They dispatched manager Bill Rigney 58 games into the season. After contending in 1958 and collapsing at the end of 1959, ownership was frustrated when the team, after leading the league by one game on May 28, lost 12 of 20 games to fall four games behind the Pirates. San Francisco had a new ballpark in 1960, but the Giants had experienced a June swoon. I’m like the fans - I always think we are going to win.” - Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh. They usually overpowered the other team.” - Gino Cimoli. I was with the Dodgers when they won the pennant (1956), but they didn’t win many games that way. “I never saw a club that won so many games that way. It’s been a long time since I’ve won that kind of game.” - Vernon Law after the Pirates had scored three 10th-inning runs to come from behind and defeat the Giants 8-7. The fellows really pulled me through today. “When you win that kind, you’ve got to win the pennant.
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