September 11, 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 20,457

Wednesday, September 11, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:21

Pirates

83-56

Won 1

1st

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

W: Z Smith (14-10), L: B Tewksbury (9-11)

Cardinals

72-66

Lost 2

2nd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .283  .794   24   16   1   HR
J Bell SS                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .772    9    1   9   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   2   0    2   0  .262  .805   23    1   0   2B
B Bonilla RF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .888   13    0   0   GDP
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .893   11    1   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .262  .763   17    0   2   
M LaValliere C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .696   13    3   1   
J Lind 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .653    9    4   6   
Z Smith P                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .180  .457   16    1   1   
Totals                       36   3  10   3    4   2              135   27  20

BATTING

2B: A Van Slyke (19, off B Tewksbury).

HR: O Merced (9, off B Tewksbury; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: O Merced 5; A Van Slyke 3; J Bell 2; J Lind 2; S Buechele; Z Smith.

GIDP: B Bonilla (12).

RBI: O Merced 2 (48); Z Smith (8).

2-out RBI: O Merced 2; Z Smith.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: M LaValliere (5).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hudler CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .594   15    3   0   
  B McClure P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .764   17    0   3   
C Wilson 3B-LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .455   14    0   1   
P Guerrero 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .665    9   10   0   
F Jose RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .807    8    4   0   
M Thompson LF-CF              3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .873    7    4   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .650   14    2   0   CS
J Oquendo 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .671   15    3   3   
B Tewksbury P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .410    1    0   0   
  S Royer PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   1   
  L Alicea PH-3B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .598    1    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    0   3              103   27   8

BATTING

TB: F Jose; O Smith; P Guerrero; T Pagnozzi; S Royer; L Alicea.

RBI: P Guerrero (59).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Agosto-P Guerrero; C Wilson-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.

E: C Wilson (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Pagnozzi (9, 2nd base by Z Smith/M LaValliere).

PITCHING

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, W (14-10)             9     6   1   0    0   3   0   3.12   32  100-71   47· 6·18   22· 3· 4· 0     76    -     0.93   0.46
Totals                         9     6   1   0    0   3   0          32  100-71   47· 6·18   22· 3· 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 Tewksbury, L (9-11)          6     9   3   3    1   1   1   3.22   29   86-60   37· 6·17    9· 9· 9· 0     42    -     0.94  -0.08
J Agosto                       2     0   0   0    2   0   0   4.78    6   32-17   12· 2· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.03
B McClure                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.85    5   17-9     4· 2· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   2   1          40  135-86   53·10·23   11·12·11· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 20,457.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. O Merced             1B    1. R Hudler             CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. O Smith              SS 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. C Wilson             3B 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. P Guerrero           1B 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. F Jose               RF 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. M Thompson           LF 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. J Lind               2B    8. J Oquendo            2B 
9. Z Smith              P     9. B Tewksbury          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-0  ---  5   16%  61% O Merced        B Tewksbury     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores
   t 6   2  0-1  12-  5   13%  79% Z Smith         B Tewksbury     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Buechele Scores; Lind to 2B
   t 6   2  0-2  12-  6    9%  88% O Merced        B Tewksbury     Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Lind Scores; Smith to 3B; Merced to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  1    6%  47% J Oquendo       Z Smith         Pagnozzi Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  1   -5%  45% B Bonds         B Tewksbury     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   49%  A Van Slyke     Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  1   50%  B Bonilla       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Van Slyke to 3B; Bonilla to 1B
   O      1-3  1   45%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  R Hudler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   49%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  C Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   48%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   47%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   45%  Z Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  M Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  O Merced        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   46%  J Bell          Flyball: LF
          ---  3   47%  A Van Slyke     Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   45%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   41%  T Pagnozzi      Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--      47%  J Oquendo       Pagnozzi Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   49%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   50%  B Tewksbury     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  B Bonds         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   45%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   44%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  R Hudler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   49%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  C Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  J Lind          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   45%  Z Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  5   61%  O Merced        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores
          ---  1   62%  J Bell          Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   64%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  2   60%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bonilla to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   63%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   66%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   67%  M Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   65%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   67%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   65%  M LaValliere    Lineout: LF
          1--  1   67%  J Lind          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Buechele to 2B
   R      12-  5   79%  Z Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Buechele Scores; Lind to 2B
   R      12-  6   88%  O Merced        Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Lind Scores; Smith to 3B; Merced to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  2   86%  J Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   88%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Stan Royer pinch hits for Bob Tewksbury batting 9th
          ---  2   88%  S Royer         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   O      1--  6   91%  R Hudler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Hudler to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Juan Agosto facing 3-4-5
                  Juan Agosto replaces Stan Royer pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   92%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   OO     1--  3   89%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   91%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   93%  C Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   92%  P Guerrero      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   89%  F Jose          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  M Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Thompson to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Juan Agosto facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   95%  S Buechele      Walk
   OO     1--  7   93%  M LaValliere    Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   95%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   96%  J Oquendo       Lineout: SS
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Juan Agosto batting 9th
          ---  1   95%  L Alicea        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   97%  R Hudler        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Hudler to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob McClure facing 9-1-2
                  Bob McClure replaces Rex Hudler pitching and batting 1st; Luis Alicea moves to 3B; Craig Wilson moves to LF; Milt Thompson moves to CF
          ---  4   97%  Z Smith         Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   97%  J Bell          Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Smith to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  B Bonilla       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   92%  O Smith         Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      91%  C Wilson        Passed Ball; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 3B
   RO     --3  2   99%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B); Smith Scores/unER
   O      ---  1  100%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

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