Author: david bancroft

JULY 11, 1971 PIRATES-BRAVES GAME RAINED OUT The final game in the Bucs-Braves series, was washed out. Here are the results of the other games in the National League East and the current standings. Pittsburgh holds a five game lead over the second place St. Louis Cardinals, heading into the All Star break. The regular…

GM# 88 JULY 10, 1971 VS ATLANTA BRAVES DESPITE THREE HOME RUNS, BUCS LOSE 5-3 TO BRAVES Winning pitcher, Phil Niekro only allowed four hits in seven innings, though three of them were solo homers. However, Atlanta pounded out 15 hits, to defeat Steve Blass and the Pirates, 5-3. Willie Stargell homered in the second…

GM# 87 JULY 9, 1971 VS ATLANTA BRAVES PIRATES BEAT BRAVES, 3-2, IN BOTTOM OF ELEVENTH Dave Cash singled in Manny Sanguillen, in the bottom of the eleventh inning, as Pittsburgh defeated the Atlanta Braves, 3-2, in the first game of their series. Willie Stargell and Dave Cash had three hits apiece. Sonny Jackson and…

GM# 86 JULY 8, 1971 VS. CINCINNATI REDS KISON TAKES PERFECT GAME INTO 8TH; WINS 5-0 ON ONE HIT SHUTOUT Just four days after getting blown off the mound, rookie Bruce Kison pitched one of the best games in the majors this year. Kison did not allow a baserunner until Dave Concepcion of the Reds…

GM #85 JULY 7, 1971 VS CINCINNATI REDS REDS ROCK BOB JOHNSON, BEAT BUCS, 6-2 The Cincinnati Reds got to Bob Johnson early, rocking him for five runs in just three innings. Pete Rose was a menace at the top of the order, going four for five, with two doubles. Woody Woodard had three singles,…

GM# 84 JULY 6, 1971 VS CINCINNATI REDS REDS BELT 3 HR’S AGAINST ELLIS IN 5-3 CINCY WIN Lee May clubbed a pair of solo home runs and light hitting Tommy Helms smacked a three run clout, as Cincinnati took it to Pirate ace, Dock Ellis, 5-3. Jim McGlothen went six innings plus, to earn…

GM# 83 JULY 5, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS BLASS GOES DISTANCE AS BUCCOS WIN FINALE OF SERIES, 4-2 After Steve Blass allowed back to back singles, with two out in the seventh inning, he got a mound visit from manager, Danny Murtaugh. The pitcher shooed the skipper away and went on to a 4-2 victory…

GM# 82 JULY 4, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS CUBS SPOIL KISON’S DEBUT WITH 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS The Chicago Cubs celebrated Independence Day by routing Pittsburgh, 11-0. Bill Hands tossed a four hit shutout and Cubs batters belted four home runs against Bruce Kison, who was making his major league debut. It was an auspicious…

GM# 81 JULY 3, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS STARGELL HOMERS TWICE; SETS 2 GAME RBI RECORD IN 8-5 COMEBACK WIN Willie Stargell had done a day’s work, to say the least. He smacked a pair of three run home runs, for a record 11 runs batted in, over two games. He drove in five runs…

GM# 80 JULY 2, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS STARGELL, ROBERTSON POWER BUCS PAST CUBS, ENDING SIX GAME SKID Willie Stargell homered, doubled and knocked in five runs and Bob Robertson also went deep, as the Pittsburgh Pirates finally ended a six game losing streak, by defeating the Chicago Cubs, 8-5. Despite a rough start by…