September 11 in Pittsburgh Pirates History: Elroy Face 22 game winning streak comes to an end (1959)

[adrotate banner=”49″] On September 11, 1959, ElRoy “Roy” Face’s 22-game winning streak comes to an end. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ relief ace allows two runs in the bottom of the ninth to lose a 5-4 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers . Face had won 17 straight decisions in 1959. The reliever, who wil

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