Author: david bancroft

May 16 NO GAMES SCHEDULED IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

May 15. Gm #26 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 7 St. Louis 1 BUCCOS TURN TABLES ON CARDINALS IN 7-1 WIN The score was exactly the same as yesterday’s game, but this time, Pittsburgh pulled out the victory, defeating St. Louis, 7-1 at Forbes Field. Wally Bockman(4) had a three run homer and Stan Rojek had three…

May 14. Gm# 24 Forbes Field St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh 1 CARDINALS POUND PIRATES, 7-1 Red Schoendiest had three hits and Jim Northey homered, but it was the season high, 11 walks that really put the Pirates behind the eight ball, in a 7-1 loss to St. Louis. One day after Harry Breechen’s near no…

May 13. Gm # 24. Forbes Field St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 0 CARDS HARRY “THE CAT” BREECHEN LOSES NO HIT BID IN 9TH St. Louis lefty, Harry Breechen just missed a no hitter when Bucs catcher, Clyde McCullough singled to start the bottom of the ninth inning, but settled for a one hit, 5-0 shutout.…

May 12. Gm#23 Ebbets Field. Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 1 KINER HOMERS; PIRATES LOSE It’s beginning to look as if that might be the headline for the season, as lately, Ralph Kiner’s big stick has been the only thing Pirate fans have to cheer. Brooklyn dispatched Pittsburgh 8-1, with Kiner’s(11) first inning solo blast, the Pirates…

May 11 Gm #23 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 1 LONG BALL HURTS SEWELL IN 3-1 LOSS TO DODGERS Rip Sewell(1-3) dropped this third straight decision, and once again, home runs were to blame. This time it was Pee Wee Reese and Carl Furillio going deep against Rip, who has allowed four dingers over his…

May 9. Gm #21 Braves Field Pittsburgh 4 Boston 3 Ten innings. PIRATES WIN IN TEN INNINGS TO SNAP SKID Stan Rojek doubled in the top of the tenth inning and Ralph Kiner singled him in as Pittsburgh got back on track by defeating the Boston Braves, 4-3. In addition to those two players, Pete…

May 8. Gm #’s 19 and 20. Braves Field Boston 8 Pittsburgh 3; Boston 4 Pittsburgh 2 BRAVES TAKE BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLE HEADER FROM PITTSBURGH The Pirates fell further down in the standings after dropping both games of a twinbill against the Boston Braves. Pittsburgh has now lost five in a row. Pirate pitching…

May 7. Gm #18 Shibe Park Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 4 BUCS PLAYING .500 BALL AFTER ANOTHER LOSS TO PHILLIES After a 6-0 start, the Pirates have fallen back to earth, and are now at the .500 mark after a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Pittsburgh jumped out to a 4-2 lead, but Philadelphia scored…

May 6. Gm# 17 Shibe Park Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 0 PIRATES IMPLODE IN SEVENTH INNING IN 7-0 LOSS TO PHILLIES What began as a pitcher’s duel between Pittsburgh’s Rip Sewell and Philadelphia’s Russ Meyer, turned into an ugly rout, as the Phillies scored seven times in the bottom of the seventh, to win going away.…