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July 9. Gm#75 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 12 Chicago 11 PIRATES SCORE A DOZEN RUNS; WIN BY ONE It’s not often a team puts up 12 runs and the final score is a nail biter, but that’s what happened as the Bucs and Cubs locked up in a slugfest, which Pittsburgh held on to win, 12-11.…

July 8. Gm# 74 Forbes Field Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 3 BUCS CONTINUE TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH LAST PLACE CUBS The Chicago Cubs may be in the cellar of the National League, but they continue to cause trouble for Pittsburgh, once again beating the Pirates, 5-3. Hank Sauer continues to be a thorn in the Bucs…

July 7. Gm# 73 Forbes Field Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1 IN MIRROR IMAGE OF YESTERDAY’S GAME; KINER HOMERS, BUCS LOSE 2-1 In a game very similar to yesterday’s, Pittsburgh lost to Chicago by a 2-1 score, with the Bucs lone run coming on a Ralph Kiner(33) homerun. Kiner also singled, and has a 12 game…

July 6. Gm# 72 Forbes Field St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 KINER’S HOMER ONLY RUN IN PIRATES 2-1 LOSS The Cardinals scored two runs off Rip Sewell(4-7) in the top of the first. St. Louis starter, Red Munger then kept Pittsburgh off the board until Ralph Kiner hit his 32sd home run in the bottom…

July 5. PIRATES ARE OFF TODAY Other National League scores: Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 2; St. Louis 2 Chicago 1 Standing of the Clubs Brooklyn/73/45/28/.616 St. Louis/73/45/28/.616 New York/73/39/33/1/.541 Philadelphia/76/39/37/.513 Boston/76/38/37/1/.507 Pittsburgh/71/31/40/.457 Cincinnati/70/29/41/.414 Chicago/74/26/48/.351

July 4. Gm#’s 70 and 71 Crosley Field Pittsburgh 9,5; Cincinnati 5, 4 BUCCOS TAKE BOTH GAMES OF INDEPENDENCE DAY TWINBILL FROM REDS Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati twice in the Fourth of July double header at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Here’s how the games broke down. In the first game, Ralph Kiner(31) hit a big, three…

July 3. Gm# 69 Wrigley Field Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 2 SAUER’S BAT HURTS PIRATES ONCE AGAIN For the second straight game, Chicago’s Hank Sauer hurt the Pirates with his big bat. This time, it was a two run homer off Hugh Casey in the sixth inning, that did the damage in a 5-2 Cubs win.…

July 2. Gm# 68 Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 3 DICKSON’S ROUGH START COSTS BUCS IN 6-3 LOSS TO CUBS Murray Dickson(4-6) had a rough go of it. He got through the first two innings unscathed, but after getting two outs in the third, he allowed two singles, a double and a a three run home run…

Bulletin: VIC LOMBARDI TO REPLACE BILL WERLE IN STARTING ROTATION Effective immediately, Vic Lombardi will replace Bill Werle in the starting rotation for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Werle, of course, heads to the bullpen. Werle, who was not pleased with the decision, has struggled this season. In 66.5 innings pitched, he has a record of 3-8…

July 1. Gm# 67 Wrigley Field Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 0 SEWELL-GREGG COMBINE TO WHITE WASH CUBS Rip Sewell(4-6) tossed eight innings of shutout ball and Hal Gregg finshed up the final inning to earn a save, as Pittsburgh blanked Chicago, 1-0. Sewell fannned ten in eight innings, while walking three. The two pitchers combined allowed…