October 5, 1991 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
DET 3 MIL 13
@BOS 4 CAL 5
KCR 1 MIN 3
TOR 1 CLE 7
@NYY 5
(12) SEA 10
CHW 0 OAK 12
@TEX 5 ATL 5
HOU 2 CHC 3
STL 2 CHC 7
STL 5 PHI 1
NYM 0 PIT 4
MON 3 SDP 10
CIN 7 SFG 4
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 14,038

Saturday, October 5, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:25

Expos

71-89

Lost 1

6th, 25½ GB

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

W: B Walk (9-2), L: J Fassero (2-5), S: S Belinda (16)

Pirates

97-64

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Barberie 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .976   16    5   2   
S Owen SS                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .255  .688   16    1   3   3B,GDP
M Fitzgerald RF               3   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .582   18    3   0   HR
  T Foley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .555    3    0   0   
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .627   19    2   2   
L Walker CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .290  .810   14    1   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .218  .598   13    4   2   HR,GDP
J Vander Wal LF               3   0   1   0    0   2  .224  .612   11    3   0   
G Reyes C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .543   10    4   1   
B Sampen P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .462   10    0   0   
  S Ruskin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         1   0   
  D DeShields PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .679    6    0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    0   9              136   24  10

BATTING

3B: S Owen (8, off Z Smith).

HR: A Galarraga (9, off Z Smith; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Fitzgerald (4, off Z Smith; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: A Galarraga 5; M Fitzgerald 4; S Owen 4; L Walker 2; J Vander Wal; B Barberie.

GIDP: A Galarraga (6); S Owen (11).

RBI: M Fitzgerald 2 (28); A Galarraga (33).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Wallach-B Barberie-A Galarraga.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Varsho RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .765   11    3   0   GDP
  L McClendon PH              0   1   0   0    0   0  .288  .826    3    0   0   HBP
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .222         0   0   
J Bell SS                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .269  .755   12    3   3   CS
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .800   21    2   0   
B Bonilla 1B                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .303  .885   16    6   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .292  .922   12    2   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .773    7    0   0   
  C Wilkerson 3B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .507    6    1   2   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   1    0   0  .289  .711   14    9   0   SF
J Lind 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .641   12    1   2   
Z Smith P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .449    2    0   2   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .771    5    0   0   
  N Heaton PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .690         0   0   
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .533         0   0   
  G Redus PH-RF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .718    6    0   0   
Totals                       28   4   7   4    4   4              127   27   9

BATTING

SF: M LaValliere (5, off B Sampen).

HBP: L McClendon (2, by J Fassero).

TB: J Lind; S Buechele; J Bell; B Bonds; B Bonilla; G Redus; O Merced.

GIDP: G Varsho (2).

RBI: B Bonilla (100); J Bell (66); M LaValliere (41); B Bonds (114).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. Z Smith-J Bell-B Bonilla; C Wilkerson-J Lind; J Lind-J Bell-B Bonilla.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Bell (6, 2nd base by B Sampen/G Reyes).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Sampen                       5     3   1   1    4   3   0   4.00   20   83-47   28· 8·11    3· 8· 2· 0     56    -     1.26   0.18
S Ruskin, H (7)                2     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.24    6   19-12    8· 0· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.14
J Fassero, BS (3), L (2-5)     1     4   3   3    0   1   0   2.48    8   22-15    7· 3· 5    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.94  -0.70
Totals                         8     7   4   4    4   4   0          34  124-74   43·11·20    9·12· 4· 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
Z Smith                        5     5   3   3    0   6   2   3.20   18   79-55   31· 9·15    5· 4· 3· 0     51    -     0.65  -0.12
B Walk, W (9-2)                3     3   0   0    0   1   0   3.60   11   41-26   13· 4· 9    3· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.77   0.09
S Belinda, S (16)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.45    4   12-10    5· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.15
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0   9   2          33  132-91   49·16·26    9· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: B Walk (2).

WP: B Walk (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Fassero (1; L McClendon).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 14,038.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Barberie           2B    1. G Varsho             RF 
2. S Owen               SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. M Fitzgerald         RF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. B Bonilla            1B 
5. L Walker             CF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. A Galarraga          1B    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. J Vander Wal         LF    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. G Reyes              C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. B Sampen             P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  -23  1   21%  75% B Bonilla       J Fassero       Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McClendon Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 8   0  3-1  12-  1   18%  53% J Bell          J Fassero       Single to SS (Line Drive); Redus Scores; McClendon to 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  12-  2  -16%  25% G Varsho        B Sampen        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Lind to 3B
   b 8   1  3-3  1-3  4   14%  89% B Bonds         J Fassero       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Bell Scores; Bonilla to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  --3  7  -14%  32% M Fitzgerald    Z Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Owen Scores; Fitzgerald Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  B Barberie      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   45%  S Owen          Triple (Line Drive)
   RR     --3  7   32%  M Fitzgerald    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Owen Scores; Fitzgerald Scores
   O      ---  5   33%  T Wallach       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   33%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Sampen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   31%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   30%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   29%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  5   20%  A Galarraga     Home Run (Fly Ball); Galarraga Scores
   O      ---  5   22%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   22%  G Reyes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   23%  B Sampen        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Sampen facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   27%  B Bonilla       Walk
          1--  6   33%  B Bonds         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  4   30%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Bonilla to 3B; Buechele to 1B
   RO     1-3  8   30%  M LaValliere    Flyball: 2B/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF); Bonilla Scores
   O      1--  3   27%  J Lind          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   25%  B Barberie      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3   30%  S Owen          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   31%  M Fitzgerald    Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Sampen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   28%  Z Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   26%  G Varsho        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  4   28%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  3   25%  A Van Slyke     Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   27%  T Wallach       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   25%  L Walker        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   29%  A Galarraga     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Sampen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   26%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   29%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  1   26%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
          1--  3   29%  S Buechele      Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bonilla to 3B
   O      1-3  3   23%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Curtis Wilkerson replaces Steve Buechele playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  4   25%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   26%  G Reyes         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   27%  B Sampen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Sampen facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   32%  J Lind          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Zane Smith batting 9th
          1--  5   40%  O Merced        Single to CF (Pop Fly); Lind to 2B
                  Neal Heaton pinch runs for Orlando Merced batting 9th
   OO     12-  2   25%  G Varsho        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Lind to 3B
   O      --3  1   20%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Walk replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   22%  B Barberie      Flyball: LF
          ---  3   20%  S Owen          Single (Line Drive)
          1--      19%  M Fitzgerald    Balk; Owen to 2B
   O      -2-  4   21%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          -2-      21%  T Wallach       Wild Pitch; Owen to 3B
   O      --3  3   24%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Ruskin facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Ruskin replaces Bill Sampen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   20%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   18%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   17%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   18%  L Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   17%  A Galarraga     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   15%  J Vander Wal    Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B); Galarraga to 2B
   OO     12-  5   20%  G Reyes         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Ruskin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   16%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   14%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   12%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Walk facing 9-1-2
                  Delino DeShields pinch hits for Scott Ruskin batting 9th
   O      ---  6   13%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   14%  B Barberie      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   15%  S Owen          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Fassero facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Delino DeShields pitching and batting 9th; Gary Redus pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
          ---  6   22%  G Redus         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Gary Varsho batting 1st
          1--  3   35%  L McClendon     Hit By Pitch; Redus to 2B
   R      12-  1   53%  J Bell          Single to SS (Line Drive); Redus Scores; McClendon to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF; McClendon to 3B; Bell to 2B
   R      -23  1   75%  B Bonilla       Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McClendon Scores; Bell to 3B
   R      1-3  4   89%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Bell Scores; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   85%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); LaValliere to 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Stan Belinda facing 3-4-5
                  Stan Belinda replaces Lloyd McClendon pitching and batting 1st; Gary Redus moves to RF; Tom Foley pinch hits for Mike Fitzgerald batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   92%  T Foley         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  T Wallach       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   93%  L Walker        Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3  100%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation