Stories for July 2003
Stories for Saturday, July 12
Sausages Get Signed Bats; Simon Gets Fine, Suspension
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin-AP) -- Mandy Block has her bat. And the Pirates' Randall Simon is suspended until tomorrow. So ends the sausage-race saga that's captivated the nation. The videotape. which has been shown repeatedly on T-V, shows the Pittsburgh first baseman hitting Block with a bat as she ran past the ...
Stories for Friday, July 11
Bucs Fall Short In Houston
(Houston-AP) -- Houston posted its fifth straight win by doubling Pittsburgh 4-to-2. Wade Miller improved to 6-and-9 with six strong innings. Jeff Bagwell swatted his 16th home run in the first inning. That's his 396th homer, tying him for 37th on the all-time list with Joe Carter and Frank Thomas. ...
Curve Crush Akron
(Altoona-AP) -- Kevin Nicholson went 3-for-5 with four R-B-Is including a key three-run double as the Altoona Curve beat the Akron Aeros 9-to-2 Friday night. Altoona got an R-B-I triple from Chan Perry in the first, then scored six runs in the second for a 7-to-0 lead, the first three ...
Stories for Thursday, July 10
Curve Rained Out
(Altoona-AP) -- Thursday night's game between the Norwich Navigators and Altoona Curve was rained out. The game will not be made up. The Curve face Akron Friday night.
Simon Sorry For Sausage Assault
(Milwaukee-AP) -- One of the more bizarre scenes at a baseball game this year is going to cost Randall Simon some money -- but that's it. Prosecutors in Milwaukee have decided not to file criminal charges against the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman, who took a swing with his bat at ...
Suppan Goes The Distance Aagainst Brewers
(Milwaukee-AP) -- Aramis Ramirez socked a three-run homer and Jeff Suppan went the distance in Pittsburgh's 5-to-4 win at Milwaukee. Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon kept Randall Simon out of the lineup. The first baseman was cited for disorderly conduct and fined 432 dollars for hitting one of the Brewers' sausage ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 9
Big Inning Lifts Curve Past Norwich
(Altoona-AP) -- Shaun Skrehot had a three-run double to lift the Altoona Curve to a 5-3 win over the Norwich Navigators Wednesday night. Trailing 3-0 in the fourth, Altoona rallied, scoring five runs off Norwich starter Boof Bonser (4-9). After loading the bases with two outs against Bonser, Chris Duffy's ...
Wilson Leads Bucs Past Brewers
(Milwaukee-AP) -- Jack Wilson's two-run homer in the top of the tenth gave the Pittsburgh Pirates an 8-to-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The teams combined for six home runs. Matt Stairs and Kenny Lofton also went deep for the Pirates, while Richie Sexson, Eduardo Perez and Wes Helms homered ...
Curve Bounce Back Against Norwich
(Altoona-AP) -- Pittsburgh Pirates first-round draft pick John VanBenschoten doubled twice, scored twice and allowed one run over seven innings as the Altoona Curve beat the Norwich Navigators 5-1 Tuesday night. VanBenschoten drafted by the Pirates 2001 draft pick held the Navigators to six hits with six strikeouts and no ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 8
Navigators Edge Curve
(Altoona-AP) -- Marco Pernalete singled home the winning run in the ninth inning to give the Norwich Navigators a 2-1 win over the Altoona Curve Monday night. Norwich starter Greg Bruso gave up a leadoff homer to Kevin Nicholson in the first, the only run he allowed in eight innings. ...
Stories for Monday, July 7
Brewers Crush Bucs
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wayne Franklin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and Milwaukee pitchers allowed only four hits overall as the Brewers beat Pittsburgh 9-2 Monday night to snap the Pirates' four-game winning streak. Franklin (5-5) didn't give up a hit until Jeff Reboulet tripled to center field to ...
Stories for Sunday, July 6
Altoona Curve Game Postponed Due To Rain
(Altoona-AP) -- Tonight's game between the Erie SeaWolves and the Altoona Curve was postponed because of rain. The game is scheduled to be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 29th. (Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) AP-NY-07-06-03 2026EDT
Pirates Keep Up Their Winning Ways At PNC Park
PITTSBURGH (AP) - General manager Dave Littlefield and manager Lloyd McClendon disagree whether the Pittsburgh Pirates are truly in contention to win their division. What isn't in dispute is it's early July and the Pirates, usually long since out of it, still are hanging around in the crowded NL Central ...
Stories for Saturday, July 5
Pirates Win 3rd In A Row At PNC Park
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Jeff Suppan pitched seven strong innings and delivered a run-scoring double in Pittsburgh's 4-to-3 win over Houston. Suppan is 7-and-7. The Pirates gave up two runs in the top of the first but took the lead for good with three runs in the bottom of the first. The ...
Stories for Friday, July 4
Pirates Win Rainy Fourth Of July Game
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Pirates first baseman Randall Simon, out for two weeks with torn ligaments in his right hand, begins a rehabilitation assignment tomorrow at Triple-A Nashville. Simon hasn't played since hitting the game-winning homer in the 15th inning against Cleveland on June 20th. He was injured during the game, but ...
Pirates' Simon To Begin Rehabilitation Assignment
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Pirates first baseman Randall Simon, out for two weeks with torn ligaments in his right hand, begins a rehabilitation assignment tomorrow at Triple-A Nashville. Simon hasn't played since hitting the game-winning homer in the 15th inning against Cleveland on June 20th. He was injured during the game, but ...
Stories for Thursday, July 3
Curve End Road Trip With Win
(Norwich, Connecticut-AP) -- The Altoona Curve beat the Norwich Navigators 6-to-3 Thursday night in Norwich, Connecticut. John Van Benschoten got the win for Altoona, running his record to 3-and-0. Mitch Walk took the loss for Norwich, falling to 2-and-8. John Grabow earned his first save despite allowing a solo home ...
Bucs Hold On For Win, 8-7
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Matt Stairs hit two-run homers off Ryan Dempster in consecutive at-bats and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off Cincinnati's third comeback attempt in three nights, avoiding a near-collapse by closer Mike Williams to win eight-to-seven. The Pirates led eight-to-two after five innings as Stairs homered in the third and ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 2
Curve Use Big Inning For 5-3 Win
(Norwich, Connecticut-AP) -- Chris Duffy's two-run single in the eighth inning capped a four-run rally as the Altoona Curve beat the Norwich Navigators 5-to-3 Wednesday night in Norwich, Connecticut.. Norwich led 3-to-1 entering the eighth, but Altoona rallied against losing pitcher Travis Wade. With one out, Kevin Nicholson singled and ...
Reds Rally To Beat Bucs
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Cincinnati scored twice in the ninth for a 4-to-3 win at Pittsburgh, the Reds' major league-leading 21st victory in their final at bat. Ray Olmedo began the rally with a two-out single before scoring on Reggie Taylor's R-B-I double. Barry Larkin provided the game-winning single as the Reds ...
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