Author: david bancroft

GM# 117 AUGUST 11, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS BUCS STUMBLE LATE, BEATEN BY CUBS, 4-3 Dock Ellis had a 2-0 lead, with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, when Joe Pepitone hit a game tying, two run home run. The Pirates called on Dave Giusti, who got the final out in that…

GM# 116 AUGUST 10, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS DAVE CASH STROKES 2 RUN, WALKOFF TRIPLE AS BUCS SHOCK CUBS, 5-4 Each team scored two runs in the first inning. Chicago got their tallies on a Joe Pepitone, two run blast; while in the bottom of the first, Dave Cash was walked by Juan Pizzaro to…

AUGUST 9, 1971 IDLE PIRATES GAIN A HALF GAME ON CARDS, WHO FALL TO L.A. Pittsburgh did not play today, in fact, the only game in the N.L. East was the L.A. Dodgers at the St. Louis Cardinals. Los Angeles won, 6-5, putting the Pirates a full seven games in front of the second place…

GM #’S 114, 115 AUGUST 8, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES BUCS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER TO COP SERIES SPLIT WITH PHILS Pittsburgh took both ends of a double header against the Philadelphia Phillies, both games by 5-3 scores. Steve Blass went six innings in the opener and improves to 13-4. Roberto Clemente homered for the ninth time…

GM# 113 AUGUST 7, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PHILLIES DEMOLISH PIRATES, 11-1 Philadelphia won game two of the series in a laugher, pounding out 19 hits, to go with eleven runs. Rick Wise retired the first 18 men he faced, eventually finishing with a complete game, four hitter. The Pirates scratched out a run in…

GM# 112 AUGUST 6, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PHILLIES SCORE 4 IN SEVENTH TO BEAT BUCS, 6-3 Pittsburgh kicked off their latest homestand with a 6-3 loss to Philadelphia. Dock Ellis led, 3-2, heading into the top of the seventh, but stumbled, giving up two runs. Luke Walker allowed two more, allowing the Phillies to…

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST INDIVIDUAL LEADERS BATTING: Torre, St.L.- .363; Beckert, Chic.-348; Clemente, Pitt.-.344; Garr, Atl.-.333; Brock, St.L.-330. HOME RUNS: Stargell, Pitt.-32; Aaron, Atl.-31; May, Cinn.-29; Johnson, Phila.-26; Montanez, Phil and Robertson, Pitt. 22 RUNS BATTED IN: Stargell, Pitt.-89; Torre, St.L.-88; Aaron, Atl-80; Montanez, Phil-74; Johnson,Phil.-70. PITCHING LEADERS: Jenkins, Chic.-17-9; Carlton, St.L.-15-6; Downing, L.A.-13-7; Blass, Pitt.-12-4;…

GM# 111 AUGUST 5, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS PIRATES RALLY FOR 3 RUNS IN TOP OF 9TH, TO BEAT EXPOS, 4-2 Expos closer, Mike Marshall quickly retired Jose Pagan and pinch hitter, Milt May, in the top of the ninth, but then the dam broke. Nursing a 2-1 lead, Marshall walked Dave Cash, then Expo…

GM# 110 AUGUST 4, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS BILL STONEMAN TURNS THE TABLES WITH 3-0 SHUTOUT OF PIRATES One day after Steve Blass and Dave Giusti combined to blank Montreal, 5-0, Expos hurler, Bill Stoneman got a measure of revenge, by tossing a 4 hit shutout against Pittsburgh. Montreal got a run in the bottom…

GM# 109 AUGUST 3, 1971 VS MONTREAL EXPOS BLASS, GIUSTI COMBINE TO WHITEWASH EXPOS, 5-0 Steve Blass pitched seven and one third innings of shutout ball, but when Ron Fairey and Ron Hunt reached on back to back singles in the eighth inning, with one out, the Pirates called on Dave Giusti, who got Boots…