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GM# 123 AUGUST 17, 1971 VS HOUSTON ASTROS ALLEY HITS GAME WINNING TRIPLE AS BUCS WIN 3-2, IN BOTTOM OF NINTH Gene Alley was the hero, lacing a triple into the corner, while Manny Sanguillen raced home with the winning run, as Pittsburgh defeated the Houston Astros, 3-2. Luke Walker started and went six and…

GM# 122 AUGUST 16, 1971 VS HOUSTON ASTROS BUCS END LOSING STREAK BY PULVERIZING ASTROS, 13-0 After dropping five straight games, the last four to the second place, St. Louis Cardinals; Pittsburgh had to take its frustration out on some poor team and the Houston Astros were the unlucky group. Dock Ellis spun his fourth…

GM#121 AUGUST 15, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARDS WIN, 9-4, TO COMPLETE FOUR GAME SWEEP OF PIRATES If Pittsburgh ends up losing the N.L. East crown, this series may well be looked back on as the turning point. St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh, 9-4, thereby taking all four games at Three Rivers Stadium. They have…

GM# 120 AUGUST 14, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS GIBSON GOES DISTANCE AS CARDS BEAT PIRATES, 4-1 Bob Gibson tossed a complete game, five hitter, as St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh for the third straight game, 4-1. Bob Johnson started for the Pirates and pitched fairly well into the sixth inning, leaving the game, trailing, 2-1.…

GM# 119 AUGUST 13, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARDS WIN SLOPPY DEFENSIVE GAME; NOW HAVE 2-0 SERIES LEAD The Cardinals committed two errors, the Pirates three, none worse than Gene Alley’s bobble off the bat of Dal Maxvill, which was part of a three-run, top of the ninth for St. Louis. St. Louis would…

GM# 118 AUGUST 12,1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARDS OVERCOME POOR START FROM CARLTON TO BEAT BUCS, 7-4 It was not the start the Cardinals were looking for from Steve Carlton, who gave up four runs in just three innings, but St. Louis battled back, scoring twice in the fifth and three more times in…

GM# 117 AUGUST 11, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS BUCS STUMBLE LATE, BEATEN BY CUBS, 4-3 Dock Ellis had a 2-0 lead, with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, when Joe Pepitone hit a game tying, two run home run. The Pirates called on Dave Giusti, who got the final out in that…

GM# 116 AUGUST 10, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS DAVE CASH STROKES 2 RUN, WALKOFF TRIPLE AS BUCS SHOCK CUBS, 5-4 Each team scored two runs in the first inning. Chicago got their tallies on a Joe Pepitone, two run blast; while in the bottom of the first, Dave Cash was walked by Juan Pizzaro to…

AUGUST 9, 1971 IDLE PIRATES GAIN A HALF GAME ON CARDS, WHO FALL TO L.A. Pittsburgh did not play today, in fact, the only game in the N.L. East was the L.A. Dodgers at the St. Louis Cardinals. Los Angeles won, 6-5, putting the Pirates a full seven games in front of the second place…

GM #’S 114, 115 AUGUST 8, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES BUCS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER TO COP SERIES SPLIT WITH PHILS Pittsburgh took both ends of a double header against the Philadelphia Phillies, both games by 5-3 scores. Steve Blass went six innings in the opener and improves to 13-4. Roberto Clemente homered for the ninth time…