4   1    0   0  .235  .634   14    1   1   
D Fletcher C                  5   0   0   1    0   2  .217  .541   20    3   0   
B Castillo CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .312   15    5   0   
T Greene P                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .688   23    0   0   2B
Totals                       42   8  15   7    3   8              181   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (31, off R Tomlin); T Greene (2, off B Kipper).

3B: W Chamberlain (3, off R Tomlin).

HR: D Thon (9, off B Kipper; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: D Murphy (5, off B Kipper).

TB: D Thon 4; W Chamberlain 4; C Hayes 4; D Murphy 3; T Greene 3; J Kruk 2; R Ready 2.

RBI: D Murphy 2 (71); C Hayes (52); J Kruk (81); W Chamberlain (44); D Fletcher (12); D Thon (43).

2-out RBI: W Chamberlain; J Kruk.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Thon (8, 2nd base off V Palacios/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .765   20    8   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .746   11    0   1   
  C Garcia SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100         0   0   
C Espy CF                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .267  .686   22    3   0   2B,SB
B Bonilla RF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .307  .891   17    0   0   2B
  S Bullett RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
B Bonds LF                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .283  .899   12    2   1   SF
  L McClendon LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .850    5    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .271  .788   11    2   4   
M LaValliere C                3   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .727   19    9   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .647    7    3   4   
R Tomlin P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .396    3    0   1   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .729    1    0   0   
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
  C Wilkerson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .504    6    0   0   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   5   3    3   3              134   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Espy (4, off T Greene); B Bonilla (42, off T Greene).

SF: B Bonds (11, off T Greene).

TB: S Buechele 2; C Espy 2; B Bonilla 2; M LaValliere.

RBI: S Buechele 2 (82); B Bonds (104).

2-out RBI: S Buechele.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

E: J Bell (22); O Merced (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Espy (3, 2nd base off T Greene/D Fletcher).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Greene, W (12-7)             9     5   3   3    3   3   0   3.17   35  133-87   55·11·21    9·13· 7· 0     65    -     0.60   0.18
Totals                         9     5   3   3    3   3   0          35  133-87   55·11·21    9·13· 7· 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, L (8-7)              5     9   6   2    1   5   0   3.05   27   91-57   33·11·13   12· 6· 3· 0     37    -     0.98  -0.31
V Palacios                     2     2   0   0    2   2   0   3.97    9   46-26   14· 8· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.52   0.03
B Kipper                       2     4   2   2    0   1   1   4.95   10   44-30   22· 3· 5    4· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.04
Totals                         9    15   8   4    3   8   1          46  181-113  69·22·22   18·11· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 22,691.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Ready              2B    1. O Merced             1B 
2. D Thon               SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. W Chamberlain        LF    3. C Espy               CF 
4. J Kruk               1B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. D Murphy             RF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. D Fletcher           C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. B Castillo           CF    8. J Lind               2B 
9. T Greene             P     9. R Tomlin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  123  3   10%  72% J Kruk          R Tomlin        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Ready Scores/No RBI/unER; Thon to 3B; Chamberlain to 2B; Kruk to 1B
   t 3   1  0-1  123  2    8%  80% D Murphy        R Tomlin        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thon Scores/unER; Chamberlain to 3B; Kruk to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3  5   -7%  50% D Fletcher      R Tomlin        Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  4    7%  61% W Chamberlain   R Tomlin        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ready to 3B; Thon to 2B; Chamberlain to 1B
   t 3   1  0-2  123  1    6%  87% C Hayes         R Tomlin        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Chamberlain Scores/unER; Kruk to 3B; Murphy to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Ready         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   46%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   45%  W Chamberlain   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Greene facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  O Merced        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   49%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   48%  C Espy          Walk
          1--      47%  B Bonilla       Espy Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  J Kruk          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   52%  D Murphy        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
          -2-  4   57%  C Hayes         Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   45%  B Castillo      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Greene facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  B Bonds         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   49%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   48%  M LaValliere    Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Lind          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   48%  T Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  R Ready         Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   54%  D Thon          Walk; Ready to 2B
          12-  4   61%  W Chamberlain   Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ready to 3B; Thon to 2B; Chamberlain to 1B
   R      123  3   72%  J Kruk          Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Ready Scores/No RBI/unER; Thon to 3B; Chamberlain to 2B; Kruk to 1B
   R      123  2   80%  D Murphy        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thon Scores/unER; Chamberlain to 3B; Kruk to 2B
   R      123  1   87%  C Hayes         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Chamberlain Scores/unER; Kruk to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   RO     123  3   88%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Kruk Scores/unER; Murphy to 3B; Fletcher to 1B
   O      1-3  3   86%  B Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Tommy Greene facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   88%  R Tomlin        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   89%  O Merced        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   89%  J Bell          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Randy Tomlin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   89%  T Greene        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   89%  R Ready         Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   88%  D Thon          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   R      1--  4   93%  W Chamberlain   Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Ready Scores
   R      --3  3   96%  J Kruk          Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Chamberlain Scores
   O      1--  2   95%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Tommy Greene facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   93%  C Espy          Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  6   89%  B Bonilla       Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Espy to 3B
   RO     -23  4   90%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Espy Scores; Bonilla to 3B
   RO     --3  3   90%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B; Bonilla Scores
          ---  6   90%  M LaValliere    Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Lind to 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-2, Randy Tomlin facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   92%  C Hayes         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   91%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   90%  B Castillo      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   90%  T Greene        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Tommy Greene facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Randy Tomlin batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  G Varsho        Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  5   92%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   93%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-2, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
                  Vicente Palacios replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  R Ready         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   93%  D Thon          Walk
   O      1--  6   93%  W Chamberlain   Strikeout Swinging, Thon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   92%  J Kruk          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Tommy Greene facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   94%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   92%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  5   93%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bonilla to 2B
   R      -2-  4   89%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Bonilla Scores
   O      1--  1   91%  M LaValliere    Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Vicente Palacios facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   92%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--  3   94%  C Hayes         Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Murphy to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  D Fletcher      Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  6   91%  B Castillo      Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Hayes to 2B; Castillo to 1B
   O      12-  5   89%  T Greene        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Hayes out at Hm/LF-C; Castillo to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Tommy Greene facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  J Lind          Flyball: CF
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Vicente Palacios batting 9th
   O      ---  6   93%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   94%  O Merced        Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Kipper facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Kipper replaces Curtis Wilkerson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   93%  R Ready         Popfly: 1B
   R      ---  7   97%  D Thon          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thon Scores
          ---  4   97%  W Chamberlain   Single to SS (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  3   98%  J Kruk          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Chamberlain to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   98%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Chamberlain Scores
   O      1--  5   98%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hayes to 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Tommy Greene facing 2-3-4
                  Mickey Morandini replaces Randy Ready playing 2B batting 1st; John Morris replaces Dale Murphy playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   99%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   99%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bob Kipper facing 7-8-9
                  Carlos Garcia replaces Jay Bell playing SS batting 2nd; Lloyd McClendon replaces Barry Bonds playing LF batting 5th; Scott Bullett replaces Bobby Bonilla playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   99%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   99%  B Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   99%  T Greene        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   99%  M Morandini     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Tommy Greene facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  L McClendon     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   99%  S Buechele      Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7  100%  M LaValliere    Lineout: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lind to 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 3.

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