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GM# 20 APRIL 28, 1971 VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS BLASS, CLEMENTE, LEAD PIRATES TO 6-2 WIN OVER L.A. Steve Blass(3-0) won his third straight decision and Roberto Clemente(1) went 2-4, with his first home run of the year, as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers, 6-2. Blass went seven innings in the victory. Along with Clemente,…

GM# 19 APRIL 27, 1971 VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS DOCK ELLIS TOSSES 4 HIT SHUTOUT AGAINST DODGERS Dock Ellis(2-0) breezed to victory today, pitching a four hit shutout against Los Angeles. No Dodger base runner made it past second base. Ellis struck out three batters and did not allow a single base on balls. The…

The Pirates did not play today, April 26, 1971. Here is how the rest of the National League East fared: New York 12 St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 2 Houston 1 only games played

GM# 18 APRIL 25, 1971 VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BRILES SPINS COMPLETE GAME WIN TO SALVAGE LAST GAME OF GIANTS SERIES Nellie Briles(2-0) joins Steve Blass as the first two Pirate pitchers with complete games this year. Nellie went the distance in a 6-1 victory over San Francisco. He scattered seven hits along the way.…

GM# 17 APRIL 24, 1971 VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS PIRATES LOSE ANOTHER ONE RUN GAME TO GIANTS Having lost 2-1 in the opening game of the series, the Pirates again lost a one run heartbreaker to the Giants, this time by a score of, 3-2. Each club scored a single run in both the third…

GM# 16 APRIL 23, 1971 VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS GIANTS EDGE PIRATES, 2-1, IN SERIES OPENER The Pirates lost to the Giants by a score of 2-1, in game one of a three-game series. Luke Walker, though he went only five innings, worked out of jam after jam, stranding nine runners, three of them on…

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST STANDINGS Pittsburgh/15/10/5/.667 St. Louis/16/10/6/.625 Montreal/9/5/4/.556 New York/11/5/6/.455 Philadelphia/12/5/7/.417 Chicago/15/5/10/.333 BLASS NOTCHES COMPLETE GAME AS BUCS SWEEP SERIES WITH BRAVES Steve Blass(2-0) earned his first complete game of the season, as Pittsburgh defeated Atlanta, 6-1, completing a three-game sweep of the Braves. The win puts the Pirates atop the N.L. east division, with…

GM#14 APRIL 21, 1971 VS ATLANTA BRAVES STARGELL’S 2 HR’S TRUMP ALLEY’S 3 ERRORS, AS BUCS WIN, 5-4 Willie Stargell(7) belted two home runs, his second, in the bottom of the eighth, was the eventual game winner, as Pittsburgh edged the Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, 5-4. It was a very rough day…

GM#13 APRIL 20, 1971 VS ATLANTA BRAVES BUCS OPEN 12 GAME HOMESTAND WITH 10-1 LAUGHER OVER BRAVES It’s not often that the Pirates put up ten runs without hitting a home run, but that was the case yesterday, as Pittsburgh routed the Atlanta Braves, 10-1, to begin a twelve game homestand. Atlanta knuckleballer, Phil Niekro…

GM’S # 11, 12. APRIL 18, 1971 AT NEW YORK METS PIRATES SPLIT WITH METS IN FIRST DOUBLE HEADER OF THE YEAR The Pittsburgh Pirates split a doubleheader with the New York Mets, winning the opener, 5-3, behind Luke Walker(2-1), but dropping the second game, 5-4, when Cleon Jones belted a three run homer, to…