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June 20. Gm# 58 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 4 MURTAUGH’S 3 RUN HOMER IS KEY TO PIRATES’ 6-4 WIN OVER PHILLIES Second baseman, Danny Murtaugh(4) slugged a clutch, 3 run home run, to help lead Pittsburgh past Philadelphia in the series opener. Murray Dickson(4-5) earned the win. National League scores: Boston 4 Chicago 2;…

June 19. Gm# 57 Forbes Field New York 10 Pittsburgh 2 GIANTS’ SID GORDON SOCKS 3 HR’S IN ONE GAME; N.Y. SWEEPS BUCS Pirate killer, Sid Gordon, third sacker for the N.Y. Giants, took the wind out the the Buccaneer schooner, belting 3 home runs in a 10-2 clubbing of Pittsburgh. New York took all…

June 18. Gm# 56 Forbes Field New York 7 Pittsburgh 6 BUCS CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR IN ONE RUN LOSS TO GIANTS The Pirates battled, but in the end, fell one run short, losing, 7-6 to the New York Giants. Ralph Kiner’s day off evidently did him good, as he belted homer #24, a two…

June 17. Gm# 55 Forbes Field New York 8 Pittsburgh 3 PITCHING MELTDOWN LEADS TO 8 RUN INNING BY GIANTS Dino Restelli hit a three run homer in the third and Bob Chesnes was pitching well. But things would unravel in the sixth. Wes Westrum singled, Buddy Kerr flew out, but pitcher, Clint Hartung drew…

June 16. Gm# 54 Forbes Field Boston 7 Pittsburgh 2 ROUGH SPOT START FOR HAL GREGG; BUCS LOSE, 7-2 Hal Gregg(3-2) got a chance to make a rare spot start, and things didn’t go so well. He gave up two home runs and a double, surrendering four runs in the first inning. The runs were…

June 15. Gm# 53 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 PITTSBURGH BEATS BOSTON AGAIN, 4-2 Murray Dickson(3-5) went the distance and Ralph Kiner(23) homered for the second straight day, as the Pirates beat the Braves, 4-2, for their second straight win. National League scores: Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0; St. Louis 9…

June 14. Forbes Field Gm# 52 Pittsburgh 5 Boston 3 Dino Restelli belted a two run homer in the bottom of the seventh, breaking a 3-3 tie, as the Pirates defeated the Boston Braves, 5-3. Earlier in the game, Ralph Kiner hit his(22sd) circuit clout. Rip Sewell(3-5) earned the win with seven innings of work.…

June 13 NO GAMES SCHEDULED IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AS EXPECTED, KINER IS ONE MAN TEAM FOR PITTSBURGH With all teams off today, it’s a chance to review the ’49 Pirates on an individual basis. As was expected, left fielder and slugger, Ralph Kiner has been the story. He leads the team in 7 individual…

June 12. Gm# 51 Polo Grounds New York 7 Pittsburgh 6 GIANTS SHOCK PIRATES WITH 6 RUNS IN BOTTOM OF NINTH In what was probably the most gut wrenching Pirate loss this year, Tiny Bonham and Ray Poat combined to blow a 6-1 lead, allowing New York to score six runs in their final inning…

June 11. Gm# 50 Polo Grounds New York 4 Pittsburgh 1 GIANTS DROP PIRATES, 4-1 Six of New York’s eight hits were of the extra base variety, as the Giants defeated Bob Chesnes(3-5) and the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1. Bill Rigney doubled twice, as did Johnny Mize. Willard Marshall had a single, double and triple. Pete…