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July 21. Gm# 88. L.A. Coliseum. Pittsburgh 7 Los Angeles 3 FRIEND, HOAK , CLEMENTE HELP SALVAGE FINAL GAME OF SERIES Bob Friend(10-5) went seven strong, becoming the first Pirate to reach double digit wins and Don Hoak’s three hit day with his (12th) homer; along with three hits from Roberto Clemente, helped Pittsburgh beat…

July 20. Gm# 87. L.A. Coliseum. Los Angeles 14 Pittsburgh 6. PIRATES EMBARRASS THEMSELVES AGAINST THE DODGERS There’s no other way to put it. This was an embarrassing loss. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pirates again, this time pummeling the Buccos in a 14- 6 laugher. It was Pittsburgh’s worst loss of the year.…

July 19. Gm# 86. L.A. Colesium. Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 0 15 innings FRANK HOWARD HOMERUN ENDS FIFTEEN INNING MARATHON Harvey Haddix and Don Drysdale hooked up in one of the great pitching battles in Stratball history, each battling through a regulation scoreless game, but in the bottom of the fifteenth inning, Frank Howard’s homer…

July 17. Gm#’s 84, 85. Forbes Field. Pittsburgh 2, 3 Cincinnati 1, 6 PIRATES SPLIT TWINBILL WITH REDS Vinegar Bend Mizell(9-4) pitched a complete game, 2-1 win, in the opener, limiting the Reds to just two hits, though he did walk six batters. Roberto Clemente led the offense, going three for four, with two runs…

July 16. Gm# 83. Forbes Field. Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 3 REDS THROTTLE PIRATES FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN. Cincinnati battered Bob Friend(9-5) and the Bucs in an 8-3 rout and the game wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. Friend left after just three and a third innings, having allowed six runs. The Reds tacked…

July 15. Gm# 82. Forbes Field. Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 3 10 innings REDS OPEN SERIES WITH 4-3 WIN OVER BUCS IN TEN INNINGS Wally Post singled in Gus Bell, who had doubled in the top of the tenth inning, as the Cincinnati Reds went on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. Bennie Daniels(1-4) took the…

July 14. Gm# 81. Forbes Field. Pittsburgh 5 Milwaukee 4 PIRATES SNATCH VICTORY FROM DEFEAT WITH 3 RUNS IN BOTTOM OF 9TH In a make up game from Memorial Day, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Braves in stunning fashion, scoring three times in the bottom of the ninth inning, after Milwaukee scored twice in…

July 10. Gm# 80. Connie Mack Stadium. Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 1. CIMOLI ERROR IS COSTLY AS PIRATES LOSE TO PHILS, 2-1 An error by Gino Cimoli in the bottom of the eighth inning was instrumental in Philadelphia’s 2-1 comeback win over Pittsburgh. With one out, Tony Taylor singled off Elroy Face(3-3), then Pancho Herrera followed…

July 9. Gm# 79. Connie Mack Stadium. Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 3 PHILLIES STOP FRIEND AND END PITTSBURGH’S WIN STREAK AT 7 GAMES Bobby Del Greco and Pancho Herrera each homered off of Bob Friend(9-4), as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3. That ends a seven game win streak for the Pirates, who remain…

July 8. Gm#’s 77, 78. Connie Mack Stadium. Pittsburgh 8,6 Philadelphia 3, 5 BUCS SIT A HALF GAME BACK AFTER SWEEPING TWINBILL WITH PHILS The Pittsburgh Pirates are now just one half game out of first place in the National League after winning both ends of a doubleheader at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh took the first game…