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Series Summary

1991 World Series

Game 1, October 19
ATL 2 Final
MIN 5
Game 2, October 20
ATL 2 Final
MIN 3
Game 3, October 22
MIN 4 Final
ATL 5 (12)
Game 4, October 23
MIN 2 Final
ATL 3
Game 5, October 24
MIN 5 Final
ATL 14
Game 6, October 26
ATL 3 Final
MIN 4 (11)
Game 7, October 27
ATL 0 Final
MIN 1 (10)

Series Summary

Game Summary

Sunday, October 27, 1991
Start Time: 7:38 p.m. Local
Attendance: 55,118
Venue: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Game Duration: 3:23
Night Game, on turf

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0
WP: Jack Morris (4-0) • LP: Alejandro Pena (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Lonnie Smith DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 5 0.240 0.356 0.480 0.836 0.000 0.000
Terry Pendleton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.267 0.313 0.467 0.779 0.000 0.000
Ron Gant CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.263 0.317 0.368 0.686 0.000 0.000
David Justice RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0.231 0.333 0.423 0.756 0.000 0.000
Sid Bream 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.176 0.243 0.324 0.567 0.000 0.000
Brian Hunter LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.256 0.250 0.487 0.737 0.000 0.000
Greg Olson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.275 0.383 0.392 0.775 0.000 0.000
Mark Lemke 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.318 0.400 0.500 0.900 0.000 0.000
Rafael Belliard SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.286 0.350 0.314 0.664 0.000 0.000
   Jeff Blauser PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 0.222 0.125 0.347 0.000 0.000
John Smoltz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mike Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 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 35 0 7 0 2 8 38 0.200 0.243 0.257 0.500 0.000 0.000

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Dan Gladden LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 5 0.245 0.298 0.358 0.657 0.424 0.383
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.326 0.407 0.391 0.799 0.083 0.133
Kirby Puckett CF 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 0.333 0.396 0.667 1.063 0.081 0.050
Kent Hrbek 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.128 0.196 0.213 0.409 0.061 0.050
Chili Davis DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.257 0.381 0.486 0.867 0.114 0.000
   Jarvis Brown PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Gene Larkin PH-DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.286 0.286 0.286 0.571 0.321 0.383
Brian Harper C 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.333 0.366 0.436 0.802 0.114 0.000
Shane Mack RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.220 0.250 0.317 0.567 0.000 0.000
Mike Pagliarulo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.308 0.333 0.577 0.910 0.083 0.000
Greg Gagne SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.195 0.233 0.293 0.525 0.000 0.000
   Randy Bush PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.019 0.000
   Al Newman PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 1.500 2.000 0.000 0.000
   Paul Sorrento PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
   Scott Leius SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.278 0.350 0.444 0.794 0.000 0.000
Jack Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 34 1 10 1 5 5 41 0.294 0.400 0.353 0.753 1.301 1.000

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
John Smoltz 7.1 6 0 0 1 4 0 1.52 29 105 69 39 21 9 10 13 6 0 69 0.311 1.22 28.55% 203.51 3.0
Mike Stanton 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.82 4 20 11 9 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0.073 3.48 6.75% 579.58 0.2
Alejandro Pena, L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1.86 8 24 11 8 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 -0.039 4.13 -3.62% 688.54 -0.6
Team Totals 9.1 10 1 1 5 5 0 0.96 41 149 91 56 25 10 13 17 8 0 69 4 0 0.345 2.01 31.68% 334.84 2.6

Mike Stanton faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 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
Jack Morris, W (4-0) 10 7 0 0 2 8 0 2.23 38 126 79 52 13 14 14 14 7 0 84 0.845 1.56 77.64% 259.74 5.2
Team Totals 10 7 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 38 126 79 52 13 14 14 14 7 0 84 0.845 1.56 77.64% 259.74 5.2

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: John Smoltz (1; Kent Hrbek).
IBB: Jack Morris (1; David Justice); Alejandro Pena 3 (3; Mike Pagliarulo, Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek); Mike Stanton (3; Kirby Puckett).
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, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O ATL Lonnie Smith Jack Morris 2% 52% Flyball: RF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BFX O ATL Terry Pendleton Jack Morris 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BBFSS O ATL Ron Gant Jack Morris 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 5,(1-2) SBSFS O MIN Dan Gladden John Smoltz -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O MIN Chuck Knoblauch John Smoltz -2% 51% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF) 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — 3,(0-2) SSX O MIN Kirby Puckett John Smoltz -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X ATL David Justice Jack Morris -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) 0.0
t2 0-0 0 1– 4,(2-1) B1FB1>X O ATL Sid Bream Jack Morris 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Justice to 2B 0.0
t2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2) BFBFS O ATL Brian Hunter Jack Morris 4% 52% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1) FX O ATL Greg Olson Jack Morris 3% 55% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 — 3,(2-0) BBX O MIN Kent Hrbek John Smoltz -2% 53% Lineout: RF 0.0
b2 0-0 1 — 4,(1-2) FFBC O MIN Chili Davis John Smoltz -2% 51% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 0-0 2 — 4,(1-2) BCFX MIN Brian Harper John Smoltz 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B) 0.0
b2 0-0 2 1– 5,(2-2) SBSBX MIN Shane Mack John Smoltz 2% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Harper to 2B 0.0
b2 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2) SBBSX O MIN Mike Pagliarulo John Smoltz -4% 50% Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 — 8,(3-2) CSBFBBFX O ATL Mark Lemke Jack Morris 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t3 0-0 1 — 2,(0-1) FX ATL Rafael Belliard Jack Morris -3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B) 0.0
t3 0-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) B ATL Lonnie Smith Jack Morris -2% 48% Passed Ball; Belliard to 2B 0.0
t3 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1) B.BBCB ATL Lonnie Smith Jack Morris -2% 46% Walk 0
t3 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2) BFFX O ATL Terry Pendleton Jack Morris 5% 51% Flyball: LF (Short LF) 0.0
t3 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0) X O ATL Ron Gant Jack Morris 5% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CSX O MIN Greg Gagne John Smoltz -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b3 0-0 1 — 6,(2-2) FFBFBX MIN Dan Gladden John Smoltz 5% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B) 0.0
b3 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2) BBSFX O MIN Chuck Knoblauch John Smoltz -3% 54% Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Gladden to 3B 0.0
b3 0-0 2 –3 5,(2-2) BBFSS O MIN Kirby Puckett John Smoltz -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) CCBS O ATL David Justice Jack Morris 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O ATL Sid Bream Jack Morris 2% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line) 0.0
t4 0-0 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX ATL Brian Hunter Jack Morris -3% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF) 0.0
t4 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2) BCBBFFX O ATL Greg Olson Jack Morris 4% 56% Lineout: RF (CF-RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) FH MIN Kent Hrbek John Smoltz 4% 60% Hit By Pitch 0.0
b4 0-0 0 1– 4,(2-1) SBBX O MIN Chili Davis John Smoltz -4% 56% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF) 0.0
b4 0-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) X O MIN Brian Harper John Smoltz -3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF) 0.0
b4 0-0 2 1– 4,(2-1) CBBX O MIN Shane Mack John Smoltz -3% 50% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX ATL Mark Lemke Jack Morris -5% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF) 0.0
t5 0-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) 1X O ATL Rafael Belliard Jack Morris 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Lemke to 2B 0.0
t5 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1) SX ATL Lonnie Smith Jack Morris -6% 41% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Lemke to 3B 0.0
t5 0-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1) FBX O ATL Terry Pendleton Jack Morris 9% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS) 0.0
t5 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2) CBB1BF>C O ATL Ron Gant Jack Morris 7% 57% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X O MIN Mike Pagliarulo John Smoltz -3% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF) 0.0
b5 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BCBBSS O MIN Greg Gagne John Smoltz -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 0-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X MIN Dan Gladden John Smoltz 2% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.0
b5 0-0 2 1– 2,(0-1) SX O MIN Chuck Knoblauch John Smoltz -3% 50% Lineout: CF (Deep CF) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
t6 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) FBSX O ATL David Justice Jack Morris 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P 0.0
t6 0-0 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O ATL Sid Bream Jack Morris 2% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B) 0.0
t6 0-0 2 — 3,(1-1) FBX O ATL Brian Hunter Jack Morris 2% 58% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
b6 0-0 0 — 7,(3-2) BCBSBFB MIN Kirby Puckett John Smoltz 5% 63% Walk 0.0
b6 0-0 0 1– 5,(2-2) BS1BFX O MIN Kent Hrbek John Smoltz -5% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF) 0.0
b6 0-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) X OO MIN Chili Davis John Smoltz -8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
t7 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) BFCS O ATL Greg Olson Jack Morris 4% 54% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t7 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O ATL Mark Lemke Jack Morris 3% 57% Lineout: CF 0.0
t7 0-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BCBBCS O ATL Rafael Belliard Jack Morris 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
b7 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) BBSSX O MIN Brian Harper John Smoltz -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b7 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O MIN Shane Mack John Smoltz -3% 52% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
b7 0-0 2 — 5,(3-1) CBBBX O MIN Mike Pagliarulo John Smoltz -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
t8 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX ATL Lonnie Smith Jack Morris -7% 43% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF) 0.0
t8 0-0 0 1– 5,(1-2) B1C11FF>X ATL Terry Pendleton Jack Morris -19% 24% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Smith to 3B 0.0
t8 0-0 0 -23 2,(0-1) .FX O ATL Ron Gant Jack Morris 9% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B) 0.0
t8 0-0 1 -23 4,(3-0) IIII ATL David Justice Jack Morris 0% 32% Intentional Walk 0.0
t8 0-0 1 123 4,(1-2) BFFX OO ATL Sid Bream Jack Morris 29% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B (Weak 1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
  Randy Bush pinch hits for Greg Gagne (SS) batting 9th
b8 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) .X MIN Randy Bush John Smoltz 6% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.0
  Al Newman pinch runs for Randy Bush (PH) batting 9th
b8 0-0 0 1– 6,(1-2) .L1LB1FFX O MIN Dan Gladden John Smoltz -6% 61% Popfly: CF (Short CF) 0.0
b8 0-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) CP>X MIN Chuck Knoblauch John Smoltz 14% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Newman to 3B 0.0
  Mike Stanton replaces John Smoltz pitching
b8 0-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0) .IIII MIN Kirby Puckett Mike Stanton 2% 77% Intentional Walk; Knoblauch to 2B 0.0
b8 0-0 1 123 4,(2-1) BFBX OO MIN Kent Hrbek Mike Stanton -27% 50% Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
  Al Newman moves from PR to SS
t9 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) .BX O ATL Brian Hunter Jack Morris 6% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t9 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O ATL Greg Olson Jack Morris 5% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t9 0-0 2 — 5,(2-2) CSBBS O ATL Mark Lemke Jack Morris 4% 64% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Mike Stanton facing 5-6-7
b9 0-0 0 — 9,(2-2) FBSFBFFFX MIN Chili Davis Mike Stanton 7% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) 0.0
  Jarvis Brown pinch runs for Chili Davis (DH) batting 5th
b9 0-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) 11BSX MIN Brian Harper Mike Stanton 10% 82% Single to P (Bunt to Weak 2B); Brown to 2B 0.0
  Alejandro Pena replaces Mike Stanton pitching
b9 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1) ..LX OO MIN Shane Mack Alejandro Pena -19% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B); Brown to 3B 0.0
b9 0-0 2 –3 4,(3-0) IIII MIN Mike Pagliarulo Alejandro Pena 1% 64% Intentional Walk 0.0
  Paul Sorrento pinch hits for Al Newman (SS) batting 9th
b9 0-0 2 1-3 5,(0-2) .SFF>F>S O MIN Paul Sorrento Alejandro Pena -14% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins’ Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
  Scott Leius replaces Paul Sorrento (PH) playing SS batting 9thJeff Blauser pinch hits for Rafael Belliard (SS) batting 9th
t10 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) ..X O ATL Jeff Blauser Jack Morris 6% 56% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) 0.0
t10 0-0 1 — 5,(2-2) SBFBS O ATL Lonnie Smith Jack Morris 5% 61% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t10 0-0 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Terry Pendleton Jack Morris 4% 64% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Alejandro Pena facing 1-2-3
  Jeff Blauser moves from PH to SS
b10 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) .X MIN Dan Gladden Alejandro Pena 17% 81% Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF) 0.3834
b10 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1) BCX O MIN Chuck Knoblauch Alejandro Pena 2% 83% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Gladden to 3B 0.1333
b10 0-0 1 –3 4,(3-0) IIII MIN Kirby Puckett Alejandro Pena 0% 83% Intentional Walk 0.05
b10 0-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0) IIII MIN Kent Hrbek Alejandro Pena 1% 84% Intentional Walk; Puckett to 2B 0.05
  Gene Larkin pinch hits for Jarvis Brown (DH) batting 5th
b10 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0) …..X R MIN Gene Larkin Alejandro Pena 16% 100% Single (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gladden Scores; Puckett to 3B; Hrbek to 2B 0.3833
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Twins 1.