September 12, 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 21,412

Thursday, September 12, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:57

Pirates

83-57

Lost 1

1st

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

W: K Hill (9-9), L: D Drabek (13-13), S: L Smith (39)

Cardinals

73-66

Won 1

2nd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .789   18   12   1   
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .276  .767   17    1   2   GDP
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .807   16    0   0   SB
B Bonilla RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .307  .888   15    3   0   
B Bonds LF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .280  .891   22    0   0   2·IW
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .760   15    1   3   HBP,GDP
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .652   14    3   4   
T Prince C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .880   12    3   1   
  S Bullett PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   CS
  M LaValliere C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .694    7    0   0   
D Drabek P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .189  .403   11    0   1   
  C Espy PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .701    8    0   0   
  R Mason P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .222         0   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .721    2    0   0   
Totals                       31   0   7   0    6   8              157   24  12

BATTING

IBB: B Bonds 2 (24, 2 by K Hill).

HBP: S Buechele (6, by K Hill).

TB: A Van Slyke 2; J Lind; G Varsho; T Prince; B Bonilla; O Merced.

GIDP: J Bell (12); S Buechele (13).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Buechele-O Merced.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Van Slyke (10, 2nd base off K Hill/R Gedman).

CS: S Bullett (1, 2nd base by K Hill/R Gedman).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Lankford CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .242  .655   16    2   0   SB
O Smith SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .766   15    3   5   SH
G Perry 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .738   11    6   0   CS
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .449    4    0   0   
  R Brewer 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
T Zeile 3B                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .272  .735   22    0   0   2B
F Jose RF                     2   0   0   1    1   1  .314  .805   11    3   0   
M Thompson LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .330  .864   16    3   0   
G Pena 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .703   10    1   2   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .123  .414    7    8   1   
K Hill P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .093  .245    6    0   0   
  B McClure P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .586    3    0   0   
  S Terry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       26   1   5   1    4   3              121   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Zeile (29, off D Drabek).

SH: O Smith (5, off R Rodriguez).

TB: R Lankford 2; T Zeile 2; O Smith; G Perry.

RBI: F Jose (64).

2-out RBI: F Jose.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Pena-O Smith-G Perry; O Smith-R Brewer.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Lankford (34, 2nd base off D Drabek/T Prince).

CS: G Perry (7, 2nd base by D Drabek/T Prince).

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
D Drabek, L (13-13)            6     4   1   1    4   3   0   3.25   24   96-55   28·11·16   13· 2· 2· 0     59    -     1.34   0.14
R Mason                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    3    8-7     6· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.04
R Rodriguez                    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.00    2    5-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.71  -0.01
S Belinda                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.82    2    7-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.82   0.04
Totals                         8     5   1   1    4   3   0          31  116-71   41·12·18   16· 6· 2· 0          1-0

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
K Hill, W (9-9)                6.2   4   0   0    6   7   0   3.72   29  118-68   34· 8·26    9· 5· 1· 0     67    -     1.42   0.29
B McClure, H (7)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.80    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    5.40   0.14
S Terry, H (15)                0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.81    4   17-10    6· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.63  -0.00
L Smith, S (39)                1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.39    4   15-10    6· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.94   0.27
Totals                         9     7   0   0    6   8   0          38  154-91   48·10·33   14· 8· 1· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Hill 2 (4; B Bonds, B Bonds).

HBP: K Hill (6; S Buechele).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 21,412.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 94° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. O Merced             1B    1. R Lankford           CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. O Smith              SS 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. G Perry              1B 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. T Zeile              3B 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. F Jose               RF 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. M Thompson           LF 
7. J Lind               2B    7. G Pena               2B 
8. T Prince             C     8. R Gedman             C  
9. D Drabek             P     9. K Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  0-0  123  5   17%  77% F Jose          D Drabek        Walk; Lankford Scores; Perry to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   t 9   1  1-0  1--  2   16% 100% J Bell          L Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 7   2  1-0  123  4   14%  80% A Van Slyke     B McClure       Flyball: CF
   t 6   1  0-0  12-  1   13%  57% S Buechele      K Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 8   2  1-0  1-3  7   12%  88% M LaValliere    L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   54%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   55%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   52%  G Perry         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   50%  T Zeile         Perry Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   53%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   55%  J Lind          Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  F Jose          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   53%  M Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Zeile to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  G Pena          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   52%  T Prince        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   54%  D Drabek        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   51%  K Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   50%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  A Van Slyke     Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   52%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Van Slyke to 2B
          -2-  5   51%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
          12-  6   47%  S Buechele      Hit By Pitch; Van Slyke to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   O      123  5   56%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Lind to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   60%  O Smith         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  4   51%  G Perry         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---  4   54%  T Zeile         Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   50%  F Jose          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  T Prince        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   50%  D Drabek        Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   56%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   53%  M Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  G Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   45%  A Van Slyke     Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      47%  B Bonds         Van Slyke Steals 2B
          -2-  5   44%  " "             Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  1   57%  S Buechele      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   54%  K Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   58%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--      61%  O Smith         Lankford Steals 2B
          -2-  5   63%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   58%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Lankford to 3B; Perry to 1B
          1-3  8   60%  T Zeile         Walk; Perry to 2B
   R      123  5   77%  F Jose          Walk; Lankford Scores; Perry to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   O      123  8   71%  M Thompson      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   75%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   70%  T Prince        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Cecil Espy pinch hits for Doug Drabek batting 9th; Scott Bullett pinch runs for Tom Prince batting 8th
   O      1--      78%  C Espy          Bullett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   76%  " "             Walk
          1--  1   70%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Espy to 3B
          1-3  4   66%  J Bell          Walk; Merced to 2B
                  Bob McClure replaces Ken Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   80%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Mason facing 7-8-9
                  Roger Mason replaces Cecil Espy pitching and batting 9th; Mike LaValliere replaces Scott Bullett playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   78%  G Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   77%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Bob McClure batting 9th
   O      ---  3   76%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Terry facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Terry replaces Luis Alicea pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   67%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   75%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   82%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   76%  J Lind          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Bonilla to 3B
                  Lee Smith replaces Scott Terry pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  7   88%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rosario Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Rosario Rodriguez replaces Roger Mason pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   89%  R Lankford      Single (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   89%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Lankford to 2B
                  Stan Belinda replaces Rosario Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th; Craig Wilson pinch hits for Gerald Perry batting 3rd
   O      -2-  4   87%  C Wilson        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  3   85%  T Zeile         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Brewer replaces Craig Wilson playing 1B batting 3rd; Gary Varsho pinch hits for Stan Belinda batting 9th
          ---  2   73%  G Varsho        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   84%  O Merced        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  2  100%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

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