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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 31, 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 July 31, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1991 |
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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 | July 31, 1991 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reed |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Smoltz |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 23,955 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Poncino 1B: Mark Hirschbeck 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Greg Bonin |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Orlando Merced | First Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Gary Varsho | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Right Fielder |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
John Wehner | Third Baseman |
Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
Rick Reed | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Otis Nixon | Right Fielder |
Deion Sanders | Center Fielder |
Jeff Treadway | Second Baseman |
Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Brian Hunter | First Baseman |
Greg Olson | Catcher |
John Smoltz | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 31, 1991
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Smoltz
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Smoltz
Varsho takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Smoltz
There goes Varsho. The throw from Olson and he is safe. Varsho steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Smoltz
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Reed
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Reed
Sanders hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Reed
Treadway hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bonilla. Treadway reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Reed
Pendleton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Smoltz
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Smoltz
LaValliere hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wehner vs. Smoltz
Wehner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wehner for the out. LaValliere moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Smoltz
Lind hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaValliere moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Reed vs. Smoltz
Reed hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sanders. Reed reaches second base with a double. LaValliere scores. Lind goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Smoltz
Merced 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
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Reed
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Reed
Blauser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Reed
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wehner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Reed
Olson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Olson reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smoltz vs. Reed
Smoltz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Treadway reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Smoltz
Varsho takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Smoltz
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Varsho moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Smoltz
Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Smoltz
LaValliere hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Smoltz
Wehner hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Smoltz
Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Reed
Nixon bunts for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Reed
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced juggles the ball. That's an error on Merced. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Treadway vs. Reed
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lind scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Nixon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Reed
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Smoltz
Reed hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Smoltz
Merced hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell 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 4
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Reed
Smith hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Varsho. Smith reaches second base with a double. Varsho throws the ball in to Lind who relays the ball to Wehner who tags Smith trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Reed
Blauser bunts towards third. Wehner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Reed
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Smoltz
Varsho hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first, with Smoltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Smoltz
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first, with Smoltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Smoltz
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Reed
Olson hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gregg vs. Reed
Tommy Gregg pinch hits for John Smoltz.
Gregg hits a fly ball into center field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Reed
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Reed
Sanders hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Reed
Treadway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Palacios
Vicente Palacios now pitching.
Pendleton hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Palacios
Smith takes first base on ball four. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Palacios
Blauser hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Palacios
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Palacios
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Freeman
Marvin Freeman now pitching.
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaValliere for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Freeman
Wehner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Freeman
Lind 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
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Palacios
Freeman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Palacios
Nixon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lind reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Palacios
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Freeman
Curt Wilkerson pinch hits for Vicente Palacios.
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilkerson for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Freeman
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Freeman
Bell hits a ball on the ground for a single. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McClendon vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Otis Nixon now playing center field. Keith Mitchell now playing right field. Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Gary Varsho
McClendon hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Stanton
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Kipper
Bob Kipper now pitching. Lloyd McClendon now playing left field. Barry Bonds now playing center field.
Treadway hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Kipper
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kipper
There goes Pendleton. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Pendleton steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kipper
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Kipper
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Stanton
Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop.
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Treadway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Stanton
LaValliere hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Stanton
Wehner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Stanton
Lind hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Kipper
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Kipper
Olson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McClendon. Olson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Kipper
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Kipper
Nixon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Stanton vs. Kipper
Stanton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olson moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Lemke vs. Kipper
Mark Lemke pinch hits for Jeff Treadway.
Lemke hits a fly ball into left field. McClendon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Stanton
Mark Lemke now playing second base. Gary Redus pinch hits for Bob Kipper.
Redus hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Stanton
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanton
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1991 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Merced O, 1b 4 0 1 0 Nixon O, rf-cf 4 2 2 0 Bell J, ss 5 0 1 0 Sanders D, cf 4 1 1 3 Varsho G, cf 1 1 0 0 Stanton M, p 1 0 1 0 McClendon L, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Treadway J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Bonilla B, rf 4 1 1 0 Lemke M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Bonds B, lf-cf 4 1 1 3 Pendleton T, 3b 3 0 0 0 LaValliere M, c 4 2 2 1 Smith L, lf 2 2 1 0 Wehner J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Blauser J, ss 4 1 1 3 Lind J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Belliard R, ss 0 0 0 0 Reed R, p 2 0 1 2 Hunter B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Palacios V, p 0 0 0 0 Olson G, c 4 1 3 1 Wilkerson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Smoltz J, p 1 0 0 0 Kipper B, p 0 0 0 0 Gregg T, ph 1 0 0 0 Redus G, ph 1 0 0 0 Freeman M, p 1 0 0 0 Mitchell K, rf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 9 6 34 8 11 7 Pittsburgh 024 000 000 -- 6 Atlanta 011 060 00x -- 8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Reed R 4.1 8 6 5 1 2 Palacios V (L) 1.2 1 2 2 2 2 Kipper B 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Smoltz J (W) 5.0 7 6 6 2 0 Freeman M 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 Stanton M (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Merced O DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 7 2B -- Treadway J, Reed R, Olson G 2, Smith L HR -- Bonds B, LaValliere M, Sanders D, Blauser J SB -- Varsho G, Pendleton T T -- 2:48 A -- 23955
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