June 8
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| 1980 Topps Jim Rooker |
1989 After the
Pirates take a 10-0 lead in Philadelphia by sending 16 batters to the plate in
the first inning, Pirates' broadcaster Jim Rooker announces if the Bucs lose
the game he'll walk back to Pittsburgh. True to his word, the radio by-by-play
man organizes a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh after the season
as a result of the Phillies comeback win over the Pirates, 15-11.
2010 The much
anticipated major league debut of Stephen Strasburg lives up to its hype when
the 21-year old whiffs 14 Pirate batters in seven innings in the Nationals' 5-2
victory in Washington, D.C. Baffling Pittsburgh with a mix of 100-mph fastballs
and devastating curves, the right-handed rookie’s strikeout total is second
only to Houston’s J.R. Richard, who fanned 15 Giants in 1971.
June 9
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| 1935 Goudey Waner Brothers |
1929 Brothers and
teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner each hit a home run in the same game in the
Pirates' 9-6 loss to the Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field. The homers mark the second of
three times Big Poison and Little Poison will accomplish the feat.
1949 In eighteen
innings, the Phillies beat the Pirates at Shibe Park, 4-3. The intrastate
rivals both have sixteen hits in sixty-eight at bats and commit three errors
along with twenty-one assists.
1951 Dave Parker, who won the NL MVP in 1978, was born.
1989 Mets
outfielder Darryl Strawberry hits his 200th career home run in a ten-inning,
4-3, loss to the Pirates. The six-foot, six-inch slugger will finish his
18-year major league career with 335 round-trippers.
June 10
1954 Reds'
southpaw Fred Baczewski goes the distance blanking Pittsburgh at Crosley Field,
6-0. 'Lefty', a former college basketball player at the University of
Tennessee, gives up 11 hits and walks a batter, but the Pirates strand 12
players on the bases.
June 11
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| 1972 Topps Bruce Kison |
1972 LA outfielders Manny Mota and
Willie Davis both hit inside-the-park homers down the foul lines at Dodger
Stadium off Bucs' starter Bruce Kison. Roberto Clemente's seventh inning home
run over the fence proves to be the difference in Pittsburgh's 7-5 victory,
their 21st win the last 26 games.
2013 In a
much-anticipated major league debut, Gerrit Cole throws six scoreless six
innings in the Pirates' 8-2 victory over San Francisco at PNC Park. A
larger-than-average Tuesday night crowd of 30,614, which includes over 10,000
walk-ups, are on hand to watch the overall 2011 First-Year Player Draft No. 1
selection earn his first big league career victory.
June 12
1957 Playing in
his 823rd consecutive-game, Stan Musial breaks the National League record for
endurance. The previous mark was set by Pirates first baseman Gus Suhr in 1937.
1970 Dock Ellis
throws a 2-0 no-hitter against the Padres in San Diego during the first game of
a twin bill at Jack Murphy Stadium. The former Pirates' right-hander, who
became an advocate of anti-drug programs, claims he was under the influence of
LSD while tossing the most memorable game in his career.
June 13
1973 Dock Ellis
walks a batter without ever throwing a pitch to him. After going 2-0 on the
Atlanta left fielder Sonny Jackson, the Pirates right-hander is replaced by
Ramon Hernandez, who throws two more balls to Dick Dietz, a pinch-hitter for
Jackson, to complete the base-on-balls which is attributed to the Bucs'
starting pitcher.
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