Author: david bancroft

Sept 3. Gm# 127 Wrigley Field Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 3 KINER BELTS # 48; HOWEVER BUCS LOSE, 4-3 Ralph Kiner hit his 48th homer of the year, off Monk Dubiel, in the top of the seventh, as he continues his quest for a new single season mark. Despite that home run, and one by Eddie…

Sept 2. PIRATES HAVE THE DAY OFF National League scores: Brooklyn 8 New York 0; Philadelphia 6 Boston 3 Only game scheduled Standing of the Clubs St. Louis/129/84/43/2/.659 Brooklyn/130/75/53/2/.585 New York/129/66/61/2/.519 Boston/130/65/63/2/.508 Philadelphia/128/63/65/.492 Pittsburgh/126/59/67/.468 Cincinnati/126/51/75/.405 Chicago/130/47/83/.362

September 1. Gm# 126 Polo Grounds New York 3 Pittsburgh 2 GIANTS EDGE PIRATES, 3-2 AT POLO GROUNDS Pittsburgh dropped a close one with the New York Giants, losing 3-2 in the Polo Grounds. Vic Lombardi(5-5) worked seven innings, giving up all three Giant runs. The Bucs were unable to score until Dixie Walker singled…

August 31. Gm# 125 Polo Grounds Pittsburgh 5 New York 1 WALSH RETURNS TO FORM WITH CG WIN; KINER HITS HR #47 After a couple of shaky outings, Junior Walsh(3-1) again looked like a rookie sensation, tossing a two hit, complete game, 5-1 win over the New York Giants. A fifth inning solo home run…

August 30. Gm# 124 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2 DODGERS NIP PITTSBURGH, 3-2 3 singles and 2 walks against Rip Sewell(7-9) in the fifth inning, led to a 3-2 Brooklyn win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Eddie Bockman(7) homered in the top of the fifth and Wally Westlake had an rbi triple. Murray Dickson held…

August 29. Gm# 123 Ebbetts Field Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 3 PIRATES ONCE AGAIN STUN DODGERS; KINER SETS SEASON RBI RECORD For the second day in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates delivered a huge blow to the pennant hopes of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pittsburgh pummeled Brooklyn, 8-3, with Ralph Kiner setting a new Stratball season high…

August 28. Gm# 122 Ebbetts Field Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 4 KINER TIES STRATBALL RBI RECORD; PIRATES ROLL PAST DODGERS, 9-4 Ralph Kiner collected his 46th homerun, leaving him just 4 short of setting a new Stratball record. The two run homer and an rbi single give him 114 runs batted in for the year, tying…

August 27. Gm# 121 Shibe Park Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 3 BUCS TAKE 3 OF 4 FROM PHILLIES The Pirates beat the Phillies, 6-3, in the finale of their four game series, of which Pittsburgh won three games. Tiny Bonham(5-3) won in a spot start appearance. He pitched fairly well, but put the Bucs in a…

August 26. Gm# 120 Shibe Park Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 6 FOUR RUN 8TH HELPS WERLE GET WIN IN RELIEF Junior Walsh started, and as in his previous start, ran into early trouble. The Pirates had scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Walsh gave up two runs in the bottom of…

August 25. Gm#’s 118, 119. Shibe Park Pittsburgh 1,2 Philadelphia 2,1 BUCS SPLIT TWIN BILL WITH PHILS; KINER HERO IN SECOND GAME Pittsburgh won one of two against Philadelphia, both low scoring affairs. Not one relief pitcher was used in either game, with Cliff Chambers(9-9) dropping a hard luck loss in game one. Chambers battled…