Author: david bancroft

August 4. Gm# 98 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 3 BUCS HOLD OFF DODGERS, 4-3; EARN SPLIT OF SERIES An Ed Stevens double, singles by Stan Rojek, Wally Westlake and Dixie Walker, plus an error by Jackie Robinson, led to 3 Pirate runs in the first. The Bucs had a 3-2 lead when Phil Masi…

August 3. Gm# 97 Forbes Field Brooklyn 13 Pittsburgh 3 DODGERS EMBARRASS PIRATES; KINER HOMERS The Brooklyn Dodgers gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a through shellacking, winning a 13-3 decision at Forbes Field. As has been the case much of the year, the Pirates only bright spot was Ralph Kiner, who hit a two run home…

August 2. Gm# 96. Forbes Field Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 2 HARRY GUMBERT FOLDS IN 9TH AS BUCS DROP 4-2 DECISION Heading into the ninth, the score between Brooklyn and Pittsburgh was tied at 2 all. All four runs came on home runs. Brooklyn’s Jackie Robinson got the scoring started with a two run shot in…

August 1. Gm# 95 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 14 Brooklyn 10 PIRATES SET SEASON HIGH RUN MARK IN 14-10 WIN OVER DODGERS Pittsburgh poured on the offense, setting a new season high with 14 runs, as they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in a slugfest, 14-10. The game also set a new season high for total runs…

July 31. Gm#’s 93-94 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 0,5 Boston 7, 4 BUCS SPLIT TWINBILL ON BACK OF FITZGERALD’S 3 RUN, GAME WINNING HR The Pirates earned a split with the Boston Braves, thanks to a game winning, three run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, by catcher, Ed Fitzgerald(1). The Buc backstop…

July 30. BRAVES-BUCS RAINED OUT FOR SECOND STRAIGHT DAY Mother Nature said the call of “Play Ball” will have to wait, as Boston and Pittsburgh were rained out yet again. The two clubs will try to squeeze in a double header tomorrow. National League scores: Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3, Philadelphia 9 Chicago 1; New York…

July 29. TWO GAMES PPD INCL BUCS; CARDS-DODGERS TIE; REDS BEAT GIANTS Boston at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Chicago were both rained out. Cincinnati defeated the New York Giants, 3-0. St. Louis at Brooklyn ended in an official 3-3 tie, due to a curfew. Standing of the Clubs St. Louis/95/61/32/2/.653 Brooklyn/94/56/36/2/.606 New York/93/49/43/1/.532 Boston/96/48/47/1/.505 Philadelphia/94/46/48/.489…

July 28. Gm# 92 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 6 New York 4 BUCS BEAT GIANTS, 6-4; KINER HOMERS TWICE TO REACH # 40 Slugger Ralph Kiner(39,40) hit a pair of two run homers, as the Pirates defeated the New York Giants, 6-4. Ed Stevens chipped in with two singles and a double. It was Kiner’s third…

July 27. Gm# 91 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 7 New York 6 11 innings PIRATES WIN IN EXTRA INNINGS ON WALK OFF WALK Boy, this game had everything. And finished in the eleventh inning when Wally Westlake walked to force in Pete Castigilano with the winning run. Pittsburgh quickly got up 4-0 in the bottom of…

July 26. Gm# 90 Forbes Field New York 1 Pittsburgh 0 ANDY HANSEN BLANKS BUCS 1-0. The Pirates managed seven hits, though no runs off New York’s Andy Hansen, who shutout Pittsburgh, 1-0. Loser, Murray Dickson(4-9) matched up fairly well against Hansen, but gave up the game’s only run in the top of the fourth,…