1966 – By eking out a sweep of this evening’s twin bill against Philadelphia, the hard-pressed Pirates pull to within 1 1/2 games of the league-leading Dodgers with three games left to play, thus freezing Los Angeles’s magic number at 3. In the opener, Steve Blass outduels ex-Buc Jim Bunning, 2 – 1. In the nightcap, Bob Veale outlasts Larry Jackson, 4 – 2, with Roberto Clemente driving in the game-winner with a two-out, 8th-inning RBI double to deep left center. He then scores the insurance run on ex-teammate Dick Groat’s throwing error.

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1966 – By eking out a sweep of this evening’s twin bill against Philadelphia, the hard-pressed Pirates pull to within 1 1/2 games of the league-leading Dodgers with three games left to play, thus freezing Los Angeles’s magic number at 3. In the opener, Steve Blass outduels ex-Buc Jim Bunning, 2 – 1. In the nightcap, Bob Veale outlasts Larry Jackson, 4 – 2, with Roberto Clemente driving in the game-winner with a two-out, 8th-inning RBI double to deep left center. He then scores the insurance run on ex-teammate Dick Groat’s throwing error.

At Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Larry Jaster throws a four-hitter, blanking Don Sutton and the Dodgers, 2-0. It’s the southpaw’s fifth shutout against LA this season, equaling a post-1900 major league mark held by the Senators’ Tom Hughes (against the Indians in 1905) and Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Phillies (against the Reds in 1916).

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At Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Larry Jaster throws a four-hitter, blanking Don Sutton and the Dodgers, 2-0. It’s the southpaw’s fifth shutout against LA this season, equaling a post-1900 major league mark held by the Senators’ Tom Hughes (against the Indians in 1905) and Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Phillies (against the Reds in 1916).