1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

May 13. Gm # 24. Forbes Field St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 0

CARDS HARRY “THE CAT” BREECHEN LOSES NO HIT BID IN 9TH

St. Louis lefty, Harry Breechen just missed a no hitter when Bucs catcher, Clyde McCullough singled to start the bottom of the ninth inning, but settled for a one hit, 5-0 shutout.

Breechen was nearly unhittable, setting down the first 17 men he faced, before pinch hitter, Jack Phillips drew a walk in the sixth.

The game began as a pitcher’s duel, but Pirates starter, Bill Werle(1-3) allowed four runs in the top of the sixth.

In addition to his tremendous effort on the hill, Breechen, a fine hitting pitcher, had three singles.

National League scores: Boston 6 Brooklyn 4; Cincinnati 7 Chicago 0; New York 9 Philadelphia 1

Standing of the Clubs

Boston 24 14 9 1 .604

Brooklyn 23 13 10 .565

New York 24 13 10 1 .563

Philadelphia 24 13 11 .542

Cincinnati 22 11 11 .500

St. Louis 20 10 10 .500

Pittsburgh 24 10 14 .417

Chicago 21 6 15 .286