Author: david bancroft

SEPTEMBER 20, 1971 The Pirates did not play today, in fact, the only games on the schedule, were a doubleheader between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. That twinbill was washed out, due to heavy rain. On September 21, Dock Ellis will face Jerry Reuss in the opening game of the big, Cards-Pirates series.

GM# 154 SEPTEMBER 19, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS PIRATES PULL OUT ANOTHER EXTRA INNING THRILLER WITH 2 RUNS IN 10TH Pittsburgh trailed the New York Mets, 1-0, heading into the bottom of the tenth inning. Rennie Stennett led off with a triple against Ron Taylor, then Gene Clines singled, tying the game. Roberto Clemente…

GM# 153 SEPTEMBER 18, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS CLINES ENDS 16 INNING MARATHON WITH GAME WINNING TRIPLE The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled out a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets, when Gene Clines tripled in pitcher, Jim Nelson, in the bottom of the sixteenth inning. It was the longest game of the season, thus…

GM# 152 SEPTEMBER 17, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS PIRATES LOSE TO METS, 9-5; CARDS WIN, LEAD SHAVED TO 3.5 GAMES Pittsburgh dropped a 9-5 decision to the New York Mets, while St. Louis was beating the Expos, thus cutting the Pirates lead in the East to just three and a half games. The team’s…

GM#151 SEPTEMBER 16, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARDS GET REVENGE. RALLY LATE TO BEAT BUCS, 6-5 Luke Walker left after pitching the Pirates to a 5-2 lead after six innings. That lead would go up like a puff of smoke as the Cardinals got a run each off Bruce Kison and Mudcat Grant; then…

GM# 150 SEPTEMBER 15, 1971 VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS PIRATES WIN NAIL BITER AGAINST ARCH RIVAL, CARDS, 3-2 With the National League East Division winding down, the Pittsburgh Pirates won a one run game against their arch rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, in a game packed with drama. Sore armed, Dock Ellis, who has…

GM# 149 SEPTEMBER 14, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS CUBS TOO MUCH FOR BUCS IN 8-3 LOSS The Pirates were held to just five hits by Ferguson Jenkins and two relievers, as the Chicago Cubs won, 8-3. Pittsburgh got solo homers from Al Oliver and Rennie Stennett, but it wasn’t nearly enough. Chicago’s, Billy Williams was…

GM# 148 SEPTEMBER 13, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS CLINES IS HERO AS BUCS BEAT CUBS, 5-3, IN TWELVE INNINGS After each team missed golden opportunities to score in the later innings; Gene Clines, who had replaced Al Oliver in center field; after the latter left the game in the ninth; stroked a two run home…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1971 Pittsburgh/147/89/58/.605/— St. Louis/147/85/61/1/.578/3.5 Chicago/145/74/71/.510/14 New York/144/72/72/.500/15.5 Montreal/144/63/80/1/.438/24 Philadelphia/146/62/84/.425/26.5

GM# 147 SEPTEMBER 12, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS BUCS TALLY 3 RUNS IN TOP OF 10TH TO TOPPLE EXPOS, 6-3 After a long stretch of win one, lose one, the Pittsburgh Pirates have put together a two game winning streak, defeating the Montreal Expos, 6-3, in ten innings. Despite getting a home run and a…