Author: david bancroft

BUCS IDLE; ONLY GAME ON SLATE, CARDS-DODGERS, CALLED A TIE AFTER 9 INN Pittsburgh didn’t play today. The only game on the National League slate was Dodgers-Cardinals game, which was called at the end of regulation, tied 4-4, so that both teams could catch trains. Standing of the Clubs St. Louis/91/58/32/1/.643 Brooklyn/90/54/35/1/.606 New York/89/48/40/1/.545 Philadelphia/91/46/45/.505…

July 24th. Gm#’s 88-89 Braves Field Pittsburgh 6,2 Boston 2, 1 KINER, SEWELL, BONHAM ARE KEY COGS IN PIRATES’ DH SWEEP OF BOSTON Pittsburgh took both ends of a double header from the Boston Braves, winning, 6-2 and 2-1. The big bat of Ralph Kiner was instrumental in both games. In the opener, Ralph smacked…

July 23. Gm# 87 Braves Field Boston 10 Pittsburgh 0 SPAHN + 10 = WIN As equations for victory go, this is about as good as it gets. Warren Spahn spun a four hit shutout, while the Boston Braves offense pounded Pirate pitching for ten runs. Pittsburgh’s best pitcher, Cliff Chambers(7-5) has stumbled of late,…

July 22. Gm# 86 Braves Field Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 A RALPH KINER DOUBLE, AND A LUCKY ROLL FOR RESTELLI In the first game of the Braves series, the score was 1-1, when Ralph Kiner knocked in the go ahead run in the top of the eighth, with a timely double. With two out, and…

July 21. Gm# 83 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3 10 innings HOMERS BY BROOKLYN TIE IT IN 9TH, WIN IT IN 10TH! Well this one was a gut wrencher. Pittsburgh was two outs away from a 3-2 win, when Duke Snider belted his second home run of the game, to send it into extra…

July 20. Gm# 84 Ebbets Field Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 3 BUCS EXPLODE FOR 7 RUNS IN ONE INNNG TO ROUT DODGERS A two run home run by Dino Restelli(8) and a grand slam by Clyde McCullough(4), in the same inning no less, were the highlights of a 7 run Pirates eighth inning, as the Bucs…

July 19. Gm# 83 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3 11 innings PEE WEE REESE HITS GAME WINNING HR IN BOTTOM OF ELEVENTH INNING Brooklyn’s Pee Wee Reese hit a game winning home run off Huge Casey(0-3) in the bottom of the eleventh inning, as the Dodgers edged Pittsburgh, 4-3. The Pirates trailed 3-1, when…

July 18. Gm# 82 Shibe Park Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 3 5 RUN THIRD INNING SINKS CHAMBERS IN BUCS LOSS Cliff Chambers(7-4), the Pirates best moundsman ran into trouble against the Phillies yesterday, when he allowed five runs on six hits in the third inning, four of them in a row. Though the Bucs matched the…

July 17. Gm# 81 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia 8 PIRATES ARE VISITORS AT HOME; WIN 10-8 SLUGFEST AGAINST PHILLIES In an unprecedented situation, a game that was originally scheduled to be played in Philadelphia, had to be held at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, as Shibe Park was being occupied for another purpose. Pittsburgh was…

BULLETIN: Scheduling conflict causes Pirates-Phillies game to be held at Forbes Field, as Shibe Park is in use. The Philadelphia Phillies will be the designated home team.