Author: david bancroft

June 1. Gm# 42. Forbes Field Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 1 BUCCOS WIN ANOTHER CLOSE ONE WITH CINCINNATI, 2-1 Bob Friend improved to (6-2), as Pittsburgh edged Cincinnati, 2-1. Bill Mazeroski led the way on offense, with three hits, scoring one of the Pirates runs and driving in the other. Friend went the distance, allowing six…

May 31. Gm# 41. Forbes Field Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 6 10 innings. BUCS BURN THROUGH FIVE PITCHERS BUT WIN 7-6, IN LAST OF TENTH Vern Law started, but was largely ineffective, giving up four runs in just four innings. The Pirates went through four more pitchers in a see saw battle with the Reds. Pittsburgh…

May 30. Gm# 40. Forbes Field Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 2 BRAVES WIN OPENER ON ADCOCK HR; GAME TWO IS WASHED OUT BY RAIN Milwaukee’s Joe Adcock hit an eighth inning solo homerun off of Tom Cheney(0-4), to snap a 2-2 tie, sending the Braves to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh, in game one of a…

May 29. Gm# 39 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia 0 MIZELL BRILLIANT; BUCS BATS EXPLODE IN 10-0 ROUT OF PHILLIES Pittsburgh picked on last place Philadelphia for the second game in a row, again shutting out the Phils and scoring 10 runs themselves. Vinegar Bend Mizell(5-2) had himself a day. The lefty tossed a two…

May 28. Gm# 38 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 FRIEND, FACE COMBINE TO SHUTOUT PHILLIES, 2-0 Bob Friend(5-2) took a shutout bid into the ninth inning, but after running out of gas, Elroy Face took over and finished up, as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia, 2-0. Friend allowed three singles in the eighth inning(his point of…

May 27. Rainout. PHILLIES-PIRATES GAME IS RAINED OUT The first game of the series between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh was washed out, to be made up later. Here are the scores of the games that were played: Los Angeles 5 Chicago3; Cincinnati 9 Milwaukee 3; St. Louis 5 San Francisco 4 National League Standings San Francisco/37/24/13/.649/—…

May 26. No game. BUCS HAVE DAY OFF. GIANTS WIN TO STAY ATOP N.L Pittsburgh was off today, as they prepare for the Philadelphia Phillies to come into town. Here are the scores of the games that were played: San Francisco 9 Philadelphia 0; Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 1. Those were the only games scheduled.…

May 25. Gm# 37 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 1 10 innings VIRDON’S SACRIFICE FLY IN BOTTOM OF 10TH ENDS LOSING STREAK Bill Virdon hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth inning, scoring Geno Cimoli with the winning run as the Pirates snapped a seven game losing skid with a 2-1…

May 24. Gm# 36 Forbes Field Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 1 PIRATES DROP TO .500 WITH SEVENTH STRAIGHT LOSS Once at 18 and 11, Pittsburgh is now playing .500 ball after losing for the seventh straight time. The Dodgers, behind Johnny Podres, scored four runs in the top of the second and never looked back,…

May 23. Gm# 35 Forbes Field Los Angeles 5 Pittsburgh 2 DODGERS SCORE 4 RUNS IN 7TH TO BEAT SKIDDING PIRATES The Pittsburgh Pirates poor offensive output continues, as they couldn’t hold a 2-1 lead, eventually losing, 5-2, when Los Angeles scored four times in the top of the seventh. Sandy Koufax got the win,…