MONDAY, AUG 29 TO TUES AUG 30. GM#’S 126, 127. L.A. COLISEUM, LOS ANGELES
The red hot Pirates continue their winning ways, earning their ninth straight victory, as they swept the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a two game series.
Pittsburgh got two clutch homeruns from Roberto Clemente in the series, as well as long balls from Dick Stuart and Hal Smith, winning by scores of 5-4 and 4-2.
Clemente’s two run homer in the top of the ninth of game one, pushed the Pirates to a 5-4 win, with Tom Cheney improving to (5-8). Hal Smith(8) also hit a two run clout in that game.
In the second contest, Harvey Haddix(11-6) won his fifth straight start, as he and Joe Gibbon limited the Dodgers to six hits. Gibbon was terrific in relief, pitching three, no run, no hit innings, with five strikeouts. Clemente added his (8th) homerun.
Pittsburgh will finish out their road trip with a two game series against the San Francisco Giants, before returning home to Forbes Field.
National League Standings
Pittsburgh/127/75/52/.591/—
Milwaukee/123/70/53/.569/3
St. Louis/125/70/55/.560/4
San Francisco/125/67/58/.536/7
Los Angeles/123/65/58/.528/8
Cincinnati/127/58/69/.457/17
Chicago/124/48/76/.387/25.5
Philadelphia/126/47/79/.373/27.5
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