Author: david bancroft

May 5. Gm# 16 Polo Grounds New York 8 Pittsburgh 1 POOR OFFENSE DOOMS BUCS IN 8-1 LOSS TO GIANTS One day after ending a five game losing streak, the Pirates are again on the losing end of a ball game, getting trounced by the N.Y. Giants, 8-1. The Giants were led by Willard Marshall,…

May 4. Gm # 15 Polo Grounds Pittsburgh 7 New York 4 PIRATES END SKID WITH 7-4 WIN OVER GIANTS Pittsburgh ended their five game losing streak by beating the New York Giants, 7-4. Most of the runs came late in this game, with the Pirates scoring 6 runs over the final four innings and…

May 3. Gm #14 Polo Grounds New York 2 Pittsburgh 0 BUCS DROP FIFTH STRAIGHT GAME; ARE SHUTOUT BY GIANTS The Pirates slump continues as they have dropped five straight, the latest defeat coming at the hands of the New York Giants. Clint Hartung tossed a 2-0 shutout, despite Pittsburgh outhitting the Giants, nine to…

May 1. Gm #’s 12 and 13 Crosley Field. Cinn 4,5 Pitt 3,3 REDS TAKE BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST PIRATES Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh twice, winning a double header by scores of 4-3 and 5-3. In the opener, the Pirates jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, thanks to a bases clearing…

April 30. Gm# 11 Crosley Field Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 1 PIRATES BOUNCE BACK WITH 6-1 DEFEAT OF REDS One day after getting demolished by Cincinnati, the Pittsburgh Pirates bounced back with a 6-1 win over the Redlegs. A five run first inning was put up against Cincy starter, Herm Wehmeier, who issued two extra base…

April 29. Gm# 10 Crosley Field Cincinnati 15 Pittsburgh 2 REDS OBLITERATE PIRATES, 15-2! The Pittsburgh Pirates were chewed up and spit out by a Cincinnati Reds team that was taking no prisoners. The ugly spectacle ended in a 15-2 rout, with the Reds clubbing four round trippers against Pirate pitching, including a grand slam…

April 28. Gm# 9 Sportman’s Park Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 2 PIRATES CAPITALIZE ON MISTAKES IN 5-2 WIN OVER CARDINALS Errors by Marty Marion and Nippy Jones led to four of the five runs Pittsburgh scored, as they defeated St. Louis, 5-2. Ed Stevens drove in four of the runs on a pair of two…

April 27. Gm # 8 Sportsman Park St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 CARDS EDGE BUCS, 2-1 ON SOLID EFFORT BY POLLETT Stan Musial tripled and scored what would prove to be the winning run on Ron Northey’s double in the sixth, as the Cards edged the Pirates, 2-1. St. Louis starter, Howie Powlett pitched a…

April 26. Pittsburgh- Chicago rained out BUCS-CUBS WASHED OUT FOR TODAY Mother Nature said no game today for the Pirates and Cubs. Here are the scores of the other games played: Brooklyn 5 Boston 2; Philadelphia 12 New York 11 STANDING OF THE CLUBS Pitt 7 6 1 0 .857 St. L. 6 4 2…

April 25 GM #7 Forbes Field Chicago 13 Pittsburgh 9 BUCS DROP FIRST GAME OF YEAR; LOSE SLUGFEST TO CUBS The Pirates lost for the first time this season, after a 6-0 start. Chicago beat Pittsburgh, 13-9 at Forbes Field. Harry Gumbert(0-1) took the loss in relief, after a poor start from Rip Sewell. Rip…