June 25. Gm# 63 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 8
KINER BAILS OUT BUCS WITH GAME WINNING, 11TH INNING BLAST
The Pirates blew a 7 run lead against Brooklyn, having scored five runs in the first and three more in the second, then watching the Dodgers storm their way back to tie the game at 8-8.
Gil Hodges slammed two home runs and Duke Snider had a homer and a double. For the Bucs, Wally Bockman had four hits; Dino Restelli homered, but it was Kiner who emerged as the hero.
With one out in the bottom of the eleventh, Kiner sent a Morrie Martin pitch over the fence for his (29th) home run of the year. Vic Lombardi(2-2) earned the win in relief.
National League scores:
Chicago 4 New York 1; Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 5; Boston 10 St. Louis 9
Standing of the Clubs
St. Louis/62/39/23/.629
Brooklyn/63/39/24/.619
Philadelphia/65/35/30/.538
New York/63/33/29/1/.532
Boston/66/34/31/1/.523
Pittsburgh/63/27/36/.429
Cincinnati/63/21/42/.333
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