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April 28. Gm# 13 Connie Mack Stadium Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 0 VINEGAR BEND MIZELL JUST MISSES PITCHING A NO HITTER In one of the best games pitched in the history of Stratball, Pittsburgh’s Vinegar Bend Mizell tossed a one hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia’s lone hit came in the bottom of the sixth, when…

April 27. Gm# 12 Connie Mack Stadium Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 BOB FRIEND AND ELROY FACE COMBINE ON 3 HIT SHUTOUT OF PHILLIES Bob Friend(3-0) won his third straight decision with a stellar performance against the Philadelphia Phillies. Friend limited the Phils to just three hits, while fanning eight. He only issued two walks. Friend…

April 26. PIRATES-PHILLIES GAME IS RAINED OUT Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were unable to play due to rain. The other teams in the National League were able to get their games in. Here are those scores: Milwaukee 4 Cincinnati 3; St. Louis 4 San Francisco 2; Los Angeles 8 Chicago 1. National League Standings Milwaukee/10/7/3/.700/— San…

April 25. In today’s only action, San Francisco defeated St. Louis, 9-8. National League Standings San Francisco/11/8/3/.727/— Milwaukee/9/6/3/.667/1 Pittsburgh/11/7/4/.636/1 Los Angeles/10/5/5/.500/2.5 St. Louis/10/4/6/.400/3.5 Cincinnati/11/4/7/.364/4 Philadelphia/11/4/7/.364/4 Chicago/9/3/6/.333/4

April 24. Gm# 11 Forbes Field Milwaukee 8 Pittsburgh 3 MILWAUKEE BEATS PITTSBURGH, 8-3, TO SWEEP THE SERIES A decisive, 8-3 win by the Braves means a sweep of the latest series between they and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ed Mathews homered and Johnny Logan, Joe Adcock and Mel Roach each had two hits. For the…

April 23. Gm# 10. Forbes Field Milwaukee 12 Pittsburgh 5 BRAVES THROTTLE PIRATES, 12-5 The Milwaukee Braves handled Pittsburgh with ease, handing the Bucs a 12-5 mashing. Pittsburgh scored the first two runs of the game in a sloppy, error filled contest, but the Braves exploded for five runs in the fourth and six more…

April 22. Gm# 9 Forbes Field Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 2 DESPITE TWO DICK STUART HOME RUNS, BUCS LOSE TO BRAVES, 3-2 A pair of Dick Stuart(1,2) homers couldn’t make up for a key error by Bill Mazeroski, as the miscue lead to three unearned runs in the top of the fifth, allowing Milwaukee to edge…

April 21. Gm# 8 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 1 BUCS COMPLETE SWEEP OF PHILLIES WITH STRONG PITCHING AND HITTING Vinegar Bend Mizzell(2-0) allowed an unearned run in the top of the first, but settled down quickly, and gave up no more runs and just three hits the rest of the way, as Pittsburgh completed…

April 20. Gm# 7 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 1 PIRATES USE SIMILAR FORMULA TO BEAT PHILLIES AGAIN Yesterday, Vern Law pitched a shutout and Bill Virdon hit a three run homer to beat Philadelphia. Today, they nearly duplicated that feat. Bob Friend(2-0) won the game, just missing out on the whitewash when he allowed…

April 19. Gm# 6 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 0 VIRDON’S BAT; LAW’S ARM, LEAD BUCS TO 4-0 WIN OVER PHILLIES Vernon Law(1-0) tossed a six hit shutout, for his first win of the season and Bill Virdon(1) belted a three run homerun, as Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia, 4-0. Law fanned seven and did not walk…