October 10, 1991 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1991 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
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: 57,533

Thursday, October 10, 1991, 8:39
Time of Game: 2:46

Braves

Bobby Cox

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

W: S Avery (1-0), L: Z Smith (0-1), S: A Pena (1)

Pirates

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125   23    0   0   
  K Mitchell PR-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125   15    1   1   GDP
R Gant CF                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .661   10    0   0   3·SB,HBP
D Justice RF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .429 1.357   20    1   0   
B Hunter 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   17    7   1   
G Olson C                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .500   16   11   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .625   17    2   2   2B
R Belliard SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167   17    4   3   IW
S Avery P                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   15    1   1   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    2   7              152   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Lemke (1, off Z Smith).

IBB: R Belliard (1, by Z Smith).

HBP: R Gant (1, by Z Smith).

TB: M Lemke 3; G Olson 2; R Gant 2; D Justice; B Hunter.

GIDP: T Pendleton (1).

RBI: M Lemke (1).

2-out RBI: M Lemke.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lemke-R Belliard-B Hunter.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant 3 (3, 3rd base off Z Smith/D Slaught, 2nd base off Z Smith/D Slaught 2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .661   17    8   0   SB
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .572   17    1   2   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.000   14    3   0   
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .571 1.339   12    4   0   2B
B Bonds LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .542   15    0   0   2·SB,GDP
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .708   17    0   3   
D Slaught C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143   15    9   0   
  C Wilkerson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .310    9    2   4   
Z Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    0   1   
  R Mason P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L McClendon PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    2  10              133   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla (1, off S Avery).

TB: B Bonilla 3; J Lind; J Bell; B Bonds; G Redus.

GIDP: B Bonds (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lind-J Bell-G Redus.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (2, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson); B Bonds 2 (2, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson, 3rd base off S Avery/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
S Avery, W (1-0)               8.1   6   0   0    2   9   0   0.00   32  118-78   38·14·26   10· 7· 4· 0     78    -     1.59   0.50
A Pena, S (1)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    6-5     1· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.59   0.27
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2  10   0          34  124-83   39·16·28   11· 7· 4· 0          1-0

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, L (0-1)               7     8   1   1    2   5   0   1.29   31  118-69   34·16·19   12· 5· 6· 0     60    -     1.34   0.19
R Mason                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-11    5· 1· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
S Belinda                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-9     5· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   7   0          37  146-89   44·20·25   12· 7· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Pena (1).

IBB: Z Smith (1; R Belliard).

HBP: Z Smith (1; R Gant).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 57,533.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 51° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Night, Showers.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  1-0  --3  3   25%  85% S Buechele      A Pena          Groundout: P-1B
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  2  -24%  57% B Bonilla       S Avery         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 6   2  0-0  -2-  6   18%  66% M Lemke         Z Smith         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Justice Scores
   b 9   0  1-0  -2-  5   16%  73% B Bonds         S Avery         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   b 7   0  1-0  1--  2   16%  74% B Bonds         S Avery         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   46%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  R Gant          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  4   45%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  G Redus         Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   48%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   50%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  4   60%  G Olson         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hunter to 2B
          12-  4   68%  M Lemke         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hunter to 3B; Olson to 2B
   O      123  1   61%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Olson to 3B; Lemke to 2B
   O      123  4   53%  S Avery         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   45%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   41%  B Bonds         Single to P (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   45%  S Buechele      Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          1--      43%  D Slaught       Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      46%  J Lind          Bonds Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   48%  T Pendleton     Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  5   50%  R Gant          Hit By Pitch
          1--      52%  D Justice       Gant Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      49%  B Hunter        Gant Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   45%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  Z Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  G Redus         Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  1   50%  J Bell          Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   54%  G Olson         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  M Lemke         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   48%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Olson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   44%  S Avery         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   49%  B Bonilla       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  6   50%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  L Smith         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   45%  T Pendleton     Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  2   44%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   47%  J Lind          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   50%  Z Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   55%  D Justice       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   50%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   48%  G Olson         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Justice to 2B
   R      -2-  6   66%  M Lemke         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Justice Scores
          -2-  4   67%  R Belliard      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   62%  S Avery         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   66%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   69%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   75%  L Smith         Walk
                  Keith Mitchell pinch runs for Lonnie Smith batting 1st
   OO     1--  3   67%  T Pendleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  1   68%  R Gant          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      70%  D Justice       Gant Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
                  Keith Mitchell moves to LF
          ---  5   58%  B Bonilla       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   74%  B Bonds         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   71%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1--  2   76%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Mason facing 5-6-7
                  Roger Mason replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   74%  B Hunter        Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  5   73%  G Olson         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   72%  M Lemke         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   78%  J Lind          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Roger Mason batting 9th
   O      ---  4   82%  L McClendon     Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  5   78%  G Redus         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      75%  J Bell          Redus Steals 2B
          -2-  3   71%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Redus to 3B
   O      1-3  2   85%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Stan Belinda facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Belinda replaces Lloyd McClendon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   84%  R Belliard      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   82%  S Avery         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  K Mitchell      Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   57%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   73%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Steve Avery pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      60%  S Buechele      Wild Pitch; Bonilla to 3B
   O      --3  3   85%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Don Slaught batting 7th
   O      --3  3  100%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT199110100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation