May 31, 1991 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 2 CHW 5
OAK 4 CLE 11
DET 9 KCR 4
MIN 1 NYY 3
MIL 2 TEX 7
SEA 6 TOR 5
CAL 1 LAD 7
CIN 4 CHC 7
@MON 2 PIT 5
@PHI 1 SDP 5
HOU 4 ATL 5
@SFG 2 NYM 10
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 14,102

Friday, May 31, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:49

Braves

25-19

Won 5

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: C Leibrandt (4-4), L: B Black (5-5), S: M Stanton (1)

Giants

16-32

Lost 2

6th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant CF                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .209  .740   15    0   0   HR,2·SB,HBP
T Pendleton 3B                5   1   1   1    0   0  .346  .982   15    0   7   2B
L Smith LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .860   16    4   0   
  O Nixon LF                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .356  .849    4    0   0   
D Justice RF                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .319  .912   22    4   0   2B
J Blauser 2B                  3   0   2   2    1   0  .233  .727   15    1   1   3B
  M Lemke 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .697         0   0   
B Hunter 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   10    8   1   
  S Bream PH-1B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .813    4    3   1   IW
M Heath C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .606   18    1   0   HBP
  J Berenguer P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
R Belliard SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .588   14    4   2   
C Leibrandt P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   2   
  G Olson C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .700    1    2   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    4   1              143   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Pendleton (10, off D Righetti); D Justice (13, off J Brantley).

3B: J Blauser (3, off B Black).

HR: R Gant (10, off B Black; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

IBB: S Bream (3, by J Brantley).

HBP: R Gant (1, by B Black); M Heath (1, by J Brantley).

TB: R Gant 5; J Blauser 4; D Justice 4; T Pendleton 2; O Nixon.

RBI: J Blauser 2 (12); R Gant (26); O Nixon (7); T Pendleton (20).

2-out RBI: J Blauser 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-J Blauser-B Hunter.

E: T Pendleton (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant 2 (10, 2nd base off D Righetti/S Decker, 2nd base off B Black/S Decker).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Felder RF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .331  .811   26    3   0   SB
W McGee CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .781   15    4   1   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .272  .816    9   12   2   
K Mitchell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .907   17    2   0   
  D Righetti P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .217  .593   10    1   3   
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .837   18    2   6   CS
D Anderson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .712   12    1   3   GDP
S Decker C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .595   12    1   0   
  M Kingery PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .160  .563    4    0   0   
B Black P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .629    5    0   0   
  K Bass PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .691    1    0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Parker PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    1    0   0   
  T Kennedy PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .613         0   0   
  G Litton PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .159  .472    1    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   1    2   2              131   27  15

BATTING

TB: M Williams 2; M Felder 2; W Clark; R Thompson; W McGee; M Kingery; D Anderson.

GIDP: D Anderson (6).

RBI: G Litton (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Thompson-W Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Felder (7, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/M Heath).

CS: R Thompson (2, 2nd base by C Leibrandt/M Heath).

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
C Leibrandt, W (4-4)           7.2   6   1   0    2   0   0   2.86   30   97-58   34· 7·17   14· 8· 6· 0     63    -     1.17   0.33
J Berenguer, H (3)             0.2   3   1   1    0   2   0   2.32    5   21-14    5· 4· 5    0· 0· 3· 0          2-0    1.35  -0.00
M Stanton, S (1)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.57    2    9-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    2.37   0.09
Totals                         9     9   2   1    2   2   0          37  127-78   43·11·24   16· 8· 9· 0          5-1

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Black, L (5-5)               7     4   2   2    3   1   1   3.25   28  105-59   39· 4·16    9· 8· 6· 0     59    -     1.02   0.07
J Brantley                     1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.67    7   19-10    8· 2· 0    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.09
D Righetti                     1     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.88    5   16-11    7· 1· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.05
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   1   1          40  140-80   54· 7·19   13·11· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Brantley (3; S Bream).

HBP: J Brantley (2; M Heath); B Black (1; R Gant).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 14,102.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Gant               CF    1. M Felder             RF 
2. T Pendleton          3B    2. W McGee              CF 
3. L Smith              LF    3. W Clark              1B 
4. D Justice            RF    4. K Mitchell           LF 
5. J Blauser            2B    5. M Williams           3B 
6. B Hunter             1B    6. R Thompson           2B 
7. M Heath              C     7. D Anderson           SS 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. S Decker             C  
9. C Leibrandt          P     9. B Black              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-1  1--  6   16%  63% J Blauser       B Black         Triple (Line Drive); Justice Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  ---  5   14%  50% R Gant          B Black         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Gant Scores
   t 8   2  1-2  -2-  1   12%  88% J Blauser       J Brantley      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Justice Scores; Blauser to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  6  -10%  37% K Mitchell      C Leibrandt     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Felder Scores/No RBI/unER; Mitchell to 1B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  4   -8%  35% J Blauser       B Black         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  R Gant          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   45%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  M Felder        Single (Bunt)
   O      1--  4   45%  W McGee         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   48%  W Clark         Lineout: LF
          1--      47%  K Mitchell      Felder Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   37%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Felder Scores/No RBI/unER; Mitchell to 1B
          1--  2   35%  M Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Mitchell to 2B
   O      12-  4   39%  R Thompson      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   43%  D Justice       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
   OO     1--  4   35%  J Blauser       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   34%  B Hunter        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   35%  D Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   37%  S Decker        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   38%  B Black         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   35%  M Heath         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   33%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   32%  C Leibrandt     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   34%  M Felder        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   35%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   34%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  1   36%  K Mitchell      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  5   50%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Gant Scores
   O      ---  3   47%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  L Smith         Lineout: LF
          ---  1   47%  D Justice       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  6   63%  J Blauser       Triple (Line Drive); Justice Scores
          --3  4   64%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      1-3  4   59%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   62%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   59%  R Thompson      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   65%  D Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   63%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   62%  C Leibrandt     Flyball: RF
          ---  3   63%  R Gant          Hit By Pitch
          1--      64%  T Pendleton     Gant Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   61%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   64%  S Decker        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   66%  B Black         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  7   64%  M Felder        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   68%  W McGee         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   71%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--  4   68%  D Justice       Flyball: CF
          1--  4   72%  J Blauser       Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-  4   67%  B Hunter        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  7   63%  M Heath         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   67%  W Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   69%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  M Williams      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   69%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   67%  C Leibrandt     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   66%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   58%  R Thompson      Walk
   O      1--  1   66%  D Anderson      Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  5   72%  S Decker        Flyball: RF
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Bud Black batting 9th
   O      1--  1   77%  K Bass          Thompson Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Brantley facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   75%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   73%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   75%  D Justice       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  1   88%  J Blauser       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Justice Scores; Blauser to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Sid Bream pinch hits for Brian Hunter batting 6th
          -2-  4   88%  S Bream         Intentional Walk
          12-  1   89%  M Heath         Hit By Pitch; Blauser to 3B; Bream to 2B
   O      123  5   86%  R Belliard      Foul Flyball: 2B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
                  Sid Bream moves to 1B; Mark Lemke replaces Jeff Blauser playing 2B batting 5th; Otis Nixon replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 3rd; Rick Parker pinch hits for Jeff Brantley batting 9th
   O      ---  1   90%  R Parker        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   92%  M Felder        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   90%  W McGee         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   86%  W Clark         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); McGee to 2B
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Mike Heath pitching and batting 7th; Greg Olson replaces Charlie Leibrandt playing C batting 9th
   O      12-  4   94%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Righetti facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Righetti replaces Kevin Mitchell pitching and batting 4th; Rick Parker moves to LF
   O      ---  1   93%  G Olson         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   94%  R Gant          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      94%  T Pendleton     Gant Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   98%  " "             Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gant Scores
   RO     -2-  4   99%  O Nixon         Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B); Pendleton Scores; Nixon out at 2B/CF-1B-SS
   O      ---  7   99%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Juan Berenguer facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   97%  M Williams      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   99%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   96%  D Anderson      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Williams to 2B
                  Mike Kingery pinch hits for Steve Decker batting 8th
          12-  4   91%  M Kingery       Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Williams to 3B; Anderson to 2B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Juan Berenguer pitching and batting 7th; Greg Litton pinch hits for Terry Kennedy batting 9th; Terry Kennedy pinch hits for Rick Parker batting 9th
   RO     123  1   96%  G Litton        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Williams Scores; Anderson to 3B; Litton to 1B
   O      1-3  8  100%  M Felder        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN199105310

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation