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Braves
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 9, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 9, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Terrell Wade |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Cordova |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 18,006 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Rich Rieker 2B: CB Bucknor 3B: Ed Montague |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
| Terrell Wade | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Francisco Cordova | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 9, 1997
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Cordova
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Cordova
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Cordova
Jones strikes out. There goes Lofton. The throw from Kendall and Lofton is out. There goes Tucker. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Cordova
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Wade
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Wade
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wade
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Cordova
Klesko hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Klesko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Cordova
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Cordova
Blauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Klesko trying to get to home. Allensworth throws the ball in to Kendall who tags Klesko who's trying to score from second, for the out. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Graffanino vs. Cordova
Graffanino hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wade
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Wade
Elster strikes out. There goes Young. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Wade
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Young scores. Kendall moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Wade
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kendall tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Wade
Randa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Randa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Wade
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Cordova
Wade strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Cordova
Lofton bunts in front of the plate. Kendall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Cordova
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Cordova
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. Lofton moves to third. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
McGriff vs. Cordova
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Wade
Womack bunts towards the mound. Wade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Wade
Allensworth bunts towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Wade
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields the ball and throws to Wade covering. Safe. Womack moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Wade
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Womack tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Wade
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Cordova
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Cordova
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Cordova
Blauser hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Wade
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Wade
Guillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Wade
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Wade
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Wade
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Wade
Allensworth hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Cordova
Graffanino strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Cordova
Wade strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Cordova
Lofton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Cordova
There goes Lofton. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Elster applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wade
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wade
Young hits a line drive for a double. There's an error on the play. Young moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Elster vs. Wade
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Wade
Kendall is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Wade
Guillen hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Cordova
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cordova
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Cordova
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Wade
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Wade
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Wade covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Wade
Womack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Wade
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Cordova
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Cordova
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Cordova
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching. Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop.
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Embree
Young strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Embree
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Embree
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Belliard fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Cordova
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Cordova
Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Alan Embree.
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Graffanino moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Cordova
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. Graffanino moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tucker vs. Cordova
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clontz
Andruw Jones now playing center field. Brad Clontz now pitching.
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Clontz
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clontz juggles the ball. That's an error on Clontz. Guillen moves to third. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Cordova vs. Clontz
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clontz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Womack vs. Clontz
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields it and throws to home to get Guillen. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Allensworth vs. Clontz
Allensworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. Randa scores. Womack goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Clontz
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Allensworth scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Clontz
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Clontz
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cordova
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Cordova
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Cordova
Klesko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randa settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Randa. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Cordova
Klesko hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Cordova
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Belliard vs. Cordova
Belliard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1997 -- Atlanta at Pittsburgh (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 3 0 2 0 Womack T, 2b 5 2 3 0
Clontz B, p 0 0 0 0 Allensworth J, cf 4 1 1 2
Tucker M, rf 2 0 0 0 Martin A, lf 5 0 3 1
Jones C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Young K, 1b 3 2 2 1
McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Elster K, ss 4 0 0 1
Klesko R, lf 4 0 2 0 Kendall J, c 2 2 0 0
Lopez J, c 3 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 3 1 2 3
Blauser J, ss 3 0 1 0 Randa J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Belliard R, ss 1 0 0 0 Cordova F, p 4 0 0 0
Graffanino T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Wade T, p 2 0 0 0
Embree A, p 0 0 0 0
Lockhart K, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones A, cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 7 0 34 9 12 8
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 021 210 03x -- 9
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Wade T (L) 6.0 7 6 3 2 4
Embree A 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Clontz B 1.0 4 3 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova F (W) 9.0 7 0 0 4 8
E -- Jones C, Lopez J, Clontz B, Randa J
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Klesko R 2, Randa J, Young K, Allensworth J
HR -- Guillen J
SB -- Young K
CS -- Lofton K 2
SH -- Allensworth J
SF -- Guillen J, Young K, Elster K
HBP -- by Wade T (Kendall J)
T -- 2:29
A -- 18006
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