October 11, 1992 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 5 at Three Rivers Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1992 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 5
1992 postseason: WS: TOR-ATL / ALCS: TOR-OAK / NLCS: ATL-PIT

Game 1
ATL  5
PIT  1
Game 2
ATL 13
PIT  5
Game 3
PIT  3
ATL  2
Game 4
ATL  6
@PIT  4
Game 5
PIT  7
ATL  1
Game 6
PIT 13
@ATL  4
Game 7
ATL  3
PIT  2

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 52,929

Sunday, October 11, 1992, 8:44
Time of Game: 2:52

Braves

Bobby Cox

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  3  0
Pirates         4  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  X    7 13  0

W: B Walk (1-0), L: S Avery (1-1)

Pirates

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .846    6    2   0   
J Blauser SS                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .267  .989   12    3   2   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .409   10    1   3   
D Justice RF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .768   20    1   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .913   15    8   0   2B
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .904   18    3   0   
D Berryhill C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .417   15    4   1   
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .375  .938   19    2   4   
S Avery P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Smith P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  J Treadway PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  C Leibrandt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Freeman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Smith PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .250 1.000    5    0   0   3B
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    5   2              128   24  12

BATTING

2B: S Bream (2, off B Walk).

3B: L Smith (1, off B Walk).

TB: L Smith 3; S Bream 2; T Pendleton.

RBI: J Blauser (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus 1B                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .455 1.447   16   10   1   2·2B
J Bell SS                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .143  .407   15    0   2   
A Van Slyke CF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .656   15    3   0   
B Bonds LF                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .188  .631   19    2   0   2B,SB
J King 3B                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .250  .650   21    2   3   2B,CS
L McClendon RF                3   0   3   2    0   0  .625 1.475   11    4   0   2B,SF
D Slaught C                   1   1   1   1    3   0  .375 1.365   20    3   1   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .763   12    2   4   
B Walk P                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    1   1   
Totals                       35   7  13   7    4   3              142   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Bonds (1, off S Avery); G Redus 2 (3, off C Leibrandt, off S Avery); L McClendon (2, off S Avery); J King (3, off S Avery).

SF: L McClendon (1, off P Smith).

TB: L McClendon 4; G Redus 4; J King 4; B Bonds 3; J Bell; A Van Slyke; D Slaught.

RBI: L McClendon 2 (3); J King (2); B Bonds (1); G Redus (1); J Bell (1); D Slaught (3).

2-out RBI: D Slaught; G Redus.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (1, 2nd base off P Smith/D Berryhill).

CS: J King (1, 2nd base by P Smith/D Berryhill).

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, L (1-1)               0.1   5   4   4    0   0   0  10.80    6   30-18   15· 1· 2    2· 1· 3· 0     25    -     0.96  -0.35
P Smith                        3.2   2   1   1    2   3   0   2.45   14   41-28   15· 8· 5    3· 5· 1· 0          1-0    0.35   0.02
C Leibrandt                    1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    8   25-14    9· 1· 4    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.00
M Freeman                      1.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    7   23-13    9· 0· 4    4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
K Mercker                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   20-9     6· 0· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13   7   7    4   3   0          40  139-82   54·10·18   15·11· 7· 0          3-0

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, W (1-0)                9     3   1   1    5   2   0   3.86   35  128-70   43·10·16   14· 9· 5· 0     74    -     0.40   0.17
Totals                         9     3   1   1    5   2   0          35  128-70   43·10·16   14· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 52,929.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. O Nixon              CF    1. G Redus              1B 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. T Pendleton          3B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. D Justice            RF    4. B Bonds              LF 
5. S Bream              1B    5. J King               3B 
6. R Gant               LF    6. L McClendon          RF 
7. D Berryhill          C     7. D Slaught            C  
8. M Lemke              2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. S Avery              P     9. B Walk               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-  8    9%  77% B Bonds         S Avery         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  6    8%  69% J Bell          S Avery         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Redus Scores
   b 1   1  0-2  -2-  6    7%  84% J King          S Avery         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonds Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  3    6%  61% G Redus         S Avery         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   b 1   1  0-3  -2-  2    5%  89% L McClendon     S Avery         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); King Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   50%  J Blauser       Walk
   O      1--  2   52%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   50%  D Justice       Walk; Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  S Bream         Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  G Redus         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   R      -2-  6   69%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Redus Scores
   O      1--  5   67%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Bell to 2B
   R      -2-  8   77%  B Bonds         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
   R      -2-  6   84%  J King          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonds Scores
   R      -2-  2   89%  L McClendon     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); King Scores
                  Pete Smith replaces Steve Avery pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   90%  D Slaught       Walk
   O      12-  4   88%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   87%  B Walk          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   88%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   89%  D Berryhill     Lineout: RF
          ---  5   89%  M Lemke         Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  P Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   89%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   88%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   90%  O Nixon         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   91%  J Blauser       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   91%  T Pendleton     Groundout: C-1B/Interference called (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pete Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   92%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      93%  J King          Bonds Steals 2B
          -2-  4   95%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Bonds to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   95%  L McClendon     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bonds Scores
   O      1--      94%  D Slaught       King Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   94%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Walk facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   95%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  1   93%  S Bream         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   95%  R Gant          Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   96%  D Berryhill     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pete Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   96%  B Walk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   95%  G Redus         Popfly: 3B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  1   95%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   96%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jeff Treadway pinch hits for Pete Smith batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  J Treadway      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
                  Charlie Leibrandt replaces Jeff Treadway pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   97%  J King          Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   97%  J Blauser       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   97%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  7   98%  S Bream         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   98%  L McClendon     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   99%  D Slaught       Walk; McClendon to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B; McClendon to 3B; Slaught to 2B
   O      -23  1   98%  B Walk          Fielder's Choice 3B; McClendon out at Hm/3B-C; Slaught to 3B
   R      1-3  4   99%  G Redus         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Slaught Scores; Walk to 3B
                  Marvin Freeman replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  1   99%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  R Gant          Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   99%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Marvin Freeman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   99%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   99%  J King          Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4  100%  L McClendon     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); King to 2B
   R      12-  5  100%  D Slaught       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); King Scores; McClendon to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Walk facing 9-1-2
                  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Marvin Freeman batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  L Smith         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  1  100%  O Nixon         Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   RO     --3  2  100%  J Blauser       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Smith Scores
          ---  1  100%  T Pendleton     Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  3  100%  D Justice       Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Mercker replaces Lonnie Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  B Walk          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4  100%  G Redus         Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4  100%  A Van Slyke     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  S Bream         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6  100%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  D Berryhill     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  7  100%  M Lemke         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT199210110

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation