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Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 31, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 31, 1991 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1991 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1991 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Walk |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Grimsley |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 25,652 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Randy Marsh |
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 |
Bob Walk | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Von Hayes | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
John Kruk | Left Fielder |
Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
Ricky Jordan | First Baseman |
Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
Jason Grimsley | Pitcher |
Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 31, 1991
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Grimsley
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grimsley
Bell bunts in front of the plate. Fletcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Grimsley
Van Slyke hits a line drive for a single. Merced moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bonilla vs. Grimsley
Bonilla hits a fly ball into left field. Kruk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merced tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Grimsley
There's a wild pitch. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Grimsley
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jordan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Walk
Hayes hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Walk
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell throws to second for one, and Lind throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kruk vs. Walk
Kruk strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Walk
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Grimsley
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Grimsley
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Grimsley
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Walk
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Walk
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. King fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Walk
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walk vs. Grimsley
Walk hits a line drive towards short. Thon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Grimsley
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grimsley
Bell hits a line drive beyond third. Hayes can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Grimsley
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hayes who is chasing the ball. Van Slyke reaches third base with a triple. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonilla vs. Grimsley
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jordan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonilla for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Walk
Thon hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Walk
Grimsley 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, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Walk
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Walk
Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kruk vs. Walk
Kruk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kruk for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Grimsley
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Hayes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Grimsley
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Grimsley
LaValliere takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Grimsley
Lind hits a line drive into left field. Kruk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walk vs. Grimsley
Walk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Walk
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Walk
Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Walk
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Grimsley
Merced hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grimsley
Bell bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Ritchie
Wally Ritchie now pitching.
Van Slyke hits a line drive towards short. Thon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Ritchie
Bonilla is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Ritchie
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Merced moves to third. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
King vs. Ritchie
There's a wild pitch. Merced scores. Bonilla moves to third. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
King vs. Ritchie
King hits a popup, foul, towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Walk
Hayes hits a line drive into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Walk
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. King fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Walk
John Morris pinch hits for Wally Ritchie.
Morris hits a popup towards first. Merced settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Boever
Joe Boever now pitching.
LaValliere hits a fly ball into center field. Hayes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Boever
Lind takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walk vs. Boever
Walk hits a line drive beyond second. Morandini can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Lind goes all the way around to score. Walk moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Boever
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walk moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Boever
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Hayes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Walk
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Walk
Morandini hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kruk vs. Walk
Kruk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merced scoops it up and throws to first, with Walk covering, for the out. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Belinda
Stan Belinda now pitching.
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jordan vs. Belinda
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Boever
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Boever
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Boever
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Boever
King hits a fly ball into center field. Hayes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Heaton
Neal Heaton now pitching. Bobby Bonilla now playing third base. Mitch Webster now playing right field.
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Heaton
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Heaton
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Boever
LaValliere hits a fly ball into left field. Kruk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Boever
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Boever
Webster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Heaton
Rick Schu pinch hits for Joe Boever.
Schu hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Heaton
Hayes bunts towards the mound. Heaton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Heaton
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kruk vs. Heaton
Kruk hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Akerfelds
Darrel Akerfelds now pitching.
Merced hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Akerfelds
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Akerfelds
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Akerfelds
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Landrum
Bill Landrum now pitching.
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Landrum
Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Landrum
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Landrum
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1991 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Merced O, 1b 4 2 2 0 Hayes V, cf 4 0 1 0 Bell J, ss 3 1 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 3 0 2 0 VanSlyke A, cf 5 0 2 1 Kruk J, lf 4 0 0 0 Bonilla B, rf-3b 3 0 0 1 Murphy D, rf 3 0 1 0 Bonds B, lf 2 0 0 0 Jordan R, 1b 4 0 0 0 King J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Fletcher D, c 4 0 0 0 Heaton N, p 0 0 0 0 Hayes C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Landrum B, p 0 0 0 0 Thon D, ss 3 1 1 1 LaValliere M, c 3 0 0 0 Grimsley J, p 1 0 0 0 Lind J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Ritchie W, p 0 0 0 0 Walk B, p 3 0 1 1 Morris J, ph 1 0 0 0 Belinda S, p 0 0 0 0 Boever J, p 0 0 0 0 Webster M, rf 1 0 0 0 Schu R, ph 1 0 0 0 Akerfelds D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 5 7 4 32 1 5 1 Pittsburgh 101 111 000 -- 5 Philadelphia 001 000 000 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Walk B (W) 5.2 3 1 1 1 4 Belinda S 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Heaton N 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Landrum B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Grimsley J (L) 4.1 5 4 4 2 1 Ritchie W 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 Boever J 3.0 1 1 1 2 1 Akerfelds D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 E -- Lind J LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 6 3B -- VanSlyke A HR -- Thon D, King J SH -- Bell J 2 SF -- Bonilla B WP -- Grimsley J, Ritchie W T -- 2:45 A -- 25652
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