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Series Summary

1991 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 9
ATL 1 Final
PIT 5
Game 2, October 10
ATL 1 Final
PIT 0
Game 3, October 12
PIT 3 Final
ATL 10
Game 4, October 13
PIT 3 Final
ATL 2 (10)
Game 5, October 14
PIT 1 Final
ATL 0
Game 6, October 16
ATL 1 Final
PIT 0
Game 7, October 17
ATL 4 Final
PIT 0

Series Summary

Game Summary

Wednesday, October 16, 1991
Start Time: 8:39 p.m. Local
Attendance: 54,508
Venue: Three Rivers Stadium
Game Duration: 3:09
Night Game, on turf

    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
WP: Steve Avery (2-0) • LP: Doug Drabek (1-1) • SV: Alejandro Pena (3)

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Lonnie Smith LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0.286 0.400 0.429 0.829 0.000 0.000
   Keith Mitchell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jeff Treadway 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.000 0.000
   Mark Lemke 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.235 0.350 0.294 0.644 0.000 0.000
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.160 0.192 0.280 0.472 0.000 0.000
David Justice RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.227 0.292 0.409 0.701 0.000 0.000
Ron Gant CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0.250 0.308 0.417 0.724 0.500 0.500
Sid Bream 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.300 0.300 0.600 0.900 0.000 0.000
Greg Olson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0.333 0.417 0.524 0.940 0.500 0.500
Rafael Belliard SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.188 0.278 0.188 0.465 0.000 0.000
Steve Avery P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.143 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.000 0.000
   Tommy Gregg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.000 0.000
   Alejandro Pena P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 3 5 36 0.219 0.286 0.313 0.598 1.000 1.000

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Gary Redus 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.158 0.200 0.158 0.358 0.000 0.000
   Orlando Merced PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 0.200 0.800 1.000 0.000 0.000
Jay Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.400 0.400 0.600 1.000 0.000 0.000
Andy Van Slyke CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.190 0.346 0.429 0.775 0.000 0.000
Bobby Bonilla RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.316 0.480 0.421 0.901 0.000 0.000
Barry Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.130 0.200 0.130 0.330 0.000 0.000
Steve Buechele 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.368 0.478 0.474 0.952 0.000 0.000
Don Slaught C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.235 0.278 0.235 0.513 0.000 0.000
Jose Lind 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.190 0.182 0.190 0.372 0.000 0.000
Doug Drabek P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.600 0.000 0.000
   Gary Varsho PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 27 0 4 0 2 9 30 0.148 0.207 0.148 0.355 0.000 0.000

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Steve Avery, W (2-0) 8 3 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 26 116 77 51 9 17 7 9 4 0 82 0.526 1.20 11.09% 46.03 3.6
Alejandro Pena, S (3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 16 12 10 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.184 4.85 4.57% 185.76 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 9 0 0.00 30 132 89 61 9 19 8 11 6 0 82 0 0 0.710 1.79 15.66% 68.57 4.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Doug Drabek, L (1-1) 9 7 1 1 3 5 0 0.60 36 136 82 52 12 18 18 10 6 0 71 0.210 1.59 3.24% 60.86 3.1
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 5 0 1.00 36 136 82 52 12 18 18 10 6 0 71 0.210 1.59 3.24% 60.86 3.1

Balks: None.
WP: Alejandro Pena (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: Doug Drabek (1; Rafael Belliard).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX ATL Lonnie Smith Doug Drabek 6% 56% Double to 3B (Ground Ball) 0.0
t1 0-0 0 -2- 8,(2-2) CL2FBBFF2X O ATL Jeff Treadway Doug Drabek -1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 –3 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -6% 49% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 –3 1,(0-0) X O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CFS O PIT Gary Redus Steve Avery 2% 48% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 6,(2-2) BCFBFS O PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery 1% 49% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — 5,(2-2) CBBFS O PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek -2% 48% Popfly: CF (Short CF) 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 6,(2-2) CBFBFS O ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — 6,(2-2) CBFBFS O ATL Greg Olson Doug Drabek -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X O PIT Bobby Bonilla Steve Avery 2% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B 0.0
b2 0-0 1 — 5,(2-2) BCFBC O PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery 2% 49% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 0-0 2 — 6,(2-2) BCFBFC O PIT Steve Buechele Steve Avery 1% 50% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) LX O ATL Rafael Belliard Doug Drabek -2% 48% Lineout: 2B 0.0
t3 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X ATL Steve Avery Doug Drabek 3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.0
t3 0-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Lonnie Smith Doug Drabek -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
t3 0-0 2 1– 1,(0-0) B O ATL Jeff Treadway Doug Drabek -3% 45% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 — 6,(2-2) BFBFFX O PIT Don Slaught Steve Avery 2% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Slaught out at 2B/LF-2B 0.0
b3 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O PIT Jose Lind Steve Avery 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b3 0-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BSBCS O PIT Doug Drabek Steve Avery 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X ATL Jeff Treadway Doug Drabek 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF) 0.0
t4 0-0 0 1– 4,(2-1) BBCX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -4% 50% Lineout: CF (Deep CF) 0.0
t4 0-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) BBCSX O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Treadway to 2B 0.0
t4 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2) CSBBX O ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek -4% 44% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) FX O PIT Gary Redus Steve Avery 3% 47% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line) 0.0
b4 0-0 1 — 7,(1-2) CFFFFBS O PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-0 2 — 7,(2-2) BFFFFBX O PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X O ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t5 0-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O ATL Greg Olson Doug Drabek -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t5 0-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BBCCX ATL Rafael Belliard Doug Drabek 2% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t5 0-0 2 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O ATL Steve Avery Doug Drabek -3% 44% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 — 7,(3-2) CBSBBFB PIT Bobby Bonilla Steve Avery -5% 39% Walk 0.0
b5 0-0 0 1– 7,(3-2) FFBFBBX O PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery 4% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF) 0.0
b5 0-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) X O PIT Steve Buechele Steve Avery 4% 47% Popfly: 1B 0.0
b5 0-0 2 1– 7,(3-2) C1FBBB>F>S O PIT Don Slaught Steve Avery 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 — 8,(3-2) CBBBFFFB ATL Lonnie Smith Doug Drabek 5% 55% Walk 0.0
t6 0-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) X O ATL Jeff Treadway Doug Drabek -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Smith to 2B 0.0
t6 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2) BFSB2S O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -5% 48% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0) BX O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -5% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
b6 0-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX PIT Jose Lind Steve Avery -5% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line) 0.0
b6 0-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) 1LX O PIT Doug Drabek Steve Avery 5% 42% Bunt Popfly: C 0.0
b6 0-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) BC1X OO PIT Gary Redus Steve Avery 8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
t7 0-0 0 — 10,(3-2) BCBCFFFFBX ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek 6% 56% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t7 0-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) B ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek 5% 61% Gant Steals 2B 0.0
t7 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1) B.BCX O ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek -1% 60% Groundout: C-1B; Gant to 3B 0
t7 0-0 1 –3 3,(1-1) BCX O ATL Greg Olson Doug Drabek -15% 46% Fielder’s Choice SS; Gant out at Hm/SS-C 0.0
t7 0-0 2 1– 3,(0-2) SSX O ATL Rafael Belliard Doug Drabek -4% 42% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
b7 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFX O PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery 4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b7 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) CBBCBB PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery -4% 41% Walk 0.0
b7 0-0 1 1– 2,(0-1) FX OO PIT Bobby Bonilla Steve Avery 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
t8 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CSS O ATL Steve Avery Doug Drabek -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 0-0 1 — 3,(1-1) FBX ATL Lonnie Smith Doug Drabek 9% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF) 0.0
t8 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1) BFX O ATL Jeff Treadway Doug Drabek -6% 49% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); Smith to 3B 0.0
t8 0-0 2 –3 5,(2-2) SBBFX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -9% 40% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
  Mark Lemke replaces Jeff Treadway playing 2B batting 2nd
b8 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) .FSBBX O PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery 4% 44% Flyball: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
b8 0-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX PIT Steve Buechele Steve Avery -5% 40% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line) 0.0
b8 0-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) B>X O PIT Don Slaught Steve Avery 6% 45% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF) 0.0
b8 0-0 2 1– 10,(3-2) FFBFBFFB>F>X O PIT Jose Lind Steve Avery 5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
t9 0-0 0 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -6% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t9 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BFBBFB ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek 6% 50% Walk 0.5
t9 0-0 1 1– 3,(2-0) BP>X O ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek -7% 43% Flyball: LF (Deep LF) -0.0
t9 0-0 2 1– 1,(0-0) B ATL Greg Olson Doug Drabek 4% 47% Gant Steals 2B 0.5
t9 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0) B.X R ATL Greg Olson Doug Drabek 37% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive); Gant Scores 0
t9 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0) IIII ATL Rafael Belliard Doug Drabek 0% 84% Intentional Walk -0.0
  Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Steve Avery (P) batting 9th
t9 1-0 2 12- 7,(3-2) .CBFBB>F>S O ATL Tommy Gregg Doug Drabek -3% 82% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Alejandro Pena facing 9-1-2
  Alejandro Pena replaces Tommy Gregg (PH) pitching and batting 9thKeith Mitchell replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 1stGary Varsho pinch hits for Doug Drabek (P) batting 9th
b9 0-1 0 — 5,(2-2) …LCBBX PIT Gary Varsho Alejandro Pena -13% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Gary Redus (1B) batting 1st
b9 0-1 0 1– 2,(1-0) .1BX O PIT Orlando Merced Alejandro Pena 5% 73% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Varsho to 2B 0.0
b9 0-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0) X O PIT Jay Bell Alejandro Pena 13% 86% Lineout: RF 0.0
b9 0-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1) FB PIT Andy Van Slyke Alejandro Pena -2% 85% Wild Pitch; Varsho to 3B 0.0
b9 0-1 2 –3 8,(1-2) FB.FFFFFC O PIT Andy Van Slyke Alejandro Pena 15% 100% Strikeout Looking 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.