Author: david bancroft

July 14. Gm# 81. Forbes Field. Pittsburgh 5 Milwaukee 4 PIRATES SNATCH VICTORY FROM DEFEAT WITH 3 RUNS IN BOTTOM OF 9TH In a make up game from Memorial Day, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Braves in stunning fashion, scoring three times in the bottom of the ninth inning, after Milwaukee scored twice in…

July 10. Gm# 80. Connie Mack Stadium. Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 1. CIMOLI ERROR IS COSTLY AS PIRATES LOSE TO PHILS, 2-1 An error by Gino Cimoli in the bottom of the eighth inning was instrumental in Philadelphia’s 2-1 comeback win over Pittsburgh. With one out, Tony Taylor singled off Elroy Face(3-3), then Pancho Herrera followed…

July 9. Gm# 79. Connie Mack Stadium. Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 3 PHILLIES STOP FRIEND AND END PITTSBURGH’S WIN STREAK AT 7 GAMES Bobby Del Greco and Pancho Herrera each homered off of Bob Friend(9-4), as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3. That ends a seven game win streak for the Pirates, who remain…

July 8. Gm#’s 77, 78. Connie Mack Stadium. Pittsburgh 8,6 Philadelphia 3, 5 BUCS SIT A HALF GAME BACK AFTER SWEEPING TWINBILL WITH PHILS The Pittsburgh Pirates are now just one half game out of first place in the National League after winning both ends of a doubleheader at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh took the first game…

July 7. Gm# 76. Crosley Field. Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 0 PIRATES SHUT OUT REDS AGAIN; THIS TIME IT TAKES JUST ONE PITCHER One day after four Pirate pitchers combined to shut out Cincinnati, 2-0; Harvey Haddix(5-5) turned the trick himself, with a four hit, 5-0 whitewash of the Reds. Haddix struck out six and walked…

July 6. Gm# 75. Crosley Field. Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 0. 4 PIRATE PITCHERS COMBINE TO SHUTOUT REDS IN 10 INNINGS Four different Pirate pitchers combined to hold the Cincinnati Reds scoreless, in a 2-0 win at Crosley Field. A lack of being able to push a run across the plate kept the score zero to…

July 5. Gm# 74 County Stadium. Pittsburgh 5 Milwaukee 4 PIRATES WITHIN TWO GAMES AFTER SWEEPING MILWAUKEE Pittsburgh wrapped up a three game sweep of the first place Milwaukee Braves over the holiday weekend, thereby moving to within two games of the top spot. The Pirates won, 5-4, in the finale. Elroy Face(3-2) took over…

July 4. Gm#’s 72, 73. Pittsburgh 5, 4 Milwaukee 1, 3 BUCS TAKE BOTH ENDS OF HOLIDAY TWINBILL WITH BRAVES Pittsburgh cut Milwaukee’s lead in the National League by two full games, winning both games of the Independence Day doubleheader. The Pirates captured game one with a fantastic pitching performance by Vernon Law(7-4), in a…

July 3. Gm# 71. Forbes Field Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 3 DODGERS SCORE 3 RUNS IN TOP OF THE 8TH TO BEAT BUCS, 4-3 L.A. took 3 out of 4 from Pittsburgh, winning the final game in the series by a 4-3 score, after the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the top of the…

July 2. Gm# 70. Forbes Field. Los Angeles 3 Pittsburgh 0. STAN WILLIAMS TURNS TABLES ON BUCS WITH TWO HIT SHUTOUT L.A.’s Stan Williams first saw Bob Friend’s fine pitching performance yesterday, then raised him one, by tossing a 3-0, two hit shutout against Pittsburgh. Roberto Clemente was the only Pirate to get hits off…