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GM# 47 MAY 30, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS CUBS BAG A MOOSE IN 7-2 WIN OVER PIRATES The Chicago Cubs got to Bob Moose for five runs in four and a third innings pitched, as they defeated Pittsburgh, 7-2, in the third game of their current series. Billy Williams was three for five, with a…

GM# 46 MAY 29, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS STARGELL DRIVES IN FIVE, AS BUCS BEAT CUBS, 7-4 Willie Stargell and Al Oliver hit back to back home runs in the bottom of the second inning and later in the game, Stargell hit a sacrifice fly and then tripled and scored, as Pittsburgh won their second…

GM# 45 MAY 28, 1971 VS CHICAGO CUBS GRANT BAILS OUT GIUSTI AS BUCS COP NARROW WIN OVER CUBS Pittsburgh held a 3-1 lead heading into the top of the ninth inning, when Dave Giusti imploded. He surrendered back to back singles to Ken Rudolph and Jose Ortiz, with Rudolph moving to third on Ortiz’s…

GM# 44 MAY 27, 1971 VS CINCINNATI REDS BUCS WIN, 8-1, BUT CLEMENTE ERROR COSTS ELLIS A SHUTOUT The game was never in doubt, as Pittsburgh took the final game of the series against Cincinnati, by a score of 8-1. The Reds only run came in the top of the eighth inning, when Bernie Carbo…

GM# 43 MAY 26, 1971 VS CINCINNATI REDS BLASS, STARGELL EXCEL AS PIRATES ROUT REDS, 10-0 Steve Blass tossed a five hit shutout, his first whitewash of the year and was a stud at the plate as well, belting a double and a triple, as Pittsburgh battered Cincinnati, 10-0. Willie Stargell has his second multi…

GM# 42 MAY 25, 1971 VS CINCINNATI REDS PIRATES OUTHIT 14-6 IN 8 TO 4 LOSS TO REDS Bob Moose found himself in a 2-0 hole after the first half inning, but Pirate fans brightened when a red hot, Bob Robertson smacked a three run home run in the bottom of the first, giving his…

GM# 41 MAY 23, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS RUSTY STAUB’S GAME WINNING SINGLE SPOILS STARGELL’S BIG DAY Montreal’s Rusty Staub singled in pinch runner, Ron Woods, with the game winning run, as the Expos edged the Pirates, 5-4, in the third game of their most recent series. Staub’s hit and the Expos win, took the…

GM# 40 MAY 22, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS ROBERTSON’S 8TH INNING HR GIVES PIRATES, 4-3 COMEBACK WIN Luke Walker started for Pittsburgh and was solid for five innings. The Bucs got a run in the first and Gene Clines homered for the first time this season, in the third, so Walker took a 2-0 lead…

GM# 39 MAY 21, 1971 AT MONTREAL EXPOS ELLIS & LUMBER COMPANY END SKID WITH 9-3 WIN OVER MONTREAL Pittsburgh ace, Dock Ellis, improved to 5-0 and his teammates blasted three home runs, including a grand slam by Roberto Clemente, as Pittsburgh stopped a three-game losing streak, with a 9-3 win over the Montreal Expos.…

GM# 38 MAY 20, 1971 AT CINCINNATI REDS GIUSTI BLOWS SAVE CHANCE BUCS LOSE THIRD STRAIGHT GAME The Pirates dropped a 5-4 decision against the Reds and have now lost three games in a row. Bob Robertson got Pittsburgh off to a good start, belting a three run home run in the first inning. They…