Author: david bancroft

June 14. Forbes Field Gm# 52 Pittsburgh 5 Boston 3 Dino Restelli belted a two run homer in the bottom of the seventh, breaking a 3-3 tie, as the Pirates defeated the Boston Braves, 5-3. Earlier in the game, Ralph Kiner hit his(22sd) circuit clout. Rip Sewell(3-5) earned the win with seven innings of work.…

June 13 NO GAMES SCHEDULED IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AS EXPECTED, KINER IS ONE MAN TEAM FOR PITTSBURGH With all teams off today, it’s a chance to review the ’49 Pirates on an individual basis. As was expected, left fielder and slugger, Ralph Kiner has been the story. He leads the team in 7 individual…

June 12. Gm# 51 Polo Grounds New York 7 Pittsburgh 6 GIANTS SHOCK PIRATES WITH 6 RUNS IN BOTTOM OF NINTH In what was probably the most gut wrenching Pirate loss this year, Tiny Bonham and Ray Poat combined to blow a 6-1 lead, allowing New York to score six runs in their final inning…

June 11. Gm# 50 Polo Grounds New York 4 Pittsburgh 1 GIANTS DROP PIRATES, 4-1 Six of New York’s eight hits were of the extra base variety, as the Giants defeated Bob Chesnes(3-5) and the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1. Bill Rigney doubled twice, as did Johnny Mize. Willard Marshall had a single, double and triple. Pete…

June 10. Gm# 49 Polo Grounds Pittsburgh 8 New York 5 BUCS OPEN GIANTS SERIES WITH 8-5 WIN Ralph Kiner hit his (21) homerun, and is now ahead of the record pace of Babe Ruth(60), as well as being ahead of the pace of Hank Greenberg(58) and Jimmie Foxx(58). Ed Stevens, Danny Murtaugh and Dixie…

June 9. Gm# 48 Shibe Park Pittsburgh 9 Philadelphia 1 KINER LEADS PIRATE’S PASTING OF PHILLIES Ralph Kiner’s three run home run in the fifth, his (20th) of the season, was the key blow in a five run inning, as Pittsburgh leaves Philly with one win out of three. Six Pirates had at least two…

June 8. Gm# 47 Shibe Park Philadelphia 9 Pittsburgh 6 POOR PIRATE PITCHING + DEL ENNIS’ BAT LEADS TO PHILS WIN Pittsburgh had a 6-4 lead in the top of the eighth, but squandered it when reliever Hal Greer, walked two batters, threw two wild pitches, then surrendered a two run single allowing Philadelphia to…

June 7. Gm# 46 Shibe Park Philadelphia 11 Pittsburgh 7 PIRATES, CHAMBERS STOMPED BY PHILLIES The hits rattled off the outfield walls of Philadelphia’s Shibe Park like machine gun fire. In just one and a third innings, Pittsburgh’s Cliff Chambers(4-3), in his worst outing this year, gave up a home run, two triples, two doubles,…

June 6. Gm# 45 Ebbets Field Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 4 BUCS HOLD OFF DODGERS TO TAKE FINAL GAME OF SERIES, 5-4 Pittsburgh held off a late charge by Brooklyn to take the final game of the series after dropping the first two games. The Pirates did most of their damage in the sixth inning, when…

June 5. Gm# 44 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 3 DODGERS PUMMEL PIRATES, 9-3 Led by Carl Furillo, who went 4-4, with a home run, double and two singles, the Brooklyn Dodgers made easy work of the Pirates, in a 9-3 rout. Furillo had plenty of help, as Robinson, Hermansky and Edwards, all doubled. Duke…