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Series Summary

1992 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 6
PIT 1 Final
ATL 5
Game 2, October 7
PIT 5 Final
ATL 13
Game 3, October 9
ATL 2 Final
PIT 3
Game 4, October 10
ATL 6 Final
PIT 4
Game 5, October 11
ATL 1 Final
PIT 7
Game 6, October 13
PIT 13 Final
ATL 4
Game 7, October 14
PIT 2 Final
ATL 3

Series Summary

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 6, 1992
Start Time: 8:42 p.m. Local
Attendance: 51,971
Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Game Duration: 3:20
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Atlanta Braves 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 5 8 0
WP: John Smoltz (1-0) • LP: Doug Drabek (0-1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Alex Cole RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.000 0.000
Jay Bell SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
Andy Van Slyke CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.000 0.000
Barry Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
Jeff King 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.750 0.000 0.000
Orlando Merced 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
Mike LaValliere C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jose Lind 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0.667 0.667 1.667 2.333 0.000 1.000
Doug Drabek P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Bob Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Denny Neagle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Danny Cox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 30 1 5 1 3 8 33 0.167 0.242 0.300 0.542 0.000 1.000

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Otis Nixon CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.119 0.500
Jeff Blauser SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.333 0.500 1.333 1.833 0.174 1.000
   Rafael Belliard PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.119 0.500
David Justice RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0.333 0.500 0.667 1.167 0.090 0.500
Sid Bream 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 0.500 0.500 0.750 1.250 0.336 1.333
Ron Gant LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090 0.500
Damon Berryhill C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.036 0.333
Mark Lemke 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 4 0.667 0.750 0.667 1.417 0.036 0.333
John Smoltz P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Lonnie Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
Team Totals 32 5 8 4 4 6 37 0.250 0.333 0.406 0.740 1.000 5.000

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 (0-1) 4.2 5 4 3 2 4 1 5.79 22 97 60 40 6 14 7 9 4 0 42 -0.182 0.73 -2.64% 19.02 -2.0
Bob Patterson 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.75 8 36 21 14 3 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 -0.001 0.14 -0.01% 3.78 -1.2
Denny Neagle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 13 7 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0.007 0.09 0.10% 2.26 1.4
Danny Cox 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 23 14 9 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.03% 1.05 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 5 4 4 6 1 4.50 37 169 102 69 14 19 11 16 5 0 42 3 0 -0.174 0.47 -2.52% 12.20 -1.3

Bob Patterson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

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, W (1-0) 8 4 1 1 3 6 1 1.13 29 110 65 35 13 17 10 10 3 0 73 0.313 0.69 4.52% 18.01 2.7
Mike Stanton 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 17 11 4 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.013 0.16 0.18% 4.25 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 3 8 1 1.00 33 127 76 39 15 22 11 11 4 0 73 0 0 0.326 0.63 4.70% 16.39 3.1

Balks: None.
WP: John Smoltz (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 3,(2-0) BBX O PIT Alex Cole John Smoltz 2% 52% Flyball: LF (LF Line) 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O PIT Jay Bell John Smoltz 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O PIT Andy Van Slyke John Smoltz 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X O ATL Otis Nixon Doug Drabek -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line) 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 3,(2-0) BBX O ATL Jeff Blauser Doug Drabek -1% 51% Lineout: 3B 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — 2,(0-1) CX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) SSS O PIT Barry Bonds John Smoltz 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O PIT Jeff King John Smoltz 2% 54% Popfly: 3B 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — 5,(3-1) CBBBB PIT Orlando Merced John Smoltz -1% 53% Walk 0.0
t2 0-0 2 1– 4,(2-1) BF1B1B O PIT Mike LaValliere John Smoltz 2% 55% Merced Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) 0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 — 6,(2-2) FFFBBX O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -2% 53% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b2 0-0 1 — 2,(1-0) BX ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek 3% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF) 0.3334
b2 0-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) BCBCC O ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek -3% 52% Strikeout Looking -0.0
b2 0-0 2 1– 9,(3-2) BBBCF>F>F>F>B ATL Damon Berryhill Doug Drabek 2% 54% Walk; Bream to 2B 0.3333
b2 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1) BCX R ATL Mark Lemke Doug Drabek 11% 66% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bream Scores; Berryhill to 2B 0.3333
b2 1-0 2 12- 5,(1-2) FCFBS O ATL John Smoltz Doug Drabek -4% 62% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 — 4,(1-2) FBFX O PIT Mike LaValliere John Smoltz 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t3 0-1 1 — 7,(3-2) CBBBFFX O PIT Jose Lind John Smoltz 2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t3 0-1 2 — 3,(0-2) CSS O PIT Doug Drabek John Smoltz 1% 68% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CFX O ATL Otis Nixon Doug Drabek -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B) 0.0
b3 1-0 1 — 3,(1-1) SBX O ATL Jeff Blauser Doug Drabek -1% 64% Flyball: RF 0.0
b3 1-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BCFBX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 — 3,(0-2) LCX O PIT Alex Cole John Smoltz 3% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t4 0-1 1 — 7,(3-2) CBBFFBB PIT Jay Bell John Smoltz -3% 63% Walk 0.0
t4 0-1 1 1– 4,(1-2) FFBC O PIT Andy Van Slyke John Smoltz 4% 66% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t4 0-1 2 1– 6,(3-2) B1BCBFB PIT Barry Bonds John Smoltz -3% 63% Walk, Wild Pitch; Bell to 3B 0.0
t4 0-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1) C>X O PIT Jeff King John Smoltz 6% 69% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BFBBCB ATL David Justice Doug Drabek 3% 73% Walk 0.5
b4 1-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) B1FX R ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek 11% 84% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores 1.0
b4 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0) X R ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek 5% 89% Reached on E3 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B); Bream Scores/No RBI/unER 0.5
b4 3-0 0 1– 5,(1-2) F>F1FB>C O ATL Damon Berryhill Doug Drabek -1% 88% Strikeout Looking, Gant Steals 2B -0.0
b4 3-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0) 2BBX O ATL Mark Lemke Doug Drabek -1% 87% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF); Gant to 3B -0.0
b4 3-0 2 –3 8,(3-2) BBFBFFFS O ATL John Smoltz Doug Drabek -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 — 4,(1-2) BCSS O PIT Orlando Merced John Smoltz 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t5 0-3 1 — 6,(2-2) CBSFBS O PIT Mike LaValliere John Smoltz 1% 89% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B) 0.0
t5 0-3 2 — 1,(0-0) X PIT Jose Lind John Smoltz -1% 88% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B) 0.0
t5 0-3 2 1– 5,(1-2) SFBFS O PIT Doug Drabek John Smoltz 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 — 5,(2-2) BFFBX O ATL Otis Nixon Doug Drabek -1% 89% Flyball: CF 0.0
b5 3-0 1 — 7,(3-2) BCCBFBX R ATL Jeff Blauser Doug Drabek 5% 94% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) 1.0
b5 4-0 1 — 5,(2-2) BSBSX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek 0% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b5 4-0 2 — 7,(3-2) CBSBFBX ATL David Justice Doug Drabek 1% 94% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) -0.0
  Bob Patterson replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0) .BX O ATL Sid Bream Bob Patterson -1% 93% Flyball: CF (CF-RF) -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
t6 0-4 0 — 1,(0-0) X PIT Alex Cole John Smoltz -3% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B) 0.0
t6 0-4 0 1– 2,(1-0) B1X OO PIT Jay Bell John Smoltz 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
t6 0-4 2 — 4,(2-1) BBCX PIT Andy Van Slyke John Smoltz -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B) 0.0
t6 0-4 2 1– 2,(1-0) 1BX O PIT Barry Bonds John Smoltz 1% 96% Popfly: LF (Short LF Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates’ Bob Patterson facing 6-7-8
b6 4-0 0 — 5,(1-2) CFBFX O ATL Ron Gant Bob Patterson 0% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF) 0.0
b6 4-0 1 — 5,(2-2) CBFBS O ATL Damon Berryhill Bob Patterson 0% 95% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 4-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BCBBCX ATL Mark Lemke Bob Patterson 0% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b6 4-0 2 1– 7,(3-2) BSBFB>F>X O ATL John Smoltz Bob Patterson 0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX O PIT Jeff King John Smoltz 1% 96% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t7 0-4 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O PIT Orlando Merced John Smoltz 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B) 0.0
t7 0-4 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX O PIT Mike LaValliere John Smoltz 0% 97% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates’ Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
b7 4-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX ATL Otis Nixon Bob Patterson 0% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole) 0.5
b7 4-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) L1B ATL Jeff Blauser Bob Patterson 0% 98% Nixon Steals 2B 0.0
b7 4-0 0 -2- 8,(3-2) L1B.BBSFFB ATL Jeff Blauser Bob Patterson 0% 98% Walk 0
  Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Jeff Blauser (SS) batting 2nd
b7 4-0 0 12- 1,(0-0) .X R ATL Terry Pendleton Bob Patterson 1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon Scores; Belliard to 2B 0.5
  Denny Neagle replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-0 0 12- 6,(3-2) .BBFBS>X O ATL David Justice Denny Neagle 0% 99% Flyball: RF -0.0
b7 5-0 1 12- 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Sid Bream Denny Neagle 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Belliard to 3B -0.0
b7 5-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2) BBFFX O ATL Ron Gant Denny Neagle 0% 99% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole) -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
  Rafael Belliard moves from PR to SS
t8 0-5 0 — 4,(2-1) .BFBX R PIT Jose Lind John Smoltz -2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line) 1.0
t8 1-5 0 — 5,(2-2) CSBBX O PIT Denny Neagle John Smoltz 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t8 1-5 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O PIT Alex Cole John Smoltz 1% 99% Flyball: RF 0.0
t8 1-5 2 — 4,(2-1) SBBX O PIT Jay Bell John Smoltz 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates’ Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
  Danny Cox replaces Denny Neagle pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-1 0 — 7,(3-2) .BSBFFBX O ATL Damon Berryhill Danny Cox 0% 99% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b8 5-1 1 — 10,(3-2) BBSCFFFFBB ATL Mark Lemke Danny Cox 0% 99% Walk 0.0
  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for John Smoltz (P) batting 9th
b8 5-1 1 1– 1,(0-0) .X O ATL Lonnie Smith Danny Cox 0% 99% Flyball: RF 0.0
b8 5-1 2 1– 5,(2-2) BF1S11BS O ATL Otis Nixon Danny Cox 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves’ Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
  Mike Stanton replaces Lonnie Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-5 0 — 3,(0-2) .CSS O PIT Andy Van Slyke Mike Stanton 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 1-5 1 — 4,(1-2) BFCX O PIT Barry Bonds Mike Stanton 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t9 1-5 2 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX PIT Jeff King Mike Stanton 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line) 0.0
t9 1-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2) BBCFC O PIT Orlando Merced Mike Stanton 0% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 5.