Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 17, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1991 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redus 1b 4 1 1 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 1
Webster cf 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 3b 3 1 2 1
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
McClendon rf 2 1 1 0
  Varsho ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 0 1 1
Palacios p 1 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Richardson 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 2 2 1
  Mercker p 1 0 0 0
Treadway 2b 4 1 2 0
  Nixon pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Gant cf 4 1 1 2
Justice rf 2 2 2 1
Bream 1b 4 1 1 4
Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 1
Olson c 3 0 1 0
Belliard ss 4 0 0 0
Avery p 2 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Lemke ph,2b 2 1 2 0
Totals 34 9 12 9
Pittsburgh 010 011 000371
Atlanta 301 010 40x9120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Palacios  L (2-2) 4.0 6 4 4 0 3
  Walk   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Patterson   1.0 4 4 4 2 0
  Kipper   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  W (5-1) 5.2 6 3 3 2 3
  Sisk   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Mercker   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4

  E–Bonilla (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2.  PB–Slaught (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Lind (4,off Avery), Atlanta Justice 2 (10,off Palacios 2); Lemke (3,off Kipper).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonilla (5,2nd inning off Avery 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Gant (5,1st inning off Palacios 1 on, 1 out); L Smith (1,5th inning off Walk 0 on, 0 out); Bream (5,7th inning off Patterson 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Justice (1,by Walk).  IBB–Justice (3,by Patterson).  SB–McClendon (1,2nd base off Avery/Olson); Redus (5,2nd base off Avery/Olson); Gant (8,2nd base off Walk/Slaught).  CS–Bonilla (1,2nd base by Avery/Olson); Pendleton (1,2nd base by Palacios/Slaught).  WP–Palacios (4).  HBP–Walk (1,Justice).  IBB–Patterson (1,Justice).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:43.  A–32,824.
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