Author: david bancroft

September 25. Gm#’s 148, 149 Crosley Field Pittsburgh 7, 3 Cincinnati 5, 4 PIRATES-REDS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER IN CINCINNATI Pittsburgh and Cincinnati each took a game in yesterday’s doubleheader at Crosley Field. Vic Lombardi(6-6) tossed three innings of scoreless relief, as the Pirates won the first game, by a score of 7-5. Ed Stevens belted a…

September 24. Gm# 147 Crosley Field Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 4 CHAMBERS GRINDS OUT COMPLETE GAME, 5-4 WIN OVER REDS With the Pirates bullpen struggling, Cliff Chambers (13-10) hung in and notched a complete game, 5-4 win over the Reds, despite allowing 11 hits. The Bucs opened the scoring with a run in the first, but…

September 22. Gm# 146 Forbes Field Boston 3 Pittsburgh 2 KINER HOMERS (53) BUT PIRATES SUFFER TOUGH LOSS Rip Sewell(7-12) outdueled Johnny Sain for most of the game, even taking a no hitter into the eighth inning, but his tank ran dry in the ninth, when Boston scored three runs to go on to a…

September 21. Gm# 145 Forbes Field Boston 5 Pittsburgh 3 11 innings BRAVES TIE IT IN NINTH, WIN IT IN ELEVENTH Pittsburgh lost again in extra innings. Dino Restelli committed a two base error in the top of the ninth, which allowed the Boston Braves to tie the game at 2-2. Two innings later, Boston…

September 20. Gm# 144 Forbes Field Boston 4 Pittsburgh 3 PIRATE COMEBACK FALLS SHORT ; KINER HITS HR #52 Vic Lombardi(5-6) and the Pirates fell quickly behind, 4-0, against the Boston Braves. The Bucs tried to claw their way back in the game, scoring runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, but they fell…

September 19. Gm# 143 Forbes Field New York 9 Pittsburgh 2 BULLPEN LAYS AN EGG IN GIANTS’ 9-2 WIN OVER BUCS Pittsburgh’s bullpen turned a 2-2 nail biter into a 9-2 laugher in the span of two innings. Murray Dickson started and pitched well for the Pirates, staked to a two run lead thanks to…

September 18. Gm#’s 141, 142 Forbes Field Brooklyn 12, 2 Pittsburgh 4, 4 BUCS-GIANTS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER ; KINER SOCKS # 51 The New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates each took a game in their most recent doubleheader. New York demolished Pittsburgh in game one, 12-4. Whitey Lockman and Wes Westrum each homered for the Giants…

September 17. Gm# 140 Forbes Field Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 1 BROOKLYN BEATS PITTSBURGH AGAIN Home runs accounted for all the scoring, but the Dodgers hit two to the Pirates one, in a 3-1 victory in Pittsburgh. Pee Wee Reese took Junior Walsh(3-4) deep in the top of the first, then Jackie Robinson hit a two…

September 16. Gm# 139 Forbes Field Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 4 DODGERS ARE JUST TOO MUCH FOR PIRATES IN 8-4 WIN A two base error by Wally Westlake led to three Dodger runs in the first inning and Brooklyn added home runs by Duke Snider and Gil Hodgers as the Bums defeated the Pirates, 8-4. On…

September 15. THERE ARE NO GAMES SCHEDULED IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE TODAY