Series Summary

1992 NL Championship Series

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

Series Summary

Game Summary

Wednesday, October 14, 1992
Start Time: 8:30 p.m. Local
Attendance: 51,975
Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Game Duration: 3:22
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
WP: Jeff Reardon (1-0) • LP: Doug Drabek (0-3)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Alex Cole RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0.200 0.385 0.200 0.585 0.000 0.333
   Lloyd McClendon PH-RF 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.727 0.750 1.182 1.932 0.000 0.000
   Cecil Espy PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667 0.667 0.667 1.333 0.000 0.000
Jay Bell SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 0.172 0.273 0.345 0.618 0.000 0.500
Andy Van Slyke CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.276 0.290 0.448 0.739 0.000 0.833
Barry Bonds LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.261 0.433 0.435 0.868 0.000 0.000
Orlando Merced 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.100 0.231 0.200 0.431 0.000 0.333
Jeff King 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.241 0.241 0.379 0.621 0.000 0.000
Mike LaValliere C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.000 0.000
Jose Lind 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.222 0.250 0.481 0.731 0.000 0.000
Doug Drabek P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.000
   Stan Belinda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 5 5 38 0.226 0.324 0.355 0.679 0.000 2.000

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Otis Nixon CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.286 0.375 0.357 0.732 0.000 0.000
Jeff Blauser SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.200 0.310 0.400 0.710 0.000 0.000
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.233 0.233 0.300 0.533 0.200 0.600
David Justice RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0.280 0.419 0.560 0.979 0.200 0.517
Sid Bream 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0.273 0.360 0.545 0.905 0.200 0.433
Ron Gant LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 0.182 0.296 0.455 0.751 0.000 0.050
Damon Berryhill C 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.167 0.259 0.208 0.468 0.200 0.433
Mark Lemke 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.333 0.462 0.381 0.842 0.000 0.000
   Lonnie Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.667 1.000 0.000 0.000
   Rafael Belliard 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Brian Hunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.000 0.000
John Smoltz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.286 0.286 0.286 0.571 0.000 0.000
   Jeff Treadway PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.667 0.667 0.667 1.333 0.000 0.000
   Mike Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.000 0.000
   Pete Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Steve Avery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Deion Sanders PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jeff Reardon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Francisco Cabrera PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.200 0.967
Team Totals 32 3 7 3 3 5 36 0.219 0.278 0.313 0.590 1.000 3.000

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 (0-3) 8 6 3 1 2 5 0 3.71 32 129 83 52 14 17 13 12 6 0 65 0.116 1.68 6.25% 140.34 1.9
Stan Belinda, BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 13 6 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 3 -0.509 8.46 -23.54% 705.00 -1.1
Team Totals 8.2 7 3 1 3 5 0 1.04 36 142 89 58 14 17 13 15 8 0 65 3 3 -0.393 2.44 -17.29% 203.08 0.7

Doug Drabek faced 3 batters in the 9th 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 6 4 2 2 2 4 0 2.66 24 83 49 29 9 11 6 12 4 0 58 0.036 0.99 1.95% 82.39 0.8
Mike Stanton 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 11 5 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.74 0.22% 62.08 0.0
Pete Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.45 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.016 1.07 -0.89% 89.17 -0.3
Steve Avery 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5 15 11 8 2 1 1 4 3 0 3 0 0.068 0.83 3.66% 69.17 1.2
Jeff Reardon, W (1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 14 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.25 0.81% 20.50 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 5 5 0 2.00 38 127 72 44 14 14 10 18 8 0 58 5 0 0.107 0.85 5.75% 70.86 2.1

Pete Smith faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.
WP: Jeff Reardon (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: John Smoltz (2; Barry Bonds); Mike Stanton (1; Lloyd McClendon).
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 5,(3-1) BBCBB PIT Alex Cole John Smoltz -4% 46% Walk 0.3334
t1 0-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) X O PIT Jay Bell John Smoltz 3% 50% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (1B-C into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t1 0-0 1 1– 2,(0-1) CX PIT Andy Van Slyke John Smoltz -9% 41% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Cole to 3B 0.3333
t1 0-0 1 -23 4,(3-0) IIII PIT Barry Bonds John Smoltz -1% 40% Intentional Walk -0.0
t1 0-0 1 123 4,(1-2) CSBX RO PIT Orlando Merced John Smoltz 0% 39% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Cole Scores; Van Slyke to 3B 0.3333
t1 1-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1) FB1>X O PIT Jeff King John Smoltz 4% 44% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 7,(2-2) CFBFBFX O ATL Otis Nixon Doug Drabek -2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b1 0-1 1 3,(1-1) BCX O ATL Jeff Blauser Doug Drabek -2% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
b1 0-1 2 3,(1-1) BFX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -1% 39% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 4,(1-2) BFCS O PIT Mike LaValliere John Smoltz 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 1-0 1 2,(1-0) BX O PIT Jose Lind John Smoltz 1% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
t2 1-0 2 2,(1-0) BX O PIT Doug Drabek John Smoltz 1% 43% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 10,(2-2) ..CFFBBFFFFS O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -2% 41% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 0-1 1 1,(0-0) X O ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek -2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b2 0-1 2 4,(1-2) SSBX O ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek -1% 38% Lineout: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 3,(2-0) BBX O PIT Alex Cole John Smoltz 2% 40% Foul Flyball: LF (LF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t3 1-0 1 4,(1-2) BSSS O PIT Jay Bell John Smoltz 1% 42% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 1-0 2 7,(2-2) BCBCFFX O PIT Andy Van Slyke John Smoltz 1% 43% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 5,(3-1) BBFBX ATL Damon Berryhill Doug Drabek 8% 50% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF) 0.0
b3 0-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2) CLBX O ATL Mark Lemke Doug Drabek -5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Berryhill stays at 2B 0.0
b3 0-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2) FCX O ATL John Smoltz Doug Drabek -4% 41% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B) 0.0
b3 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0) X O ATL Otis Nixon Doug Drabek -4% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 3,(2-0) BBX O PIT Barry Bonds John Smoltz 2% 39% Lineout: RF (CF-RF) 0.0
t4 1-0 1 1,(0-0) X O PIT Orlando Merced John Smoltz 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t4 1-0 2 3,(2-0) BBX O PIT Jeff King John Smoltz 1% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 6,(3-2) BFBCBS O ATL Jeff Blauser Doug Drabek -3% 39% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-1 1 5,(2-2) BFBSX O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -2% 36% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b4 0-1 2 3,(2-0) BBX O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -1% 35% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 7,(3-2) BCFFBBC O PIT Mike LaValliere John Smoltz 2% 37% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t5 1-0 1 3,(1-1) BSX PIT Jose Lind John Smoltz -4% 33% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) 0.0
t5 1-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2) BCFBFS O PIT Doug Drabek John Smoltz 4% 37% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t5 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0) X O PIT Alex Cole John Smoltz 4% 40% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 4,(2-1) BBFX O ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
b5 0-1 1 5,(2-2) BSSBC O ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek -2% 34% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b5 0-1 2 2,(0-1) CX O ATL Damon Berryhill Doug Drabek -2% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves’ John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 4,(0-2) SCFX PIT Jay Bell John Smoltz -7% 26% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) 0.5
t6 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1) SBX R PIT Andy Van Slyke John Smoltz -8% 18% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores 0.5
t6 2-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) CB1FX O PIT Barry Bonds John Smoltz 2% 20% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line) 0.0
t6 2-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) B1X O PIT Orlando Merced John Smoltz 2% 22% Flyball: RF (CF-RF) 0.0
t6 2-0 2 1– 5,(3-1) 1BFBB>X O PIT Jeff King John Smoltz 2% 24% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF) -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 4,(1-2) CBFX ATL Mark Lemke Doug Drabek 6% 30% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B) 0.0
  Jeff Treadway pinch hits for John Smoltz (P) batting 9th
b6 0-2 0 1– 3,(1-1) .BSX ATL Jeff Treadway Doug Drabek 9% 39% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Lemke to 2B 0.0
b6 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-0) X ATL Otis Nixon Doug Drabek 13% 52% Single to 1B (Bunt Popup to Weak 2B-1B); Lemke to 3B; Treadway to 2B 0.0
b6 0-2 0 123 4,(2-1) BSBX OO ATL Jeff Blauser Doug Drabek -29% 23% Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted (Weak 3B) 0.0
b6 0-2 2 12- 6,(3-2) SBFBB>X O ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek -6% 17% Lineout: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves’ Mike Stanton facing 7-8-9
  Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Treadway (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 0 1,(0-0) .X PIT Mike LaValliere Mike Stanton -2% 15% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t7 2-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) B1FX O PIT Jose Lind Mike Stanton 2% 17% Lineout: CF (CF-RF) 0.0
t7 2-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) C1BX O PIT Doug Drabek Mike Stanton 1% 18% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); LaValliere to 2B 0.0
  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Alex Cole (RF) batting 1st
t7 2-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0) .IIII PIT Lloyd McClendon Mike Stanton 0% 17% Intentional Walk 0.0
  Pete Smith replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 2 12- 4,(3-0) .BBBB PIT Jay Bell Pete Smith -2% 16% Walk; LaValliere to 3B; McClendon to 2B 0.0
  Steve Avery replaces Pete Smith pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 2 123 5,(1-2) .BSFFX O PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery 4% 20% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
  Lloyd McClendon moves from PH to RF
b7 0-2 0 3,(1-1) .BCX O ATL David Justice Doug Drabek -4% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b7 0-2 1 1,(0-0) X ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek 7% 23% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF) 0.0
b7 0-2 1 -2- 9,(3-2) C2C2BBBFFFB ATL Ron Gant Doug Drabek 5% 28% Walk 0.0
b7 0-2 1 12- 3,(0-2) CFX O ATL Damon Berryhill Doug Drabek -8% 20% Flyball: LF (LF-CF) 0.0
  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Mark Lemke (2B) batting 8th
b7 0-2 2 12- 5,(1-2) .SBFFX O ATL Lonnie Smith Doug Drabek -7% 12% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
  Rafael Belliard replaces Lonnie Smith (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t8 2-0 0 2,(1-0) .BX PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery -2% 11% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF) 0.0
t8 2-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) 1S1X O PIT Orlando Merced Steve Avery 2% 12% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B) 0.0
t8 2-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) 1BX O PIT Jeff King Steve Avery 1% 13% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Merced out at Hm/RF-C 0.0
t8 2-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2) BFCX O PIT Mike LaValliere Steve Avery 2% 15% Lineout: LF (Short LF) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
  Deion Sanders pinch hits for Steve Avery (P) batting 9th
b8 0-2 0 6,(2-2) .FFBFBS O ATL Deion Sanders Doug Drabek -4% 11% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 0-2 1 4,(2-1) CBBX O ATL Otis Nixon Doug Drabek -3% 8% Foul Flyball: LF (LF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b8 0-2 2 5,(2-2) CBSBS O ATL Jeff Blauser Doug Drabek -2% 7% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves’ Jeff Reardon facing 8-9-1
  Jeff Reardon replaces Deion Sanders (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-0 0 1,(0-0) .X O PIT Jose Lind Jeff Reardon 1% 7% Flyball: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
t9 2-0 1 5,(1-2) SBSFS O PIT Doug Drabek Jeff Reardon 0% 8% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 2-0 2 4,(3-0) BBBB PIT Lloyd McClendon Jeff Reardon 0% 8% Walk 0.0
t9 2-0 2 1– 2,(0-1) 1CB PIT Jay Bell Jeff Reardon 0% 7% Wild Pitch; McClendon to 2B 0.0
  Cecil Espy pinch runs for Lloyd McClendon (RF) batting 1st
t9 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1) 1CB…BX O PIT Jay Bell Jeff Reardon 1% 8% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates’ Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
  Cecil Espy moves from PR to RF
b9 0-2 0 3,(1-1) .CBX ATL Terry Pendleton Doug Drabek 10% 19% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line) 0.6
b9 0-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1) CX ATL David Justice Doug Drabek 16% 35% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Pendleton to 3B 0.5167
b9 0-2 0 1-3 4,(3-0) BBBB ATL Sid Bream Doug Drabek 14% 49% Walk; Justice to 2B 0.4333
  Stan Belinda replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-2 0 123 2,(1-0) .BX RO ATL Ron Gant Stan Belinda -17% 32% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Pendleton Scores 0.05
b9 1-2 1 12- 5,(3-1) FBBBB ATL Damon Berryhill Stan Belinda 20% 53% Walk; Justice to 3B; Bream to 2B 0.4333
  Brian Hunter pinch hits for Rafael Belliard (2B) batting 8th
b9 1-2 1 123 2,(0-1) .FX O ATL Brian Hunter Stan Belinda -26% 26% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B) -0.0
  Francisco Cabrera pinch hits for Jeff Reardon (P) batting 9th
b9 1-2 2 123 4,(2-1) ..BBFX RR ATL Francisco Cabrera Stan Belinda 74% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Justice Scores/unER; Bream Scores/unER; Berryhill to 2B 0.9667
  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3.