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May 28. Gm# 38 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 FRIEND, FACE COMBINE TO SHUTOUT PHILLIES, 2-0 Bob Friend(5-2) took a shutout bid into the ninth inning, but after running out of gas, Elroy Face took over and finished up, as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia, 2-0. Friend allowed three singles in the eighth inning(his point of…

May 27. Rainout. PHILLIES-PIRATES GAME IS RAINED OUT The first game of the series between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh was washed out, to be made up later. Here are the scores of the games that were played: Los Angeles 5 Chicago3; Cincinnati 9 Milwaukee 3; St. Louis 5 San Francisco 4 National League Standings San Francisco/37/24/13/.649/—…

May 26. No game. BUCS HAVE DAY OFF. GIANTS WIN TO STAY ATOP N.L Pittsburgh was off today, as they prepare for the Philadelphia Phillies to come into town. Here are the scores of the games that were played: San Francisco 9 Philadelphia 0; Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 1. Those were the only games scheduled.…

May 25. Gm# 37 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 1 10 innings VIRDON’S SACRIFICE FLY IN BOTTOM OF 10TH ENDS LOSING STREAK Bill Virdon hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth inning, scoring Geno Cimoli with the winning run as the Pirates snapped a seven game losing skid with a 2-1…

May 24. Gm# 36 Forbes Field Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 1 PIRATES DROP TO .500 WITH SEVENTH STRAIGHT LOSS Once at 18 and 11, Pittsburgh is now playing .500 ball after losing for the seventh straight time. The Dodgers, behind Johnny Podres, scored four runs in the top of the second and never looked back,…

May 23. Gm# 35 Forbes Field Los Angeles 5 Pittsburgh 2 DODGERS SCORE 4 RUNS IN 7TH TO BEAT SKIDDING PIRATES The Pittsburgh Pirates poor offensive output continues, as they couldn’t hold a 2-1 lead, eventually losing, 5-2, when Los Angeles scored four times in the top of the seventh. Sandy Koufax got the win,…

May 22. Gm# 34. Forbes Field. San Francisco 1 Pittsburgh 0 BUCS SHUTOUT FOR SECOND STRAIGHT DAY AS GIANTS COMPLETE SWEEP The San Francisco Giants beat Pittsburgh’s two best pitchers in their most recent series. Yesterday, Johnny Antonelli pitched a 1-0, three hit shutout, while today; Jack Sanford duplicated the feat almost exactly, with a…

May 21. Gm# 21 Forbes Field San Francisco 1 Pittsburgh 0 JOHNNY ANTONELLI SPINS 3 HIT SHUTOUT AGAINST PIRATES Another one run game, another loss for Pittsburgh. This time, it was San Francisco’s Johnny Antonelli that turned the trick, as he blanked the Bucs with a three hit shutout. Roberto Clemente, Smokey Burgess and Don…

May 20. Gm# 32. Forbes Field San Francisco 4 Pittsburgh 3 McCOVEY’S HOMER IS DIFFERENCE AS GIANTS BEAT BUCS, 4-3. STUART HURT Willie McCovey’s solo blast off Tom Cheney(0-3) was the difference in the game as the San Francisco Giants defeated Pittsburgh, 4-3. It was the third loss in a row for the Pirates. Harvey…

May 19. Gm# 31 Forbes Field St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 3 CARDS’ RAY SADECKI IS IMPRESSIVE IN MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, Ray Sadecki had a very impressive big league debut, defeating, Jim Umbricht(0-2) and the Pirates, 5-3. The rookie didn’t allow a hit over the first four innings and held a 5-0…