Author: david bancroft

August 14. Gm# 108 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh 0 HOWIE POLLETT WHITEWASHES BUCS, 7-0; KINER 3 FOR LAST 21 AT BATS St. Louis ace Howie Pollett spanked the Bucs like a naughty child, tossing a 3 hit shutout. Not that the Cardinals needed any extra help, but the Pirates decided to chip in…

August 13. Gm# 107 Sportsman’s Park Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 2 WALKER GIVES BUCS SPARK OFF THE BENCH IN 5-2 WIN OVER CARDS Dixie Walker came off the bench and gave Pittsburgh a spark, going 2-4 with a double and scoring two runs in a 5-2 win over the first place Cardinals. Winner, Bob Chesnes(6-5)…

August 12. Gm# 106 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 1 STALEY AND CARDS HAVE EASY TIME WITH BUCS Gerry Staley tossed a complete game, four hitter as St. Louis stopped Pittsburgh, 6-1. Red Schoendiest was 4-4 with two doubles and a sacrifice. Enos Slaughter had two hits and two rbis; Rocky Nelson had two…

August 11. Gm# 105 Wrigley Field Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 3 9TH INN RALLY FALLS SHORT AS CUBS WIN FINAL GAME OF SERIES, 4-3. Pittsburgh left the tying and go ahead runs on in the top of the ninth, enabling the Chicago Cubs to come away with a 4-3 win, taking the final game, in a…

August 10. Gm# 104 Wrigley Field Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 3 JUNIOR WALSH RETURNS TO BUCS WITH IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE James “Junior’ Walsh, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, returned from the disabled list, to make his season debut in fine fashion. In relief of Rip Sewell, Walsh(1-0) earned the win in a 4-3 victory over the Chicago…

August 9 Gm# 103 Wrigley Field Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 2 CHAMBERS GETS BACK TO FORM IN BUCS 7-2 WIN OVER CUBS Having struggled of late, Cliff Chambers(9-6) returned to form with a solid performance in Pittsburgh’s 7-2 win over Chicago. Chambers went 7 innings, allowing 0 earned runs(1 unearned), on five hits. He fanned six…

August 8. PIRATES HAVE THE DAY OFF The Bucs did not play. In other National League action, Brooklyn defeated New York, 2-1 and St. Louis beat Cincinnati, 9-3. Standing of the Clubs St. Louis/105/68/35/2/.657 Brooklyn/105/63/40/2/.610 New York/104/56/47/1/.543 Philadelphia/105/53/53/.495 Boston/106/51/54/1/.486 Pittsburgh/102/46/56/.451 Cincinnati/105/43/62/.410 Chicago/106/37/69/.349

August 7. Gm#’s 101, 102 Philadelphia 9,5 Pittsburgh 6, 3 BUCS DROP BOTH ENDS OF TWINBILL; PHILS TAKE 3 OF 4 IN SERIES The Philadelphia Phillies won both ends of a double header against Pittsburgh, taking the first game, 9-6 and winning the night cap, 5-3. Philadelphia ended up winning three out of four in…

August 6. Gm# 100 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 1 PHILLIP’S PINCH HIT DOUBLE SPARKS 5 RUN RALLY IN PIRATE WIN Murray Dickson(5-9) and Ken Heintzelman traded zeroes for six innings, until the Phillies broke through with a run in the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, Jack Phillips, pinch hitting…

August 5. Gm# 99 Forbes Field Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 4 FOUR RUN SEVENTH INNING COSTS BUCS IN 5-4 LOSS TO PHILLIES Starter, Rip Sewell, pitched well early, carrying a 2-1 lead into the seventh, but then faltered. He gave up a lead off triple to Del Ennis, who scored on Buddy Blattner’s sac fly. Two…