Author: david bancroft

GM# 41 MAY 23, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS RUSTY STAUB’S GAME WINNING SINGLE SPOILS STARGELL’S BIG DAY Montreal’s Rusty Staub singled in pinch runner, Ron Woods, with the game winning run, as the Expos edged the Pirates, 5-4, in the third game of their most recent series. Staub’s hit and the Expos win, took the…

GM# 40 MAY 22, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS ROBERTSON’S 8TH INNING HR GIVES PIRATES, 4-3 COMEBACK WIN Luke Walker started for Pittsburgh and was solid for five innings. The Bucs got a run in the first and Gene Clines homered for the first time this season, in the third, so Walker took a 2-0 lead…

GM# 39 MAY 21, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS ELLIS & LUMBER COMPANY END SKID WITH 9-3 WIN OVER MONTREAL Pittsburgh ace, Dock Ellis, improved to 5-0 and his teammates blasted three home runs, including a grand slam by Roberto Clemente, as Pittsburgh stopped a three-game losing streak, with a 9-3 win over the Montreal Expos.…

GM# 38 MAY 20, 1971 AT CINCINNATI REDS GIUSTI BLOWS SAVE CHANCE BUCS LOSE THIRD STRAIGHT GAME The Pirates dropped a 5-4 decision against the Reds and have now lost three games in a row. Bob Robertson got Pittsburgh off to a good start, belting a three run home run in the first inning. They…

GM# 37 MAY 19, 1971 AT CINCINNATI REDS NOLAN, PEREZ LEAD REDS TO VICTORY OVER PIRATES Gary Nolan grinded through a complete game win and Tony Perez was 3-4, with a home run, as Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh, 3-1. The Pirates had runners in scoring position five times, yet their only run came on a solo…

GM# 36 MAY 18, 1971 VS MONTREAL EXPOS RUSTY STAUB HOMERS TWICE TO LEAD EXPOS PAST PIRATES Le Grande Orange; Rusty Staub, belted a pair of home runs to lead the Montreal Expos past the Pittsburgh Pirates, by a score of, 6-3. Staub hit a two run clout off starter, Bob Johnson, in the first…

GM# 35 MAY 17, 1971 VS MONTREAL EXPOS ALLEY MAKES UP FOR ERROR WITH A 3 RUN HOME RUN Pittsburgh shortstop, Gene Alley committed an error in the top of the fourth inning, which, although it didn’t lead to a run, had some Pirate fans grumbling. He more than atoned for it when his turn…

GM# 34 MAY 16, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS ELLIS MOVES TO 4-0 WITH 3-1 WIN OVER METS Dock Ellis won his fourth decision, as the Pirates defeated the Mets, 3-1. The Mets got an unearned run in the first inning, via a Dave Cash error. The Bucs took the lead in the third, thanks…

GM# 33 MAY 15, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS AL OLIVER WINS IT FOR PIRATES WITH 12TH INNING WALKOFF HOME RUN After Gary Gentry and Steve Blass traded zeroes for most of the game, the game moved into extra innings, with both teams still unable to plate a run. Finally, Al Oliver ended it by…

GM# 32 MAY 14, 1971 VS N.Y. METS PIRATES RETURN HOME BUT LOSE, 5-3, TO METS Jerry Koosman went seven innings to earn the win and Tommie Agee homered and drove in three runs, as the N.Y. Mets defeated Pittsburgh, by a score of 5-3. Starter, Bob Johnson, lasted just three innings, allowing four runs,…