1991 NL game: Hous. @ Pit.

July 15, 1991

  The Pittsburgh Pirates returned home to Three Rivers Stadium for the start of a 9 game home-stand trying to continue their incredible run of victories. The Pirates didn't disappoint their fans, defeating the Houston Astros easily 8-2. Pittsburgh's winning streak now stands at 16 games.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Houston Astros At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates            7/15/1991
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Biggio C          3  1  1  0 .304     O.Merced 1B         5  1  2  2 .289  
  S.Finley CF         4  0  0  0 .258     J.Bell SS           4  1  1  1 .238  
  J.Bagwell 1B        4  0  2  1 .282     A.Van Slyke CF      3  1  1  1 .279  
  L.Gonzalez LF       3  0  0  0 .254     B.Bonilla 3B        4  1  1  0 .375  
  K.Caminiti 3B       4  0  0  0 .254     B.Bonds LF          1  1  0  0 .299  
  M.Simms RF          2  0  0  0 .000     G.Varsho RF         4  0  1  2 .356  
  R.Ramirez SS        2  0  0  0 .301     M.Lavalliere C      3  1  1  1 .347  
  C.Candaele 2B       3  1  1  0 .253     J.Lind 2B           4  1  2  0 .240  
  J.Jones P           1  0  1  1 .286     R.Tomlin P          3  1  1  1 .286  
  C.Gardner P         1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Clancy P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-J.Ortiz PH          1  0  0  0 .303                                          
  D.Henry P           0  0  0  01.000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  2  5  2                 Totals      31  8 10  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Clancy In 8th Inning
 
Astros.......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
Pirates......... 0 0 5  0 0 3  0 0    -  8 10  0
 
Astros (30-56)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Jones LOSS(5-7)         2 2/3   6   5   5   3   0   0  66   4.26
C.Gardner                 2 1/3   2   1   1   2   1   0  47   5.66
J.Clancy                  2       2   2   2   0   1   1  29   3.29
D.Henry                   1       0   0   0   0   3   0   9   4.43
Totals                    8      10   8   8   5   5   1
 
Pirates (56-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Tomlin WIN(5-0)         9       5   2   2   4   5   0 109   3.39
Totals                    9       5   2   2   4   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,780 DATE- Monday, July 15th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 3  Pirates: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- R.Ramirez
DOUBLES- C.Biggio(11th), J.Jones, J.Bell(17th)
HOME RUNS- O.Merced(7th)
RBIs- J.Bagwell(47th), J.Jones, O.Merced-2(22nd), J.Bell(33rd),
      A.Van Slyke(46th), G.Varsho-2(29th), M.Lavalliere(34th), R.Tomlin
STOLEN BASES- C.Candaele(5th), B.Bonds(35th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Bagwell, R.Ramirez, B.Bonds, J.Lind
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Tomlin
WALKS- C.Biggio, L.Gonzalez, M.Simms, R.Ramirez, A.Van Slyke, B.Bonds-3,
       M.Lavalliere
STRIKE OUTS- C.Biggio, J.Bagwell, L.Gonzalez, M.Simms, R.Ramirez, O.Merced,
             J.Bell, G.Varsho, J.Lind, R.Tomlin
GIDP- J.Bagwell, K.Caminiti, G.Varsho
2-out RBI- J.Bell, A.Van Slyke, G.Varsho-2, M.Lavalliere
RLISP 2-out- J.Lind
TEAM RISP- Astros: 2 for 6  Pirates: 5 for 7
 
Randy Tomlin allowed Jim Leyland to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game
as the seemingly unstoppable Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros
by a score of 8 to 2 at Three Rivers Stadium.
 
Pittsburgh tallied 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning with the help of 6
hits.  The early run support proved sufficient for Tomlin(5-0) and
Pittsburgh.  That was all the run support Tomlin required.  Pittsburgh banged
out 10 hits on the night.  
 
Jimmy Jones(5-7) was the losing pitcher.  He was unable to control the
Pittsburgh offense and allowed 6 hits and 3 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.
 
Pittsburgh continued their winning ways, seemingly unable to lose during this
stretch. Jim Leyland held court after the contest, 'Everything is coming up
aces right now.  It is important for our team to ride this wave as long as we
can.  Every win is important.'

1991 NL Game: Pit. @ Cin.

July 14, 1991

  The Pirates winning streak continued with a convincing 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Andy van Slyke led the Pittsburgh attack with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI. The winning streak now stands at 15 games.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1991 Cincinnati Reds           7/14/1991
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Merced 1B         5  2  2  1 .286     B.Doran 2B          3  0  0  0 .266  
  J.Bell SS           6  1  2  1 .238     H.Morris 1B         4  0  1  0 .290  
  A.Van Slyke CF      5  3  3  4 .279     B.Larkin SS         4  0  1  0 .286  
  B.Bonilla 3B        4  1  2  1 .376     E.Davis CF          3  0  1  0 .195  
  B.Bonds LF          5  1  1  0 .300     P.O'Neill RF        4  0  0  0 .236  
  G.Varsho RF         5  0  2  0 .359     B.Hatcher LF        4  1  2  0 .301  
  M.Lavalliere C      5  0  1  0 .348     L.Quinones 3B       3  0  0  1 .245  
  C.Wilkerson 2B      4  0  1  0 .167     G.Sutko C           3  0  0  0 .222  
  B.Walk P            4  1  1  0 .308     D.Carman P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  V.Palacios P        0  0  0  0 .091     K.Gross P           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          T.Power P           0  0  0  0 .400  
                                        A-C.Jones PH          1  0  1  0 .400  
                                          T.Layana P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-J.Oliver C          1  0  0  0 .231  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  9 15  7                 Totals      31  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Power In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Layana In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 2 0 0  6 0 0  1 0 0  -  9 15  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  6  3
 
Pirates (55-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Walk WIN(6-2)           5 2/3   4   0   0   0   4   0  82   4.37
V.Palacios SAVE(1st)      3 1/3   2   1   1   2   2   0  52   4.94
Totals                    9       6   1   1   2   6   0
 
Reds (41-43)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Gross LOSS(3-2)         3 1/3  10   7   6   2   1   3  87   5.11
T.Power                   2 2/3   2   1   0   2   2   0  65   4.56
T.Layana                  1 2/3   3   1   1   1   3   1  40   8.10
D.Carman                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  16   8.14
Totals                    9      15   9   7   5   7   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,430 DATE- Sunday, July 14th 1991 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Greg Bonin, Bruce Froemming, Ed Montague, Dana Demuth
T- 3:28
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:13  Reds: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Reds: 0
ERRORS- B.Hatcher, L.Quinones-2
DOUBLES- B.Walk, E.Davis(7th)
TRIPLES- B.Hatcher(4th)
HOME RUNS- O.Merced(6th), A.Van Slyke-2(13th), B.Bonilla(10th)
RBIs- O.Merced(20th), J.Bell(32nd), A.Van Slyke-4(45th), B.Bonilla(55th),
      L.Quinones(13th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Van Slyke-2(2nd), B.Bonds(34th), G.Varsho(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bonilla
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Palacios
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Quinones
WALKS- O.Merced, A.Van Slyke, B.Bonilla-2, C.Wilkerson, B.Doran, E.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- O.Merced-2, J.Bell-2, B.Bonds, M.Lavalliere, B.Walk, H.Morris,
             L.Quinones-2, G.Sutko-3
GIDP- H.Morris
WILD PITCHES- K.Gross
2-out RBI- A.Van Slyke
RLISP 2-out- M.Lavalliere-2, A.Van Slyke, L.Quinones-2, B.Walk-2, E.Davis-2,
             O.Merced-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 2 for 11  Reds: 1 for 6
 
Center fielder Andy Van Slyke smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Riverfront
Stadium where the smoking-hot Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9
to 1.
 
Van Slyke had a big day with his bat.  He lashed a single in the 1st inning,
belted a three-run homer in the 4th inning and ripped a solo home run in the
7th inning.  Cincinnati was out-hit by Pittsburgh, 15 hits to 6.  
 
The win was credited to Bob Walk(6-2) who went 5 and 2/3 innings allowing no
runs. Vicente Palacios earned his 1st save.  Kip Gross(3-2) was hit with the
loss.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 3 and 1/3 innings of work.  
 
Pittsburgh added another win to their mounting winning streak.

1991 NL Game: Pit.@ Cin.

July 13, 1991

 The Pittsburgh Pirate's winning streak continued with a 6-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds tonight. The streak now stands at 14 games in a row. The Pirates had an easy time of it as their starter, John Smiley, was outstanding on the mound. Smiley threw a 3-hit complete game and picked up his 11th win of the season, most in the NL this year.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1991 Cincinnati Reds           7/13/1991
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Redus 1B          4  1  2  2 .283     M.Duncan 2B         4  0  1  0 .259  
  J.Bell SS           5  1  1  0 .236     K.Brown P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Van Slyke CF      5  0  1  0 .273     H.Morris 1B         4  0  0  0 .291  
  B.Bonilla RF        5  0  1  1 .375     B.Larkin SS         3  0  0  0 .287  
  B.Bonds LF          4  2  1  1 .302     E.Davis CF          3  0  1  0 .193  
  D.Slaught C         4  1  3  1 .319     C.Sabo 3B           4  1  1  1 .287  
  J.Redfield 3B       4  0  1  1 .111     G.Braggs LF         3  0  0  0 .203  
  J.Lind 2B           3  0  1  0 .236     P.O'Neill RF        3  0  0  0 .239  
  J.Smiley P          3  1  1  0 .114     J.Oliver C          3  0  0  0 .232  
                                          T.Browning P        2  0  0  0 .333  
                                          T.Layana P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-B.Doran PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .271  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 12  6                 Totals      30  1  3  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Layana In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 1 1 1  0 0 0  2 1 0  -  6 12  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  3  2
 
Pirates (54-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Smiley WIN(11-2)        9       3   1   1   2   5   1 120   2.92
Totals                    9       3   1   1   2   5   1
 
Reds (41-42)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Browning LOSS(8-7)      7       9   5   4   1   3   2 108   2.75
T.Layana                  1       1   1   1   2   1   0  28   8.40
K.Brown                   1       2   0   0   0   0   0  25   7.00
Totals                    9      12   6   5   3   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,867 DATE- Saturday, July 13th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Steve Rippley, Bill Hohn, Terry Tata, Jerry Crawford
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8  Reds: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Reds: 1
ERRORS- T.Browning-2
DOUBLES- D.Slaught(10th), E.Davis(6th)
HOME RUNS- G.Redus(4th), B.Bonds(23rd), C.Sabo(13th)
RBIs- G.Redus-2(18th), B.Bonilla(54th), B.Bonds(75th), D.Slaught(14th),
      J.Redfield(1st), C.Sabo(34th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Redus(8th), B.Bonds-2(33rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Redus
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Smiley
WALKS- G.Redus, B.Bonds, J.Lind, B.Larkin, E.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- A.Van Slyke, B.Bonds-2, J.Smiley, M.Duncan, H.Morris-2, B.Larkin,
             T.Browning
GIDP- J.Redfield
2-out RBI- B.Bonilla, B.Bonds
RLISP 2-out- C.Sabo-2, J.Bell-3, G.Braggs, B.Bonds
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 4 for 10  Reds: 0 for 4
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Gary Redus robbed Joe Oliver of a base hit.
 
John Smiley pitched a 3 hitter as the red-hot Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the
Cincinnati Reds by the score of 6 to 1 at Riverfront Stadium.
 
Pittsburgh drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
plating one baserunner using 2 hits.  Gary Redus stroked a base-hit.  Jay
Bell followed next and he reached on an error.  Two outs later Bobby Bonilla
stepped up to the plate and he slapped a single scoring the run.  Pittsburgh
totaled 12 hits on the night.  
 
Smiley(11-2) finished the game allowing 1 run in the victory. The loss was
charged to Tom Browning(8-7).  He pitched 7 innings allowing 9 hits and 1
walk.