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GM# 56 JUNE 8, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS BILLY WILLIAMS’ THREE RUN HR PUSHES CUBS PAST PIRATES Sweet swinging, Billy Williams, belted a three run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, breaking a 4 all tie, to lead the Chicago Cubs past Pittsburgh, 7-4. It was a rough start for Jim Nelson,…

GM# 55 JUNE 7, 1971 AT CHICAGO CUBS DESPITE 15 HITS, PIRATES ARE CURB STOMPED BY CUBS, 10-3 Nellie Briles started and Al Oliver’s three run homer in the top of the third put the Buccos on top, 3-0, but things quickly unraveled from there. Chicago scored ten runs over the next four innings, to…

GM# 54 JUNE 6, 1971 VS HOUSTON ASTROS DOCK ELLIS WHITEWASHES ASTROS TO COMPLETE SWEEP One day after Steve Blass narrowly missed pitching a shutout against the Houston Astros, Dock Ellis turned the trick, winning a 2-0 decision. The Pirates were actually outhit, 5-4, but one of Pittsburgh’s four hits, was Willie Stargell’s seventeenth home…

GM# 53 JUNE 5, 1971 VS HOUSTON ASTROS BLASS NARROWLY MISSES 3RD STRAIGHT SHUTOUT IN BUCS’ 5-1 WIN Steve Blass saw a 28 consecutive scoreless innings streak come to an end yesterday, but he improves to 7 and 1 and he led his team to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros. The red hot…

GM# 52 JUNE 4, 1971 VS HOUSTON ASTROS ASTROS BULLPEN BUCKLES AS BUCS PULL OUT 3-1 WIN Bob Moose went up against Jack Billingham of the Astros and held his own for 7.1 innings. He left the game trailing 1-0. Bob Miller took over and got Bob Watson to hit into a double play in…

GM# 51 JUNE 3, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BUCS DROP FINAL GAME OF SERIES TO CARDS, 7-5 Pittsburgh battled, getting three hits each from Dave Cash and Gene Clines, but the Cardinals never trailed in this game, eventually pulling out a 7-5 victory in the third and final game of the series. Nellie Briles…

GM# 50 JUNE 2, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BUCS EXPLODE FOR SIX RUNS IN EIGHTH INNING TO BEAT CARDS, 7-3 With the score tied 1-1, heading into the bottom of the eighth, St. Louis reliever, Chuck Taylor walked Dave Cash to begin the inning. He struck out Vic Davalillio, but Roberto Clemente singled, sending…

GM# 49 JUNE 1, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS STARGELL’S 2 RUN HR IN BOTTOM OF 9TH CAPS DRAMATIC 5-4 WIN OVER CARDS Willie Stargell had three straight strikeouts in his first three at bats. He finally reached on a walk in the seventh, but went one better, smashing a two run, game winning home…

MAY RECAP Pittsburgh still leads the National League Eastern Division, but find themselves in a dogfight with the St. Louis Cardinals, as May comes to an end. The Pirates record is 32-16 overall. They won 17 games and lost 9 in the month of May. St. Louis has a record of 32 17, with one…

GM# 48 MAY 31, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS BLASS SPINS SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT. BUCS WIN, 3-0. Steve Blass tossed his second consecutive shutout, blanking the Chicago Cubs, 3-0, as Pittsburgh improves to 32-16. Blass now has a scoreless inning streak of 22. Blass allowed six hits and only struck out three, while walking two. He…