Tag: Pittsburgh Pirates

  • GTOP S1W1: 1902 Pirates vs. 1912 Red Sox

    GTOP S1W1: 1902 Pirates vs. 1912 Red Sox

    The first series of the campaign saw the Pirates and the Red Sox each win two games. Runs were aplenty, with Pittsburgh totaling 19 runs, while Boston plated 17 (including 10 in one game). Boston’s Larry Gardner went 9-for-18 (.500), while Pittsburgh’s Fred Clarke hit a team-best .444 (8-for-18). 1902 Pirates Statistics 1912 Red Sox…

  • 7/13-16/1989 Pittsburgh at San Francisco

    7/13-16/1989 Pittsburgh at San Francisco

    There must have been some sort of post-All-Star break hangover, as the Giants went on just their second three-game losing streak of the campaign. Pittsburgh came into San Francisco and won the first three contests before Scott Garrelts and Terry Kennedy put an end to it in the finale. After 91 games, the Giants are…

  • 7/4-6/1989 San Francisco at Pittsburgh

    7/4-6/1989 San Francisco at Pittsburgh

    A Giants-Pirates series to open up the second half of the season matched actual results, with Pittsburgh taking the opener and San Francisco claiming the next two. All three replays were decided by a single run. After 84 games, the Giants are still 12 wins ahead of pace. sim 62-22, actual 50-34July 4 — sim…

  • 5/3-4/1989 Pittsburgh at San Francisco

    5/3-4/1989 Pittsburgh at San Francisco

    Just like the last series, the Giants split a two-game series, matching what happened in real life. Pittsburgh and San Francisco alternated wins thanks to excellent pitching performances by the Pirates’ John Smiley and the Giants’ Mike LaCoss. sim 19-9, actual 14-14May 3 — sim L 5-1 — actual L 5-3May 4 — sim W…

  • 4/28-30/1989 San Francisco at Pittsburgh

    4/28-30/1989 San Francisco at Pittsburgh

    The Giants closed out the opening month of April by winning two of three at Pittsburgh to move five games ahead of pace. San Francisco’s pitchers took shutouts into the ninth inning in all three games, but managed only one shutout and lost one of them. Don Robinson had a game for the ages in…

  • World Series Summary

    World Series Summary

    The Pittsburgh Pirates are the world champions of this pre-expansion greats tournament. Pittsburgh had to play in games 6 and 7 for the first time. Cleveland played in its fourth consecutive game 7. The totals were close – Pittsburgh scored 28 runs in seven games and Cleveland plated 27, though only game 1 was decided…

  • WS G7: Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 3

    WS G7: Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 3

    The Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back, cruising to the game 7 victory and the world championship. The Indians, winners of seven straight elimination games and three previous game sevens, finally had their luck run out. Honus Wagner led off the bottom of the first with…

  • WS G6: Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 3

    WS G6: Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 3

    Cleveland got two home runs from Hal Trosky and improved to 7-0 in elimination contests, sending the World Series to a seventh game. Trosky got things started with a two-run shot in the top of the first inning. Pittsburgh got one back in the bottom of the second on a Gus Suhr solo homer. The…

  • WS G5: Pittsburgh 4, Cleveland 0

    WS G5: Pittsburgh 4, Cleveland 0

    After pitching a two-hit shutout in game 2, Rip Sewell came back with another gem for the Pirates, this time tossing a three-hit shutout in the crucial game 5 effort. The series heads back to Pittsburgh with the Pirates holding a 3-2 lead. Sewell didn’t give up a hit until there were two out in…