October 9, 1991 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1991 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
1991 postseason: WS: MIN-ATL / ALCS: MIN-TOR / NLCS: ATL-PIT

Game 1
PIT  5
ATL  1
Game 2
ATL  1
@PIT  0
Game 3
ATL 10
PIT  3
Game 4
PIT  3
@ATL  2
(10) Game 5
PIT  1
@ATL  0
Game 6
ATL  1
@PIT  0
Game 7
ATL  4
@PIT  0

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 57,347

Wednesday, October 9, 1991, 8:41
Time of Game: 2:51

Braves

Bobby Cox

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

W: D Drabek (1-0), L: T Glavine (0-1), S: B Walk (1)

Pirates

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   18    2   1   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    2   2   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   17    1   3   
D Justice RF                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .667 2.417   14    1   0   HR
R Gant CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    1   1   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   10    9   2   
G Olson C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    6   0   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    1   1   
  J Willard PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Blauser SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
T Glavine P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    1   3   
  T Gregg PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    2   7              118   24  14

BATTING

HR: D Justice (1, off B Walk; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Justice 5; S Bream 2; T Glavine.

RBI: D Justice (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Smith-G Olson.

E: R Belliard (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   15   10   0   SB
J Bell SS                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   21    2   2   SH
A Van Slyke CF                4   2   2   2    0   0  .500 2.000   20    3   0   HR,2B
B Bonilla RF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .667 1.417   11    1   1   
B Bonds LF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   24    2   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.167   22    1   2   2B
D Slaught C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   14    6   1   IW
J Lind 2B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   12    0   6   SF
D Drabek P                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .333 1.000   12    2   0   2B
  B Walk P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       29   5   8   5    5   5              155   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (1, off T Glavine); D Drabek (1, off T Glavine); A Van Slyke (1, off T Glavine).

HR: A Van Slyke (1, off T Glavine; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Lind (1, off M Stanton).

SH: J Bell (1, off M Wohlers).

IBB: D Slaught (1, by M Stanton).

TB: A Van Slyke 6; D Drabek 2; S Buechele 2; B Bonilla 2; J Bell; G Redus.

RBI: A Van Slyke 2 (2); B Bonilla (1); J Lind (1); D Drabek (1).

2-out RBI: D Drabek; A Van Slyke.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: G Redus (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (1, 2nd base off M Wohlers/G Olson).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine, L (0-1)             6     6   4   4    3   4   1   6.00   27  110-63   39· 9·15   10· 3· 7· 0     45    -     0.69  -0.17
M Wohlers                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.00
M Stanton                      1     1   1   1    2   1   0   9.00    6   31-17   10· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   5    5   5   1          36  153-87   54·12·21   14· 4· 8· 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 (1-0)              6     3   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   23   82-52   30·10·12    8· 5· 3· 0     69    -     0.82   0.28
B Walk, S (1)                  3     2   1   1    0   2   1   3.00   11   36-21   13· 4· 4    2· 3· 4· 0          0-0    0.45   0.05
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   7   1          34  118-73   43·14·16   10· 8· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Stanton (1; D Slaught).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 57,347.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Smith              LF    1. G Redus              1B 
2. M Lemke              2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. T Pendleton          3B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. D Justice            RF    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. R Gant               CF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. S Bream              1B    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. G Olson              C     7. D Slaught            C  
8. R Belliard           SS    8. J Lind               2B 
9. T Glavine            P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  1--  5   11%  82% A Van Slyke     T Glavine       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  7   11%  62% A Van Slyke     T Glavine       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 3   0  0-2  -2-  2    6%  88% B Bonilla       T Glavine       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Van Slyke Scores; Bonilla to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 1   2  0-1  123  1   -6%  61% D Slaught       T Glavine       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 4   1  3-0  12-  3    5%  84% R Gant          D Drabek        Lineout: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  G Redus         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   51%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   62%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  4   63%  B Bonilla       Walk
          1--  2   65%  B Bonds         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bonilla to 3B
          1-3  7   67%  S Buechele      Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      123  1   61%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   64%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  R Gant          Popfly: SS
          ---  2   64%  S Bream         Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   66%  G Olson         Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   64%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   63%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  G Redus         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   65%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   67%  T Glavine       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   71%  J Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   82%  A Van Slyke     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
   R      -2-  2   88%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Van Slyke Scores; Bonilla to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  7   89%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      12-  5   87%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   85%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   83%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   85%  M Lemke         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lemke out at 3B/RF-SS-3B
          ---  4   83%  T Pendleton     Walk
          1--  3   79%  D Justice       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  R Gant          Lineout: LF
   O      12-  3   88%  S Bream         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   87%  D Drabek        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  G Redus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   85%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   88%  G Olson         Popfly: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   89%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  6   88%  T Glavine       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   90%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   89%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   88%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   88%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   90%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   92%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   90%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  6   92%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Glavine facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   94%  S Buechele      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   93%  D Slaught       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  2   92%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Buechele to 3B
   RO     --3  3   95%  D Drabek        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Buechele Scores; Drabek out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Walk replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   93%  S Bream         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   95%  G Olson         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Jerry Willard pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   O      1--  5   97%  J Willard       Strikeout Swinging
                  Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
   O      1--  4   98%  T Gregg         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mark Wohlers facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Tommy Gregg pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Blauser replaces Jerry Willard playing SS batting 8th
          ---  5   98%  G Redus         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      98%  J Bell          Redus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   98%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Redus to 3B
   OO     --3  4   97%  A Van Slyke     Double Play: Flyball: LF (Short LF Line); Redus out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  L Smith         Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  M Lemke         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5   99%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Stanton facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Stanton replaces Mark Wohlers pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  8   99%  B Bonds         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  7   99%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Bonilla to 3B; Bonds to 2B
          -23  4   99%  D Slaught       Intentional Walk
   RO     123  6  100%  J Lind          Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Bonilla Scores; Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  B Walk          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Walk facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   99%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Gant          Lineout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  S Bream         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  G Olson         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT199110090

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BATTING

PITCHING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation