Author: david bancroft

June 20. BUCS RETURN HOME AFTER GOING 9-7 ON MOST RECENT ROAD TRIP The Pirates head back to Forbes Field after a sixteen game road swing in which they finished two games above .500 at 9-7. There was only one game scheduled in the National League today. Milwaukee defeated the Dodgers, 4-1. Here are the…

June 19. Gm# 58. L.A. Coliseum. Los Angeles 7 Pittsburgh 2 SANDY KOUFAX STRIKES OUT 12 IN JUST SIX INNINGS. L.A. WINS, 7-2 Dodger flame thrower, Sandy Koufax struck out an incredible 12 Pittsburgh Pirates, in just six innings, leading Los Angeles to a 7-2 victory in their final game of the series over the…

June 18. Gm# 57. L.A. Coliseum Pittsburgh 6 Los Angeles 4 BENCH PLAYERS STEP UP TO GIVE PIRATES A 6-4 WIN OVER DODGERS Bill Virdon and Bill Mazeroski were the only two regulars in the lineup. But the Buccos six bench players in the lineup helped Harvey Haddix(4-3) to a 6-4 win over L.A. Maz(3)…

June 17. Gm# 56. L.A. Coliseum. Pittsburgh 8 Los Angeles 6 11 innings BUCS COMEBACK FROM FOUR RUNS DOWN TO WIN, 8-6 IN 11 INNINGS In their second straight extra inning game, this time against the Dodgers; Pittsburgh pulled off an amazing comeback, scoring four times in the top of the ninth, then twice in…

June 16. Gm# 55. Candlestick Park. Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco 3 13 innings. GROAT’S 2 RUN SINGLE IN TOP OF 13TH WINS WILD GAME AGAINST GIANTS It was a marathon session which wrapped up a three game series for Pittsburgh at Candlestick Park. Pittsburgh was able to take the series, 2 games to 1, winning…

June 15. Gm# 54. Candlestick Park Pittsburgh 5 San Francisco 3 BUCS SNAP 4 GAME SKID WITH LAW ON THE MOUND Pittsburgh ended a four game losing streak by defeating San Francisco, 5-3. Vernon Law(6-2) was the winning pitcher. It was by no means Law’s best performance. The Giants outhit the Pirates, 12-8 and he…

June 14. Gm# 53 Candlestick Park San Francisco 1 Pittsburgh 0 ORLANDO CEPEDA’S SOLO HOMER IS DIFFERENCE IN PITCHER’S DUEL San Francisco defeated Pittsburgh 1-0, on a solo homer by Orlando Cepeda. Sam Jones got credit for the shutout, going the distance, while scattering five hits along the way. Harvey Haddix(3-3) took the L. He…

June 13. THE PIRATES DID NOT PLAY TODAY There was only one game in the National League today. Milwaukee beat San Francisco, 12-5. These two teams have been swapping first and second place with each other for the past week. National League Standings Milwaukee/45/28/17/.622/— San Francisco/54/32/22/.593/.5 Pittsburgh/52/28/24/.538/3.5 St. Louis/52/27/25/.519/4.5 Cincinnati/53/27/26/.509/5 Los Angeles/52/23/29/.442/8.5 Chicago/46/20/26/.435/8.5 Philadelphia/52/18/34/.346/13.5

June 12. Gm#’s 51, 52. Busch Stadium St. Louis 4,2 Pittsburgh 3, 1 PIRATES LOSE BOTH GAMES OF DOUBLE HEADER IN BOTTOM OF THE NINTH Pittsburgh suffered two crushing defeats against St. Louis and both games were near mirror images of each other. The Cards won game one, 4-3, stunning the Bucs with three runs…

June 11. Gm# 50 Busch Stadium St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 1 CARDINALS BEAT VERNON LAW The St. Louis Cardinals stopped Pittsburgh’s Vernon Law, who drops to (5-2). Law allowed three runs, one unearned, over the first two innings. Ken Boyer homered again, his second of the series for the Cardinals. St. Louis tacked on two…