Author: david bancroft

June 25. Gm# 92. Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 1 PIRATE OFFENSE COMES UP BIG IN VERNON LAW’S BRILLIANT EFFORT The Pittsburgh Pirates put up 9 runs against the Cardinals, more than they have scored against a team in over 25 days, while Vernon Law(9-4) spun one of his best games of the year…

July 24. Gm# 91. Candlestick Park. San Francisco 1 Pittsburgh 0 BILLY O’DELL SPINS 4 HIT SHUTOUT AS GIANTS TAKE LAST GAME OF SERIES, 1-0 Billy O’Dell and the San Francisco Giants whitewashed Pittsburgh, 1-0, to win the final game of a three game series. It certainly was a hard luck loss for Tom Cheney(2-6)…

July 23. Gm# 90. Candlestick Park Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco 3 PIRATES SCORE 4 RUNS IN TOP OF EIGHTH IN COMEBACK WIN OVER GIANTS Juan Marichal looked to be in complete control as he carried a 3-0 lead over Pittsburgh into the eighth inning. However, things changed in the Pirates favor that inning. Bill Mazeroski…

July 22. Gm# 89. Candlestick Park. San Francisco 11 Pittsburgh 4 GIANTS SEND MIZELL TO EARLY SHOWER IN 11-4 ROUT AT CANDLESTICK Vinegar Bend Mizell(9-5) lasted just an inning and two thirds in an 11-4 rout by the San Francisco Giants. Willie Mays’ three run clout was the death knell in Mizell’s fateful frame. In…

July 21. Gm# 88. L.A. Coliseum. Pittsburgh 7 Los Angeles 3 FRIEND, HOAK , CLEMENTE HELP SALVAGE FINAL GAME OF SERIES Bob Friend(10-5) went seven strong, becoming the first Pirate to reach double digit wins and Don Hoak’s three hit day with his (12th) homer; along with three hits from Roberto Clemente, helped Pittsburgh beat…

July 20. Gm# 87. L.A. Coliseum. Los Angeles 14 Pittsburgh 6. PIRATES EMBARRASS THEMSELVES AGAINST THE DODGERS There’s no other way to put it. This was an embarrassing loss. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pirates again, this time pummeling the Buccos in a 14- 6 laugher. It was Pittsburgh’s worst loss of the year.…

July 19. Gm# 86. L.A. Colesium. Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 0 15 innings FRANK HOWARD HOMERUN ENDS FIFTEEN INNING MARATHON Harvey Haddix and Don Drysdale hooked up in one of the great pitching battles in Stratball history, each battling through a regulation scoreless game, but in the bottom of the fifteenth inning, Frank Howard’s homer…

July 17. Gm#’s 84, 85. Forbes Field. Pittsburgh 2, 3 Cincinnati 1, 6 PIRATES SPLIT TWINBILL WITH REDS Vinegar Bend Mizell(9-4) pitched a complete game, 2-1 win, in the opener, limiting the Reds to just two hits, though he did walk six batters. Roberto Clemente led the offense, going three for four, with two runs…

July 16. Gm# 83. Forbes Field. Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 3 REDS THROTTLE PIRATES FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN. Cincinnati battered Bob Friend(9-5) and the Bucs in an 8-3 rout and the game wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. Friend left after just three and a third innings, having allowed six runs. The Reds tacked…

July 15. Gm# 82. Forbes Field. Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 3 10 innings REDS OPEN SERIES WITH 4-3 WIN OVER BUCS IN TEN INNINGS Wally Post singled in Gus Bell, who had doubled in the top of the tenth inning, as the Cincinnati Reds went on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. Bennie Daniels(1-4) took the…