Author: david bancroft

August 24. Gm# 117 Braves Field Boston 5 Pittsburgh 2 CHESNES SURRENDERS TWO HOME RUNS IN 5-2 LOSS TO BRAVES Jim Russell and Jeff Heath both took Bob Chesnes(7-6) offerings out of the park, in a 5-2 loss to the Boston Braves. With each club having won a game in this short two game series,…

August 23. Gm# 116 Braves Field Pittsburgh 6 Boston 2 LOMBARDI GRINDS OUT COMPLETE GAME WIN FOR PIRATES Pittsburgh used a series of doubles, six in total, and a gutsy pitching effort from Vic Lombardi(4-5), to stop the Boston Braves, 6-2 Tom Saffell, Ed Stevens, Ralph Kiner, Danny Murtaugh and Phil Masi all hit two…

August 22. Pirates did not play. Only one game in the National League BOSTON BEATS BROOKLYN IN ONLY GAME TODAY Boston 7 Brooklyn 6 Standing of the Clubs St. Louis/117/76/39/2/.658 Brooklyn/117/68/47/2/.590 New York/117/61/54/2/.530 Philadelphia/118//59/59/.500 Boston/118/59/58/2/.500 Pittsburgh/115/52/63/.452 Cincinnati/117/48/69/.410 Chicago/119/43/76/.361

August 21. Gm#’s 114, 115 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 5, 2 St. Louis 4, 17 CARDS-BUCS SPLIT; KINER ENDS HR DROUGHT; PIRATES SHELLED IN GAME TWO The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals split a double header at Forbes Field. The Buccos won a close first game, 5-4, then were demolished in game two, 17-2. Ralph…

August 20. Gm# 113 Forbes Field St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 1 BUCS KICK AWAY GAME TO CARDS WITH 3 ERRORS St. Louis evened their series with Pittsburgh, as the Pirates handed them this one on a silver platter. Stan Rojek, Tom Saffell and Ralph Kiner all committed errors in the field, none more costly than…

August 19. Gm# 112 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis 5 MASI’S DOUBLE DOUBLE’S HELP PIRATES WIN OVER CARDS Phil Masi stroked a pair of two baggers, the second scoring Pete Castigilano with what would prove to be the winning run, in a 6-5 Pirates win over the Cardinals. St. Louis’ starter Gerry Staley began…

August 18. Gm# 111 Forbes Field Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 3 2 PIRATE ERRORS + 2 CUB TRIPLES = 8-3 CHICACO WIN Errors by Eddie Bockman and Ralph Kiner, coupled with a two run triple by Hal Jeffcoat and a three run triple by Herman Reich, spelled defeat for the Pirates, who dropped an 8-3 decison…

August 17. PIRATES-CUBS ARE RAINED OUT The first game of the Bucs-Cubs series was postponed by rain. Here are the other scores in the National League. Boston 13 New York 4; Philadelphia 11 Brooklyn 7; St. Louis 4 Chicago 3 Standing of the Clubs St. Louis/113/74/37/2/.664 Brooklyn/112/67/43/2/.607 New York/112/60/50/2/.545 Boston/113/54/57/2/.487 Philadelphia/113/55/58/.487 Pittsburgh/110/50/60/.455 Cincinnati/113/46/67/.407 Chicago/114/40/74/.351

August 16. Gm# 110 Crosley Field Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati 1 JUNIOR WALSH FAST BECOMING A FAN FAVORITE IN PITTSBURGH Struggling Murray Dickson was scratched from his start, and Junior Walsh took the hill against the Reds. Walsh(2-0) ended up with his second win in as many starts, working eight innings, with just one run allowed,…

August 15. Gm# 109 Crosley Field Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 6 CASEY ROCKED IN RELIEF; PIRATES LOSE TO REDS, 9-6 Hugh Casey(1-4) surrendered 3 runs in relief, on four extra base hits, as the Reds beat the Pirates, 9-6 at Cincinnati. Peanuts Lowrey was 4-5 with a triple. Danny Litwhiler hit a three run homer. For…