Author: david bancroft

June 24. Gm# 62 Forbes Field Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 8 DODGERS-PIRATES SET NEW STRAT HOME RUN RECORD WITH 8 IN ONE GAME The ball was flying out of Forbes Field, as Brooklyn won a 10-8 slugfest in a game featuring eight total home runs. That sets a new Strat record for home runs in one…

June 23. Gm# 61 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 CHAMBERS’ SHUTOUT COMPLETES SWEEP OF PHILLIES BY BUCS The Pittsburgh Pirates have won four in a row, completing a 4 game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies. The final 2-0 win was a 3 hit shutout by Cliff Chambers(5-3). Chambers fanned nine and walked four in…

June 22. Gm# 60 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1 10 innings STAN ROJEK SINGLES IN WINNING RUN IN BOTTOM OF 10TH For the second day in a row, the Pirates have scored late to win a thriller. Yesterday, Phil Masi tripled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, today, it was…

June 20. Gm# 21 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3 PHIL MASI WINS IT FOR BUCS WITH 2 RUN TRIPLE IN NINTH With Pittsburgh trailing, 3-2, Phil Masi stroked a two run triple in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pirates a dramatic win over Philadelphia. Harry Gumbert(1-1) was the winner out of…

June 20. Gm# 58 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 4 MURTAUGH’S 3 RUN HOMER IS KEY TO PIRATES’ 6-4 WIN OVER PHILLIES Second baseman, Danny Murtaugh(4) slugged a clutch, 3 run home run, to help lead Pittsburgh past Philadelphia in the series opener. Murray Dickson(4-5) earned the win. National League scores: Boston 4 Chicago 2;…

June 19. Gm# 57 Forbes Field New York 10 Pittsburgh 2 GIANTS’ SID GORDON SOCKS 3 HR’S IN ONE GAME; N.Y. SWEEPS BUCS Pirate killer, Sid Gordon, third sacker for the N.Y. Giants, took the wind out the the Buccaneer schooner, belting 3 home runs in a 10-2 clubbing of Pittsburgh. New York took all…

June 18. Gm# 56 Forbes Field New York 7 Pittsburgh 6 BUCS CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR IN ONE RUN LOSS TO GIANTS The Pirates battled, but in the end, fell one run short, losing, 7-6 to the New York Giants. Ralph Kiner’s day off evidently did him good, as he belted homer #24, a two…

June 17. Gm# 55 Forbes Field New York 8 Pittsburgh 3 PITCHING MELTDOWN LEADS TO 8 RUN INNING BY GIANTS Dino Restelli hit a three run homer in the third and Bob Chesnes was pitching well. But things would unravel in the sixth. Wes Westrum singled, Buddy Kerr flew out, but pitcher, Clint Hartung drew…

June 16. Gm# 54 Forbes Field Boston 7 Pittsburgh 2 ROUGH SPOT START FOR HAL GREGG; BUCS LOSE, 7-2 Hal Gregg(3-2) got a chance to make a rare spot start, and things didn’t go so well. He gave up two home runs and a double, surrendering four runs in the first inning. The runs were…

June 15. Gm# 53 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 PITTSBURGH BEATS BOSTON AGAIN, 4-2 Murray Dickson(3-5) went the distance and Ralph Kiner(23) homered for the second straight day, as the Pirates beat the Braves, 4-2, for their second straight win. National League scores: Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0; St. Louis 9…