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August 20. Gm# 113 Forbes Field St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 1 BUCS KICK AWAY GAME TO CARDS WITH 3 ERRORS St. Louis evened their series with Pittsburgh, as the Pirates handed them this one on a silver platter. Stan Rojek, Tom Saffell and Ralph Kiner all committed errors in the field, none more costly than…

August 19. Gm# 112 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis 5 MASI’S DOUBLE DOUBLE’S HELP PIRATES WIN OVER CARDS Phil Masi stroked a pair of two baggers, the second scoring Pete Castigilano with what would prove to be the winning run, in a 6-5 Pirates win over the Cardinals. St. Louis’ starter Gerry Staley began…

August 18. Gm# 111 Forbes Field Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 3 2 PIRATE ERRORS + 2 CUB TRIPLES = 8-3 CHICACO WIN Errors by Eddie Bockman and Ralph Kiner, coupled with a two run triple by Hal Jeffcoat and a three run triple by Herman Reich, spelled defeat for the Pirates, who dropped an 8-3 decison…

August 17. PIRATES-CUBS ARE RAINED OUT The first game of the Bucs-Cubs series was postponed by rain. Here are the other scores in the National League. Boston 13 New York 4; Philadelphia 11 Brooklyn 7; St. Louis 4 Chicago 3 Standing of the Clubs St. Louis/113/74/37/2/.664 Brooklyn/112/67/43/2/.607 New York/112/60/50/2/.545 Boston/113/54/57/2/.487 Philadelphia/113/55/58/.487 Pittsburgh/110/50/60/.455 Cincinnati/113/46/67/.407 Chicago/114/40/74/.351

August 16. Gm# 110 Crosley Field Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati 1 JUNIOR WALSH FAST BECOMING A FAN FAVORITE IN PITTSBURGH Struggling Murray Dickson was scratched from his start, and Junior Walsh took the hill against the Reds. Walsh(2-0) ended up with his second win in as many starts, working eight innings, with just one run allowed,…

August 15. Gm# 109 Crosley Field Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 6 CASEY ROCKED IN RELIEF; PIRATES LOSE TO REDS, 9-6 Hugh Casey(1-4) surrendered 3 runs in relief, on four extra base hits, as the Reds beat the Pirates, 9-6 at Cincinnati. Peanuts Lowrey was 4-5 with a triple. Danny Litwhiler hit a three run homer. For…

August 14. Gm# 108 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh 0 HOWIE POLLETT WHITEWASHES BUCS, 7-0; KINER 3 FOR LAST 21 AT BATS St. Louis ace Howie Pollett spanked the Bucs like a naughty child, tossing a 3 hit shutout. Not that the Cardinals needed any extra help, but the Pirates decided to chip in…

August 13. Gm# 107 Sportsman’s Park Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 2 WALKER GIVES BUCS SPARK OFF THE BENCH IN 5-2 WIN OVER CARDS Dixie Walker came off the bench and gave Pittsburgh a spark, going 2-4 with a double and scoring two runs in a 5-2 win over the first place Cardinals. Winner, Bob Chesnes(6-5)…

August 12. Gm# 106 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 1 STALEY AND CARDS HAVE EASY TIME WITH BUCS Gerry Staley tossed a complete game, four hitter as St. Louis stopped Pittsburgh, 6-1. Red Schoendiest was 4-4 with two doubles and a sacrifice. Enos Slaughter had two hits and two rbis; Rocky Nelson had two…

August 11. Gm# 105 Wrigley Field Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 3 9TH INN RALLY FALLS SHORT AS CUBS WIN FINAL GAME OF SERIES, 4-3. Pittsburgh left the tying and go ahead runs on in the top of the ninth, enabling the Chicago Cubs to come away with a 4-3 win, taking the final game, in a…