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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 17, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 17, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vicente Palacios |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Avery |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 32,824 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Joe West 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Randy Marsh |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Redus | First Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Mitch Webster | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Lloyd McClendon | Right Fielder |
| Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
| Vicente Palacios | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Treadway | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Center Fielder |
| David Justice | Right Fielder |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Greg Olson | Catcher |
| Rafael Belliard | Shortstop |
| Steve Avery | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 17, 1991
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Avery
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Redus for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Avery
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Avery
Webster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Palacios
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Treadway vs. Palacios
Treadway hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Palacios
Gant hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Palacios
Justice hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of McClendon. Justice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bream vs. Palacios
Bream hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Palacios
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lind can't make a play. That's a base hit. Justice scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Palacios
There goes Pendleton. The throw from Slaught and he is out, Lind applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Avery
Bonilla hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Avery
Bonds hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Avery
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McClendon vs. Avery
McClendon hits a fly ball into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Palacios
Olson hits a fly ball into right field. McClendon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Palacios
Belliard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Avery vs. Palacios
Avery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonilla. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Palacios
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Avery
Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Avery
Palacios strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Avery
Redus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Palacios
Treadway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Palacios
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Palacios
There's a wild pitch. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Palacios
The ball gets by Slaught for a passed ball. Treadway moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Justice vs. Palacios
Justice hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of McClendon. Justice reaches second base with a double. Treadway scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bream vs. Palacios
Bream hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Justice moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pendleton vs. Palacios
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Avery
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Treadway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Avery
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Avery
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Avery
There goes Bonilla. The throw from Olson and he is out, Belliard applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Palacios
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Palacios
Belliard hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Avery vs. Palacios
Avery hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops it up and throws to first, with Palacios covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Avery
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Avery covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Avery
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McClendon vs. Avery
McClendon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Avery
There goes McClendon. The throw from Olson and he is safe. McClendon steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Avery
Lind hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Lind reaches second base with a double. McClendon scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Avery
Curt Wilkerson pinch hits for Vicente Palacios.
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Walk
Bob Walk now pitching.
Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Walk
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Treadway for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Walk
Gant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Walk
There goes Gant. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Gant steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Walk
Justice is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bream vs. Walk
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Avery
Redus hits a popup beyond second. Treadway can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Avery
There goes Redus. The throw from Olson and he is safe. Redus steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Avery
Bell hits a line drive beyond short. Belliard can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Redus scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Avery
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Avery
Bonilla hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Avery
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Slaught vs. Sisk
Doug Sisk now pitching.
Slaught hits a fly ball into center field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Walk
Pendleton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Slaught settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Walk
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Walk
Belliard hits a popup in front of the plate. Slaught catches it and throws to first to double up Olson. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Sisk
Gary Varsho pinch hits for Lloyd McClendon.
Varsho hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Sisk
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lind for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Sisk
Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Bob Walk.
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Redus vs. Sisk
Redus hits a popup towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching. Gary Varsho now playing right field. Mark Lemke pinch hits for Doug Sisk.
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Patterson
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Treadway vs. Patterson
Treadway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Patterson
Otis Nixon pinch runs for Jeff Treadway.
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gant for the out. Lemke moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Justice vs. Patterson
Justice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bream vs. Patterson
Bream hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Patterson
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Patterson
Olson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Belliard vs. Patterson
Belliard hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mercker
Kent Mercker now pitching. Otis Nixon now playing left field. Mark Lemke now playing second base.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Mercker
Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Mercker
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Kipper
Bob Kipper now pitching. Jeff Richardson now playing third base.
Lemke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Lemke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mercker vs. Kipper
Mercker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Kipper
Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gant vs. Kipper
Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Mercker
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Mercker
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Mercker
Varsho hits a fly ball into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1991 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Redus G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Smith L, lf 4 2 2 1
Bell J, ss 4 0 1 1 Mercker K, p 1 0 0 0
Webster M, cf 4 0 1 0 Treadway J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Bonilla B, 3b 3 1 2 1 Nixon O, pr-lf 1 1 0 0
Kipper B, p 0 0 0 0 Gant R, cf 4 1 1 2
Bonds B, lf 3 0 0 0 Justice D, rf 2 2 2 1
Slaught D, c 4 0 0 0 Bream S, 1b 4 1 1 4
McClendon L, rf 2 1 1 0 Pendleton T, 3b 3 0 1 1
Varsho G, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Olson G, c 3 0 1 0
Lind J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Belliard R, ss 4 0 0 0
Palacios V, p 1 0 0 0 Avery S, p 2 0 0 0
Wilkerson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Sisk D, p 0 0 0 0
Walk B, p 0 0 0 0 Lemke M, ph-2b 2 1 2 0
VanSlyke A, ph 0 0 0 0
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0
Richardson J, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 7 3 34 9 12 9
Pittsburgh 010 011 000 -- 3
Atlanta 301 010 40x -- 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Palacios V (L) 4.0 6 4 4 0 3
Walk B 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Patterson B 1.0 4 4 4 2 0
Kipper B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Avery S (W) 5.2 6 3 3 2 3
Sisk D 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Mercker K 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Bonilla B
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 6
2B -- Justice D 2, Lind J, Lemke M
HR -- Gant R, Bonilla B, Smith L, Bream S
SB -- McClendon L, Gant R, Redus G
CS -- Pendleton T, Bonilla B
HBP -- by Walk B (Justice D)
WP -- Palacios V
PB -- Slaught D
T -- 2:43
A -- 32824
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