Author: david bancroft

May 26. Gm# 35 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 9 Pittsburgh 4 RECURRING THEME. KINER HOMERS; PIRATES LOSE In what is becoming a redundant theme for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Kiner managed to hit a home run, and the Pirates managed to lose another game. Kiner(16)homered in the top of the sixth, but the Buccos were…

May 25. Gm# 34 Forbes Field Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 3 DODGERS DEMOLISH PIRATES, 10-3 The Bucs only trailed 4-3 with Bill Werle(1-5) on the hill. Tiny Bonham was brought in to try and keep it close, but instead, he gave up five runs.. Brooklyn added another in the top of the ninth for good measure.…

May 24. Gm# 33 Forbes Field Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 2 DODGERS SPANK BUCS 7-2 The game was tied early, at two all, but Brooklyn scored three in the eighth and two more in the ninth to win going away. Eddie Miskis’ got the party started. Murray Dickson(1-4) was the losing pitcher. The only bright spot…

May 23. Pittsburgh was idle today. In fact, the only game on the schedule was Boston vs Chicago. Boston won, 11-4. Standing of the Clubs: Boston 33 20 12 1 .621 New York 32 19 12 1 .607 Philadelphia 30 17 13 .567 Brooklyn 32 18 14 .563 Cincinnati 31 15 16 .484 St. Louis…

May 22. Gm# 32 Forbes Field Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 2 PHIL’S ROBIN ROBERTS GOES DISTANCE, TRIPLES IN 4-2 VICTORY Robin Roberts gutted out a complete game win, despite allowing eight hits and four walks. He also chipped in with the bat, smacking an rbi triple in the third inning. Del Ennis clubbed a two run…

May 21. Gm# 31 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 8 Boston 1 BRAVES COMMIT 3 ERRORS IN ONE INNING IN 8-1 LOSS TO BUCS The Boston Braves set a strat record for errors in one inning with 3, as they lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-1. Alvin Dark had two miscues, while Marv Rickert added the third.…

May 20. Gm# 30 Forbes Field Boston 11 Pittsburgh 9 PIRATES BLOW TWO BIG LEADS; LOSE IN SHOCKING FASHION TO BRAVES The Pittsburgh Pirates led 5-1, when the Boston Braves put up five runs, all unearned, in the top of the sixth. Then when the Bucs battled back to score four times in the bottom…

May 19. Gm #29 Forbes Field Boston 5 Pittsburgh 4 PIRATE COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN 5-4 LOSS TO BRAVES Trailing 5-1, Pittsburgh scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh and had runners on second and third with two out, yet failed to score again, therefore falling to Boston, 5-4. It was the Pirates…

May 18. Gm# 28 Forbes Field New York 3 Pittsburgh 2 GIANTS SCORE IN TOP OF NINTH TO EDGE PIRATES, 3-2 Ralph Kiner(14) hit a home run in the first inning, giving Murray Dickson a two run advantage. Dickson made that hold up until Bobby Thomson smacked a two run bomb in the seventh. Ray…

May 17. Gm# 27 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 3 New York 2 KINER HOMERS TWICE; WESTLAKE ONCE, AS BUCS DOWN GIANTS Ralph Kiner hit his 12th and 13th home runs in the second and sixth innings respectively and also doubled to help lead Pittsburgh past the New York Giants, 3-2. Wally Westlake added his sixth homer,…