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5/25 From 1950 Through the 1970’s: Seven Straight For Dale; Ralph's #300, Jim's #200; HBD Will & Randall

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1953 – Ralph Kiner became the 12th MLB player to hit 300 HRs with a three-run, fifth-inning blast off the NY Giants Al Corwin in a 6-3 loss at Forbes Field.
1954 – Pittsburgh traded 30-year-old outfielder Cal Abrams to the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Dick Littlefield. Abrams was a good hitting ball chaser, batting .273 for Pittsburgh in a year and some change; he hit .272 in his two-season Bird stay and hung up the spikes a year later. In two years with Pittsburgh, Littlefield went 15-23/4.26 before becoming a piece of the Bill Virdon deal in 1956.

Dick Littlefield 1955 Bowman

1956 – Dale Long tied the longest HR streak in MLB history by homering, going 3-for-5 and driving in three runs in an 8-5 win over the Phils at Connie Mack Stadium. His fourth-inning blast helped make a winner of Nellie King, with George Munger closing it out.
1958 – One of the largest bench clearing brawls in Bucco history erupted when manager Danny Murtaugh charged the mound after Ruben Gomez began headhunting. Orlando Cepeda, the Baby Bull, joined the melee with a bat before he was tackled by teammate Willie Mays, helping to quiet the war drums. Murtaugh was ejected and Mays got an ovation. The bad blood was carried over from some beanballing during a recent visit to Candlestick Park between pitchers Curt Raydon and Marv Grissom. It apparently fired up the G-Men more than Pirates as they swept the doubleheader at Forbes Field 5-2 and 6-1.
1968 – OF Will Pennyfeather was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Pennyfeather turned down a football scholarship with Syracuse to play baseball for the Orangemen, and after his sophomore year signed with the Pirates in 1988. Will played in short stints for the Bucs in 1992-94, getting into 40 games and batting .196. Afterward he played in the minors, in Taiwan & Mexico, and notably in the indie leagues, where he carved out a long local career before retiring after the 2006 season. He now runs the Sweet Spot Baseball and Softball Academy in his native New Jersey.
1969 – Jim Bunning won his 200th game, scattering five hits and striking out eight in a 2-1 victory over Gaylord Perry and the Giants at Candlestick Park. It was a good day for the Bucs as they also took the nightcap of the twinbill by a 6-2 score behind Bob Moose. Matty Alou was the catalyst in both games. He scored the winning run in the eighth inning of the opener, chased home by a Willie Stargell double, and had three hits, including a double and triple, while scoring twice in the nightcap. Carl Taylor added a two-run long fly and Bill Mazeroski poked a solo shot in the second game.

Randall Simon 2003 Topps Heritage

1975 – 1B Randall Simon was born in Willemstad, Curaçao. He played for six teams in eight big league seasons, including stops in Pittsburgh in 2003 and 2004. He hit .245 as a Bucco and received more acclaim for his sausage-swat in Milwaukee than he did on the field. He played briefly for the Rays and Phils after his Pirates days, finishing his career with stops in the minors, Mexico, Japan and the indie leagues.
1979 – Due to fog, the Buc-Met match ended in a 3-3 tie after 11 innings and a 73-minute delay. The umps gave up when Bill Robinson lost a routine fly ball in the Shea Stadium mist. The runner ended up on third, Robinson chewed out second base umpire Billy Williams over the playing conditions, and the boys in blue called everyone in. After a long wait, they declared it a tie to be replayed in its entirety.

Source: https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2019/05/525-from-1950-through-1970s-seven.html

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