Author: david bancroft

September 14. Gm# 138 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 10 Ten innings BUCCOS WIN EXTRA INNING SLUGFEST WITH PHILLIES An offensive explosion took place at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, with the Pirates and Phillies combining for 21 runs and 34 hits. When the dust cleared, Pittsburgh was a winner, 11 to 10 in ten innings.…

September 13. Gm# 137 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 7 KINER HITS 50TH HR TO SET STRATBALL RECORD; BUCS WIN, 8-7 Pirate fans at Forbes Field showered Ralph Kiner with a six minute standing ovation, after the slugging left fielder clobbered a three run home run, his record setting fiftieth of the season, in the…

September 11. Gm# 136 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 3 BUCS END LOSING STREAK THANKS TO KINER’S SECOND CHANCE GRAND SLAM Ralph Kiner, tired both mentally and physically after a grueling season, strode to the plate in the first inning with the bases loaded. The Pirates’ left fielder appears to be pressing of late, as…

September 10. Gm# 135 Forbes Field Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1 PIRATES SUFFER YET ANOTHER ONE RUN LOSS TO CUBS If Pittsburgh were the only team Chicago had to play, the Cubs would be the National League Champions. The last place Cubs did it again, handing the Pirates a second straight one run loss, 2-1. The…

September 9. Gm# 134 Forbes Field Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 2 CUBS 3, BUCS 2; SLUMPING PIRATES DROP SIXTH STRAIGHT GAME Pittsburgh’s downward spiral continues, as the worst team in the league, Chicago, beat them 3-2 at Forbes Field. Rip Sewell(7-10) had a less than stellar start, allowing 3 runs on six hits, while walking four,…

September 8. Gm# 133 Forbes Field Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 0 HERM WEHMEIER TOSSES SHUTOUT; REDS COMPLETE SWEEP OF PIRATES Cincinnati’s Herman Wehmeier shutout the skidding Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-0 at Forbes Field, completing a three game sweep. The Bucs have lost 8 of their last 10 games. Pittsburgh had runners in scoring position four different times,…

September 7. Gm# 132 Forbes Field Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 3 BIG “KLU” POWERS REDS PAST PIRATES Cincinnati slugger, Ted Kluzewski broke a 3-3 tie by slamming a two run homer in the top of the seventh inning, as the Reds beat the Pirates for the second straight day. Grady Hatton had a 3-5 day for…

September 6. Gm# 131 Forbes Field Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 6 BUCS 9TH INN RALLY FALLS SHORT; REDS WIN, 7-6 In a game that featured grand slams by both teams, Pittsburgh dropped a 7-6 decision to the Cincinnati Reds. A ninth inning rally brought the Buccos to within one run, but no closer. The Reds led…

September 5. Gm#’s 129, 130 Sportsman’s Park Pittsburgh 5,2 St. Louis 11, 5 CARDINALS SPOIL PIRATES’ LABOR DAY A very good major league baseball team beat a not so good major league baseball team, twice, in a celebration of the nation’s workforce. In a nutshell, that sums up Pittsburgh losing both games of a double…

September 4. Gm# 128 Wrigley Field Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 1 FITZGERALD HOT OFF THE BENCH HELPS DISPATCH CUBS, 7-1 Catcher Ed Fitzgerald made it a career day as he spelled regular backstops, Clyde McCullough and Phil Masi. Fitzy went 4-5 with a double, scored a run and drove in five to lead Pittsburgh by Chicago,…