Author: david bancroft

GM# 5 APRIL 11, 1971 AT ATLANTA BRAVES AARON’S WALKOFF HR IN TENTH, HIS SECOND OF THE GAME, WINS IT FOR ATLANTA Henry Aaron was sure a thorn in the Pirates side this series. He had three homeruns, a triple and a single and drove in seven runs, in the three game set. Hammerin’ Hank…

GM#4 APRIL 10, 1971 VS ATLANTA BRAVES BUCS BREAK OUT LUMBER WITH 3 HOMERS IN 7-3 WIN OVER BRAVES Pittsburgh got long balls from, Bob Robertson, his second in as many games, Jackie Hernandez and Vic Davalillo, as they defeated Atlanta, 7-3. That evens their record in the series to one apiece and their overall…

GM # 3 VS ATLANTA BRAVES, APRIL 9, 1971 TOP OF BRAVES ORDER SHINES IN 6-2 WIN OVER PIRATES Leadoff hitter, Sonny Jackson doubled and scored two runs; Ralph Garr went 3-4 with a double and Henry Aaron tripled and homered, driving in four runs, as the Braves beat the Pirates, 6-2, in their season…

GM#2 VS PHILADELPHIA APRIL 8, 1971 NO LIS THAN 3 DOUBLES, HELPS PHILS DOWN BUCS, 4-1 Philadelphia left fielder, Joe Lis, banged out three doubles, scored twice and drove in one run, as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1. The Pirates opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning, when Willie…

MAZ HAS BIG DAY AT TOP OF ORDER IN BUCS OPENING DAY WIN Bill Mazeroski went 3-4, with three singles and scored three of the Pirates five runs, as they beat the Phillies on Opening Day, by a score of, 5-2. Dock Ellis went seven innings to notch the win. Mudcat Grant pitched the eighth,…

After finishing up my Legends League season, I’m off and running with a new project. I have the 1971 Strat cards in Super Advanced and will be replaying the Pittsburgh Pirates season from that year. That year was the first time I really followed a team in earnest, as I grew up a Pirates fan.…

A CAPSULE LOOK AT THE LEGENDS LEAGUE SEASON Well, the season has come to an end. In what was pretty much a two team race all year, the Mad Dogs pulled away at the end and managed to finish 6 games ahead of the Clippers for the title. The Mad Dogs did it with pitching.…

FINAL STANDINGS Mad Dogs/142/88/54/.620/—/W2 Clippers/134/78/56/.582/6/L2 Naturals/138/76/63/.543/11/L3 Terrifics/137/66/71/.482/19.5/W2 Peaches/136/64/72/.471/21/L2 Comets/136/61/75/.449/24/L1 Sultans/143/64/79/.448/24.5/L2 Hammers/136/55/81/.404/30/W1 SCORES: Mad Dogs 4 Peaches 3 12 inn Mad Dogs 10 Peaches 1 Though the Mad Dogs had already clinched, they put a dominant finish on the season by sweeping the Peaches in the year’s last double header. They won the opener in 12…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 30 Mad Dogs/140/86/54/.614/—/W1 Clippers/134/78/56/.582/5/L2 Naturals/137/75/62/.547/9.5/L2 Terrifics/136/65/71/.478/19/W1 Peaches/134/64/70/.478/19/W2 Comets/135/61/74/.452/22.5/W2 Sultans/143/64/79/.448/23.5/L2 Hammers/135/54/81/.400/29.5/L1 TODAY’S RESULTS: Comets 6 Sultans 4 A Roy Campanella grand slam highlighted a five run fifth inning for the Comets, as they beat the Sultans, 5-4. Mickey Mantle slugged his 42sd home run for the winners, while Joe Jackson and…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 29 Mad Dogs/140/86/54/.614/—/W1 Clippers/134/78/56/.582/5/L2 Naturals/136/75/61/.552/9/L1 Terrifics/136/65/71/.478/19/W1 Peaches/133/63/70/.474/19.5/W1 Sultans/142/64/78/.451/23/L1 Comets/134/60/74/.448/23/W1 Hammers/135/54/81/.400/29.5/L1 HEADLINES MAD DOGS CLINCH PENNANT ALL THREE DOUBLE HEADERS END IN SPLITS TERRIFICS OUTLAST CLIPPERS IN SLUGFEST GAME SCORES: Sultans 1 Comets 0 Dazzy Vance staked his claim for Pitcher of the Year honors, by spinning a five hit shutout,…