WED, SEPT 14 TO THURS, SEPT 15. GM’S 140-141. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH
Milwaukee won twice and Pittsburgh could only manage a split with Los Angeles, so the Pirates lead drops to four games.
The Bucs won a 3-1 decision on Wednesday, behind Harvey Haddix(13-6). The Pirates certainly made the most of their three hits in a real, hard luck loss by Stan Williams. Bill Virdon’s(11) homer in the first and a pivotal error by Jim Gilliam in the fifth, spelled doom for the Dodgers.
The next day, L.A. got revenge, with a 4-3 victory. This time it was a Dick Groat bobble which led to the go ahead run in the top of the eighth inning. Roy Face(5-5) was tagged with the loss in relief.
Overall, the Pirates had a good home stand, going 8-4, but now they head to Cincinnati to begin another road trip. And the Braves keep winning.
National League Standings
Pittsburgh/141/85/56/.603/—
Milwaukee/141/81/60/.574/4
St. Louis/139/78/61/.561/6
Los Angeles/140/75/65/.536/9.5
San Francisco/142/76/66/.535/9.5
Cincinnati/141/64/77/.454/21
Chicago/139/52/87/.374/32
Philadelphia/141/51/90/.362/34
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