Author: david bancroft

FRI, SEPT 23 TO SUN, SEPT 25. GM’S 149-151. COUNTY STADIUM, MILWAUKEE PITTSBURGH PIRATES CLINCH NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT One gut wrenching loss and two blowout victories marked Pittsburgh’s latest series with arch rival, Milwaukee, as the Pirates clinched the National League pennant on Sunday. FRI, SEPT 23RD The Bucs entered the series on Friday, having…

THURS, SEPT 22. GM’S 147, 148. FORBES FIELD , PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh dropped both ends of a double header to Chicago, while the rest of the league was idle. The Milwaukee Braves remain four games behind the Pirates and the Bucs Magic # remains at four. Vinegar Bend Mizell(14-10) dropped a 4-2 decision to the Cubs…

TUES, SEPT 20. GM’S 145-146. CONNIE MACK STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA The Pittsburgh Pirates magic #, that is, any combination of Pirate wins or Milwaukee Brave losses, which will decide the pennant; is four. The Bucs split a pair of one run thrillers with Philadelphia on Tuesday. They overcame a seven run, fifth inning by the Phils,…

FRI, SEPT 16TH TO SUN, SEPT 18TH. GM’S 142-144. CROSLEY FIELD, CINCINNATI As a front running team, the Pittsburgh Pirates did what front running teams are supposed to do, that is, dispatch inferior teams. That the Pirates did, in a three game set at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Bucs were supposed to have played…

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…

MON, SEPT 12 TO TUES, SEPT 13. GM’S 138, 139. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH A poor series against the San Francisco Giants drops Pittsburgh’s lead against Milwaukee to five games. Pittsburgh lost both games of a short, two game set against the Giants. Elroy Face blew a save opportunity in the first game by giving up…

WED, AUG 7TH THROUGH SUN, AUG 11TH. GM’S 135-137. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH The Pirates scheduled Sunday doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs has been rained out. Before that, Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 7-2 in a single game on Wednesday. Vinegar Bend Mizell(13-8) earned a complete game win. Smokey Burgess hit his (9th) homer of the year.…

MON, SEPT 5TH TO TUES, SEPT 6TH. GM’S 132-134, FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH The Pirates record setting fifteen game win streak finally ended at the hands of their arch rival, Milwaukee Braves, but not before the Bucs took both ends of the Labor Day doubleheader at Forbes Field. They took the opener easily, behind Bob Friend(17-6),…

SAT, SEPT 3RD, TO SUN, SEPT 4TH. GM’S 130-131. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their record setting winning streak by taking both games from the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4 and 9-2. That is 13 straight wins by the ’60 Pirates, which is a new Stratball record for consecutive wins. In the first game, Pittsburgh…

WED, AUGUST 31ST, TO THURS, SEPT 1ST. GM#’S 128, 129. CANDLESTICK PARK, S.F. The Pirates extended their win streak to 11 games, by finishing up their road trip, (on which they went 12-2), by sweeping a short, two game set from the Giants. The Bucs won a close, 4-3 decision in game one. They trailed…