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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 28, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 28, 1991 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1991 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 28, 1991 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smiley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 34,141 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Charlie Reliford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Orlando Merced | First Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Right Fielder |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jeff King | Third Baseman |
Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
John Smiley | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vince Coleman | Center Fielder |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Dave Magadan | First Baseman |
Hubie Brooks | Right Fielder |
Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
Ron Darling | Pitcher |
Bud Harrelson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 28, 1991
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Darling
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Darling
Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Darling
Darling spins and fires to second, with Elster covering, and Bell is picked off. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Darling
There goes Van Slyke. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Van Slyke steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Darling
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke scores. Bonilla moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Darling
King hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Bonilla scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
LaValliere vs. Darling
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
LaValliere vs. Darling
LaValliere hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. King scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Darling
Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smiley
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. King fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Smiley
Herr 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Smiley
Magadan 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 2
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Darling
Keith Miller now playing shortstop.
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Miller. Smiley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Darling
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Darling
Bell hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Brooks. Bonilla reaches second base with a double. Smiley scores. Bell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Darling
Bonds hits a line drive beyond second. Herr can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Bell scores. Bonilla scores. Bonds moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Darling
There's a wild pitch. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Darling
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
LaValliere vs. Simons
Doug Simons now pitching.
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Smiley
Brooks hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smiley
Johnson hits a popup into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Smiley
McReynolds takes first base on ball four. Brooks moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Smiley
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Smiley
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Simons
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Simons
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Simons
Merced hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Simons
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Smiley
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smiley
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Smiley
Herr hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Herr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magadan vs. Smiley
Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Brooks vs. Smiley
Brooks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Simons
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Simons
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Simons
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Smiley
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Smiley
McReynolds hits a line drive towards third. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Smiley
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Simons
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Simons
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Simons
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Smiley
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Smiley
Mark Carreon pinch hits for Doug Simons.
Carreon hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smiley
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smiley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Smiley
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Whitehurst
Wally Whitehurst now pitching. Mark Carreon now playing center field.
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Whitehurst
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whitehurst
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Whitehurst
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into center field. Carreon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Smiley
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Smiley
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Brooks reaches second base with a double. Magadan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Smiley
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brooks scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Landrum
Bill Landrum now pitching.
There goes Johnson. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McReynolds vs. Landrum
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Landrum
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sasser vs. Landrum
Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien.
Sasser strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Whitehurst
Mackey Sasser now catching.
Bonilla hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Whitehurst
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Carreon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Whitehurst
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Landrum
Carreon hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Teufel vs. Landrum
Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Whitehurst.
Teufel hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Landrum
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Landrum
Magadan takes first base on ball four. Carreon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brooks vs. Landrum
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Pena
Alejandro Pena now pitching. Tim Teufel now playing third base. Howard Johnson now playing shortstop. Keith Miller now playing second base.
LaValliere hits a fly ball into center field. Carreon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Pena
Lind takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. Pena
Landrum bunts towards the mound. Pena fields it and throws to first for the out. Lind moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Pena
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Landrum
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Landrum
McReynolds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merced settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Landrum
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pena
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Pena
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Pena
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Heaton
Neal Heaton now pitching.
Sasser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Heaton
Carreon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Heaton
Teufel hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1991 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Merced O, 1b 5 0 1 0 Coleman V, cf 3 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 4 1 2 0 Whitehurst W, p 0 0 0 0 VanSlyke A, cf 5 1 1 0 Teufel T, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Bonilla B, rf 4 2 1 1 Herr T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, lf 4 1 2 3 Pena A, p 0 0 0 0 King J, 3b 2 1 1 1 Magadan D, 1b 2 1 1 0 LaValliere M, c 4 0 1 1 Brooks H, rf 4 1 2 1 Lind J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b-ss 4 0 1 1 Smiley J, p 3 1 0 0 McReynolds K, lf 3 0 0 0 Landrum B, p 0 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 0 0 0 0 Heaton N, p 0 0 0 0 Miller K, ss-2b 4 0 0 0 O'Brien C, c 2 0 0 0 Sasser M, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Darling R, p 0 0 0 0 Simons D, p 1 0 0 0 Carreon M, ph-cf 3 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 9 6 34 3 7 3 Pittsburgh 430 000 000 -- 7 New York 000 012 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Smiley J (W)* 5.0 6 3 3 2 1 Landrum B 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 Heaton N 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Darling R (L) 1.2 7 7 4 2 2 Simons D 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 Whitehurst W 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Pena A 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Miller K DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 7 2B -- Bonilla B, Herr T, Brooks H HR -- Carreon M SB -- VanSlyke A, King J, Bonds B, Johnson H SH -- Landrum B HBP -- by Darling R (Bell J) WP -- Darling R T -- 2:45 A -- 34141
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