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May 11 Gm #23 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 1 LONG BALL HURTS SEWELL IN 3-1 LOSS TO DODGERS Rip Sewell(1-3) dropped this third straight decision, and once again, home runs were to blame. This time it was Pee Wee Reese and Carl Furillio going deep against Rip, who has allowed four dingers over his…

May 9. Gm #21 Braves Field Pittsburgh 4 Boston 3 Ten innings. PIRATES WIN IN TEN INNINGS TO SNAP SKID Stan Rojek doubled in the top of the tenth inning and Ralph Kiner singled him in as Pittsburgh got back on track by defeating the Boston Braves, 4-3. In addition to those two players, Pete…

May 8. Gm #’s 19 and 20. Braves Field Boston 8 Pittsburgh 3; Boston 4 Pittsburgh 2 BRAVES TAKE BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLE HEADER FROM PITTSBURGH The Pirates fell further down in the standings after dropping both games of a twinbill against the Boston Braves. Pittsburgh has now lost five in a row. Pirate pitching…

May 7. Gm #18 Shibe Park Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 4 BUCS PLAYING .500 BALL AFTER ANOTHER LOSS TO PHILLIES After a 6-0 start, the Pirates have fallen back to earth, and are now at the .500 mark after a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Pittsburgh jumped out to a 4-2 lead, but Philadelphia scored…

May 6. Gm# 17 Shibe Park Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 0 PIRATES IMPLODE IN SEVENTH INNING IN 7-0 LOSS TO PHILLIES What began as a pitcher’s duel between Pittsburgh’s Rip Sewell and Philadelphia’s Russ Meyer, turned into an ugly rout, as the Phillies scored seven times in the bottom of the seventh, to win going away.…

May 5. Gm# 16 Polo Grounds New York 8 Pittsburgh 1 POOR OFFENSE DOOMS BUCS IN 8-1 LOSS TO GIANTS One day after ending a five game losing streak, the Pirates are again on the losing end of a ball game, getting trounced by the N.Y. Giants, 8-1. The Giants were led by Willard Marshall,…

May 4. Gm # 15 Polo Grounds Pittsburgh 7 New York 4 PIRATES END SKID WITH 7-4 WIN OVER GIANTS Pittsburgh ended their five game losing streak by beating the New York Giants, 7-4. Most of the runs came late in this game, with the Pirates scoring 6 runs over the final four innings and…

May 3. Gm #14 Polo Grounds New York 2 Pittsburgh 0 BUCS DROP FIFTH STRAIGHT GAME; ARE SHUTOUT BY GIANTS The Pirates slump continues as they have dropped five straight, the latest defeat coming at the hands of the New York Giants. Clint Hartung tossed a 2-0 shutout, despite Pittsburgh outhitting the Giants, nine to…

May 1. Gm #’s 12 and 13 Crosley Field. Cinn 4,5 Pitt 3,3 REDS TAKE BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST PIRATES Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh twice, winning a double header by scores of 4-3 and 5-3. In the opener, the Pirates jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, thanks to a bases clearing…

April 30. Gm# 11 Crosley Field Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 1 PIRATES BOUNCE BACK WITH 6-1 DEFEAT OF REDS One day after getting demolished by Cincinnati, the Pittsburgh Pirates bounced back with a 6-1 win over the Redlegs. A five run first inning was put up against Cincy starter, Herm Wehmeier, who issued two extra base…