1991 League Championship Series - Atlanta Braves over Pittsburgh Pirates (4-3)

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1991 League Championship Series (4-3): Atlanta Braves (94-68) over Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64)

WS: MIN-ATL / ALCS: MIN-TOR / NLCS: ATL-PIT
1990 NLCS / 1992 NLCS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 9, 1991 at Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Atlanta Braves               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1     1  5  1
    Pittsburgh Pirates           1  0  2    0  0  1    0  1  x     5  8  1

    PITCHERS: ATL - Glavine, Wohlers (7), Stanton (8)
              PIT - Drabek, Walk (7)

               WP - Doug Drabek
	       LP - Tom Glavine
             SAVE - Bob Walk

   HOME RUNS: ATL - Justice
              PIT - Van Slyke

  ATTENDANCE: 57,347

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 10, 1991 at Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates)

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

    PITCHERS: ATL - Avery, Pena (9)
              PIT - Smith, Mason (8), Belinda (9)

               WP - Steve Avery
	       LP - Zane Smith
             SAVE - Alejandro Pena

   HOME RUNS: ATL - none
              PIT - none

  ATTENDANCE: 57,533

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, October 12, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Pittsburgh Pirates           1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0     3 10  2
    Atlanta Braves               4  1  1    0  0  0    1  3  x    10 11  0

    PITCHERS: PIT - Smiley, Landrum (3), Patterson (4), Kipper (6), Rodriguez (8)
              ATL - Smoltz, Stanton (7), Wohlers (8), Pena (8)

               WP - John Smoltz
	       LP - John Smiley
             SAVE - Alejandro Pena

   HOME RUNS: PIT - Bell, Merced
              ATL - Bream, Gant, Olson

  ATTENDANCE: 50,905

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Sunday, October 13, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -     -  -  -
    Pittsburgh Pirates           0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    1     3 11  1
    Atlanta Braves               2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0     2  7  1

    PITCHERS: PIT - Tomlin, Walk (7), Belinda (9)
              ATL - Leibrandt, Clancy (7), Stanton (8), Mercker (10), Wohlers (10)

               WP - Stan Belinda
	       LP - Kent Mercker
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: PIT - none
              ATL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 51,109

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 14, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves)

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

    PITCHERS: PIT - Smith, Mason (8)
              ATL - Glavine, Pena (9)

               WP - Zane Smith
	       LP - Tom Glavine
             SAVE - Roger Mason

   HOME RUNS: PIT - none
              ATL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 51,109

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 16, 1991 at Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates)

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

    PITCHERS: ATL - Avery, Pena (9)
              PIT - Drabek

               WP - Steve Avery
	       LP - Doug Drabek
             SAVE - Alejandro Pena

   HOME RUNS: ATL - none
              PIT - none

  ATTENDANCE: 54,508

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 17, 1991 at Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates)

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

    PITCHERS: ATL - Smoltz
              PIT - Smiley, Walk (1), Mason (6), Belinda (8)

               WP - John Smoltz
	       LP - John Smiley
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: ATL - Hunter
              PIT - none

  ATTENDANCE: 46,932

Series MVP - Steve Avery

Series Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Steve Avery	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.143	.143	.143	.286	0	0	37	79	4	17	0	2	1	.215	.506
Rafael Belliard	7	19	0	4	0	0	0	1	3	3	.211	.318	.211	.529	0	0	149	353	36	88	0	27	3	.249	.582
Jeff Blauser	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	129	352	49	91	11	54	5	.259	.767
Sid Bream	4	10	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	.300	.300	.600	.900	0	0	91	265	32	67	11	45	0	.253	.736
Jim Clancy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	*54	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Ron Gant	7	27	4	7	1	0	1	3	2	4	.259	.323	.407	.730	7	0	154	561	101	141	32	105	34	.251	.834
Tom Glavine	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	36	74	1	17	0	6	1	.230	.531
Tommy Gregg	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	72	107	13	20	1	4	2	.187	.583
Brian Hunter	5	18	2	6	2	0	1	4	0	2	.333	.333	.611	.944	0	1	97	271	32	68	12	50	0	.251	.746
David Justice	7	25	4	5	1	0	1	2	3	7	.200	.286	.360	.646	0	1	109	396	67	109	21	87	8	.275	.880
Charlie Leibrandt	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	36	70	1	3	0	2	0	.043	.182
Mark Lemke	7	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	4	0	.200	.333	.250	.583	0	0	136	269	36	63	2	23	1	.234	.617
Kent Mercker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	50	10	0	1	0	2	0	.100	.282
Keith Mitchell	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	48	66	11	21	2	5	3	.318	.801
Greg Olson	7	24	3	8	1	0	1	4	4	3	.333	.429	.500	.929	1	0	133	411	46	99	6	44	1	.241	.662
Alejandro Pena	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	*59	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Terry Pendleton	7	30	1	5	1	1	0	1	1	3	.167	.194	.267	.460	0	0	153	586	94	187	22	86	10	.319	.880
Lonnie Smith	7	24	3	6	3	0	0	0	4	5	.250	.379	.375	.754	1	2	122	353	58	97	7	44	9	.275	.771
John Smoltz	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.200	.333	.200	.533	1	0	38	65	7	7	0	3	0	.108	.325
Mike Stanton	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	74	6	0	3	0	1	0	.500	1.238
Jeff Treadway	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	106	306	41	98	3	32	2	.320	.787
Jerry Willard	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	17	14	1	3	1	4	0	.214	.741
Mark Wohlers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Totals	90	229	19	53	10	1	5	19	22	42	.231	.303	.349	.652	10	4	162	5456	749	1407	141		165	.258	.722

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Stan Belinda	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	60	7	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.222
Jay Bell	7	29	2	12	2	0	1	1	0	10	.414	.414	.586	1.000	0	1	157	608	96	164	16	67	10	.270	.757
Barry Bonds	7	27	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	4	.148	.207	.185	.392	3	0	153	510	95	149	25	116	43	.292	.924
Bobby Bonilla	7	23	2	7	2	0	0	1	6	2	.304	.448	.391	.840	0	1	157	577	102	174	18	100	2	.302	.883
Steve Buechele	7	23	2	7	2	0	0	0	4	6	.304	.407	.391	.799	0	0	*152	530	74	139	22	85	0	.262	.771
Doug Drabek	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.200	.200	.400	.600	0	0	36	84	6	15	0	2	0	.179	.379
Cecil Espy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	43	82	7	20	1	11	4	.244	.610
Bob Kipper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	52	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Bill Landrum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	61	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Mike LaValliere	3	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	0	0	108	336	25	97	3	41	2	.289	.711
Jose Lind	7	25	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	6	.160	.154	.160	.314	0	0	150	502	53	133	3	54	7	.265	.644
Roger Mason	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lloyd McClendon	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	85	163	24	47	7	24	2	.288	.826
Orlando Merced	3	9	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.222	.222	.556	.778	0	0	120	411	83	113	10	50	8	.275	.772
Bob Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	54	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.500
Gary Redus	5	19	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.158	.200	.158	.358	2	0	98	252	45	62	7	24	17	.246	.717
Rosario Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Don Slaught	6	17	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	.235	.278	.235	.513	0	0	77	220	19	65	1	29	1	.295	.759
John Smiley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	33	70	3	7	0	3	0	.100	.237
Zane Smith	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	36	71	3	13	0	10	0	.183	.449
Randy Tomlin	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	32	52	5	10	0	2	0	.192	.434
Andy Van Slyke	7	25	3	4	2	0	1	2	5	5	.160	.300	.360	.660	1	0	138	491	87	130	17	83	10	.265	.801
Gary Varsho	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	99	187	23	51	4	23	9	.273	.762
Bob Walk	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	25	39	2	8	1	5	0	.205	.533
Curt Wilkerson	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	85	191	20	36	2	18	2	.188	.520
Totals	90	228	12	51	10	0	3	11	22	57	.224	.291	.307	.598	6	2	162	5449	768	1433	126		124	.263	.737

Atlanta Braves Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Steve Avery	2	2	0.00	2	0	0	0	16.1	9	0	4	17	0.796	35	35	3.38	18	8	0	210.1	189	65	137	1.208
Jim Clancy	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.000	*54	0	3.91	3	5	8	89.2	73	34	50	1.193
Tom Glavine	2	2	3.21	0	2	0	0	14.0	12	5	6	11	1.286	34	34	2.55	20	11	0	246.2	201	69	192	1.095
Charlie Leibrandt	1	1	1.35	0	0	0	0	6.2	8	1	3	6	1.650	36	36	3.49	15	13	0	229.2	212	56	128	1.167
Kent Mercker	1	0	13.50	0	1	0	0	0.2	0	1	2	0	3.000	50	4	2.58	5	3	6	73.1	56	35	62	1.241
Alejandro Pena	4	0	0.00	0	0	3	0	4.1	1	0	0	4	0.231	*59	0	2.40	8	1	15	82.1	74	22	62	1.166
John Smoltz	2	2	1.76	2	0	0	1	15.1	14	3	3	15	1.109	36	36	3.80	14	13	0	229.2	206	77	148	1.232
Mike Stanton	3	0	2.45	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	1	3	3	1.909	74	0	2.88	5	5	7	78.0	62	21	54	1.064
Mark Wohlers	3	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	0	1	1	2.400	17	0	3.20	3	1	2	19.2	17	13	13	1.525
Totals	19	7	1.57	4	3	3	1	63.0	51	11	22	57	1.159	162	162	3.488	94	68		1452.2	1304	481	969	1.229

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Stan Belinda	3	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	5.0	0	0	3	4	0.600	60	0	3.45	7	5	16	78.1	50	35	71	1.085
Doug Drabek	2	2	0.60	1	1	0	1	15.0	10	1	5	10	1.000	35	35	3.07	15	14	0	234.2	245	62	142	1.308
Bob Kipper	1	0	4.50	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	0	1	1.000	52	0	4.65	2	2	4	60.0	66	22	38	1.467
Bill Landrum	1	0	9.00	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	2	2	4.000	61	0	3.18	4	4	17	76.1	76	19	45	1.245
Roger Mason	3	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	4.1	3	0	1	2	0.923	24	0	3.03	3	2	3	29.2	21	6	21	0.910
Bob Patterson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	3	0.500	54	1	4.11	4	3	2	65.2	67	15	57	1.249
Rosario Rodriguez	1	0	27.00	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	3	2	1	3.000	18	0	4.11	1	1	6	15.1	14	8	10	1.435
John Smiley	2	2	23.63	0	2	0	0	2.2	8	7	1	3	3.375	33	32	3.08	20	8	0	207.2	194	44	129	1.146
Zane Smith	2	2	0.61	1	1	0	0	14.2	15	1	3	10	1.227	35	35	3.20	16	10	0	228.0	234	29	120	1.154
Randy Tomlin	1	1	3.00	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	2	2	1	1.333	31	27	2.98	8	7	0	175.0	170	54	104	1.280
Bob Walk	3	0	1.93	0	0	1	0	9.1	5	2	3	5	0.857	25	20	3.60	9	2	0	115.0	104	35	67	1.209
Totals	20	7	2.57	3	4	2	1	63.0	53	18	22	42	1.190	162	162	3.441	98	64		1456.2	1411	401	919	1.244

WS: MIN-ATL / ALCS: MIN-TOR / NLCS: ATL-PIT
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