1991 NL Game: Atlanta Clinches the Pennant!

September 20, 1991

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in 13 innings tonight, a victory that clinch's the NL West Pennant for Atlanta. A well pitched game for both clubs, Francisco Cabrera decided the game with a 1 out pinch-hit homerun in the top of the 13th inning for the Braves. The Dodgers didn't threaten in the bottom of the 13th as Alejandro Pena shut them down for his 5th Save of the season. Juan Berenguer, in relief, got the Win.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Atlanta Braves At 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers           9/20/1991
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Smith LF          4  0  0  0 .283     B.Butler CF         5  0  1  0 .277  
  M.Lemke 2B          5  0  0  0 .227     M.Sharperson 3B     5  1  1  1 .312  
  T.Pendleton 3B      4  0  0  0 .338     D.Strawberry RF     5  0  0  0 .250  
  D.Justice RF        4  0  0  0 .298     E.Murray 1B         5  0  0  0 .234  
  R.Gant CF           5  1  1  1 .255     K.Daniels LF        3  0  0  0 .237  
  S.Bream 1B          4  0  1  0 .252   E-C.Hernandez PH      1  0  1  0 .625  
C-B.Hunter PR,1B      0  0  0  0 .248   F-T.Goodwin PR,LF     1  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Olson C           2  0  0  0 .235     J.Samuel 2B         4  0  1  0 .264  
A-K.Mitchell PR       0  0  0  0 .350     M.Scioscia C        5  0  0  0 .277  
B-J.Willard C         2  0  0  0 .143     A.Griffin SS        4  0  0  0 .246  
  R.Belliard SS       5  0  0  0 .261   I-C.Gwynn PH          1  0  0  0 .189  
  S.Avery P           2  0  0  0 .233     T.Belcher P         3  0  0  0 .117  
D-T.Gregg PH          1  0  0  0 .198   G-S.Javier PH         1  0  0  0 .170  
  M.Stanton P         0  0  0  0 .000     M.Christopher P     0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Berenguer P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
H-F.Cabrera PH        1  1  1  1 .269                                          
  A.Pena P            0  0  0  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  2  3  2                 Totals      43  1  4  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Olson In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mitchell In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Bream In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Avery In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Daniels In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Hernandez In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Belcher In 11th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Berenguer In 13th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Griffin In 13th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  2  3  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  1  4  0
 
Braves (96-52)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Avery                   9       3   1   1   1   5   1 124   3.95
M.Stanton                 1       1   0   0   0   2   0  15   2.95
J.Berenguer WIN(7-3)      2       0   0   0   0   3   0  12   0.83
A.Pena SAVE(5th)          1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.75
Totals                   13       4   1   1   1  10   1
 
Dodgers (81-68)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Belcher                11       2   1   1   5   5   1 149   2.92
M.Christophe LOSS(1-1)    2       1   1   1   1   1   1  20   1.93
Totals                   13       3   2   2   6   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,578 DATE- Friday, September 20th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bruce Froemming, Ed Montague, Dana Demuth, Greg Bonin
T- 4:06
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6  Dodgers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Dodgers: 1
DOUBLES- C.Hernandez(1st), J.Samuel(27th)
HOME RUNS- R.Gant(37th), F.Cabrera(5th), M.Sharperson(1st)
RBIs- R.Gant(112st), F.Cabrera(17th), M.Sharperson(13th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Butler(40th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Avery
WALKS- L.Smith-2, M.Lemke, T.Pendleton, B.Hunter, G.Olson, J.Samuel
HIT BY PITCH- D.Justice
STRIKE OUTS- L.Smith, T.Pendleton, D.Justice, G.Olson-2, S.Avery, B.Butler-2,
             M.Sharperson, D.Strawberry, K.Daniels-2, J.Samuel, M.Scioscia,
             T.Belcher, S.Javier
GIDP- S.Bream
RLISP 2-out- M.Scioscia, T.Pendleton, M.Lemke, E.Murray, A.Griffin
TEAM RISP- Braves: 0 for 2  Dodgers: 0 for 7
 
Steve Avery delivered 9 solid innings at Dodger Stadium as the strong Atlanta
Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in 13 innings 2 to 1.
 
Both teams were tied at 1 runs apiece after nine innings.  Finally, Atlanta
prevailed in the 13th inning.  After an out was recorded, Francisco Cabrera
smashed a solo-shot out of the park.  Atlanta had only 3 hits for the night.
 
Juan Berenguer(7-3) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Alejandro Pena
recorded the save, his 5th.  The losing pitcher was Mike Christopher(1-1) in
relief.  He gave up 1 hit and 1 walk in 2 innings.  

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 National League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Pittsburgh PIN          97  51  .655 ----  *WON*   89  59 .601   98  64 .605
1991 St. Louis SLN           78  69  .531 18.5          76  71 .517   84  78 .519
1991 Philadelphia PHN        74  74  .500 23.0          71  77 .480   78  84 .481
1991 Montreal MON            67  79  .459 29.0          64  82 .438   71  90 .441
1991 Chicago CHN             63  83  .432 33.0          71  75 .486   77  83 .481
1991 New York NYN            57  90  .388 39.5          71  76 .483   77  84 .478
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Atlanta ATN             96  52  .649 ----  *WON*   85  63 .574   94  68 .580
1991 Los Angeles LAN         81  68  .544 15.5          85  64 .570   93  69 .574
1991 San Diego SDN           75  74  .503 21.5          75  74 .503   84  78 .519
1991 San Francisco SFN       73  75  .493 23.0          69  79 .466   75  87 .463
1991 Cincinnati CIN          69  79  .466 27.0          70  78 .473   74  88 .457
1991 Houston HON             56  92  .378 40.0          60  88 .405   65  97 .401
 
 
 

1991 NL Game: Pirates clinch the Pennant!

September 18, 1991

  The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the 2nd place St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 tonight in 15 innings. With the victory the Pirates clinched the NL East pennant. In the NL West, the Atlanta Braves magic number is down to 3.

BOXSCORE: 1991 St. Louis Cardinals At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates       9/18/1991
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Lankford CF       6  2  1  2 .241     O.Merced 1B         5  0  1  0 .266  
  O.Smith SS          7  0  2  0 .264   F-G.Redus PR,1B       2  1  0  0 .272  
  T.Zeile 3B          6  0  0  1 .297     R.Mason P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  P.Guerrero 1B       4  0  1  0 .290     J.Bell SS           7  1  2  1 .259  
  L.Smith P           0  0  0  0 .143     A.Van Slyke CF      6  1  3  0 .278  
  S.Terry P           0  0  0  0 .250     B.Bonilla RF        6  0  1  1 .349  
K-C.Wilson PH         1  0  0  0 .227     B.Bonds LF          5  0  2  1 .297  
  W.Fraser P          0  0  0  0 .000     S.Buechele 3B       7  0  1  0 .224  
  C.Carpenter P       0  0  0  0 .500     M.Lavalliere C      5  0  2  0 .333  
M-B.Gilkey PH         0  0  0  0 .248   I-C.Espy PR           0  0  0  0 .370  
  B.McClure P         0  0  0  0 .333   J-D.Slaught C         2  0  0  0 .319  
  F.Jose RF           2  0  0  0 .303     J.Lind 2B           4  0  0  0 .245  
B-R.Hudler RF         2  0  0  0 .222     B.Landrum P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Thompson LF       6  0  2  0 .314   H-G.Varsho PH         1  0  0  0 .313  
  G.Pena 2B           3  0  1  0 .269     N.Heaton P          0  0  0  0 .167  
  M.Clark P           0  0  0  0 .000   L-J.King PH           1  0  1  0 .213  
  J.Agosto P          0  0  0  0 .444     S.Belinda P         0  0  0  0 .000  
C-G.Perry 1B          2  0  0  0 .267   N-L.McClendon PH,1B   1  0  0  0 .284  
  T.Pagnozzi C        5  1  1  0 .245     B.Walk P            3  0  1  0 .250  
  B.Smith P           1  0  0  0 .210   D-C.Garcia 2B         0  0  0  0 .375  
A-J.Oquendo 2B        4  0  0  0 .209   E-S.Bullett PH        1  1  1  0 .250  
                                        G-C.Wilkerson 2B      1  0  1  0 .191  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      49  3  8  3                 Totals      57  4 16  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Smith In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Jose In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Agosto In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Walk In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Garcia In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Merced In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Bullett In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Landrum In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Lavalliere In 10th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Espy In 11th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Terry In 11th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Heaton In 12th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Carpenter In 14th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Belinda In 14th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 1 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  2
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4 16  0
 
Cardinals (77-68)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Smith                   5       4   1   0   4   1   0  81   3.91
M.Clark HOLD(2nd)         1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  19   4.41
J.Agosto HOLD(10th)       0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   2.52
L.Smith BS(11th)          2 2/3   5   2   2   3   2   0  62   2.57
S.Terry                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.36
W.Fraser                  1 1/3   2   0   0   1   0   0  21   7.22
C.Carpenter               1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   3.11
B.McClure LOSS(1-3)       1 1/3   2   1   1   2   1   0  36   1.88
Totals                   14 1/3  16   4   3  10   6   0
 
Pirates (95-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Walk                    8       5   3   3   3   4   1 133   4.61
B.Landrum                 2       0   0   0   0   1   0  18   3.34
N.Heaton                  2       1   0   0   1   0   0  23   2.05
S.Belinda                 2       1   0   0   1   1   0  28   3.30
R.Mason WIN(6-2)          1       1   0   0   0   0   0  14   2.15
Totals                   15       8   3   3   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,023 DATE- Wednesday, September 18th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bob Davidson, Gerry Davis, Jerry Layne, John McSherry
T- 4:23
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 9  Pirates:20
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 3  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- T.Zeile-2
DOUBLES- O.Smith(31st), J.Bell(26th), B.Bonilla(55th), S.Buechele(6th)
HOME RUNS- R.Lankford(10th)
RBIs- R.Lankford-2(63rd), T.Zeile(87th), J.Bell(62nd), B.Bonilla(86th),
      B.Bonds(110th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Guerrero(4th), B.Gilkey(21st), M.Thompson-2(22nd),
              G.Redus(19th), A.Van Slyke(4th), B.Bonds-2(51st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Gilkey, R.Hudler
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Smith
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Zeile, J.Bell
WALKS- R.Lankford, F.Jose, R.Hudler, G.Perry, T.Pagnozzi, G.Redus,
       A.Van Slyke-2, B.Bonilla-2, B.Bonds-3, C.Wilkerson-2
HIT BY PITCH- B.Gilkey
STRIKE OUTS- G.Pena-2, T.Pagnozzi-3, J.Oquendo, S.Buechele, M.Lavalliere-2,
             D.Slaught, B.Walk-2
GIDP- B.Bonilla, G.Varsho
WILD PITCHES- W.Fraser
2-out RBI- B.Bonilla, R.Lankford-2
RLISP 2-out- M.Thompson-2, S.Buechele-3, B.Bonds, R.Lankford, B.Bonilla-2,
             J.Lind-2, J.Bell-3, J.Oquendo, T.Pagnozzi
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 2 for 9  Pirates: 2 for 20
WEB GEMS- Top 10th: Jay Bell robbed Ray Lankford of a base hit.
 
Jay Bell had 2 base hits at Three Rivers Stadium where the indomitable
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals in 15 innings 4 to 3.
 
Both teams were tied at 3 runs apiece after nine innings.  Finally, Pittsburgh
pulled the game out in the 15th inning.  Bell doubled.  After an out was
recorded, Bobby Bonilla came up and he was walked intentionally.  Barry Bonds
then stroked a one-base hit giving Pittsburgh the victory as 53,023 happy
fans celebrated wildly.  Pittsburgh finished with 16 hits while St. Louis
ended up with 8.  
 
Roger Mason(6-2) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. The loss
was charged to Bob McClure(1-3) in relief.  He surrendered 1 run and 2 hits
in 1 and 1/3 innings.  

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 National League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Pittsburgh PIN          95  51  .651 ----  *WON*   88  58 .603   98  64 .605
1991 St. Louis SLN           77  68  .531 17.5          76  69 .524   84  78 .519
1991 Philadelphia PHN        74  72  .507 21.0          69  77 .473   78  84 .481
1991 Montreal MON            66  79  .455 28.5          64  81 .441   71  90 .441
1991 Chicago CHN             63  83  .432 32.0          71  75 .486   77  83 .481
1991 New York NYN            57  89  .390 38.0          70  76 .479   77  84 .478
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Atlanta ATN             94  52  .644 ----     3    83  63 .568   94  68 .580
1991 Los Angeles LAN         81  66  .551 13.5          84  63 .571   93  69 .574
1991 San Diego SDN           74  73  .503 20.5          74  73 .503   84  78 .519
1991 San Francisco SFN       73  73  .500 21.0          68  78 .466   75  87 .463
1991 Cincinnati CIN          67  79  .459 27.0          70  76 .479   74  88 .457
1991 Houston HON             55  91  .377 39.0          59  87 .404   65  97 .401
 
 
 

 

 

1991 NL Game: SF @ Pit.

August 24, 1991

  The Pittsburgh Pirates won their 8th game in a row tonight 9-8 over the San Francisco Giants. Back in July the Pirates had a 20 game winning streak. Two days after hitting for the cycle, Gary Redus  hit a grand slam home run to help lead to the Pittsburgh victory. They now lead the 2nd place St. Louis Cardinals by 15 games in the NL East.

BOXSCORE: 1991 San Francisco Giants At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates      8/24/1991
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.McGee CF          4  1  1  0 .297     G.Redus 1B          5  1  2  4 .288  
D-D.Lewis CF          0  0  0  0 .224     J.Bell SS           3  0  1  0 .257  
  R.Thompson 2B       6  1  1  0 .250     A.Van Slyke CF      4  0  0  0 .286  
  W.Clark 1B          5  2  3  1 .305     B.Bonilla RF,3B     4  2  2  0 .361  
  K.Mitchell LF       5  1  4  4 .229     B.Bonds LF          4  2  1  1 .293  
  M.Williams 3B       4  1  3  1 .245     J.Wehner 3B         4  0  1  0 .426  
  K.Bass RF           4  0  0  1 .217   F-C.Espy PR,RF        0  1  0  0 .355  
  B.Hickerson P       0  0  0  0 .000     D.Slaught C         4  1  3  4 .331  
  D.Righetti P        0  0  0  0 .143     J.Lind 2B           4  1  1  0 .248  
  K.Manwaring C       5  0  2  1 .280     N.Heaton P          1  0  0  0 .091  
  J.Uribe SS          4  0  1  0 .227     R.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Brantley P        0  0  0  0 .000   A-L.McClendon PH      1  0  0  0 .280  
E-M.Kingery RF        0  0  0  0 .185     B.Kipper P          0  0  0  0 .000  
H-D.Anderson PH       1  0  1  0 .259     R.Mason P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Wilson P          3  1  3  0 .271   B-C.Wilkerson PH      0  1  0  0 .168  
C-M.Benjamin SS       0  1  0  0 .085     B.Patterson P       0  0  0  0 .400  
I-T.Herr PH           1  0  0  0 .190     V.Palacios P        0  0  0  0 .083  
                                        G-O.Merced PH         0  0  0  0 .276  
                                          S.Belinda P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  8 19  8                 Totals      34  9 11  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mason In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Wilson In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For McGee In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Brantley In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Wehner In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Palacios In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Kingery In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Benjamin In 9th Inning
 
Giants.......... 0 0 0  2 2 0  2 2 0  -  8 19  1
Pirates......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  4 3    -  9 11  0
 
Giants (58-64)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wilson                  6 2/3   5   5   4   2   6   0 102   4.48
J.Brantley BS(6th)        0 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   1  17   2.67
B.Hickerson L(2-1)B(1st)  0       3   2   2   0   0   0  15   2.36
D.Righetti                0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.74
Totals                    8      11   9   8   3   7   1
 
Pirates (81-40)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Heaton                  4       7   2   2   0   1   1  53   1.93
R.Rodriguez               1       3   2   2   1   1   0  22   3.86
B.Kipper                  1       4   2   2   0   0   0  26   3.54
R.Mason                   1       0   0   0   1   0   0  19   1.78
B.Patterson               0 1/3   3   2   2   0   1   0  22   2.83
V.Palacios WIN(7-4)       0 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   5.04
S.Belinda SAVE(20th)      1       1   0   0   1   3   0  21   2.70
Totals                    9      19   8   8   3   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 54,853 DATE- Saturday, August 24th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Terry Tata, Jerry Crawford, Steve Rippley, Bill Hohn
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:13  Pirates: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- K.Mitchell
DOUBLES- K.Mitchell(9th), M.Williams(19th), J.Uribe(3rd), B.Bonilla-2(45th),
         B.Bonds(22nd)
HOME RUNS- K.Mitchell(19th), G.Redus(9th)
RBIs- W.Clark(77th), K.Mitchell-4(61st), M.Williams(78th), K.Bass(31st),
      K.Manwaring(10th), G.Redus-4(40th), B.Bonds(99th), D.Slaught-4(24th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Redus(15th), B.Bonds(44th), C.Espy(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Bell
SACRIFICE HITS- W.McGee
WALKS- D.Lewis, W.Clark, K.Bass, J.Bell, C.Wilkerson, O.Merced
HIT BY PITCH- M.Williams, M.Benjamin
STRIKE OUTS- R.Thompson-3, W.Clark-2, K.Bass, K.Manwaring, T.Herr, G.Redus-2,
             A.Van Slyke-4, D.Slaught
GIDP- W.McGee, J.Uribe, J.Lind
WILD PITCHES- B.Hickerson
2-out RBI- K.Manwaring, K.Mitchell, M.Williams, G.Redus-4
RLISP 2-out- B.Bonilla, K.Bass, K.Manwaring-2, G.Redus, W.Clark
TEAM RISP- Giants: 7 for 17  Pirates: 5 for 11
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Robby Thompson robbed Bobby Bonilla of a base hit.
 
First baseman Gary Redus collected 4 RBI with one swing of the bat as the
smoking-hot Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the San Francisco Giants 9 to
8.
 
Vicente Palacios(7-4) pitched in relief and was credited with the victory.  He
went 2/3 of an inning and surrended up 1 hit and no walks.  San Francisco
made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs
across.  
 
Stan Belinda earned the save, his 20th.  Bryan Hickerson(2-1) was tagged with
the loss in relief.  He allowed 3 hits and no walks without retiring a
batter.  
 

1991 Game of Note: Pit. @ Phil. Redus hits for cycle

August 22, 19991

 Pittsburgh's Gary Redus hit for the cycle today in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Redus also scored 3 times and had 1 RBI in the Pirates 6-1 victory over the Phillies.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1991 Philadelphia Phillies     8/22/1991
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Redus LF          5  3  4  1 .285     L.Dykstra CF        5  0  1  0 .306  
  J.Bell SS           4  1  3  2 .258     R.Ready 2B          4  0  1  0 .250  
  A.Van Slyke CF      4  1  1  1 .287     W.Chamberlain LF    4  0  1  0 .250  
  B.Bonilla RF        4  1  1  1 .363     J.Kruk 1B           4  0  1  0 .259  
  L.McClendon 1B      5  0  1  0 .282     W.Ritchie P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Wehner 3B         5  0  4  1 .433   C-R.Jordan PH         1  0  1  1 .313  
  D.Slaught C         4  0  0  0 .320     C.Hayes 3B          5  0  3  0 .217  
  B.Patterson P       1  0  0  0 .400     B.Castillo RF       4  0  0  0 .111  
  J.Lind 2B           4  0  0  0 .250     S.Lake C            4  0  1  0 .226  
  Z.Smith P           3  0  0  0 .121     D.Thon SS           4  0  0  0 .228  
B-M.Lavalliere C      2  0  1  0 .351     B.Ruffin P          2  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-J.Lindeman PH,1B    2  1  2  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  6 15  6                 Totals      39  1 11  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ruffin In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Smith In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ritchie In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 3  1 0 1  0 0 1  -  6 15  1
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1 11  0
 
Pirates (79-40)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Smith WIN(14-6)         6 2/3   7   0   0   2   6   0 113   2.57
B.Patterson SAVE(6th)     2 1/3   4   1   1   0   2   0  41   2.55
Totals                    9      11   1   1   2   8   0
 
Phillies (60-60)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Ruffin LOSS(3-7)        7      11   5   5   3   6   1 125   5.60
W.Ritchie                 2       4   1   1   1   1   1  40   4.50
Totals                    9      15   6   6   4   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,915 DATE- Thursday, August 22nd 1991 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Randy Marsh, Harry Wendelstedt, Frank Pulli, Charlie Williams
T- 3:44
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:12  Phillies:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Phillies: 1
ERRORS- J.Wehner
DOUBLES- G.Redus(10th), J.Bell(22nd), J.Wehner-3(10th), W.Chamberlain(14th),
         R.Jordan(26th), C.Hayes(17th)
TRIPLES- G.Redus(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Redus(8th), B.Bonilla(16th)
RBIs- G.Redus(36th), J.Bell-2(51st), A.Van Slyke(55th), B.Bonilla(76th),
      J.Wehner(13th), R.Jordan(38th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Redus(14th), L.Dykstra(14th)
WALKS- J.Bell, A.Van Slyke, B.Bonilla, J.Lind, R.Ready, W.Chamberlain
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bonilla, L.McClendon-2, D.Slaught-2, B.Patterson, Z.Smith,
             L.Dykstra, W.Chamberlain, C.Hayes, B.Castillo-2, S.Lake-2,
             B.Ruffin
GIDP- A.Van Slyke
2-out RBI- J.Wehner, J.Bell, R.Jordan
RLISP 2-out- L.McClendon, Z.Smith, D.Slaught, B.Castillo-2, J.Lind, R.Ready-2,
             S.Lake, J.Kruk-2, A.Van Slyke, D.Thon, M.Lavalliere, C.Hayes-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 4 for 15  Phillies: 2 for 15
 
Gary Redus hit for the cycle and scored 3 times at Veteran's Stadium as the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 1.
 
Redus had a big day at the plate.  He doubled in the 1st inning, hit a single
in the 3rd inning, tripled in the 4th inning and clubbed a solo home run in
the 6th inning.  Pittsburgh had 15 hits overall, while Philadelphia had 11.
 
The win went to Zane Smith(14-6) who allowed no runs in 6 and 2/3 innings.
Smith got relief help from Bob Patterson who gained credit for his 6th save.
Bruce Ruffin(3-7) took the loss.  He was touched for 11 hits and 3 walks in 7
innings.  
 

1991 Game/Player of Note

August 14, 1991

 While it has been a disappointing season for a team, the New York Mets got a sterling performance
from a player tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals. Shortstop Howard Johnson hit 3 homeruns and drove in 5 runs in the Mets 14-7 victory over the Cardinals. The homers gave him 27 on the year, 3rd most in the NL. Fans of the last place Mets haven't had much to cheer about this season and now take solace wherever they can. Johnson provided that tonight.

BOXSCORE: 1991 New York Mets At 1991 St. Louis Cardinals            8/14/1991
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Miller 3B         5  1  1  1 .248     R.Lankford CF       5  1  2  2 .249  
  D.Magadan 1B        5  3  3  4 .259     O.Smith SS          4  0  1  0 .265  
  G.Jefferies 2B      4  1  1  0 .257     G.Perry 1B          5  1  1  0 .286  
  K.McReynolds LF     5  0  1  1 .231     T.Zeile 3B          5  0  2  1 .304  
  H.Johnson SS        5  4  4  5 .272     F.Jose RF           4  0  0  0 .313  
  H.Brooks RF         4  1  2  1 .223     M.Thompson LF       5  1  2  0 .314  
  D.Boston CF         5  1  2  1 .284     T.Pagnozzi C        3  1  1  0 .266  
  M.Sasser C          5  2  2  1 .280     J.Oquendo 2B        4  1  0  0 .212  
  D.Cone P            4  1  2  0 .111     B.Smith P           1  0  0  0 .250  
  P.Schourek P        0  0  0  0 .000     W.Fraser P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-B.Gilkey PH         1  1  1  2 .249  
                                          J.Agosto P          0  0  0  0 .429  
                                        B-G.Pena PH           1  1  1  0 .293  
                                          C.Carpenter P       0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-L.Alicea PH         0  0  0  0 .182  
                                          S.Terry P           0  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 14 18 14                 Totals      38  7 11  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Fraser In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Agosto In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Carpenter In 8th Inning
 
Mets............ 4 1 6  1 1 0  0 1 0  - 14 18  2
Cardinals....... 1 0 0  2 0 4  0 0 0  -  7 11  0
 
Mets (47-66)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Cone WIN(8-8)           8 2/3  11   7   5   6  10   1 191   3.90
P.Schourek                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.40
Totals                    9      11   7   5   6  10   1
 
Cardinals (60-52)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Smith LOSS(11-5)        2 1/3   8   8   8   2   1   2  70   4.56
W.Fraser                  1 2/3   3   4   4   2   0   1  46   6.84
J.Agosto                  2       4   1   0   1   2   0  51   3.04
C.Carpenter               2       1   1   1   0   0   1  21   3.27
S.Terry                   1       2   0   0   0   0   0  21   2.36
Totals                    9      18  14  13   5   3   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,584 DATE- Wednesday, August 14th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Terry Tata, Jerry Crawford, Steve Rippley
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 7  Cardinals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- K.Miller, H.Johnson
DOUBLES- D.Magadan-2(26th), D.Boston(9th), M.Sasser(7th), D.Cone, T.Zeile(24th),
         M.Thompson-2(10th)
TRIPLES- H.Johnson(5th), M.Sasser(3rd), G.Perry(7th)
HOME RUNS- D.Magadan(5th), H.Johnson-3(27th), B.Gilkey(7th)
RBIs- K.Miller(13th), D.Magadan-4(41st), K.McReynolds(60th), H.Johnson-5(69th),
      H.Brooks(61st), D.Boston(10th), M.Sasser(20th), R.Lankford-2(50th),
      T.Zeile(66th), B.Gilkey-2(33rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Boston
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Brooks
WALKS- K.Miller, D.Magadan, G.Jefferies-2, D.Cone, O.Smith, F.Jose,
       T.Pagnozzi-2, J.Oquendo, L.Alicea
STRIKE OUTS- K.Miller, D.Boston, D.Cone, R.Lankford, O.Smith-2, G.Perry,
             T.Zeile-2, F.Jose, T.Pagnozzi, J.Oquendo, B.Smith
GIDP- G.Perry
WILD PITCHES- D.Cone
2-out RBI- T.Zeile, D.Magadan-3, B.Gilkey-2, K.McReynolds
RLISP 2-out- R.Lankford, H.Johnson, M.Thompson, K.Miller, F.Jose, T.Zeile,
             G.Jefferies
TEAM RISP- Mets: 6 for 14  Cardinals: 4 for 15
 
Howard Johnson rocketed 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI and David Cone dominated
striking out 10 St. Louis batters as the New York Mets defeated the St. Louis
Cardinals 14 to 7 at Busch Stadium.
 
Johnson had a great evening at the plate.  He smacked a three-run homer in the
1st inning, smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 3rd inning, tripled in the
4th inning and lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in the 8th inning.  New York
had many opportunities throughout the game and scored in 6 separate innings.
 
The victory went to Cone(8-8) who went 8 and 2/3 innings, allowing 7 runs. The
loss was charged to Bryn Smith(11-5).  He was knocked around by New York,
allowing 8 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'I had my good stuff tonight.' Cone said. 'As the game went along I started to
get the feeling that I was going to strike out a bunch of hitters.'

1991 NL Game: Cin. @ Pit.

July 21, 1991

  The Pittsburgh Pirates winning streak came to an end tonight as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the hometown team 9-5. The game was close, 6-5 Cincinnati, until the 9th inning when the Reds pushed 3 more runs across the plate. Pittsburgh was unable to come from behind this time and lost for the first time in 20 games.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Cincinnati Reds At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates           7/21/1991
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Doran 2B          4  1  0  0 .255     G.Redus 1B          4  2  3  3 .280  
  H.Morris 1B         5  3  3  0 .293     J.Bell SS           3  0  1  1 .238  
  E.Davis CF          3  2  1  2 .209     A.Van Slyke CF      4  0  0  0 .281  
  C.Sabo 3B           5  0  2  1 .287     B.Bonilla RF        4  0  1  0 .384  
  G.Braggs LF         3  1  2  3 .207     B.Bonds LF          4  0  0  0 .297  
  P.O'Neill RF        4  0  0  1 .228     D.Slaught C         4  0  0  0 .328  
  J.Oliver C          4  1  1  1 .252     J.Wehner 3B         4  2  4  0 .700  
  L.Quinones SS       4  0  0  0 .233     J.Lind 2B           4  0  1  1 .246  
  C.Hammond P         3  0  2  0 .432     R.Tomlin P          1  0  0  0 .276  
  T.Power P           0  0  0  0 .400   A-L.McClendon PH      0  1  0  0 .315  
B-B.Larkin PH         1  1  1  0 .287     B.Landrum P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Dibble P          0  0  0  0 .500     V.Palacios P        0  0  0  0 .091  
                                        C-O.Merced PH         1  0  0  0 .294  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  9 12  8                 Totals      33  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Tomlin In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Power In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Palacios In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 2 0 2  0 1 1  0 0 3  -  9 12  0
Pirates......... 1 1 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  5 10  2
 
Reds (43-47)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Hammond WIN(5-6)        6 1/3   9   5   5   2   2   1 112   4.53
T.Power HOLD(11th)        1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  30   4.69
R.Dibble                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  17   3.12
Totals                    9      10   5   5   2   4   1
 
Pirates (60-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Tomlin LOSS(5-1)        7       9   6   6   3   3   2 119   3.74
B.Landrum                 1 1/3   3   3   2   0   0   0  39   4.31
V.Palacios                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.73
Totals                    9      12   9   8   3   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,219 DATE- Sunday, July 21st 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 6  Pirates: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- J.Bell, J.Wehner
DOUBLES- C.Sabo-2(24th), B.Larkin(15th), J.Wehner(2nd)
TRIPLES- H.Morris(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Braggs(3rd), J.Oliver(9th), G.Redus(5th)
RBIs- E.Davis-2(31st), C.Sabo(40th), G.Braggs-3(18th), P.O'Neill(52nd),
      J.Oliver(24th), G.Redus-3(22nd), J.Bell(36th), J.Lind(29th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Tomlin
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Davis, G.Braggs, P.O'Neill, J.Bell
WALKS- B.Doran, E.Davis, G.Braggs, G.Redus, L.McClendon
STRIKE OUTS- B.Doran, G.Braggs, P.O'Neill, B.Bonilla, B.Bonds, D.Slaught,
             R.Tomlin
GIDP- C.Sabo, J.Bell
WILD PITCHES- C.Hammond-3
2-out RBI- G.Braggs-2, J.Lind
RLISP 2-out- J.Bell, H.Morris, P.O'Neill, G.Redus
TEAM RISP- Reds: 4 for 10  Pirates: 3 for 5
 
The Cincinnati Reds bested the Pittsburgh Pirates by a 9 to 5 score at Three
Rivers Stadium.
 
In the top of the 3rd inning Cincinnati went on top for good when they scored
2 runs on 2 hits.  Cincinnati totaled 12 hits on the night.  
 
The winning pitcher was Chris Hammond(5-6) who allowed 5 runs in 6 and 1/3
innings. Randy Tomlin(5-1) was the loser.  He gave up 9 hits and 3 walks in 7
innings.

1991 NL Game: Cin. @ Pit.

July 20, 199

 Bobby Bonilla and the Pittsburgh Pirates continued their red-hot ways today with an 11-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Bonilla went 2 for 3 with a homerun and 4 RBI while the Pirates won their 20th game in a row. Bonilla, the NL batting leader, has hit .447 with 5 homeruns and 13 RBI over the last 10 days.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Cincinnati Reds At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates           7/20/1991
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Hatcher LF        5  1  3  0 .296     O.Merced 1B         5  2  2  2 .295  
  B.Doran 2B          5  0  1  0 .261     J.Bell SS           5  2  2  1 .237  
  H.Morris 1B         4  1  2  0 .288     A.Van Slyke CF      5  3  3  1 .285  
  E.Davis CF          4  1  2  3 .207     B.Bonilla 3B        3  2  2  4 .386  
  P.O'Neill RF        3  0  0  0 .231     B.Bonds LF          4  1  2  0 .301  
C-B.Larkin PH         1  0  0  0 .285     G.Varsho RF         4  0  2  1 .343  
D-G.Braggs RF         1  0  0  0 .197     B.Patterson P       1  0  1  1 .500  
  C.Sabo 3B           4  1  0  0 .285     M.Lavalliere C      3  0  1  0 .351  
  J.Reed C            3  0  2  0 .296     J.Lind 2B           4  0  0  0 .246  
E-M.Duncan PH         1  0  0  0 .256     B.Walk P            2  1  0  0 .286  
G-J.Oliver C          0  0  0  0 .252   A-G.Redus PH          1  0  0  0 .267  
  L.Quinones SS       4  0  1  1 .242     B.Kipper P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Gross P           1  0  0  0 .000   B-J.Gonzalez RF       2  0  0  0 .136  
  G.Minutelli P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
F-C.Martinez PH       1  0  0  0 .286                                          
  N.Charlton P        0  0  0  0 .056                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4 11  4                 Totals      39 11 15 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Walk In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Kipper In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For O'Neill In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Larkin In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Reed In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Minutelli In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Duncan In 8th Inning
 
Reds............ 2 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  4 11  1
Pirates......... 2 0 0  2 0 4  0 3    - 11 15  4
 
Reds (42-47)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Gross LOSS(3-3)         5 2/3   8   6   4   4   4   3 123   5.26
G.Minutelli               1 1/3   3   2   2   0   1   1  29   4.61
N.Charlton                1       4   3   3   1   1   0  30   3.89
Totals                    8      15  11   9   5   6   4
 
Pirates (60-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Walk WIN(7-2)           6       7   3   2   1   0   1 103   4.26
B.Kipper                  0 1/3   2   1   0   0   1   0  12   3.73
B.Patterson SAVE(3rd)     2 2/3   2   0   0   1   2   0  44   2.82
Totals                    9      11   4   2   2   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 54,395 DATE- Saturday, July 20th 1991 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Winters, Paul Runge, Eric Gregg, Joe West
T- 3:44
LEFT ON BASE- Reds:10  Pirates:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Pirates: 3
ERRORS- B.Doran, O.Merced, B.Bonilla-2, B.Kipper
DOUBLES- B.Doran(4th), J.Reed(13th)
TRIPLES- G.Varsho(2nd)
HOME RUNS- E.Davis(11th), O.Merced(8th), J.Bell(8th), A.Van Slyke(14th),
           B.Bonilla(13th)
RBIs- E.Davis-3(29th), L.Quinones(14th), O.Merced-2(24th), J.Bell(35th),
      A.Van Slyke(48th), B.Bonilla-4(64th), G.Varsho(30th), B.Patterson
STOLEN BASES- B.Hatcher(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Gross-2
WALKS- H.Morris, E.Davis, B.Bonilla-2, B.Bonds, M.Lavalliere, J.Lind
HIT BY PITCH- M.Lavalliere
STRIKE OUTS- H.Morris, E.Davis, L.Quinones, J.Bell, A.Van Slyke, J.Lind, B.Walk,
             J.Gonzalez-2
GIDP- B.Doran, G.Braggs, C.Sabo, O.Merced
WILD PITCHES- N.Charlton, B.Walk
2-out RBI- E.Davis-2, O.Merced-2, B.Bonilla-3, G.Varsho
RLISP 2-out- B.Doran-2, G.Varsho, B.Hatcher, J.Lind-2, K.Gross, M.Lavalliere,
             C.Sabo, J.Gonzalez-2
TEAM RISP- Reds: 1 for 14  Pirates: 3 for 12
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Luis Quinones robbed Orlando Merced of a base hit.
          Bot 1st: Hal Morris robbed Barry Bonds of a base hit.
 
Bobby Bonilla hit one over the fence and had 4 RBI at Three Rivers Stadium
where the blistering-hot Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 11 to
4.
 
Bonilla had a big day at the plate.  He rifled a three-run blast in the 6th
inning and banged out a single resulting in a run in the 8th inning.
Cincinnati was out-hit by Pittsburgh, 15 hits to 11.  
 
The win was credited to Bob Walk(7-2) who went 6 innings allowing 3 runs. Bob
Patterson recorded the save, his 3rd.  Kip Gross(3-3) was charged with the
loss.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 5 and 2/3 innings of work.  
 

1991 NL Game: Cin. @ Pit.

July 19, 1991

The Pittsburgh Pirates winning streak nearly came to an end tonight. In the closest game yet during their 18 game winning streak, Pittsburgh came from behind for the 2nd game in a row and defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in extra innings. This time, the Pirates trailed by 4 runs heading into the bottom of the 9th. But Pittsburgh was able to tie it up 6-6. The big blow was a 2-run homer by Bobby Bonilla. Then, Gary Redus walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Pirates a 7-6 victory and extending their winning streak to 19 games.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Cincinnati Reds At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates           7/19/1991
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Doran 2B          2  0  0  0 .262     G.Redus 1B          3  1  0  1 .269  
  B.Hatcher LF        5  0  0  0 .290     J.Bell SS           5  0  0  0 .235  
  E.Davis CF          4  2  3  0 .202     A.Van Slyke CF      5  0  1  1 .280  
  C.Sabo 3B           5  1  2  2 .288     B.Bonilla RF        5  1  2  2 .383  
  G.Braggs RF         4  0  0  0 .199     B.Bonds LF          5  0  1  0 .299  
  C.Martinez 1B       5  1  3  2 .296     D.Slaught C         4  2  2  0 .339  
  T.Power P           0  0  0  0 .400     J.Wehner 3B         5  0  2  0 .500  
  N.Charlton P        0  0  0  0 .056     J.Lind 2B           2  1  1  2 .249  
  K.Brown P           0  0  0  0 ----   D-O.Merced PH         1  1  1  0 .293  
  T.Layana P          0  0  0  0 .000   F-G.Varsho 2B         1  0  0  0 .338  
  M.Duncan SS         5  1  1  1 .258     J.Smiley P          0  0  0  0 .114  
  J.Oliver C          5  0  1  0 .252   A-L.McClendon PH      1  0  0  0 .315  
  T.Browning P        4  1  1  1 .326     R.Mason P           0  0  0  0 .000  
C-H.Morris 1B         1  0  0  0 .285   B-C.Wilkerson PH      1  0  0  0 .165  
                                          B.Patterson P       0  0  0  0 .333  
                                          V.Palacios P        0  0  0  0 .091  
                                        E-M.Lavalliere PH     1  1  1  1 .352  
                                          B.Landrum P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        G-J.Gonzalez PH       1  0  0  0 .150  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  6 11  6                 Totals      40  7 11  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Smiley In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mason In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Browning In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lind In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Palacios In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Merced In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Landrum In 10th Inning
 
Reds............ 2 0 0  3 1 0  0 0 0  0 -  6 11  3
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 4  1 -  7 11  0
 
Reds (42-46)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Browning                8       6   2   2   1   2   1 122   2.72
T.Power                   0       2   2   2   0   0   0  11   4.83
N.Charlton BS(1st)        0 2/3   1   2   2   1   0   1  23   3.56
K.Brown LOSS(1-2)         0 2/3   2   1   0   0   0   0  26   6.52
T.Layana                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   6   8.10
Totals                    9 1/3  11   7   6   3   2   2
 
Pirates (59-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Smiley                  4       4   5   5   1   1   3  66   3.20
R.Mason                   2       4   1   1   1   1   1  49   2.00
B.Patterson               2 2/3   3   0   0   3   4   0  56   3.00
V.Palacios                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.78
B.Landrum WIN(5-3)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0  18   3.99
Totals                   10      11   6   6   5   8   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 55,755 DATE- Friday, July 19th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Steve Rippley, Bill Hohn, Terry Tata, Jerry Crawford
T- 3:57
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9  Pirates:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- B.Doran, M.Duncan, T.Browning
DOUBLES- E.Davis(8th), C.Martinez(2nd), A.Van Slyke(14th), O.Merced(11th),
         M.Lavalliere(7th)
HOME RUNS- C.Sabo(16th), C.Martinez(1st), M.Duncan(9th), T.Browning(4th),
           B.Bonilla(12th), J.Lind(4th)
RBIs- C.Sabo-2(39th), C.Martinez-2(5th), M.Duncan(24th), T.Browning,
      G.Redus(19th), A.Van Slyke(47th), B.Bonilla-2(60th), J.Lind-2(28th),
      M.Lavalliere(35th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Davis(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Smiley
WALKS- B.Doran-3, E.Davis, G.Braggs, G.Redus-2, D.Slaught
HIT BY PITCH- G.Redus, J.Lind
STRIKE OUTS- B.Hatcher-2, G.Braggs, C.Martinez, M.Duncan, T.Browning-2,
             H.Morris, B.Bonds, J.Wehner
2-out RBI- C.Sabo-2, C.Martinez-2, M.Duncan, J.Lind-2, B.Bonilla-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Van Slyke-2, L.McClendon-2, B.Bonilla, T.Browning-2, G.Braggs,
             C.Martinez-2
TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 12  Pirates: 2 for 11
WEB GEMS- Top 10th: Jay Bell robbed Joe Oliver of a base hit.
 
The sizzling Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds locked up in an
exciting one-run game at Three Rivers Stadium.  The final score was the
sizzling Pittsburgh Pirates 7, the Cincinnati Reds 6 in 10 innings.
 
The game was deadlocked at 6 after nine full innings.  Pittsburgh was
victorious in the 10th inning.  Don Slaught smacked a single.  John Wehner
stepped up next and he delivered a single.  After an out was recorded, Jose
Gonzalez then reached on an error.  Gary Redus followed next and he drew a
walk resulting in an exciting win for Pittsburgh and a wild post-game
celebration by the home town fans.  Both teams finished the game with 11
hits.  
 
Bill Landrum(5-3) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory.
Keith Brown(1-2) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 hits and
no walks in 2/3 of an inning.  
 

1991 NL Game: Hous @ Pitt.

July 17, 1991

 The Pittsburgh Pirates won their 18th game in a row tonight with a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros. The win wasn't an easy one though, and it looked like the streak was over as the game entered the bottom of the 9th with Pittsburgh trailing 3-1. But the Pirates were able to tie it up in the 9th and won it in the 11th on a Bobby Bonilla run scoring double.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Houston Astros At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates            7/17/1991
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Finley CF         4  0  0  0 .254     O.Merced 1B         3  0  1  0 .290  
B-G.Young CF          1  0  0  0 .161   D-D.Slaught PH        1  0  1  1 .333  
  C.Biggio C          5  0  1  1 .299   F-G.Redus PR,1B       1  1  0  0 .275  
  J.Bagwell 1B        5  1  1  0 .285     J.Bell SS           4  2  2  1 .238  
  L.Gonzalez LF       4  1  2  1 .257     A.Van Slyke CF      5  0  2  0 .281  
  K.Caminiti 3B       5  0  2  1 .257     B.Bonilla 3B        5  0  3  1 .383  
  E.Anthony RF        4  0  0  0 .119     B.Bonds LF          5  0  1  0 .300  
  A.Osuna P           0  0  0  0 .000     G.Varsho RF         5  0  0  0 .341  
  J.Corsi P           0  0  0  0 .000     M.Lavalliere C      5  0  2  0 .349  
  E.Yelding SS        4  0  0  0 .211     J.Lind 2B           4  0  1  0 .247  
  C.Candaele 2B       4  1  3  0 .258     D.Drabek P          2  0  0  0 .105  
  M.Portugal P        1  0  0  0 .115   C-J.Wehner PH         1  1  1  01.000  
  J.Clancy P          0  0  0  0 .000     B.Kipper P          0  0  0  0 .000  
A-K.Oberkfell PH      1  0  0  0 .192     B.Landrum P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Henry P           0  0  0  01.000                                          
  C.Schilling P       0  0  0  0 .500                                          
E-M.Davidson RF       1  0  0  0 .149                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  3  9  3                 Totals      41  4 14  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Clancy In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Finley In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Drabek In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Merced In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Schilling In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Slaught In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 1 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  3  9  1
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 -  4 14  1
 
Astros (30-58)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Portugal                5 1/3   8   1   1   1   4   1  88   4.27
J.Clancy HOLD(2nd)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.25
D.Henry                   0       0   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.43
C.Schilling HOLD(3rd)     2       3   2   2   0   2   0  36   7.85
A.Osuna BS(2nd)           1 1/3   1   0   0   2   1   0  32   3.18
J.Corsi LOSS(2-2)         1       2   1   1   0   1   0  18   1.84
Totals                   10 1/3  14   4   4   5   9   1
 
Pirates (58-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Drabek                  9       8   3   3   0   6   0 113   3.77
B.Kipper                  1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  19   3.76
B.Landrum WIN(4-3)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.10
Totals                   11       9   3   3   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,042 DATE- Wednesday, July 17th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Steve Rippley, Bill Hohn, Terry Tata
T- 3:27
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 5  Pirates:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- E.Yelding, G.Redus
DOUBLES- C.Candaele(16th), B.Bonilla(30th), J.Wehner(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Bagwell(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Bell(7th)
RBIs- C.Biggio(28th), L.Gonzalez(45th), K.Caminiti(34th), D.Slaught(16th),
      J.Bell(34th), B.Bonilla(58th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Gonzalez-2(6th), J.Bell(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Caminiti-2
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Bell, D.Drabek, B.Kipper
WALKS- L.Gonzalez, O.Merced, J.Bell, A.Van Slyke, B.Bonilla, J.Lind
HIT BY PITCH- M.Portugal
STRIKE OUTS- S.Finley, J.Bagwell, L.Gonzalez, K.Caminiti, E.Anthony-3, O.Merced,
             J.Bell, A.Van Slyke-2, B.Bonilla, B.Bonds, M.Lavalliere, J.Lind,
             D.Drabek
2-out RBI- C.Biggio
RLISP 2-out- G.Varsho-2, J.Bell, E.Yelding, D.Drabek, B.Bonds, G.Redus,
             K.Caminiti
TEAM RISP- Astros: 3 for 8  Pirates: 5 for 15
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Barry Bonds robbed Jeff Bagwell of an extra base hit.
          Bot 3rd: Steve Finley robbed Barry Bonds of an extra base hit.
 
The seemingly unstoppable Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Houston Astros in 11
innings at Three Rivers Stadium by the score of 4 to 3.
 
The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings.  Pittsburgh won the hard
fought contest in the 11th inning.  Jay Bell ripped a base-knock.  Bell stole
second with some aggressive base running.  Andy Van Slyke struck out, unable
to help the rally.  Bobby Bonilla followed and he doubled giving Pittsburgh
the win much to the delight of the home town crowd.  For the game Pittsburgh
out-hit Houston 14 to 9.  
 
Bill Landrum(4-3) went 1/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the victory. Jim
Corsi(2-2) ended up with the loss in relief.  The winning ways continue for
Pittsburgh.  They now have a record of 10-0 in recent days.  With this loss,
Houston has a 3-7 record of late, 30-58, worst in the division overall.

1991 NL Game: Hous.@ Pitt.

July 16, 1991

The winning streak continued for the Pittsburgh Pirates with their 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros tonight. NL leading hitter Bobby Bonilla, went 3 for 4 and had 2 RBI. Zane Smith won his 11th game of the season and Pittsburgh's winning streak reached 17 games.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Houston Astros At 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates            7/16/1991
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Young CF          3  0  1  1 .164     G.Redus 1B          3  0  0  0 .277  
  C.Biggio C          4  0  0  0 .300     J.Bell SS           4  0  0  0 .235  
  J.Bagwell 1B        3  1  2  1 .286     J.Gonzalez CF       5  1  1  0 .158  
  K.Caminiti 3B       3  0  1  0 .255     B.Bonilla 3B        4  2  3  2 .379  
  J.Ortiz LF          3  0  1  0 .306     B.Bonds LF          4  1  2  0 .302  
  M.Davidson RF       4  0  1  0 .152     L.McClendon RF      4  0  1  0 .318  
  R.Ramirez SS        3  0  1  0 .301     D.Slaught C         3  0  2  1 .328  
D-S.Finley PH         1  0  0  0 .257     J.Lind 2B           4  1  3  2 .247  
  C.Candaele 2B       3  0  0  0 .250     Z.Smith P           1  0  0  0 .119  
E-L.Gonzalez PH       1  0  0  0 .253     V.Palacios P        0  0  0  0 .091  
  J.Deshaies P        1  0  0  0 .115   C-G.Varsho PH         1  0  0  0 .353  
A-M.Simms PH          1  0  0  0 .000     S.Belinda P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Capel P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-E.Yelding PH        1  1  1  0 .214                                          
  J.Corsi P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
F-K.Oberkfell PH      1  0  0  0 .194                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  8  2                 Totals      33  5 12  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Deshaies In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Capel In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Palacios In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ramirez In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Candaele In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Corsi In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  8  1
Pirates......... 0 0 0  3 2 0  0 0    -  5 12  1
 
Astros (30-57)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Deshaies LOSS(4-9)      4       6   3   3   1   2   1  86   5.55
M.Capel                   2       4   2   2   1   1   1  34   4.50
J.Corsi                   2       2   0   0   1   1   0  36   1.71
Totals                    8      12   5   5   3   4   2
 
Pirates (57-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Smith WIN(11-5)         6 2/3   8   2   2   2   3   1 121   2.48
V.Palacios HOLD(1st)      1 1/3   0   0   0   2   0   0  24   4.82
S.Belinda SAVE(14th)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.68
Totals                    9       8   2   2   4   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,390 DATE- Tuesday, July 16th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Harry Wendelstedt, Frank Pulli, Charlie Williams, Randy Marsh
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 7  Pirates:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Pirates: 3
ERRORS- R.Ramirez, Z.Smith
DOUBLES- E.Yelding(10th), J.Gonzalez(1st), D.Slaught(11th), J.Lind(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Bagwell(8th), B.Bonilla(11th), J.Lind(3rd)
RBIs- G.Young(1st), J.Bagwell(48th), B.Bonilla-2(57th), D.Slaught(15th),
      J.Lind-2(26th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Redus-2(10th), B.Bonds(36th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Young
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Slaught, Z.Smith-2
WALKS- G.Young, J.Bagwell, K.Caminiti, J.Ortiz, G.Redus-2, J.Bell
STRIKE OUTS- G.Young, J.Ortiz, J.Deshaies, J.Bell, J.Gonzalez-2, L.McClendon
GIDP- K.Caminiti, J.Ortiz, C.Candaele
WILD PITCHES- Z.Smith
2-out RBI- J.Bagwell, J.Lind-2, G.Young
RLISP 2-out- M.Davidson-2, J.Gonzalez-4, C.Candaele, G.Redus, D.Slaught,
             J.Lind-2
TEAM RISP- Astros: 1 for 6  Pirates: 2 for 11
 
Bobby Bonilla touched them all and had 2 RBI as the seemingly unstoppable
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros by a score of 5 to 2 at Three
Rivers Stadium.
 
Zane Smith(11-5) had a fairly solid outing.  He was reached for 8 hits and 2
walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  Overall Pittsburgh out-hit Houston 12 to 8.
 
Stan Belinda earned his 14th save.  Jim Deshaies(4-9) was hit with the loss.
He pitched 4 innings giving up 6 hits and 1 walk.

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.