1966 NL Game: SF at Pit.

May 11, 1966

Gaylord Perry and the San Francisco Giants put an end to the Pittsburgh Pirates 11 game winning streak with a hard fought 1-0 victory tonight. Perry pitched a brilliant game for SF allowing 5 hits, no walks and striking out 8 in getting the complete game shutout win. The Giants got on the scoreboard in the 6th inning on Willie Mays' run RBI single and that was all hard luck losing pitcher Don Schwall would allow.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1966 National League                Date: 5/11/1966
 
SAN FRANCISCO AT PITTSBURGH
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  6  0
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
Win:Perry(3-1) Loss:Schwall(1-1)
 
Gaylord Perry came through with a solid 9 innings and Willie Mays had 2 base
hits as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 1 to 0 at
Forbes Field.
 
Perry(3-1) simply dominated Pittsburgh.  He didn't allow much, just 5 hits and
no walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 2.34 to 1.85.  Pittsburgh
threatened in the 9th but San Francisco was able to put down the rally.
 
Don Schwall(1-1) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed just 1 run and 5 hits in
8 innings.  Harry Walker lamented, 'Perry was really aggressive tonight.  He
kept coming after our hitters.  Heck, why not. he kept sitting our guys down
one after another - like so many bowling pins!'