1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

May 2. Gm# 16 Busch Stadium St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 2

GEORGE CROWE’S PINCH HIT HR MEANS FIRST LOSS FOR BOB FRIEND

The Cardinals’ George Crowe hit a seventh inning, pinch hit homerun, breaking a 2-2 tie, as St. Louis went on to a 4-2 win over Bob Friend(3-1) and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Dick Stuart(4) collected three of the Pirates five hits, with a homer and two singles. Bill Virdon had a double and Friend had the only other hit.

The Bucs have a day off after this rare, one game series, before heading to Chicago to take on the Cubs.

Other National League scores: Cincinnati 6 Los Angeles 5; San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 0; Chicago 8 Philadelphia 7.

National League Standings

Milwaukee/14/10/4/.714/—

San Francisco/16/11/5/.688/1

Pittsburgh/16/10/6/.625/1

St. Louis/15/8/7/.533/2.5

Los Angeles/16/7/9/.438/4

Cincinnati/16/6/10/.375/5

Chicago/15/5/10/.333/5.5

Philadelphia/16/4/12/.250/7