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GM #85 JULY 7, 1971 VS CINCINNATI REDS REDS ROCK BOB JOHNSON, BEAT BUCS, 6-2 The Cincinnati Reds got to Bob Johnson early, rocking him for five runs in just three innings. Pete Rose was a menace at the top of the order, going four for five, with two doubles. Woody Woodard had three singles,…

GM# 84 JULY 6, 1971 VS CINCINNATI REDS REDS BELT 3 HR’S AGAINST ELLIS IN 5-3 CINCY WIN Lee May clubbed a pair of solo home runs and light hitting Tommy Helms smacked a three run clout, as Cincinnati took it to Pirate ace, Dock Ellis, 5-3. Jim McGlothen went six innings plus, to earn…

GM# 83 JULY 5, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS BLASS GOES DISTANCE AS BUCCOS WIN FINALE OF SERIES, 4-2 After Steve Blass allowed back to back singles, with two out in the seventh inning, he got a mound visit from manager, Danny Murtaugh. The pitcher shooed the skipper away and went on to a 4-2 victory…

GM# 82 JULY 4, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS CUBS SPOIL KISON’S DEBUT WITH 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS The Chicago Cubs celebrated Independence Day by routing Pittsburgh, 11-0. Bill Hands tossed a four hit shutout and Cubs batters belted four home runs against Bruce Kison, who was making his major league debut. It was an auspicious…

GM# 81 JULY 3, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS STARGELL HOMERS TWICE; SETS 2 GAME RBI RECORD IN 8-5 COMEBACK WIN Willie Stargell had done a day’s work, to say the least. He smacked a pair of three run home runs, for a record 11 runs batted in, over two games. He drove in five runs…

GM# 80 JULY 2, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS STARGELL, ROBERTSON POWER BUCS PAST CUBS, ENDING SIX GAME SKID Willie Stargell homered, doubled and knocked in five runs and Bob Robertson also went deep, as the Pittsburgh Pirates finally ended a six game losing streak, by defeating the Chicago Cubs, 8-5. Despite a rough start by…

GM# 79 JULY 1, 1971 AT NEW YORK METS BUCS STAY MIRED IN SLUMP; LOSE TO METS, 6-3 The Pirates are mired in a slump and not even ace, Dock Ellis can pull them out of it. The team has dropped six straight games and Ellis was the losing pitcher in their most recent contest,…

JUNE RECAP Though the Pirates got through June with a winning record, going 17 for 30; they have dropped their last five and have lost seven of their last ten. Their lead in the N.L. East has dropped from a high of 9.5 games to 6 games. Pittsburgh’s hitting has cooled significantly, but it is…

GM# 78 JUNE 30, 1971 AT NEW YORK METS PIRATES FALL TO METS, 2-1, IN ELEVEN INNINGS Ed Kranepool and Mike Jorgenson hit back-to-back doubles, in the bottom of the eleventh inning, to give the New York Mets a 2-1, victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have now dropped five straight. Nelson Briles took the…

GM# 77 JUNE 29, 1971 AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARDS GET TO VEALE IN RELIEF AS THEY BEAT BUCS, 8-5 Bob Veale’s struggles out of the bullpen continue, as St. Louis tagged him for two runs on three straight hits, in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Cardinals would go on to an eight…