Author: david bancroft

May 2. Gm# 16 Busch Stadium St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 2 GEORGE CROWE’S PINCH HIT HR MEANS FIRST LOSS FOR BOB FRIEND The Cardinals’ George Crowe hit a seventh inning, pinch hit homerun, breaking a 2-2 tie, as St. Louis went on to a 4-2 win over Bob Friend(3-1) and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Dick Stuart(4)…

May 1. Gm# 15 Crosley Field. Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 2 MAZ, BURGESS, HOMER TO LEAD PITTSBURGH PAST CINCY Vernon Law(2-0) recorded a complete game win and Bill Mazeroski(2) and Smokey Burgess(1) each homered, as Pittsburgh defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2. There were only two other games in the National League; Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia, 5-4 and…

April 30. Gm# 14 Crosley Field Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 6 BUCS BULLPEN FALTERS IN 7-6 LOSS TO REDLEGS The Pirates and Reds were tied 3-3, heading into the top of the seventh inning. Pittsburgh gave starter, Harvey Haddix a three run cushion, including a two run home run by Dick Stuart(3). Haddix had been pinch…

April 29. Crosley Field MOTHER NATURE NIXES PIRATES-REDS TILT A heavy downpour in Cincinnati ended any chance of getting the Pirates-Reds game played. Here are the scores of the games that were played, as well as the standings. Los Angeles 10 San Francisco 2; Milwaukee 5 Philadelphia 3; St. Louis 16 Chicago 6 National League…

April 28. Gm# 13 Connie Mack Stadium Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 0 VINEGAR BEND MIZELL JUST MISSES PITCHING A NO HITTER In one of the best games pitched in the history of Stratball, Pittsburgh’s Vinegar Bend Mizell tossed a one hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia’s lone hit came in the bottom of the sixth, when…

April 27. Gm# 12 Connie Mack Stadium Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 BOB FRIEND AND ELROY FACE COMBINE ON 3 HIT SHUTOUT OF PHILLIES Bob Friend(3-0) won his third straight decision with a stellar performance against the Philadelphia Phillies. Friend limited the Phils to just three hits, while fanning eight. He only issued two walks. Friend…

April 26. PIRATES-PHILLIES GAME IS RAINED OUT Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were unable to play due to rain. The other teams in the National League were able to get their games in. Here are those scores: Milwaukee 4 Cincinnati 3; St. Louis 4 San Francisco 2; Los Angeles 8 Chicago 1. National League Standings Milwaukee/10/7/3/.700/— San…

April 25. In today’s only action, San Francisco defeated St. Louis, 9-8. National League Standings San Francisco/11/8/3/.727/— Milwaukee/9/6/3/.667/1 Pittsburgh/11/7/4/.636/1 Los Angeles/10/5/5/.500/2.5 St. Louis/10/4/6/.400/3.5 Cincinnati/11/4/7/.364/4 Philadelphia/11/4/7/.364/4 Chicago/9/3/6/.333/4

April 24. Gm# 11 Forbes Field Milwaukee 8 Pittsburgh 3 MILWAUKEE BEATS PITTSBURGH, 8-3, TO SWEEP THE SERIES A decisive, 8-3 win by the Braves means a sweep of the latest series between they and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ed Mathews homered and Johnny Logan, Joe Adcock and Mel Roach each had two hits. For the…

April 23. Gm# 10. Forbes Field Milwaukee 12 Pittsburgh 5 BRAVES THROTTLE PIRATES, 12-5 The Milwaukee Braves handled Pittsburgh with ease, handing the Bucs a 12-5 mashing. Pittsburgh scored the first two runs of the game in a sloppy, error filled contest, but the Braves exploded for five runs in the fourth and six more…