Pirates Win Seventh Straight, Top Houston 9-2
June 2, 1962 - The Pirates’ long-ball power and Vernon Law’s 10-hit pitching whipped the Houston Colts today, 9-2, for the Pirates’...
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May 31, 2022
Pirates Top Cards, 5-4, as Bob Friend Excels
May 31, 1962 - Bob Friend (picturing signing an autograph in March), with ninth-inning relief from Elroy Face and Diomedes Olivo, beat...
May 3, 2022
Giants Explode for 16 Hits, Top Pirates 8-4
May 3, 1962 - Willie Mays greeted the relief appearance of Elroy Face with a double to spark a 4-run rally in the eighth inning for the...
Apr 30, 2022
Giants Beat Pirates, 4-1, Take Lead in National League
Apr. 30, 1962 - The Giants vaulted over Pittsburgh into first place in the National League today by beating the Pirates, 4-1. Willie Mays...
Apr 25, 2022
Giants Top Pirates, 8-3, as Cepeda Drives in Four
Apr. 25, 1962 - Orlando Cepeda (pictured) drove in four runs and Don Larsen turned in a sparkling relief job today to give the San...
Apr 23, 2022
Mets Thrash Pirates, 9-1, Gain First Win in Franchise History
Apr. 23, 1962 - In thrashing the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1, today, the Mets not only ended their record-tying nine-game losing streak but...
Apr 22, 2022
Winless Mets Defeated by Undefeated Pirates, 4-3
Apr. 22, 1962 - The New York Mets lost again today, defeated by the undefeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. “Well, we played a hard nine...
Apr 21, 2022
Cardinals Remain Unbeaten as they Beat Cubs, 8-0
Apr. 21, 1962 - Curt Simmons, picked up by St. Louis for almost nothing two years ago, pitched the unbeaten Cardinals to their seventh...
Apr 19, 2022
Pirates Top Phillies, 6-3, Remain Undefeated
Apr. 19, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, the National League leaders, defeated Philadelphia, 6-3, tonight for their eighth straight...
Apr 13, 2022
Talented Trio Calling Mets Games on WOR-TV
Apr. 13, 1962 - The first home game of the New York Mets at the Polo Grounds, where the rain, mud and Pittsburgh Pirates detracted from...
Apr 13, 2022
Pirates Spoil Mets' Home Debut
Apr. 13, 1962 - What was supposed to be an entirely happy debut for the New York Mets today ended in defeat at the Polo Grounds. The...
Feb 5, 2022
Clemente Signs '62 Contract with Pirates for $50,000
Feb. 5, 1962 - Roberto Clemente (left), the National League batting champion, today signed his 1962 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates....
Aug 3, 2021
Pirates Destroy Cardinals, 19-0, Set Record for Highest Score in Shutout
Aug. 3, 1961 - The Pirates bombarded St. Louis with a major league season high of 24 hits today and buried the Cardinals, 19-0. They tied...
Jul 30, 2021
Tommy Davis Hits 15th Homer as Drysdale, Dodgers Beat Pirates
July 30, 1961 - Don Drysdale, with help from Ron Perranoski in the ninth, pitched the Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over the Pirates today....
Jul 28, 2021
Johnny Podres Pitches Dodgers to Sixth Straight Victory
July 28, 1961 - Johnny Podres (pictured with Walter Alston and Sandy Koufax) of the Dodgers pitched a 6-4 victory over the Pirates today....
Jul 27, 2021
Giants Beat Pirates 2-0, Marichal Throws 5-Hitter
July 27, 1961 - Juan Marichal (pictured) pitched a five-hitter today for his first shutout of the season in leading the Giants to a 2-0...
Jul 25, 2021
Stan Musial Celebrates 20 Years in the Bigs with Big Home Run
Sept. 17, 1961 - Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals today celebrated the 20th anniversary of his major league debut by hitting a...
Jul 16, 2021
Roseboro's Triple Wins It for Dodgers; L.A. Gains on Reds
July 16, 1961 - Johnny Roseboro's tenth-inning triple enabled the second-place Dodgers to gain ground on Cincinnati with a defeat of the...
Jul 11, 2021
Heat Prostration Fells 95 at Candlestick Park
July 11, 1961 - The 30th all-star game made a colorful debut in San Francisco's Candlestick Park today - marked by a record turnout of...
Jul 11, 2021
National League Wins All-Star Game in San Francisco
July 11, 1961 - In as loosely played a game as baseball's midsummer classic has ever known, the National League today defeated the...
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