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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

1997-08-31 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 32541 · 75°F, sunny, dry · Wind 6 mph from LF · 2:52

Milwaukee Brewers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Milwaukee Brewers put up 2 in the 4th. Doug Jones earned the win. Julio Franco went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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PIT00000200027
ML4000200001311

W: Doug Jones   L: Marc Wilkins   SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Rocky Roe · 2B: Durwood Merrill · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Womack400001
Joe Randa412002
Al Martin411001
Dale Sveum400000
Mark Smith401100
Turner Ward402100
Jason Kendall401000
Jose Guillen400001
Abraham Nunez200010

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Fernando Vina401010
Jose Valentin300011
Dave Nilsson413000
Julio Franco412201
Jeromy Burnitz300012
Jeff Cirillo302010
Mark Loretta400000
Jesse Levis401000
Gerald Williams301001
Jeff Huson101100

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jason Schmidt7.0715
Jason Christiansen0.2200
Marc Wilkins0.2230

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Cal Eldred5.2514
Mark Davis0.0100
Bob Wickman2.1101
Doug Jones1.0000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Womack: 4/P4D
  • Joe Randa: K
  • Al Martin: 43/G4

Bot 1

  • Fernando Vina: S9/L9S/R4
  • Jose Valentin: 13/SH/BG3S.1-2
  • Dave Nilsson: 31/G3.2-3
  • Julio Franco: 8/L89D

Top 2

  • Dale Sveum: 43/G4
  • Mark Smith: 5/L5
  • Turner Ward: D9/G3L/R6
  • Jason Kendall: 13/G13S

Bot 2

  • Jeromy Burnitz: K
  • Jeff Cirillo: S8/L8LS/R4
  • Mark Loretta: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 3

  • Jose Guillen: K
  • Abraham Nunez: W
  • Tony Womack: SB2/R6
  • Tony Womack: K23
  • Joe Randa: K

Bot 3

  • Jesse Levis: 43/G4
  • Gerald Williams: K
  • Fernando Vina: 9/F9D

Top 4

  • Al Martin: 3/G3L
  • Dale Sveum: 3/G3L
  • Mark Smith: 4/P34D

Bot 4

  • Jose Valentin: 8/F78D
  • Dave Nilsson: D9/L3D
  • Julio Franco: HR/F9LD.2-H
  • Jeromy Burnitz: K
  • Jeff Cirillo: S6/G56/R3
  • Mark Loretta: 3/P1

Top 5

  • Turner Ward: 4/P34D
  • Jason Kendall: S8/L8RM/R4
  • Jose Guillen: 9/L89D/R4
  • Abraham Nunez: SB2/R6
  • Abraham Nunez: 43/G4

Bot 5

  • Jesse Levis: 8/F8LXD
  • Gerald Williams: 3/G3
  • Fernando Vina: 63/G6

Top 6

  • Tony Womack: 43/G4
  • Joe Randa: S7/G56/R6
  • Al Martin: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
  • Dale Sveum: 9/F9M/R6
  • Mark Smith: S7/L7S/R6.2-H;1-2
  • Turner Ward: S8/G6M/R6.2-H;1-2
  • Jason Kendall: 43/G4M

Bot 6

  • Jose Valentin: K
  • Dave Nilsson: S8/G4M/R4
  • Julio Franco: K
  • Jeromy Burnitz: W.1-2
  • Jeff Cirillo: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 7

  • Jose Guillen: 63/G6M
  • Abraham Nunez: 8/F8RM
  • Tony Womack: 9/F9M

Bot 7

  • Mark Loretta: 9/L9LM
  • Jesse Levis: 43/G4M
  • Gerald Williams: S4/L4MD
  • Fernando Vina: 9/L89M

Top 8

  • Joe Randa: D9/L9LM/R6
  • Al Martin: K
  • Dale Sveum: 3/P3S
  • Mark Smith: WP.2-3
  • Mark Smith: 7/L7M

Bot 8

  • Jose Valentin: 3/BG3
  • Dave Nilsson: S67/L6D/R6
  • Julio Franco: S9/L4D/R5.1-3
  • Jeromy Burnitz: 4/L4D
  • Jeff Cirillo: W.1-2
  • Mark Loretta: 5(2)/FO/G5L

Top 9

  • Turner Ward: 7/F78M
  • Jason Kendall: 4/P4D
  • Jose Guillen: 4/L4MD

Bot 9

  • Jesse Levis: D7/L7LS/R6
  • Gerald Williams: 54/SH/BG5S.2-3
  • Fernando Vina: I
  • Jose Valentin: I.1-2
  • Jeff Huson: S/L89D.3-H;2-3;1-2