Tag: Pittsburgh Pirates

  • WS G4: Cleveland 3, Pittsburgh 1

    WS G4: Cleveland 3, Pittsburgh 1

    Locked in a pitchers’ duel and tied 1-1 after seven innings, the Indians finally broke through in the bottom of the eighth, as they collected three of their four hits for the entire contest and scored twice to even the series. With the series now tied 2-2, this is the first time Pittsburgh will play…

  • WS G3: Cleveland 11, Pittsburgh 5

    WS G3: Cleveland 11, Pittsburgh 5

    A return to Cleveland Stadium turned out to be just what the Indians needed, as they hit four home runs and knocked out 11 runs on 12 hits. The Indians scored four runs on four hits in the first inning, with Tris Speaker getting an RBI single, Hal Trosky providing a sacrifice fly and Al…

  • WS G2: Pittsburgh 3, Cleveland 0

    WS G2: Pittsburgh 3, Cleveland 0

    Rip Sewell pitched a two-hit shutout to lead the Pirates to a 2-0 series lead. He gave up two walks and struck out three. All four Cleveland baserunners got into scoring position with less than two outs. Al Rosen and Nap Lajoie singled in the second and ninth, respectively, and Joe Jackson drew walks in…

  • WS G1: Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 5

    WS G1: Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 5

    The Pirates jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings, only to fall behind 5-4 after the top of the ninth. But Pittsburgh staged an epic two-out rally and won Game 1 on a walk-off base hit by Ralph Kiner. The Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the first. With two outs,…

  • Pittsburgh Pirates defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1

    Pittsburgh Pirates defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1

    SEMIFINALS: The Pirates were no-hit in game one, but then won the next four games to advance to the World Series. All three Pirate series have been decided by five games and they now have a 12-3 record (.800). The final three games were all decided by a single run, with game 5 requiring a…

  • Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1

    Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1

    QUARTERFINALS: Pittsburgh won a series by a 4-1 count for the second straight round, giving them a tournament-best .800 winning percentage at this point. Every other advancing team has had at least five losses through two rounds. The Reds won the first game in the series, but the Pirates came back with four straight victories,…

  • Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1

    Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1

    FIRST ROUND: The lowest-scoring first-round series saw neither team ever score more than five runs. The final three games in the series were all decided by a single run. Pittsburgh went up 3-0 in the series, while Brooklyn got a walk-off win in game four, before the Pirates closed it out with a game five…

  • Kansas City Royals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

    Kansas City Royals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

    GAME #22 (losers’ bracket): The Royals’ Mike Jones tossed a three-hit shutout, walking one and striking out two. The Pirates put runners on third base twice and second base in two other innings, but he shut Pittsburgh down from there. Kansas City scored three runs with two outs in the second inning to take the…

  • Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

    Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

    GAME #6 (winners’ bracket first round): Phil Niekro threw eight strong innings to lead the Braves to victory. Atlanta’s Claudell Washington got things started with a home run in the first inning, but Pittsburgh’s Tim Foli tied it with an RBI single in the top of the third. What turned out to be the winning…