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GM# 37 MAY 19, 1971 AT CINCINNATI REDS NOLAN, PEREZ LEAD REDS TO VICTORY OVER PIRATES Gary Nolan grinded through a complete game win and Tony Perez was 3-4, with a home run, as Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh, 3-1. The Pirates had runners in scoring position five times, yet their only run came on a solo…

GM# 36 MAY 18, 1971 VS MONTREAL EXPOS RUSTY STAUB HOMERS TWICE TO LEAD EXPOS PAST PIRATES Le Grande Orange; Rusty Staub, belted a pair of home runs to lead the Montreal Expos past the Pittsburgh Pirates, by a score of, 6-3. Staub hit a two run clout off starter, Bob Johnson, in the first…

GM# 35 MAY 17, 1971 VS MONTREAL EXPOS ALLEY MAKES UP FOR ERROR WITH A 3 RUN HOME RUN Pittsburgh shortstop, Gene Alley committed an error in the top of the fourth inning, which, although it didn’t lead to a run, had some Pirate fans grumbling. He more than atoned for it when his turn…

GM# 34 MAY 16, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS ELLIS MOVES TO 4-0 WITH 3-1 WIN OVER METS Dock Ellis won his fourth decision, as the Pirates defeated the Mets, 3-1. The Mets got an unearned run in the first inning, via a Dave Cash error. The Bucs took the lead in the third, thanks…

GM# 33 MAY 15, 1971 VS NEW YORK METS AL OLIVER WINS IT FOR PIRATES WITH 12TH INNING WALKOFF HOME RUN After Gary Gentry and Steve Blass traded zeroes for most of the game, the game moved into extra innings, with both teams still unable to plate a run. Finally, Al Oliver ended it by…

GM# 32 MAY 14, 1971 VS N.Y. METS PIRATES RETURN HOME BUT LOSE, 5-3, TO METS Jerry Koosman went seven innings to earn the win and Tommie Agee homered and drove in three runs, as the N.Y. Mets defeated Pittsburgh, by a score of 5-3. Starter, Bob Johnson, lasted just three innings, allowing four runs,…

GM#31 MAY 12, 1971 AT SAN DIEGO PADRES PIRATES WIN, 4-2, TO COMPLETE SWEEP OF PADRES Gene Clines, Gene Alley and Jackie Hernandez all had two hits each, as Pittsburgh defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-2, taking both games of a two game series. WP-Luke Walker(4-2). LP-Dave Roberts There are no game scheduled in the…

PIRATES IDLE MAY 10, 1971 OTHER N.L. SCORES St. Louis 8 Montreal 5 New York 2 Houston 1 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 0 GM# 30 MAY 11, 1971 AT SAN DIEGO PADRES JACKIE HERNANDEZ BAILS OUT BRILES WITH CLUTCH 2 RUN HOMER Pittsburgh headed into the bottom of the seventh with a 4-2 lead. Nellie Briles…

GM# 29 MAY 9, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS DODGERS DEMOLISH PIRATES, 12-5, IN SERIES FINALE After losing five straight games to Pittsburgh, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally had enough and exploded for 12 runs on 16 hits, as they bombed the Pirates, 12-5. Starter, Steve Blass(4-1) lasted just two and a third innings. He…

GM# 28 MAY 8, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS NELSON BRILES EARNS WIN ON MOUND AND HOMERS FOR PIRATES Pittsburgh’s Nelson Briles(3-0) went eight and a third innings, to collect his third straight decision and also belted a seventh inning, two run home run, as the Pirates beat the Dodgers, 5-3. Roberto Clemente’s(3) two run…