1964 July 31

Friday, July 31

The Dodgers came to town for three games – with the Phillies holding a 5-3 edge in the season series. And Chris Short (9-5) took the mound against Joe Moeller (5-9).

Play Ball:

The Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first:

Tony Gonzalez singled.
John Herrnstein bunted – Third-baseman Nate Oliver fielded the bunt and forced Gonzalez at second.
Johnny Callison a home run (#18).

No more scoring until the Dodgers halved the deficit in the top of the sixth:

Maury Wills doubled, moved to third on a ground out, and score when Tommy Davis singled.

The Phillies added a run in the bottom of the seventh:

Richie Allen tapped a ball between home and the mound. Ron Perranoski fielded the ball, but his throw pulled Ron Fairly off the bag.
Clay Dalrymple sacrificed Allen to second.
Perranoski walked Tony Taylor intentionally – to get to Ruben Amaro.
But Amaro foiled Walter Alston’s strategy by doubling Allen home to make it 3-1 Phils.

And the Phillies put the game away with three insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth:

With one out, Tony Gonzalez singled and John Herrnstein walked.
Johnny Callison struck out for the second out.

Walter Alston replaced Perranoski with Bob Miller (6-5) – who’d faced the Phillies twice and thrown 11 scoreless innings against them.

With Richie Allen at the plate, the runners moved up a base on a passed ball.
Miller walked Allen intentionally to load the bases.
Then Miller walked Bobby Wine to force home a run and make it 4-1 Phillies.
Clay Dalrymple stroked a two-run single to make it 6-1.

Jack Baldschun (4-5) retired the Dodgers 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth to record the save (#13).

Chris Short (10-5) got the win – tying him with Jim Bunning and Art Mahaffey for most wins on the team – and Joe Moeller (5-10) took the loss.

Around the League:

The Giants beat the Pirates 8-6 to keep pace with the Phillies ─ 1½ games behind.

And that’s the way July ended. The Phillies finished the month with a 16-14 record. Adding in the results for April, May, and June, the Phillies were 59-41.