Author: david bancroft

JULY REVIEW Pittsburgh had another successful month as they try for the National League East crown. They are in first place and held a 6.5 game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals as the month of July came to a close. In 28 total games that month, the Pirates had a record of 18 wins…

AUGUST 2, 1971 The Pirates did not play today. Here are the other scores in the N.L. East and the current standings: Cincinnati 4 New York 2 Philadelphia 4 Atlanta 0 St. Louis 3 San Diego 1 Houston 2 Chicago 1 N.L. EAST STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 2, 1971 Pittsburgh/108/69/39/.639/— St. Louis/109/62/46/1/.569/7 Chicago/106/55/51/.519/13 New…

GM#’S 107, 108 AUGUST 1, 1971 AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS PIRATES SWEEP TWINBILL; WIN ALL FOUR GAMES AGAINST S.F. Pittsburgh took both ends of a double header against San Francisco, winning game one, 3-2, behind Bob Moose, who earned the win and Bob Miller, who collected a save. Willie Stargell clubbed his 32sd homerun. WP-Bob…

GM#106 JULY 31, 1971 AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS STARGELL POWERS PIRATES PAST GIANTS IN 9-3 DRUBBING It was just another day at the office for Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell, who had a three run homerun and a two run triple, to lead the Pirates past the Giants, 9-3. Manny Sanguillen was 4-5, while Dave Cash and…

GM# 105 JULY 30, 1971 AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ROOKIE KISON CONTINUES TO AMAZE BY TOSSING 3RD COMPLETE GAME Pirates rookie sensation, Bruce Kison, continues to be the story of the National League East. In his major league debut, Kison was bombed, allowing six runs in just an inning and a third. In his four…

GM# 104 JULY 29, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS CLAUDE OSTEEN SPINS 5 HIT SHUTOUT TO END BUCS WIN STREAK Claude Osteen and the Dodgers won the final game of a three-game series, 7-0, as Osteen pitched a five hit shutout. The loss ends a seven game winning streak for Pittsburgh, who now head to…

GM# 103 JULY 28, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS PIRATES BLOW 6 RUN LEAD, YET WIN, 8-7 IN 10TH INNING The Pirates made it seven wins in a row, in most improbable fashion. Luke Walker started and pitched six plus, quality innings, allowing just two runs on four hits. His teammates staked him to a…

GM# 102 JULY 27, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS BUCS POST 3 SPOT IN 8TH TO NOTCH, 6-5 COMEBACK WIN VS L.A. Pittsburgh headed into the top of the eighth inning, trailing 5-3. Dock Ellis had started and gone six innings, but had been cuffed around, allowing four runs on eleven hits. Roberto Clemente kicked…

JULY 26, 1971 PIRATES ARE IDLE TODAY; CARDINALS ARE 5.5 GAMES BACK Pittsburgh did not play today, they next head to Los Angeles to play the Dodgers. Here are the other scores from July 26th and the current standings. TODAY’S OTHER N.L. EAST SCORES Chicago 5 Montreal 2 St. Louis 4 New York 0 Houston…

GM#’S 100, 101 JULY 25, 1971 VS SAN DIEGO PADRES BUCS NEARLY TOSS BACK TO BACK SHUTOUTS AS THEY SWEEP PADRES TWINBILL Things couldn’t have gone much better for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as they won all four games against San Diego, including a double header sweep, in which Bob Johnson pitched a 5-0 shutout and…