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GM# 160 SEPTEMBER 26, 1971 AT NEW YORK METS BUCS ON LIFE SUPPORT AFTER SEAVER TOSSES FIVE HIT SHUTOUT Pittsburgh’s chances of catching the Cardinals are all but over, after the Pirates have been swept for the second straight series. St. Louis was busy sweeping the Expos, winning, 7-1. The Mets won the third and…

GM# 159 SEPTEMBER 25, 1971 AT NEW YORK METS PIRATES IN FREE FALL AFTER METS WIN, 7-3. CARDS NOW IN 1ST PLACE St. Louis roared into first place after Pittsburgh had been there most of the year. They now lead the Bucs by a half game. Pittsburgh has three games left, while the Cardinals have…

GM# 158 SEPTEMBER 24, 1971 VS N.Y. METS FADING PIRATES DROP FOURTH STRAIGHT; LOSE 5-4 TO METS After being swept by the Cardinals, things got no better for the Pirates, as they dropped the opening game against the Mets, 5-4. The Cards pulverized the Expos, 10-6 and are now just a half game behind Pittsburgh…

GM# 157 SEPTEMBER 23, 1971 AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARDINALS COMPLETE SWEEP OF PIRATES WITH 4-1 WIN The St. Louis Cardinals handed Pittsburgh a third straight loss, defeating them, 4-1, behind Reggie Cleveland. It truly was the St. Louis blues for the Pirates, whose hopes for the division title are fading fast. The hard charging…

GM# 156 SEPTEMBER 22, 1971 AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS GIBSON, TWO RELIEVERS, WHITEWASH BUCS, 3-0, FOR 2SD WIN OF SERIES Pittsburgh fell again, to the surging Cardinals, who are doing their best to supplant the Pirates as the N.L. East’s best team. Bob Gibson, Darryl Patterson and Moe Drabowski combined for a five hit, 3-0,…

GM# SEPTEMBER 21, 1971 AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARDINALS THROTTLE PIRATES, 8-3, IN SERIES OPENER St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh, 8-3, in the first of three games at Busch Stadium. Dock Ellis lasted just four innings, in all, five Pirate pitchers were used. Two of those, Mudcat Grant and Bob Veale, failed to record a single…

SEPTEMBER 20, 1971 The Pirates did not play today, in fact, the only games on the schedule, were a doubleheader between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. That twinbill was washed out, due to heavy rain. On September 21, Dock Ellis will face Jerry Reuss in the opening game of the big, Cards-Pirates series.

GM# 154 SEPTEMBER 19, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS PIRATES PULL OUT ANOTHER EXTRA INNING THRILLER WITH 2 RUNS IN 10TH Pittsburgh trailed the New York Mets, 1-0, heading into the bottom of the tenth inning. Rennie Stennett led off with a triple against Ron Taylor, then Gene Clines singled, tying the game. Roberto Clemente…

GM# 153 SEPTEMBER 18, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS CLINES ENDS 16 INNING MARATHON WITH GAME WINNING TRIPLE The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled out a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets, when Gene Clines tripled in pitcher, Jim Nelson, in the bottom of the sixteenth inning. It was the longest game of the season, thus…

GM# 152 SEPTEMBER 17, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS PIRATES LOSE TO METS, 9-5; CARDS WIN, LEAD SHAVED TO 3.5 GAMES Pittsburgh dropped a 9-5 decision to the New York Mets, while St. Louis was beating the Expos, thus cutting the Pirates lead in the East to just three and a half games. The team’s…