Author: david bancroft

June 5. Gm# 44 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 3 DODGERS PUMMEL PIRATES, 9-3 Led by Carl Furillo, who went 4-4, with a home run, double and two singles, the Brooklyn Dodgers made easy work of the Pirates, in a 9-3 rout. Furillo had plenty of help, as Robinson, Hermansky and Edwards, all doubled. Duke…

June 4. Gm# 43 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 2 FIRST PLACE DODGERS ARE TOO MUCH FOR PIRATES TO HANDLE Jackie Robinson had a triple and a sacrifice fly; Tommy Brown had three hits and Bruce Edwards homered, as the first place Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2 at Ebbets Field. In a losing…

June 3. Braves Field BUCS-BRAVES POSTPONED National League scores: Brooklyn 5 St. Louis 2; New York 15 Chicago 5; Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2; Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 1 Standing of the Clubs Brooklyn/43/25/18/.581 St. Louis/40/23/27/.575 New York/44/24/19/1/.557 Boston/43/23/19/1/.547 Philadelphia/43/23/20/.535 Cincinnati/43/20/23/.465 Pittsburgh/42/17/25/.405 Chicago/40/13/27/.325

June 2. Gm# 42 Braves Field Pittsburgh 3 Boston 2 TINY BONHAM IS TERRIFIC IN SPOT START Usually used out of the bullpen, Tiny Bonham got a 3-2, complete game four hitter against Boston, to give Pittsburgh their second win against a tough opponent. Bonham was staked to a 3-0 lead in the first, when…

June 1. Gm# 41 Braves Field Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 HAL GREER GETS WIN IN RELIEF AND KNOCKS IN WINNING RUN Pittsburgh’s Hal Greer(3-1) was a one man gang, getting credit for the win in the Pirates 4-3 victory over Boston. Greer also singled in what would prove to be the winning run in the…

Pittsburgh was idle today. Brooklyn beat New York, 6-4 and Boston defeated Philadelphia, 7-6. Standing of the Clubs: Brooklyn/40/24/16/.600 New York/41/22/18/1/.549 Boston/41/23/17/1/.573 St. Louis/37/21/16/.568 Philadelphia/39/20/19/.513 Cincinnati/39/19/20/.487 Pittsburgh/40/15/25/.375 Chicago/37/12/25/.324

May 30 Forbes Field Gm#’s 39 and 40 Pitt 6 Chic 3; Pitt 1 Chic 0 BUCS END SKID WITH MEMORIAL DAY DOUBLE HEADER SWEEP OF CUBS It was Memorial Day, and in the big leagues, that means double headers. The Pittsburgh Pirates marked the holiday by ending an ugly 7 game losing skid with…

May 29. Gm# 38 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3 PIRATES LAND IN CELLAR AFTER BEING SWEPT BY CARDS The Pittsburgh Pirates have reached the depths of the National League, if only by a hundredth of a percentage point. Yesterday was the seventh straight loss for the club, who, after being beat four in…

May 28. Gm# 37 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 0 CARDS’ STALEY HANGS SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT ON BUCS One day after Al Brazle’s 5-0 whitewash of Pittsburgh; Gerry Staley followed with one of his own, beating the hapless Pirates, 4-0. Pittsburgh has not scored a single run in 19 innings. The Cards got all…

May 27. Gm# 36 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 0 BRAZLE BLANKS BUCS WITH FIVE HIT SHUTOUT St. Louis moundsman, Al Brazle, dispatched Pittsburgh with ease, spinning a five hit shutout, as the Cardinals won, 5-0. Brazle, who fanned only two and walked one, got great help from his stellar infield defense of Marion…