Author: david bancroft

GM# 137 AUGUST 31, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES MOOSE, GIUSTI COMBINE TO BLANK PHILS, 3-0/ STARGELL BELTS 40TH HR Bob Moose had a strong outing, going seven and a third innings, allowing no runs and just four hits. With two men on and one out in the top of the eighth, Dave Giusti came on…

GM# 136 AUGUST 30, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PIRATE PITCHERS ALLOW THREE, 3 RUN HOMERS, IN 9-5 LOSS TO PHILLIES Dave Cash hit a two run single off Chris Short in the bottom of the first, then in the third, Roberto Clemente’s sacrifice fly added run #3. Things looked bright, but went south in a…

GM# 135 AUGUST 29, 1971 AT HOUSTON ASTROS ASTROS BEAT PIRATES 4-3 IN BOTTOM OF TENTH TO WIN SERIES 2-1 Cesar Cedeno hit a two out triple in the bottom of the ninth off Mudcat Grant but was stranded. Grant’s luck would run out in the tenth, as Marty Martinez doubled in Rich Chiles with…

GM# 134 AUGUST 28, 1971 AT HOUSTON ASTROS ROBERTSON’S BIG DAY HELPS BUCS EDGE ASTROS, 5-4 Pirate first baseman, Bob Robertson, had himself a day. He hit a three run in the top of the sixth, to pull the Pirates within a run; then clubbed a two run blast in the eighth, putting them ahead…

GM# 133 AUGUST 27, 1971 AT HOUSTON ASTROS ASTROS HAND BOB MILLER FIRST LOSS OF YEAR The Houston Astros edged the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, ending the unbeaten pitching run of Bob Miller, who took the loss, after allowing eighth inning doubles to Bob Watson and Johnny Edwards. Miller had a 9-0 win streak for the…

AUGUST 26, 1971 There are no games scheduled in the National League East today. Here are the current standings: Pittsburgh/132/81/51/.614/— St. Louis/131/74/56/1/.565/6 Chicago/128/68/60/.531/11 New York/127/60/67/.472/18.5 Philadelphia/128/58/70/.453/21 Montreal/128/54/73/1/.422/24.5

GM# 132 AUGUST 25, 1971 AT ATLANTA BRAVES PIRATES PUT UP SEASON HIGH 14 RUNS, AS THEY WIN SERIES WITH BRAVES At first it seemed as if Pittsburgh was headed for a loss in the final game of their four game series with Atlanta. Bruce Kison trailed 4-1 and left after just four innings. However…

GM# 131 AUGUST 24, 1971 AT ATLANTA BRAVES EVANS’ TWO RUN SMASH IS DIFFERENCE IN BRAVES, 6-4 WIN OVER BUCS Darrell Evans belted a two run homerun off reliever, Nellie Briles in the bottom of the seventh, breaking a 4-4 tie and leading Atlanta past Pittsburgh, 6-4. Bob Johnson started for Pittsburgh and went six…

GM#’S 129, 130 AUGUST 23, 1971 AT ATLANTA BRAVES BUCS SWEEP TWINBILL WITH BRAVES; BLASS PITCHES C.G. IN OPENER STARGELL, ROBERTSON BOTH HOMER IN SECOND GAME Pittsburgh won both ends of their doubleheader with Atlanta. Steve Blass pitched his sixth complete game of the season, in a 4-1 win; then in the second contest, both…

GM# 128 AUGUST 22, 1971 AT CINCINNATI REDS ROBERTSON HR GIVES BUCS 1-0 WIN IN 11 INNING, PITCHER’S DUEL Luke Walker and Gary Nolan hooked up in one of the best pitcher’s duels of the year. In the end, the Pirates claimed a 1-0 victory on a top of the eleventh inning home run by…