May 1, 1991 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
SEA 1 CLE 5
@CAL 1 DET 6
@KCR 4 MIL 10
CHW 9
(19) MIN 1
BOS 0 OAK 7
NYY 4 TEX 3
TOR 0 CHC 11
HOU 8 PIT 6
@CIN 4 MON 9
LAD 3 SDP 8
@NYM 7 PHI 4
SFG 1 ATL 5
@STL 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 27,043

Wednesday, May 1, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:50

Braves

9-10

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    5  8  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0   0    4  9  0

W: K Mercker (1-1), L: M Perez (0-2)

Cardinals

13-9

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF-LF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .280  .680   17    2   0   CS
J Treadway 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .808   18    0   2   
L Smith LF                    2   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .833   21    3   1   SB,HBP
  D Sanders LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .706         0   0   
  R Gant PH-CF                1   0   0   0    1   0  .159  .546    7    0   0   
D Justice RF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .233  .675   28    4   0   
S Bream 1B                    5   1   1   3    0   1  .237  .789   14   11   3   HR
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .767    9    2   2   
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .674   16    5   1   
R Belliard SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .204  .468   14    0   5   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
S Avery P                     2   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .364   10    1   1   
  J Willard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Berenguer P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
  J Blauser SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .718    2    0   0   
Totals                       37   5   8   5    3   6              159   30  16

BATTING

HR: S Bream (3, off B Smith; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: L Smith (1, by B Smith).

TB: S Bream 4; O Nixon 2; J Treadway; T Pendleton; D Justice; L Smith; S Avery.

RBI: S Bream 3 (11); D Justice (11); L Smith (1).

2-out RBI: S Bream 3; L Smith.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Smith-S Bream; T Pendleton-M Heath-S Bream.

E: R Belliard (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (1, 2nd base off B Smith/T Pagnozzi).

CS: O Nixon (3, 2nd base by B Smith/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hudler CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .737   14    2   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .498    2    0   0   2B
  T Jones PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Terry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .260  .676   14    3   5   2B,GDP
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .272  .730   17    3   0   2B
F Jose RF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .960   20    4   0   
G Perry 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .789   17   12   0   
T Zeile 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .318  .839   20    0   1   2B
G Pena 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .780   11    0   4   
T Pagnozzi C                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .254  .591   12    6   1   HR
B Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258    8    0   1   
  M Thompson PH-CF            2   0   0   0    0   1  .385  .938    8    0   0   
Totals                       38   4   9   4    3   3              143   30  12

BATTING

2B: C Wilson (1, off K Mercker); O Smith (3, off S Avery); B Gilkey (2, off S Avery); T Zeile (4, off S Avery).

HR: T Pagnozzi (1, off S Avery; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: T Pagnozzi 5; B Gilkey 3; O Smith 2; C Wilson 2; T Zeile 2; G Pena; R Hudler.

GIDP: O Smith (2).

RBI: T Pagnozzi 3 (7); B Gilkey (6).

2-out RBI: B Gilkey.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

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                        6     6   4   4    2   1   1   3.54   25   85-56   35· 9·12    9·11· 2· 0     43    -     1.03  -0.16
J Berenguer                    2.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   1.98   10   34-17   10· 1· 6    5· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.30   0.24
K Mercker, W (1-1)             1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.59    6   24-14    5· 0· 9    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.60   0.26
Totals                        10     9   4   4    3   3   1          41  143-87   50·10·27   16·15· 4· 0           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Smith                        7     7   4   4    1   4   1   3.44   29  100-69   45·11·13    9· 9· 5· 0     50    -     0.88  -0.07
J Agosto                       2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.77    6   23-15    7· 5· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.67   0.23
M Perez, L (0-2)               0.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   3.46    4   14-4     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.09  -0.22
S Terry                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.68    2   10-6     2· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    3.66  -0.10
Totals                        10     8   5   5    3   6   1          41  147-94   56·19·19   14·12· 5· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Smith (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Smith (2; L Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 27,043.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 16mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. O Nixon              CF    1. R Hudler             CF 
2. J Treadway           2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. L Smith              LF    3. B Gilkey             LF 
4. D Justice            RF    4. F Jose               RF 
5. S Bream              1B    5. G Perry              1B 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. T Zeile              3B 
7. M Heath              C     7. G Pena               2B 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. T Pagnozzi           C  
9. S Avery              P     9. B Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  12-  1   24%  86% S Bream         B Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Smith Scores; Justice Scores; Bream Scores
   b 7   0  4-4  123  2   23%  40% O Smith         J Berenguer     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B); Thompson to 3B; Hudler to 2B
   t10   1  4-4  1--  3   19%  69% J Treadway      M Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Nixon to 3B
   b 5   0  4-0  1-3  4  -18%  60% T Pagnozzi      S Avery         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Zeile Scores; Pena Scores; Pagnozzi Scores
   b 5   2  4-3  -2-  1  -17%  45% B Gilkey        S Avery         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryn Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      48%  J Treadway      Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   46%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   48%  L Smith         Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   50%  D Justice       Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  S Bream         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  R Hudler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   49%  O Smith         Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryn Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  T Pendleton     Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   46%  M Heath         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  F Jose          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   49%  G Perry         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  7   48%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  G Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryn Smith facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   54%  S Avery         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   48%  J Treadway      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Avery to 2B
          -2-      49%  L Smith         Wild Pitch; Avery to 3B
   R      --3  7   60%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Avery Scores
          1--      61%  D Justice       Smith Steals 2B
          -2-  5   62%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  1   86%  S Bream         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Smith Scores; Justice Scores; Bream Scores
          ---  3   86%  T Pendleton     Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   86%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   87%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   89%  B Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   89%  R Hudler        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bryn Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   88%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  S Avery         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   84%  O Smith         Walk
          1--  3   79%  B Gilkey        Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  F Jose          Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Gilkey to 2B; Jose to 1B
   OO     12-  1   91%  G Perry         Fly Ball Double Play: LF-1B (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bryn Smith facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   90%  J Treadway      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   90%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  D Justice       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Avery facing 6-7-8
                  Deion Sanders replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 3rd
          ---  5   85%  T Zeile         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
          -2-  1   78%  G Pena          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Zeile to 3B
   RRR    1-3  4   60%  T Pagnozzi      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Zeile Scores; Pena Scores; Pagnozzi Scores
   O      ---  7   63%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   66%  R Hudler        Lineout: CF
          ---  3   62%  O Smith         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  1   45%  B Gilkey        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores
   O      -2-  4   50%  F Jose          Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Bryn Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  S Bream         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   44%  T Pendleton     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   43%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   46%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   48%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  G Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Bryn Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   46%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Jerry Willard pinch hits for Steve Avery batting 9th
   O      ---  3   44%  J Willard       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   46%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   42%  J Treadway      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Jerry Willard pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   36%  T Pagnozzi      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Bryn Smith batting 9th
          1--  2   28%  M Thompson      Reached on E6 (Line Drive to SS-2B); Pagnozzi to 2B; Thompson to 1B
          12-  3   17%  R Hudler        Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pagnozzi to 3B; Thompson to 2B
   OO     123  2   40%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B); Thompson to 3B; Hudler to 2B
          -23  6   38%  B Gilkey        Walk
   O      123  4   50%  F Jose          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Juan Agosto facing 3-4-5
                  Juan Agosto replaces Rex Hudler pitching and batting 1st; Milt Thompson moves to CF; Ron Gant pinch hits for Deion Sanders batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   45%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   42%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   40%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Juan Berenguer facing 5-6-7
                  Otis Nixon moves to LF; Ron Gant moves to CF
   O      ---  5   44%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   48%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  G Pena          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Juan Agosto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   44%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   40%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   37%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   43%  T Pagnozzi      Foul Flyball: RF
                  Kent Mercker replaces Rafael Belliard pitching and batting 8th; Jeff Blauser replaces Juan Berenguer playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  6   47%  M Thompson      Strikeout Looking
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Juan Agosto batting 1st
          ---  2   40%  C Wilson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Tim Jones pinch runs for Craig Wilson batting 1st
   O      -2-  3   50%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Perez facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Perez replaces Tim Jones pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---  2   44%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   50%  O Nixon         Walk
          1--  3   69%  J Treadway      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Nixon to 3B
                  Scott Terry replaces Mike Perez pitching and batting 1st
          1-3  4   72%  R Gant          Walk; Treadway to 2B
   RO     123  5   85%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon Scores; Treadway to 3B; Gant to 2B
   O      -23  5   81%  S Bream         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   90%  B Gilkey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   96%  F Jose          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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