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GM# 113 AUGUST 7, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PHILLIES DEMOLISH PIRATES, 11-1 Philadelphia won game two of the series in a laugher, pounding out 19 hits, to go with eleven runs. Rick Wise retired the first 18 men he faced, eventually finishing with a complete game, four hitter. The Pirates scratched out a run in…

GM# 112 AUGUST 6, 1971 VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PHILLIES SCORE 4 IN SEVENTH TO BEAT BUCS, 6-3 Pittsburgh kicked off their latest homestand with a 6-3 loss to Philadelphia. Dock Ellis led, 3-2, heading into the top of the seventh, but stumbled, giving up two runs. Luke Walker allowed two more, allowing the Phillies to…

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST INDIVIDUAL LEADERS BATTING: Torre, St.L.- .363; Beckert, Chic.-348; Clemente, Pitt.-.344; Garr, Atl.-.333; Brock, St.L.-330. HOME RUNS: Stargell, Pitt.-32; Aaron, Atl.-31; May, Cinn.-29; Johnson, Phila.-26; Montanez, Phil and Robertson, Pitt. 22 RUNS BATTED IN: Stargell, Pitt.-89; Torre, St.L.-88; Aaron, Atl-80; Montanez, Phil-74; Johnson,Phil.-70. PITCHING LEADERS: Jenkins, Chic.-17-9; Carlton, St.L.-15-6; Downing, L.A.-13-7; Blass, Pitt.-12-4;…

GM# 111 AUGUST 5, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS PIRATES RALLY FOR 3 RUNS IN TOP OF 9TH, TO BEAT EXPOS, 4-2 Expos closer, Mike Marshall quickly retired Jose Pagan and pinch hitter, Milt May, in the top of the ninth, but then the dam broke. Nursing a 2-1 lead, Marshall walked Dave Cash, then Expo…

GM# 110 AUGUST 4, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS BILL STONEMAN TURNS THE TABLES WITH 3-0 SHUTOUT OF PIRATES One day after Steve Blass and Dave Giusti combined to blank Montreal, 5-0, Expos hurler, Bill Stoneman got a measure of revenge, by tossing a 4 hit shutout against Pittsburgh. Montreal got a run in the bottom…

GM# 109 AUGUST 3, 1971 VS MONTREAL EXPOS BLASS, GIUSTI COMBINE TO WHITEWASH EXPOS, 5-0 Steve Blass pitched seven and one third innings of shutout ball, but when Ron Fairey and Ron Hunt reached on back to back singles in the eighth inning, with one out, the Pirates called on Dave Giusti, who got Boots…

JULY REVIEW Pittsburgh had another successful month as they try for the National League East crown. They are in first place and held a 6.5 game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals as the month of July came to a close. In 28 total games that month, the Pirates had a record of 18 wins…

AUGUST 2, 1971 The Pirates did not play today. Here are the other scores in the N.L. East and the current standings: Cincinnati 4 New York 2 Philadelphia 4 Atlanta 0 St. Louis 3 San Diego 1 Houston 2 Chicago 1 N.L. EAST STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 2, 1971 Pittsburgh/108/69/39/.639/— St. Louis/109/62/46/1/.569/7 Chicago/106/55/51/.519/13 New…

GM#’S 107, 108 AUGUST 1, 1971 AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS PIRATES SWEEP TWINBILL; WIN ALL FOUR GAMES AGAINST S.F. Pittsburgh took both ends of a double header against San Francisco, winning game one, 3-2, behind Bob Moose, who earned the win and Bob Miller, who collected a save. Willie Stargell clubbed his 32sd homerun. WP-Bob…

GM#106 JULY 31, 1971 AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS STARGELL POWERS PIRATES PAST GIANTS IN 9-3 DRUBBING It was just another day at the office for Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell, who had a three run homerun and a two run triple, to lead the Pirates past the Giants, 9-3. Manny Sanguillen was 4-5, while Dave Cash and…