4/30 Through the 1960s: Game Tales - Pud Zippo, 10-Spot, Juan, Allies NL Debut, Monkey Biz, Hans Statue; HBD Jeff, Scrap Iron, Ray, Tony
- 1877 – Jim “Pud” Galvin of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys tossed the International Association’s first shutout, defeating Columbus, 2-0, at Union (Recreation) Park. He pitched for 15 years, was MLB’s first 300-game winner (he won 365 games) and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965. The IA disbanded after the season and the Allies folded, getting back together in 1882.
- 1887 – The Pittsburgh Alleghenys played their first NL game, defeating the defending champion Chicago White Stockings, 6-2, behind Pud Galvin in front of over 9,000 fans at Recreation Park. Galvin’s mound foe was John Clarkson; both became 300 game winners. Alex McKinnon collected four hits. In pre-game ceremonies, Fred Carroll’s beloved pet monkey (the chimp was also the team mascot), which had passed on to simian heaven, was buried beneath home plate, according to local baseball lore. The team wouldn’t become the Pirates until 1891, after they “pirated” the services of 2B Lou Bierbauer from the Philly A’s.
- 1891 – C Tony Brottem was born in Halstad, Minnesota. He made a couple of pit stops in MLB, appearing in 62 games in three seasons, mostly as a Bucco in 1921, hitting .242 in 30 games. He had a long minor league career covering a dozen campaigns. His career had a sad ending; he tried a comeback in 1929 and was cut after 60 Class B games. Depressed, the 37-year-old committed suicide.
- 1924 – At Cubs Park, Rabbit Maranville lined a triple in the 14th inning and then stole home to beat Chicago, 2-1. Johnny Morrison was the winner over Elmer Jacobs as both pitchers went the distance. The Pirates had 12 hits, led by Max Carey’s three, and drew five walks but shot themselves in the foot by banging into four DPs during the day as they stranded 10 runners.
- 1938 – 3B Bill Brubaker set a modern MLB record by committing four errors (he also was picked off second) in a 2-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. Bill’s boots didn’t contribute to the loss as both Red runs (one off Russ Bauer and the other off Mace Brown) were earned. The outing was played in front of 10,000 fans, of which 6,300 were knotholers who got into the yard gratis to help celebrate the long overdue victory for the Redlegs; the win snapped a 20-game Bucco unbeaten streak against Cincy that dated back to May of 1937.
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| Ray Miller – 1991 Upper Deck |
- 1945 – Ray Miller was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He spent ten years as the Pirates pitching coach (1987–96) under Jim Leyland, replacing Ron Schueler, and worked with Cy Young winner Doug Drabek. Miller also managed for Minnesota & Baltimore and tutored Mike Flanagan & Steve Stone while with the O’s. He retired from coaching in 2005 and passed away in 2021.
- 1949 – Phil “Scrap Iron” Garner was born in Jefferson City, Tennessee. He spent five years (1977-81) with the Pirates, playing second base for the 1979 World Series club. Scrap Iron hit .267 and stole 112 bases while a Bucco. After his playing career, Garner managed the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros and spent time as a special advisor for the Oakland A’s.
- 1953 – Frank Thomas belted his first walk-off homer, a two-run shot in the ninth against the Cubs at Forbes Field. His swat gave rookie twirler ElRoy Face his first MLB victory, 4-2. ‘53 was 24-year-old Thomas’ breakout year; he smacked 30 homers, drove in 102 runs and hit .255. It wasn’t as kind to ElRoy, who went 6-8/6.58 and didn’t join the Bucs full-time until 1955, which still allowed him plenty of time to post 100 wins and 186 saves in 15 seasons as a Pittsburgh Pirate.
- 1955 – A statue of Honus Wagner, created by Frank Vittor and paid for from donations, was unveiled outside the left field gates at Forbes Field. Among the crowd of 1,000 were Ford Frick, Warren Giles and John Galbreath. Hans was present but weak; he would pass away in December. It’s been moved twice since: first to TRS, then to PNC Park where his likeness greets fans at the main gate.
- 1960 – Pittsburgh scored 10 times in the second inning against the Reds at Crosley Field on the way to a 12-7 win, their eighth victory in a row. Roberto Clemente, Billy Maz (who was 4-for-5) and Dick Stuart each drove home three RBI. They knocked off Cincy one more time 13-2 the following day (Clemente & Maz stayed hot; each homered and drove in four runs) before the good times ended with a 4-3, ninth-inning loss to the Cards at Busch Stadium.
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| Jeff Reboulet – 2003 Pirates promo |
- 1964 – Utility man Jeff Reboulet was born in Dayton, Ohio. Jeff had a 12-year MLB career as a jack-of-all-trades, playing every position on the diamond except pitcher. He closed out his big league run with Pittsburgh in 2003, batting .241, just about his lifetime average (.240). After living on a bench-warmers pay, Jeff turned that experience into his second career – when he retired, Reboulet co-founded Horizon Wealth Management and became a financial advisor.
- 1967 – Juan Pizarro struck out eight batters and tossed a four-hit shutout in Pittsburgh’s 2-0 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. It would be his only shutout and complete game as a Bucco; the Pirates used him primarily from the pen and he only made nine starts here. Jerry May knocked in both of the tallies with a run-scoring single in the second and a solo shot in the fifth.
- 1968 – The Bucs couldn’t solve the Cubs’ Bill Hands, who left the game in the eighth with a 1-0 lead, but some two-out magic after he left saved the day. Matty Alou’s double with two away off Phil Regan knotted the score heading into the last frame. Chicago came right back to score a pair in the ninth off Bob Moose and Juan Pizarro, and Chuck Hartenstein, who would become a Bucco next season, climbed the hill, looking for the save. But he couldn’t put the Pirates away as a pair of walks and a pair of singles made it 3-2, jamming the sacks with one gone. Bill Stoneman took over and got a big K, but Manny Mota walked it off with a soft liner to right center that a diving Adolfo Phillips couldn’t corral. The game was played in front of just 3,710 fans at Forbes Field; it drizzled through much of the evening and the temperature was just 44 degrees.
Source: https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2025/04/430-through-1960s-game-tales-pud-zippo.html
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