Author: david bancroft

GM#31 MAY 12, 1971 AT SAN DIEGO PADRES PIRATES WIN, 4-2, TO COMPLETE SWEEP OF PADRES Gene Clines, Gene Alley and Jackie Hernandez all had two hits each, as Pittsburgh defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-2, taking both games of a two game series. WP-Luke Walker(4-2). LP-Dave Roberts There are no game scheduled in the…

PIRATES IDLE MAY 10, 1971 OTHER N.L. SCORES St. Louis 8 Montreal 5 New York 2 Houston 1 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 0 GM# 30 MAY 11, 1971 AT SAN DIEGO PADRES JACKIE HERNANDEZ BAILS OUT BRILES WITH CLUTCH 2 RUN HOMER Pittsburgh headed into the bottom of the seventh with a 4-2 lead. Nellie Briles…

GM# 29 MAY 9, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS DODGERS DEMOLISH PIRATES, 12-5, IN SERIES FINALE After losing five straight games to Pittsburgh, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally had enough and exploded for 12 runs on 16 hits, as they bombed the Pirates, 12-5. Starter, Steve Blass(4-1) lasted just two and a third innings. He…

GM# 28 MAY 8, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS NELSON BRILES EARNS WIN ON MOUND AND HOMERS FOR PIRATES Pittsburgh’s Nelson Briles(3-0) went eight and a third innings, to collect his third straight decision and also belted a seventh inning, two run home run, as the Pirates beat the Dodgers, 5-3. Roberto Clemente’s(3) two run…

GM# 27 MAY 7, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS BUCCOS BACK ON TRACK WITH 5-2 WIN OVER DODGERS One day after San Francisco ended the Pirates eight game win streak; the team bounced right back, with a 5-2 victory over Los Angeles. The Dodgers are yet to beat the Pirates this year. Pittsburgh swept them…

TWO N.L. EAST GAMES WASHED OUT; MONTREAL LOSES With Pittsburgh out of action today, Montreal’s 5-2 loss to Houston was the only National League East Division game that was played. Two other contests, Chicago at New York and St. Louis at Philadelphia were both postponed due to inclement weather.

GM# 26 MAY 5, 1971 VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS JUAN MARICHAL ENDS PIRATE WIN STREAK WITH 4 HIT SHUTOUT San Francisco’s Juan Marichal dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing no runs on just four hits, to stop the Bucs cold, 6-0. Marichal’s legendary control was on display as he didn’t walk a single batter. He struck…

GM# 25 MAY 4, 1971 AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BUCCOS SURVIVE HIGH DRAMA TO NOTCH 8TH STRAIGHT WIN Steve Blass(4-0) grinded through eight and two thirds innings of shutout ball, clinging to a narrow, 1-0 lead. Though Blass had seven strikeouts, he allowed eight hits along the way as time after time, the Giants would…

MAY 3, 1971 PIRATES IDLE TODAY; HEAD WEST TO START ROAD TRIP Pittsburgh is not playing today. The team will begin their first western swing of the season and will take on the San Francisco Giants in Candlestick Park, on May 4th. TODAY’S OTHER N.L. SCORES New York 2 Chicago 1 Philadelphia 3 St. Louis…

GM #24 MAY 2, 1971 VS SAN DIEGO PADRES PIRATES COMPLETE SWEEP OF PADRES WITH 13-4 ROUT The Pittsburgh Pirates have won a lucky seven in a row, sweeping the last two teams they have played. The San Diego Padres were the latest victims and the Bucs ended this series with a 13-4 demolishing of…