Wednesday, July 29

Trying to make it two straight in the battle for first place, Dennis Bennett (9-8) took the mound versus Juan Marichal (14-5).

Play Ball:

Scoreless going into the bottom of the second, the Phillies took the lead:

• Richie Allen homered (#18).

And the Phils added another run in the third:

• Ruben Amaro homered (#2).

Then the Giants halved the lead in the fourth:

• Jim Ray Hart homered (#16).

The Phillies answered right back in the bottom half:

• Johnny Callison tripled off the scoreboard.
• After Richie Allen walked, Wes Covington force Allen at second – Callison scoring to make it 3-1.

After a scoreless fifth, the Giants closed the gap in the top of the sixth:

• Jim Ray Hart hit another solo homer (#17) to move to within a run at 3-2 – his 50^th

Concerned that Dennis Bennett’s arm miseries were flaring up, Gene Mauch replaced him with John Boozer (1-1),

Boozer retired the Giants in the sixth and the seventh, but he ran into trouble in the eighth:

• With one out, Willie Mays singled, stole second, and moved to third on a ground out.
• Willie McCovey doubled to tie the score 3-3.

That’s the way regulation ended.

But with Jack Baldschun on the mound for the Phillies, the Giants scored immediately in the top of the tenth:

• Harvey Kuenn led off with a single.
• Hal Lanier hit a ground ball to short. Ruben Amaro fielded the ball and went for the 6-4-3 double-play. Lanier was out at first – but Kuenn was ruled safe at second.
• With first base open, Baldschun walked Willie Mays intentionally.
• Jim Ray Hart hit an infield single – his third hit of the game – the runners moving up to load the bases.
• Willie McCovey singled to score Kuenn and Mays – Hart moving to third.
• Jesus Alou singled to score Hart and make it 6-3.

Juan Marichal (15-5) retired the Phillies in order in the bottom of the tenth to register the complete-game victory – making him the first 15-game winner in the NL. He gave up the three runs on just four hits – while striking out nine.

Jack Baldschun (4-5) took the loss.

Around the League:

By evening the series at a game apiece, the Giants pulled to within ½ game of the Phillies.

In addition to being the official Eagles Outsider for BlameMyFather.com – Barry Bowe is also the author of:

• Born to Be Wild
• 1964 – The Year the Phillies Blew the Pennant
• 12 Best Eagles QBs
• Birth of the Birds
• Soon-to-be-published sexy, police procedural Caribbean Queen
• Soon-to-be-published novel Stosh Wadzinski
• Soon-to-be-published novel Polish Widow
• Work-in-Progress A Fuckin All-American