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July 31. Gm# 97. Wrigley Field. Chicago 10 Pittsburgh 4 CHICAGO CUBS END LONG LOSING STREAK IN STYLE BY POUNDING PIRATES After scoring only two runs over the first two games; the Chicago Cubs took the final game of the series and put an end to a ten game skid at the same time, by…

July 30. Gm# 96. Wrigley Field. Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 1. HAPLESS CUBS FALL TO PIRATES AGAIN The free falling Chicago Cubs, who have dropped 10 straight games, lost again to the Pittsburgh Pirates, this time by a 5-1 score. Chicago scored first, when George Altman homered off Vern Law(10-4) in the bottom of the fourth.…

July 29. Gm# 95. Wrigley Field. Pittsburgh 9 Chicago 1 PIRATES THROTTLE CUBS IN SERIES OPENER Pittsburgh took care of last place Chicago rather easily, banging out 12 hits in a 9-1 victory. Dick Stuart and Roberto Clemente had three hit days, with Stuart(13) and Hal Smith(4), clubbing homers. Harvey Haddix(6-5) spun a complete game…

July 28. BUCS ARE OFF TODAY; SCORES AND STANDINGS FOLLOW Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2; Los Angeles 8 Cincinnati 6; San Francisco 3 Milwaukee 2 National League Standings Milwaukee/91/54/37/.593/— St. Louis/93/53/40/.570/2 Pittsburgh/94/51/43/.543/4.5 Los Angeles/91/49/42/.538/5 San Francisco/92/49/43/.533/5.5 Cincinnati/93/44/49/.473/11 Philadelphia/93/37/56/.398/18 Chicago/94/33/61/.351/22

July 27. Gm# 94. Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 0. BUCS TAKE SERIES WITH CARDS ON MIZELL MASTERPIECE Pittsburgh won it’s latest series with St. Louis, three games to one, thanks to Vinegar Bend Mizell(10-5), who pitched one of the best games by a Pirate this year. Mizell threw a two hit shutout, his…

July 26. Gm# 93. Busch Stadium. St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 SIMMONS BEATS FRIEND IN 2-1 PITCHER’S DUEL Bob Friend(10-6) lost a tough game to Curt Simmons of the Cardinals. Despite allowing only four hits, the Pirates fell to St. Louis, 2-1. Simmons gave up one run on six hits to Pittsburgh. The Cardinals struck…

June 25. Gm# 92. Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 1 PIRATE OFFENSE COMES UP BIG IN VERNON LAW’S BRILLIANT EFFORT The Pittsburgh Pirates put up 9 runs against the Cardinals, more than they have scored against a team in over 25 days, while Vernon Law(9-4) spun one of his best games of the year…

July 24. Gm# 91. Candlestick Park. San Francisco 1 Pittsburgh 0 BILLY O’DELL SPINS 4 HIT SHUTOUT AS GIANTS TAKE LAST GAME OF SERIES, 1-0 Billy O’Dell and the San Francisco Giants whitewashed Pittsburgh, 1-0, to win the final game of a three game series. It certainly was a hard luck loss for Tom Cheney(2-6)…

July 23. Gm# 90. Candlestick Park Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco 3 PIRATES SCORE 4 RUNS IN TOP OF EIGHTH IN COMEBACK WIN OVER GIANTS Juan Marichal looked to be in complete control as he carried a 3-0 lead over Pittsburgh into the eighth inning. However, things changed in the Pirates favor that inning. Bill Mazeroski…

July 22. Gm# 89. Candlestick Park. San Francisco 11 Pittsburgh 4 GIANTS SEND MIZELL TO EARLY SHOWER IN 11-4 ROUT AT CANDLESTICK Vinegar Bend Mizell(9-5) lasted just an inning and two thirds in an 11-4 rout by the San Francisco Giants. Willie Mays’ three run clout was the death knell in Mizell’s fateful frame. In…